{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-723/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-723/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/723",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 723/2008 of 25 July 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Afuega'l Pitu (PDO), Mazapán de Toledo (PGI), Agneau de Lozère (PGI), Oignon doux des Cévennes (PDO), Butelo de Vinhais or Bucho de Vinhais or Chouriço de Ossos de Vinhais (PGI), Chouriça Doce de Vinhais (PGI))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-723",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 723/2008\nof 25 July 2008\nregistering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Afuega'l Pitu (PDO), Mazapán de Toledo (PGI), Agneau de Lozère (PGI), Oignon doux des Cévennes (PDO), Butelo de Vinhais or Bucho de Vinhais or Chouriço de Ossos de Vinhais (PGI), Chouriça Doce de Vinhais (PGI))\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s applications to register the names ‘Afuega'l Pitu’ and ‘Mazapán de Toledo’, France’s applications to register the names ‘Agneau de Lozère’ and ‘Oignon doux des Cévennes’ and Portugal’s applications to register the names ‘Butelo de Vinhais’ or ‘Bucho de Vinhais’ or ‘Chouriço de Ossos de Vinhais’ and ‘Chouriça Doce de Vinhais’ were published in the Official Journal of the European Union .\n(2)\nAs no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, these names should be entered in the Register,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2008 (OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 27)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 268, 10.11.2007, p. 28 (Afuega'l Pitu), OJ C 267, 9.11.2007, p. 50 (Mazapán de Toledo), OJ C 267, 9.11.2007, p. 46 (Agneau de Lozère), OJ C 270, 13.11.2007, p. 15 (Oignon doux des Cévennes), OJ C 268, 10.11.2007, p. 36 (Butelo de Vinhais or Bucho de Vinhais or Chouriço de Ossos de Vinhais), OJ C 268, 10.11.2007, p. 33 (Chouriça Doce de Vinhais)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/723/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}