Introductory text

United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EU) No 778/2010

of 2 September 2010

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Mela Val di Non (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 foodstuffs^f1, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Mela Val di Non’ registered in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96^f2, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1665/2003^f3.

(2)

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 notified to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
f2: OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.
f3: OJ L 235, 23.9.2003, p. 6.
f4: OJ C 315, 23.12.2009, p. 27.