Introductory text

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs^f1, and in particular Article 54(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural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^f2.

Germany submitted a request to cancel the registration of the name ‘Wernesgrüner Bier’ under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, subsequently replaced by Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany’s request to cancel the registration of the name ‘Wernesgrüner Bier’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union ^f3.

As no objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, registration of that name should therefore be cancelled.

In light of the above, that name should therefore be deleted from the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’.

The measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Quality Policy for Agricultural Products,

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