(1)

Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘Melton Mowbray Pork Pie’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register.

(3)

However, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, a transitional period may be set for undertakings established in the Member State in which the geographical area is located, provided that the undertakings concerned have legally marketed the products in question, using the names concerned continuously for at least five years preceding the date of the publication referred to in Article 6(2) of that Regulation, and have noted that point in the national objection procedure referred to in Article 5(5) thereof.

(4)

In a letter received on 6 April 2009, the UK authorities confirmed to the Commission that the following undertakings established on their territory meet the conditions set out in the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006: Pork Farms Ltd, Stobarts Ltd and Kerry Foods Ltd.

(5)

Those undertakings should therefore be allowed to continue to use the registered name ‘Melton Mowbray Pork Pie’ during a transitional period of five years from the entry into force of this Regulation,