Introductory text
United Kingdom
Commission Regulation (EU) No 588/2010
of 5 July 2010
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Soprèssa Vicentina (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 foodstuffsf1, and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Soprèssa Vicentina’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96f2, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 492/2003f3.
(2)
The proposed amendment to the specification concerns the marking of the pigs used as the raw material.
(3)
The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is a minor one within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission can approve it without recourse to the procedure laid down in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the said Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: