{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1928/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/1928",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1928 of 20 October 2017 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Kintoa (PDO))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1928",
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  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1928\nof 20 October 2017\nentering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Kintoa (PDO))\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 15(1) and Article 52(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France's application to register the name ‘Kintoa’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union .\n(2)\nAs no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Kintoa’ should therefore be entered in the register.\n(3)\nBy letter received on 22 August 2016, the French authorities notified the Commission that the limited-liability agricultural holding EARL du Carré (Alain Cazanave, Le chalet, 380 Chemin du Carré, 64300 Sallespisse), which is established on their territory, had been legally marketing the product sold under the name ‘Kintoa’, using this name continuously for more than 5 years, and that this point had been raised during the national opposition procedure.\n(4)\nSince the company mentioned in recital 3 above meets the requirements laid down in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 for the granting of a transitional period in which to make legal use of the sales name after registration, it should be granted a transitional period ending on 31 December 2017, during which time it may make use of the name ‘Kintoa’.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Agricultural Product Quality Policy Committee,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 90, 23.3.2017, p. 9."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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