Date: 2021-07-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1164 of 12 July 2021 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Willamette Valley’ (PGI)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1164 of 12 July 2021 confers protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name "Willamette Valley" as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). This regulation, enacted by the European Commission, follows the examination of an application submitted by the Willamette Valley Wineries Association (United States of America) and its subsequent publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ C 58, 18.2.2021, p. 86). No objections were received during the objection period outlined in Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The regulation mandates the protection of the name "Willamette Valley" and its entry into the register as per Article 104 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets. 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. Janusz Wojciechowski, Member of the Commission, signed on behalf of the President of the Commission in Brussels on 12 July 2021. The legal basis for this regulation is the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, specifically Article 99.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Willamette Valley: A geographic region in Oregon, United States of America, recognized for its wineries.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Willamette Valley PGI: Protected Geographical Indication for products originating from the Willamette Valley.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
Willamette Valley Wineries Association: An association based in the United States of America that forwarded the application to register the name Willamette Valley.
Janusz Wojciechowski: Member of the European Commission.
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REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1164
of 12 July 2021
conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament
and of the Council on the name ‘Willamette Valley’ (PGI)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the
application to register the name ‘Willamette Valley’ forwarded by Willamette Valley Wineries Association (United
States of America) and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union(2).
(2) No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
(3) In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Willamette Valley’ should be protected
and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common
Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Willamette Valley’ (PGI) is hereby protected.
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.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) OJ C 58, 18.2.2021, p. 86.L 253/12 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 16.7.2021
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2021.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission