Date: 2021-08-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1343 of 10 August 2021 approving amendments to the specification for a spirit drink whose name is registered as a geographical indication [Újfehértói meggypálinka]
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1343 approves amendments to the specification for the spirit drink "jfehrti meggyplinka," a geographical indication protected under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. This regulation follows the examination of Hungary's application and the absence of opposition. It entered into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval of Amendments:**
* Amendments to the specification for "jfehrti meggyplinka" are approved.
* The approved amendments were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Legislative Context:**
* The regulation is based on Regulation (EU) 2019/787 and considers Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.
* Hungary's application for amendment was submitted on 18 April 2017.
* Regulation (EU) 2019/787 repealed Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, effective 8 June 2019.
* Technical files submitted before 8 June 2019, are considered product specifications under Regulation (EU) 2019/787.
* **Entry into Force:**
* 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.
Impact Analysis:
**Member States:**
* *Impact:* The regulation is directly applicable, meaning Member States must implement and enforce the approved amendments to the "jfehrti meggyplinka" specification.
* *Action Required:* Ensure compliance with the amended specification within their jurisdiction.
**Producers of "jfehrti meggyplinka":**
* *Impact:* Must adhere to the amended product specification to maintain the geographical indication status of their spirit drink.
* *Action Required:* Review and update production processes to comply with the approved amendments.
**European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the regulation across Member States.
* *Action Required:* Monitor compliance and address any issues arising from the implementation of the amended specification.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation EC No 110/2008: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89.
jfehrti meggyplinka: A spirit drink registered as a geographical indication.
Hungary: A country in Central Europe that applied for the approval of amendments to the technical file for the geographical indication jfehrti meggyplinka.
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI: Member of the European Commission.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, where the regulation was adopted.
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, and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Regulation EU 2019/787: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks.
16.8.2021 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 L 292/25
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1343
of 10 August 2021
approving amendments to the specification for a spirit drink whose name is registered as a
geographical indication
[Újfehértói meggypálinka]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the
definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation
and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and
distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008(1), and in particular
Article 30(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 21 in conjunction with Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council(2), the Commission has examined Hungary’s application of 18 April 2017 for the
approval of amendments to the technical file for the geographical indication ‘Újfehértói meggypálinka’, protected
under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/787, which replaces Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, entered into force on 25 May 2019.
Under Article 49(1) thereof, Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 on geographical indications is repealed
with effect from 8 June 2019. Under Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, technical files submitted as part of
any application before 8 June 2019 under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 shall be deemed to be product
specifications.
(3) After concluding that the application complied with Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, the Commission published the
amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union(3) as required by Article 17(6) of that
Regulation, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 50(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787.
(4) As no notice of opposition under Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 has been received by the Commission,
the amendments to the specification should be approved pursuant to Article 30(2) of that Regulation, which applies
mutatis mutandis to product specification amendments,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amendments to the specification for the name ‘Újfehértói meggypálinka’, published in the Official Journal of the European
Union, are hereby approved.
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 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description,
presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).
(3) OJ C 147, 26.4.2021, p. 7.L 292/26 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 16.8.2021
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 August 2021.
For the Commission
On behalf of the President
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission