COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 197/2008

of 3 March 2008

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queijo Serra da Estrela (PDO))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and having regard to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Portugal's request for approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Queijo Serra da Estrela’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96(2).

(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the

Official Journal of the European Union

as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation(3). As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments 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 in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 3 March 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12

. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (

OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1

).

(2)

OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1

. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2156/2005 (

OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 54

).

(3)

OJ C 127, 8.6.2007, p. 10

.

ANNEX

1. Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.3.

Cheese

PORTUGAL

Queijo Serra da Estrela (PDO)