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)

In accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), the rules applicable before 7 December 2021 continue to apply to applications for approval of amendments to a product specification received by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 before 8 June 2022.

(2)

On 15 April 2022 the Commission received from Italy an application for the approval of amendments to the product specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Carota dell’Altopiano del Fucino’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2007 (3), as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 162/2014 (4).

(3)	The Commission has examined Italy’s application in accordance with Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of that Regulation, as applicable before 7 December 2021.

(4)

Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, as applicable before 7 December 2021, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (5) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the product specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the protected geographical indication ‘Carota dell’Altopiano del Fucino’ 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, 19 June 2023.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Member of the Commission

(2) Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (EU) No 251/2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and (EU) No 228/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 262).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2007 of 15 February 2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications (OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 14).

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 162/2014 of 19 February 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Carota dell’Altopiano del Fucino (PGI)] (OJ L 52, 21.2.2014, p. 11).