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23.7.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
193/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 717/2011
of 20 July 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications (Cornish Pasty (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) In
a
letter
received
on
25
March
2011,
the
UK
authorities confirmed to the Commission that the
following undertakings established on their territory
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
met the conditions set out in the second subparagraph
Union,
of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006: Pukka
Pies Ltd, Pork Farms Ltd, Shire Foods Ltd, Northern
Foods plc, Greggs plc, Peter’s Food Service Ltd and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
Kerry Group plc.
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,
(5) Those
undertakings
should
therefore
be
allowed
to
continue to use the registered name ‘Cornish Pasty’
during a transitional period of 3 years from the entry
Whereas:
into force of this Regulation,
(1) Pursuant
to
the
first
subparagraph
of
Article
6(2)
of
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the United Kingdom’s
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
application to register the name ‘Cornish Pasty’ was
published in the Official Journal of the European Union ( 2 ).
Article 1
(2) As
no
objections
within
the
meaning
of
Article
7
of
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby
Commission, that name should therefore be entered in
entered in the register.
the register.
(3) However,
by
virtue
of
the
second
subparagraph
of Pukka Pies Ltd, Pork Farms Ltd, Shire Foods Ltd, Northern
Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, a transi
Foods plc, Greggs plc, Peter’s Food Service Ltd and Kerry
tional period may be set for undertakings established in
Group plc may, however, continue to use that name for a
the Member State in which the geographical area is
period of 3 years from the date of entry into force of this
located, provided that the undertakings concerned have
Regulation.
legally marketed the products in question, using the
names concerned continuously for at least 5 years
preceding the date of the publication referred to in
Article 2
Article 6(2) of that Regulation, and have noted that
point in the national objection procedure referred to in
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
Article 5(5) thereof.
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, 20 July 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 190, 14.7.2010, p. 33.

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Official Journal of the European Union
23.7.2011
ANNEX
Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:
Class 2.4. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares
UNITED KINGDOM
Cornish Pasty (PGI)

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