Date: 2020-02-21Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/236 of 14 February 2020 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Huile d’olive de Provence’ (PDO)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/236 of 14 February 2020 formally registers "Huile d'olive de Provence" as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) within the European Union. This regulation follows Article 52(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, which governs quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. The application for registration, submitted by France, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ C 325, 30.9.2019, p. 10). As no objections were received during the opposition period outlined in Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the registration was approved. The PDO designation applies to products classified under Class 1.5 (Oils and fats butter, margarine, oil, etc.) as defined in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014. The regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. The regulation was adopted in Brussels and signed by Janusz Wojciechowski, Member of the Commission, on behalf of the President.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An economic and political union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/236: A regulation implementing a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
Huile d'olive de Provence PDO: A protected designation of origin for olive oil from Provence, France.
Regulation EU No 1151/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
France: Country which applied to register the name Huile dolive de Provence.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the regulation was done.
Janusz Wojciechowski: Member of the European Commission.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 668/2014: Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation EU No 1151/2012
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REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/236
of 14 February 2020
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications ‘Huile d’olive de Provence’ (PDO)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on
quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France’s application to register the name ‘Huile
d’olive de Provence’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union(2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the
Commission, the name ‘Huile d’olive de Provence’ should therefore be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Huile d’olive de Provence’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.5. – Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.), as listed
in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014(3).
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, 14 February 2020.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 325, 30.9.2019, p. 10.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU)
No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179,
19.6.2014, p. 36).