Regulation 2007/1216 - Detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed

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Current status

This regulation was in effect from April 20, 2006 until June 21, 2014.

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Key information

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007 of 18 October 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2007/1216
CELEX number i 32007R1216

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Key dates

Document 18-10-2007
Publication in Official Journal 19-10-2007; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 03 Volume 059,OJ L 275, 19.10.2007
Effect 20-04-2006; Application Partial application See Art 16
26-10-2007; Entry into force Date pub. +7 See Art 16
End of validity 21-06-2014; Repealed by 32014R0664

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Legislative text

19.10.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 275/3

 

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1216/2007

of 18 October 2007

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular Article 19(1) thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has repealed Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2). For the sake of clarity, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1848/93 (3), which lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation.

 

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 provides that in order to qualify as a traditional speciality guaranteed, an agricultural product or foodstuff shall comply with a product specification. Detailed rules on the information to be included in the product specification, especially concerning names to be registered, description of the product and the production method and checking the specific character, should be provided for.

 

(3)

Specific rules for names not in Latin characters and for registrations in more than one language should be laid down.

 

(4)

Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 provides that a specification may refer to the possibility of accompanying the registered name by a label with a particular form of words intended to be translated into languages other than the language in which the name is registered. Although the specification need not provide translations of this form of words, the original text to be translated should be provided in the specification.

 

(5)

The product specification should be presented in a concise way, avoiding description of historical practices that are no longer followed and repetition of general obligations. A maximum length for the product specification should be set.

 

(6)

The Community symbol referred to in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 should be defined. The second paragraph of Article 22 of that Regulation provides that the symbol will be compulsory for Community products from 1 May 2009, without prejudice to products already placed on the market before that date. However, since the symbol may be used voluntarily by operators before that date, it is appropriate to define rules concerning the use of the symbol with effect from 1 July 2008.

 

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 provides that a producer intending to produce a traditional speciality guaranteed for the first time shall notify this beforehand to the designated authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the product specification. To ensure transparency and proper functioning of controls, the designated authorities or bodies should communicate to the Member State or, in case of third countries, to the Commission, the names and addresses of producers for which they verify compliance with the product specifications.

 

(8)

To ensure coherent implementation of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, procedures should be specified and models concerning product specifications, objections and amendments should be provided for.

 

(9)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Traditional Specialities Guaranteed,

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