THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Italian application to register the three names ‘Valdemone’, ‘Zafferano dell’Aquila’ and ‘Zafferano di San Gimignano’, the Spanish application to register the six names ‘Queso Ibores’, ‘Pera de Jumilla’, ‘Aceite de Terra Alta’ or ‘Oli de Terra Alta’, ‘Sierra de Cádiz’, ‘Mantecadas de Astorga’ and ‘Pan de Cea’ and the Portuguese application to register the name ‘Requijão Serra da Estrela’ were published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2) As no declaration of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 has been forwarded to the Commission, these designations can thus be entered in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann Fischer Boel
Member of the Commission
Valdemone (PDO)
Aceite de Terra Alta or Oli de Terra Alta (PDO)
Sierra de Cádiz (PDO)
Queso Ibores (PDO)
Pera de Jumilla (PDO)
Requeijão Serra da Estrela (PDO)
Zafferano dell’Aquila (PDO)
Zafferano di San Gimignano (PDO)
Pan de Cea (PGI)
Mantecadas de Astorga (PGI)
OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1215/2004 (OJ L 232, 1.7.2004, p. 1).
OJ C 58, 6.3.2004, p. 10 (Valdemone).
OJ C 58, 6.3.2004, p. 14 (Queso Ibores).
OJ C 58, 6.3.2004, p. 17 (Pera de Jumilla).
OJ C 61, 10.3.2004, p. 22 (Aceite de Terra Alta, also known as Oli de Terra Alta).
OJ C 88, 8.4.2004, p. 6 (Sierra de Cádiz).
OJ C 88, 8.4.2004, p. 10 (Requijão Serra da Estrela).
OJ C 93, 17.4.2004, p. 23 (Zafferano dell’Aquila).
OJ C 93, 17.4.2004, p. 27 (Zafferano di San Gimignano).
OJ C 98, 23.4.2004, p. 24 (Mantecadas de Astorga).
OJ C 98, 23.4.2004, p. 29 (Pan de Cea).
OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1898/2004 (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 66).