COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/375

of 2 March 2020

approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Priorat/Priorato’ (PDO)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has examined the application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Priorat/Priorato’, sent by Spain in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(2) The Commission has published the application for the approval of the amendments to the specification in the

Official Journal of the European Union

, as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (2).

(3) No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(4) The amendments to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the

Official Journal of the European Union

regarding the name ‘Priorat/Priorato’ (PDO) 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, 2 March 2020.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671

.

(2)

OJ C 316, 20.9.2019, p. 10

.