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Official Journal

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L 233

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Volume 61
18 September 2018


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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1244 of 4 September 2018 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bleu des Causses (PDO))

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1244

of 4 September 2018

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Bleu des Causses’ (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 France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Bleu des Causses’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 115/2009 (3).

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Bleu des Causses’ (PDO) 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, 4 September 2018.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission


(1)   OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 115/2009 of 6 February 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bleu des Causses (PDO)) (OJ L 38, 7.2.2009, p. 28).

(4)   OJ C 135, 17.4.2018, p. 11.