Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs^f1, and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Portugal has sent the Commission an application for registration of the name ‘Farinheira de Estremoz e Borba’ as a geographical indication, Italy has send the Commission an application for registration of the name ‘Kiwi Latina’ as a geographical indication and an application for registration of the name ‘Valle del Belice’ as a designation of origin, and France has sent the Commission an application for registration of the names ‘Domfront’ and ‘Noix du Périgord’ as designations of origin.

In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.

No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, has been sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union ^f2 of the names listed in the Annex to this Regulation.

As a result, these five names may be entered in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ and therefore be protected throughout the Community as geographical indications or designations of origin.

The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96^f3,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: