Date: 30-Apr-2024Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1227 of 23 April 2024 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Gamoneu / Gamonedo (PDO))
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
No statement of opposition was received by the Commission regarding the amendment.
The regulation approves the change of the protected designation of origin name from ‘Gamoneu / Gamonedo’ to ‘Gamonéu’.
What it means
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1227 approves non-minor amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin (PDO) ‘Gamoneu / Gamonedo’.
The amendment application was published in the Official Journal of the European Union as required.
Impact Analysis
Stakeholders
Businesses involved in the trade of this cheese: Need to be aware of the name change for import/export purposes.
Suggested Action Items
Monitor the market to ensure compliance with the updated PDO specification.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2008: Commission Regulation registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, including ‘Gamoneu or Gamonedo’ (PDO).
Gamoneu / Gamonedo (PDO): Protected Designation of Origin for a type of cheese, now to be known as ‘Gamonéu’.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/1227 30.4.2024
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1227
of 23 April 2024
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of
protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Gamoneu / Gamonedo’
(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 the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has
examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of
origin ‘Gamoneu / Gamonedo’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2008(2). These amendments
include changing the name ‘Gamoneu / Gamonedo’ to ‘Gamonéu’.
(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 product 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 ‘Gamoneu /
Gamonedo’ (PDO) 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, 23 April 2024.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1151/oj.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2008 of 16 July 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of
origin and protected geographical indications (Ail de la Drôme (PGI), Všestarská cibule (PDO), Slovenská bryndza (PGI), Ajo Morado
de Las Pedroñeras (PGI), Gamoneu or Gamonedo (PDO), Alheira de Vinhais (PGI), Presunto de Vinhais or Presunto Bísaro de Vinhais
(PGI)) (OJ L 189, 17.7.2008, p. 19), ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/676/oj.
(3) OJ C, C/2024/674, 12.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/674/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1227/oj 1/1