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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-674/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2019/674",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/674 of 29 April 2019 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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-674",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/674\nof 29 April 2019\namending 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\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 20(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, Member States submitted technical files for 243 out of 330 established geographical indications for spirit drinks.\n(2)\nIn accordance with Article 9(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013, the Commission assessed the technical files based on the requirements laid down in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, and set a time period for the amendment or withdrawal of those technical files by the Member State concerned.\n(3)\nThe technical files of ‘Königsberger Bärenfang’, ‘Grappa di Marsala’, ‘Kirsch Veneto’/‘Kirschwasser Veneto’ and ‘Sliwovitz del Veneto’ were withdrawn by Germany and Italy respectively.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Article 9(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013, if the deficiencies found in the technical file of an established geographical indication submitted following Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 are not remedied by the Member State within the time period set out by the Commission, that technical file is to be deemed as not submitted.\n(5)\nThe deficiencies found in the technical files of ‘Karlovarská Hořká’, ‘Polish Cherry’, ‘Orehovec’, ‘Janeževec’ and ‘Slovenska travarica’ were not remedied.\n(6)\nThe established geographical indications ‘Karlovarská Hořká’, ‘Königsberger Bärenfang’, ‘Grappa di Marsala’, ‘Kirsch Veneto’/‘Kirschwasser Veneto’, ‘Sliwovitz del Veneto’, ‘Polish Cherry’, ‘Orehovec’, ‘Janeževec’ and ‘Slovenska travarica’ should therefore be removed from Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.\n(7)\nAnnex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(8)\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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 of 25 July 2013 laying down rules for the application of 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 201, 26.7.2013, p. 21)."
    }
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