(1)

Pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, Italy’s application for registration of the geographical indication ‘Erbazzone Reggiano’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

(3)

The geographical indication ‘Erbazzone Reggiano’ should therefore be entered in the Union register of geographical indications.

(4)

By letter received on 28 April 2025, the Italian authorities notified the Commission that the company Sfoglia Torino S.r.l., which is established on their territory outside the geographical area concerned, had been legally marketing a product sold under the name ‘Erbazzone Reggiano’, using this name continuously for more than five years, and that this point had been noted in the national opposition procedure.

(5)

Since the conditions laid down in Article 20(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 have been met, the company Sfoglia Torino S.r.l. should be granted a transitional period to allow it to continue using the name ‘Erbazzone Reggiano’. In view of the information provided by the Italian authorities concerning the agreement between the applicant producer group and the company Sfoglia Torino S.r.l., the transitional period should extend until 31 December 2028,