COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/624

of 30 April 2020

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cappero delle Isole Eolie (PDO))

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 (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Cappero delle Isole Eolie’ was published in the

Official Journal of the European Union

 (2).

(2) The Commission received a notice of opposition including a reasoned statement of opposition under Article 51(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 on behalf of the municipalities Malfa, Leni, and Santa Maria Salina, and held it to be inadmissible. In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 49(3) in conjunction with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, natural or legal persons having a legitimate interest, established or resident in the Member State from which the application was lodged, are authorised to lodge a notice of opposition only through the national opposition procedure.

(3) The name ‘Cappero delle Isole Eolie’ should therefore be entered in the register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name ‘Cappero delle Isole Eolie’ PDO is hereby entered in the register.

The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).

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, 30 April 2020.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Member of the Commission

(1)  

OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1

.

(2)  

OJ C 402, 28.11.2019, p. 26

.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (

OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36

).