Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/443 of 29 January 2024 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Queijo de Azeitão (PDO)]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/443 5.2.2024 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/443 of 29 January 2024 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Queijo de Azeitão’ (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) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Portugal’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Queijo de Azeitão’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96(2).

(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 ‘Queijo de Azeitão’ (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, 29 January 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 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

(3) OJ C, C/2023/380, 18.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/380/oj.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/443/oj 1/1