Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/2004 of 1 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as regards the summary of the main points of the product specifications

• Published date: 02 March 2004
• Subject Matter: Consumer protection,Foodstuffs,Agriculture and Fisheries
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 64, 02 March 2004

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/2004 of 1 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as regards the summary of the main points of the product specifications

Official Journal L 064 , 02/03/2004 P. 0016 - 0020

Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/2004

of 1 March 2004

laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as regards the summary of the main points of the product specifications

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) According to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, a product or foodstuff must comply with a specification in order to be eligible to use a protected designation of origin (PDO) or a protected geographical indication (PGI). The specification is submitted to the Commission.

(2) Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 requires the Commission, if it concludes that the name qualifies for protection, to publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the name and address of the applicant, the name of the product, the main points of the application, the references to national provisions governing the preparation, production or manufacture of the product and, if necessary, the grounds for its conclusions, to enable any objections to be raised.

(3) That procedure also applies to requests for the amendment of a specification pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

(4) To ensure the transparency of the requirements in the specifications for names listed in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications set up in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, a summary of the main points of each specification as provided for in Article 4(2) of that Regulation should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(5) The summary is to be used for applications for registration pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

(6) The summary should be updated each time an amendment of a specification is adopted pursuant to Article 9 of the Regulation and each update should...