Date: 2023-11-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2627 of 17 November 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Manteiga dos Açores (PDO))
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2627, dated 17 November 2023, officially registers "Manteiga dos Açores" (PDO) as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). This action follows Portugal's application, published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and the subsequent absence of any objections within the stipulated timeframe, as per Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. The registered product falls under Class 1.5 (Oils and fats butter, margarine, oil, etc.) of Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014. The regulation came into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The responsible Member of the Commission is Janusz Wojciechowski.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2627: A European Union regulation entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
Manteiga dos Aores PDO: A protected designation of origin (PDO) for butter from Azores, Portugal. It's the name being registered.
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.
Portugal: The country that applied to register the name 'Manteiga dos Aores'.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014: A regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.
Janusz Wojciechowski: Member of the European Commission, signing on behalf of the President.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2627 24.11.2023
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2627
of 17 November 2023
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications (‘Manteiga dos Açores’ (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 2012on
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, Portugal’s application to register the name ‘Manteiga
dos Açores’ 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 ‘Manteiga dos Açores’ should therefore be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Manteiga dos Açores’ (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, 17 November 2023.
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 255, 20.7.2023, 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).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2627/oj 1/1