THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006, and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France’s application for approval of an amendment to details of the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pomme de terre de l’île de Ré’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1187/2000.
(2)
The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by adding the Carrera variety to the list of varieties of potato allowed for the production of the PDO ‘Pomme de terre de l’île de Ré’ in the category ‘varieties for human consumption’. The practices in question ensure that the essential characteristics of the designation are maintained.
(3)
The Commission has examined the amendments in question and concluded that they are justified. Since these are minor amendments within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may approve them without using the procedure set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: