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14.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
330/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1297/2011
of 9 December 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications [Seggiano (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) By
letter
dated
18
November
2010,
the
Commission
asked the Member States concerned to seek agreement
among themselves in accordance with their internal
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
procedures.
Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
(5) Given
that
an
agreement
was
reached
between
Italy
and
20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications
the United Kingdom within the designated timeframe,
and designations of origin for agricultural products and
with minor modifications of the specification and no
foodstuffs ( 1 ), and in particular the third and fourth
modification of the single document published in
subparagraphs of Article 7(5) thereof,
accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 510/2006, the name ‘Seggiano’ should be entered
Whereas:
in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and

protected geographical indications’,
(1) Pursuant
to
Article
6(2)
and
in
accordance
with
Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the
Italian application to register the name ‘Seggiano’ was
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
published in the Official Journal of the European Union ( 2 ).
(2) The
United
Kingdom
submitted
an
objection
to
the
regis
Article 1
tration under Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC)
The designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall
No 510/2006. The objection was deemed admissible
be entered in the register.
under Article 7 (3) of that Regulation.
(3) The
United
Kingdom
indicated
in
the
objection
that
the
Article 2
registration of the name in question would be contrary
to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
would jeopardise the existence of trademarks registered
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
in its territory.
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2011.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLO
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
( 2 ) OJ C 77, 26.03.2010, p. 6.

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Official Journal of the European Union
14.12.2011
ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:
Class 1.5. Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc)
ITALY
Seggiano (PDO)

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