COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1291

of 28 July 2021

registering a geographical indication of a spirit drink under Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Demerara Rum’)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (1), and in particular Article 30(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	In accordance with Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), the Commission has examined Guyana’s application of 28 June 2018 for the registration of the geographical indication ‘Demerara Rum’.

(2)	Regulation (EU) 2019/787, which replaces Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, entered into force on 25 May 2019. Under Article 49(1) thereof, Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 on geographical indications is repealed with effect from 8 June 2019.

(3)

After concluding that the application complied with Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the Commission published the main specifications of the technical file in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 17(6) of that Regulation, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 50(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787.

(4)	No notice of opposition has been received by the Commission under Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787.

(5)	The name ‘Demerara Rum’ should therefore be registered as a geographical indication,

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(1)  OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).

(3)  OJ C 120, 8.4.2021, p. 7.

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1292

of 28 July 2021

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Chufa de Valencia’ (PDO)]

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 Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Chufa de Valencia’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/1999 (2), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 889/2013 (3). These amendments include changing the name ‘Chufa de Valencia’ to ‘Chufa de Valencia’/‘Xufa de València’.

(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 (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

(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,

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(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/1999 of 19 February 1999 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 (OJ L 46, 20.2.1999, p. 13).

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 889/2013 of 16 September 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Chufa de Valencia (PDO)] (OJ L 247, 18.9.2013, p. 22).

(4)  OJ C 129, 13.4.2021, p. 18.

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1293

of 3 August 2021

amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), and in particular Article 24(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey are subject to definitive countervailing duties imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 (2).

(2)

BAFA Su Ürünleri Yavru Üretim Merkezi Sanayi Ticaret AŞ (‘Bafa’), TARIC (3) additional code B965, a company subject to an individual countervailing duty rate of 1,5 % (4), informed the Commission that after a merger with its parent company, it had changed its name to Kılıç Deniz Ürünleri Üretimi İhracat İthalat ve Ticaret A.Ş.

(3)	The company, following the change of its name (5), requested on 19 October 2020 the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the individual countervailing duty rate applied to it under its previous name.

(4)

The Commission examined the information supplied and concluded that the change of name was properly registered with the relevant authorities, took place within the group of companies of which Bafa was part, and did not result in any new relationship with other groups of companies, which were not investigated by the Commission.

(5)

Accordingly, this change of name does not affect the findings of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 and in particular the countervailing duty rate applicable to it. The evidence in the file also confirmed that the change of the name was applicable as of 31 August 2020, as that day the change was recorded in the Bodrum Commercial Registry.

(6)	Given the considerations in the above recital, the Commission considered it appropriate to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 to reflect the changed name of the company previously attributed to additional TARIC code B965.

(7)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6),

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(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 of 20 May 2021 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 183, 25.5.2021, p. 5).

(3)  The Integrated Tariff of the European Union.

(4)  This duty rate was originally imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/658 of 15 May 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/309 imposing a definitive countervailing duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty on imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey following an interim review pursuant to Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 155, 18.5.2020, p. 3).

(5)  Bodrum Commercial Registry, Republic of Turkey, announcement order No 1623 of 31 August 2020.

(6)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21).