Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1921

of 20 October 2016

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Štajersko prekmursko bučno olje (PGI)]

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having 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 foodstuffs1, and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission examined Slovenia's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Štajersko prekmursko bučno olje’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/20122.
(2)
Since 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 3 as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3)

As 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Štajersko prekmursko bučno olje’ (PGI) are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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, 20 October 2016.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Phil Hogan

Member of the Commission