Date: 2023-12-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2813 of 11 December 2023 approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (Algarve (PGI))
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2813 of 11 December 2023, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series on 18 December 2023, approves amendments to the specification for the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) "Algarve." This regulation follows Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which establishes a common organization of agricultural markets. The European Commission examined the application submitted by Portugal and published it in the Official Journal (OJ C 274, 3.8.2023, p. 27). No objections were received during the stipulated period. The amendments are therefore approved, and the regulation, in its entirety, is binding and directly applicable in all Member States. The regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following its publication. The Commission adopted this regulation based on the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets. Janusz Wojciechowski, Member of the Commission, signed on behalf of the President.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2813: A regulation of the European Commission approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication.
Protected Designation of Origin: A type of geographical indication indicating that a product originates from a specific place and possesses qualities or characteristics essentially or exclusively due to that place.
Protected Geographical Indication: A type of geographical indication indicating that a product originates from a specific place and possesses a specific quality, reputation or other characteristic attributable to that origin.
Algarve PGI: Protected Geographical Indication for Algarve, Portugal.
Portugal: Country that forwarded the application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the Protected Geographical Indication Algarve.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Janusz Wojciechowski: Member of the European Commission, acting on behalf of the President of the Commission.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2813 18.12.2023
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2813
of 11 December 2023
approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected
Geographical Indication (‘Algarve’ (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) The Commission has examined the application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the Protected
Geographical Indication ‘Algarve’, forwarded by Portugal in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU)
No 1308/2013.
(2) The Commission has published the application for the approval of the amendments to the specification in the
Official Journal of the European Union(2), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
(3) No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
(4) The amendments to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU)
No 1308/2013.
(5) 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 amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Algarve’
(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, 11 December 2023.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) OJ C 274, 3.8.2023, p. 27.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2813/oj 1/1