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annul the defendant’s Implementing Regulation No 2021/591 of 12 April 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ (PDO)); (1) and

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order the defendant to pay the costs.

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First plea in law, alleging that the defendant has conducted a manifest error of assessment on the conformity of the application for registration No CY/PDO/0005/01243 with the Regulation No 1151/2012. (2) It is argued that the defendant infringed Articles 10, 49 and 50 of Regulation No 1151/2012 and failed to properly scrutinize the application for registration of ‘Halloumi’ as a PDO. (3)

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Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant infringed Articles 10, 49 and 50 of Regulation No 1151/2012 by non-verifying the compliance with the procedure laid down by Regulation No 1151/2012.

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Third plea in law, alleging that the defendant infringed the principle of good administration because of the extreme duration of the procedure of registration.

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Fourth plea in law, alleging that the contested Regulation is insufficiently motivated. It is argued that the defendant infringed its obligation to state reasons pursuant to Article 296 of the TFEU and the right of the applicants to an effective remedy.

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Fifth plea in law, alleging that the defendant infringed the principle of good administration because the Cypriot Courts have annulled the internal national acts on which the contested Regulation is based.