Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1850

of 21 November 2018

registering a geographical indication for a spirit drink in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (‘Гроздова ракия от Търговище/Grozdova rakya ot Targovishte’ (GI))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having 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 1576/891, and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Commission examined Bulgaria's application for registration of the geographical indication ‘Гроздова ракия от Търговище/Grozdova rakya ot Targovishte’ in accordance with Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.

(2)
As it concluded that the application complied with Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the Commission published the main specifications of the technical file in the Official Journal of the European Union 2 pursuant to Article 17(6) of that Regulation.
(3)

As no statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 17(7) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the indication ‘Гроздова ракия от Търговище/Grozdova rakya ot Targovishte’ should be registered as a geographical indication in Annex III to that Regulation.

(4)

The name, as published in the Official Journal in order to allow objections to be made, contains a transcription error. Following the correction of that error, the corrected version of the main specifications of the technical file should be published for information.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,

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