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 foodstuffs, and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France's application to register the name ‘Raclette de Savoie’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
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(2)
By letter of 23 November 2015, the French authorities notified the Commission that a transitional period under Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, ending on 31 December 2017, had been granted to two operators that are established on their territory and meet the conditions of that Article. During the national objection procedure, these operators, who legally marketed ‘Raclette de Savoie’ continuously for at least the 5 years prior to the lodging of the application, lodged an objection relating to the range of the ratio of fat to dry matter in the cheese and to the minimum share of coarse green fodder in the dairy cows' basic ration. The operators in question are: SCA des producteurs de Reblochon de la vallée de Thônes, Route d'Annecy BP 38, 74230 Thones and GAEC Le Seysselan, Vallod, 74190 Seyssel.
(3)
As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Raclette de Savoie’ should therefore be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: