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Document 32016R1409

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1409 of 12 August 2016 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Φασόλια Γίγαντες — Ελέφαντες Καστοριάς (Fasolia Gigantes — Elefantes Kastorias) (PGI))

C/2016/5340

OJ L 229, 24.8.2016, p. 4–4 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

Legal status of the document In force

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2016/1409/oj

24.8.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 229/4


COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1409

of 12 August 2016

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Φασόλια Γίγαντες — Ελέφαντες Καστοριάς (Fasolia Gigantes — Elefantes Kastorias) (PGI))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Greece's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Φασόλια Γίγαντες — Ελέφαντες Καστοριάς’ (Fasolia Gigantes — Elefantes Kastorias), registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1428/2003 (2).

(2)

Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (3).

(3)

As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Φασόλια Γίγαντες — Ελέφαντες Καστοριάς’ (Fasolia Gigantes — Elefantes Kastorias) (PGI) are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 12 August 2016.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Violeta BULC

Member of the Commission


(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1428/2003 of 11 August 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs ‘ΦΑΣΟΛΙΑ ΓΙΓΑΝΤΕΣ — ΕΛΕΦΑΝΤΕΣ ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ’ (Fasolia Gigantes — Elefantes Kastorias) (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 7).

(3)  OJ C 135, 16.4.2016, p. 5.


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