COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1692

of 5 November 2018

approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (‘Tacoronte-Acentejo’ (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 an amendment to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Tacoronte-Acentejo’, 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 an amendment 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 amendment 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 amendment to the specification published in the

Official Journal of the European Union

regarding the name ‘Tacoronte-Acentejo’ (PDO) is 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, 5 November 2018.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671

(2)

OJ C 272, 3.8.2018, p. 3