COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/2973

of 25 November 2024

laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of a Union amendment to the product specification of the geographical indication ‘Hierbas Ibicencas’

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (1), and in particular Article 21(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Articles 24 and 31 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), Spain’s application for approval of a Union amendment to the product specification of the geographical indication ‘Hierbas Ibicencas’, which the Commission had received before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, was published in the

Official Journal of the European Union

(3).

(2) No statement of opposition under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, which is applicable to the application for approval of the Union amendment in accordance with Article 90(2) of that Regulation, has been received by the Commission.

(3) The application for approval of a Union amendment should therefore be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Union amendment to the product specification published in the

Official Journal of the European Union

regarding the geographical indication ‘Hierbas Ibicencas’ 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, 25 November 2024.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj

(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (

OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1

, ELI:

http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/787/oj

(3)

OJ C, C/2024/4419, 10.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4419/oj

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2973/oj

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