COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 353/2010
of 23 April 2010
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Mirabelles de Lorraine (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France's application for approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Mirabelles de Lorraine’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/1996 (2).
(2)
The application is for the specification to be amended by the inclusion of deep-frozen mirabelles. Some other amendments have been made, in particular as regards the proof of origin and the labelling.
(3)
The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may approve it without following the procedure set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Mirabelles de Lorraine’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Annex II to this Regulation contains the Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 April 2010.