Date: 2021-05-17Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/791 of 10 May 2021 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Aischgründer Karpfen’ (PGI))
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/791 of May 10, 2021, approves non-minor amendments to the specification for "Aischgründer Karpfen" PGI (Protected Geographical Indication), registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1096/2012. This regulation, enacted by the European Commission, follows Article 52(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 concerning quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. The amendments, deemed non-minor under Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, were published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ C 27, 25.1.2021, p. 21). As no opposition was received under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the amendments are approved as per Article 1 of the regulation. The regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The responsible party is the European Commission, represented by Janusz Wojciechowski, Member of the Commission. Legal basis includes Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/791: A regulation approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
Aischgrnder Karpfen PGI: A protected geographical indication (PGI) for 'Aischgrnder Karpfen', a type of carp. The PGI status indicates that the product has a specific link to the region of Aischgrund in Germany.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Regulation EU No 1151/2012: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Germany: The country that applied for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication Aischgrnder Karpfen.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 1096/2012: Commission Implementing Regulation entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications Aischgrnder Karpfen PGI
Brussels: The city where the regulation was adopted, also the de facto capital of the European Union, located in Belgium.
17.5.2021 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 171/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/791
of 10 May 2021
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of
protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications
(‘Aischgründer Karpfen’(PGI))
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 2012on
quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has
examined Germany’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected
geographical indication ‘Aischgründer Karpfen’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 1096/2012(2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU)
No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European
Union(3)as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the
Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name
‘Aischgründer Karpfen’(PGI) 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 2021.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1096/2012 of 14 November 2012 entering a name in the register of protected
designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Aischgründer Karpfen (PGI)) (OJ L 326, 24.11.2012, p. 1).
(3) OJ C 27, 25.1.2021, p. 21.