COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1053/2012

of 7 November 2012

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Provolone Valpadana (PDO)]

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

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) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Grana Padano’ 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

(3), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by 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 contained in the Annex to this Regulation 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, 7 November 2012.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President

Dacian CIOLOȘ

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12

(2)

OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1

(3)

OJ C 64, 3.3.2012, p. 21

ANNEX

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

Class 1.3.

Cheeses

ITALY

Provolone Valpadana (PDO)