{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1721/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1721",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1721 of 12 November 2018 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Gailtaler Speck’ (PGI)]",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1721",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1721\nof 12 November 2018\napproving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Gailtaler Speck’ (PGI)]\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 52(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Austria's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Gailtaler Speck’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1241/2002.\n(2)\nSince the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.\n(3)\nAs no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,\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": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1241/2002 of 10 July 2002 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Gailtaler Speck, Morbier, Queso Palmero or Queso de la Palma, Thrapsano extra virgin olive oil, Turrón de Agramunt or Torró d'Agramunt) (OJ L 181, 11.7.2002, p. 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ C 195, 7.6.2018, p. 47."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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