Date: 8-May-2024Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1311 of 3 May 2024 entering a name in the register of geographical indications for spirit drinks (Trenčianska borovička JUNIPERUS / Trenčianska borovička JUNIPERIERS – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1311 registers ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ as a protected geographical indication (GI) for spirit drinks.
Key Changes
The regulation officially registers ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ as a geographical indication.
This registration grants protection to the GI under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787.
The regulation comes into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis
Stakeholders
Other spirit drink producers are restricted from using the registered name for products not conforming to the specifications of the geographical indication.
Suggested Action Items
Businesses should update their labeling and marketing materials to reflect the GI status.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day operations.
Regulation (EU) 2019/787: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks.
Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY: A spirit drink from the Trenčín region of Slovakia, now registered as a protected geographical indication.
Slovakia: The member state that applied for the geographical indication registration.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/1311 8.5.2024
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1311
of 3 May 2024
entering a name in the register of geographical indications for spirit drinks (‘Trenčianska borovička
“JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’)
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 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, Slovakia’s application to register the name ‘Trenčianska
borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ was published in the
Official Journal of the European Union(2).
(2) No notice of opposition has been received by the Commission under Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787.
(3) The name ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’
should therefore be registered as a geographical indication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The geographical indication ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” / Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN
DISTILLERY’ is hereby registered. This Regulation grants the geographical indication ‘Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERUS” /
Trenčianska borovička “JUNIPERIERS” – TRENČÍN DISTILLERY’ the protection referred to in Article 21 of Regulation
(EU) 2019/787, in accordance with Article 30(4) of that Regulation.
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, 3 May 2024.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/787/oj.
(2) OJ C, C/2023/1632, 22.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1632/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1311/oj 1/1