Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2792 of 24 October 2024 approving an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin Pico

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2792 31.10.2024 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/2792 of 24 October 2024 approving an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pico’ 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) Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2)deleted, among others, Articles 96 to 99 and Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. In accordance with Article 90(1) and (2) of Regulation

(EU) 2024/1143, Articles 96 to 99 and Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 remain applicable to the applications for approval of an amendment of the product specification of geographical indications received by the Commission and published in the Official Journal of the European Union before 13 May 2024.

(2) In accordance with Article 97(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, in conjunction with Article 105 of that Regulation, as applicable before the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3), and in accordance with Article 20(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009(4), the Commission has examined the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pico’, forwarded by Portugal.

(3) The Commission has published the application for approval of the amendment to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union(5), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(4) No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(5) In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as applicable pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2117, the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 applies to decisions concerning applications for approval of an amendment to the product specification received by the Commission before 7 December 2021.

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj).

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (EU) No 251/2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and (EU) No 228/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 262, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2117/oj).

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 of 14 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/607/oj).

(5) OJ C, C/2024/2366, 27.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2366/oj.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2792/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 31.10.2024

(6) 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 amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Pico’ (PDO) is 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, 24 October 2024.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI Member of the Commission 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2792/oj