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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1793/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1793",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1793 of 20 November 2018 approving amendments to the technical file of a geographical indication for a spirit drink listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 resulting in changes to its main specifications (‘Ron de Guatemala’ (GI))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1793",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1793\nof 20 November 2018\napproving amendments to the technical file of a geographical indication for a spirit drink listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 resulting in changes to its main specifications (‘Ron de Guatemala’ (GI))\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, and in particular Article 17(8) and Article 21 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Commission examined the application of the ‘Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Alcoholes y Licores (ANFAL)’ for approval of amendments to the technical file of the geographical indication ‘Ron de Guatemala’, registered under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, in accordance with Article 17(5) of that Regulation.\n(2)\nHaving concluded that the application complies with Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to Article 17(6) of that Regulation.\n(3)\nAs no statement of opposition under Article 17(7) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the technical file should be approved in accordance with Article 17(8) of that Regulation.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 97/2014 of 3 February 2014 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (OJ L 33, 4.2.2014, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ C 317, 23.9.2017, p. 6."
    }
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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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