Commission Regulation (EC) No 784/2008 of 5 August 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Radicchio Rosso di Treviso (PGI))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having 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^f1, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1), and in application of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification of the protected geographical indication ‘Radicchio Rosso di Treviso’ registered on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96^f2, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96^f3.

Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union ^f4 as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,

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