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3.10.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
268/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 900/2012
of 2 October 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications (Agneau de lait des Pyrénées (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
should adopt a decision in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 510/2006.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(5) The
objection
of
Spain
focused
in
particular
on
the
alleged incorrect delimitation of the geographical area
and on the alleged absence of a specific link between
the characteristics of the product concerned and the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
Pyrenees massif. Yet, the Commission has neither
20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications
identified any obvious error related to these elements
and designations of origin for agricultural products and food
in the application submitted, nor spotted any incon
stuffs ( 1 ), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 7(5)
sistency between the said application and the
thereof,
requirements of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.
(6) Spain
further
considered
in
its
objection
that
registering
Whereas:
the name ‘Agneau de lait des Pyrénées’ is likely to create
confusion regarding its actual origin, considering that the
Pyrenees is not an exclusively French massif and
considering that products similar to those covered by
(1) Pursuant
to
Article
6(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
510/2006,
the application are traditionally elaborated in the
France’s application of 10 December 2007 to register the
Spanish part of the Pyrenees massif, including the
name ‘Agneau de lait des Pyrénées’ as a protected
already protected geographical indication ‘Cordero de
geographical indication (PGI) was published in the
Navarra’.
Official Journal of the European Union ( 2 ).
(7) If
no
agreement
is
reached
following
an
objection,
the
Commission shall take a decision in line with the third
(2) Spain
submitted
an
objection
to
such
registration
under
subparagraph of Article 7(5) of Regulation (EC)
Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. The
No 510/2006. The term ‘Agneau de lait des Pyrénées’
objection was deemed admissible under points (a) and
used in translation, and in particular in Spanish
(c) of the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) thereof.
language, could lead to confusion of consumers with
respect to the true origin of the product. While there is
no reason not to register the term ‘Agneau de lait des
Pyrénées’, it is necessary to avoid such confusion and
(3) By
letter
dated
8
November
2010,
the
Commission
asked
ensure fair usage. Therefore, the geographical
the Member States concerned to seek agreement among
component of the designation ‘Agneau de lait des
themselves in accordance with their internal procedures.
Pyrénées’ should not be translated into other languages
when marketing the product corresponding to the spec
ification for ‘Agneau de lait des Pyrénées’. This would
thus apply both for use of such translation on the
(4) Given
that
no
agreement
was
reached
between
Spain
and
label as well as in presentations or advertising of the
France within the designated timeframe, the Commission
product. Furthermore, with respect to labels, the
country of origin should be indicated in the same field
( 1 ) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
of vision as the term ‘Agneau de lait des Pyrénées’, in
( 2 ) OJ C 93, 13.4.2010, p. 20.
letters of the same size as those used for that term.

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Official Journal of the European Union
3.10.2012
(8)
In the light of the above, the name ‘Agneau de lait des
Article 2
Pyrénées’ should be entered in the Register of protected
designations of origin and protected geographical indi
References to the term ‘Pyrénées’ shall not be translated when
cations.
marketing products conforming to the specification of the
designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation.
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Labels containing the designation contained in the Annex to
Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and
this Regulation shall indicate the country of origin in the
Protected Designations of Origin,
same field of vision, in letters of the same size as those of
the designation.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 3
Article 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
The designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
be entered in the register.
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 October 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
Foodstuffs referred to in Annex I of the Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:
Class 1.1. Fresh meat (and offal)
FRANCE
Agneau de lait des Pyrénées (PGI)

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