EN
Official Journal of the European Communities
26.3.2002
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 538/2002
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/2000 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3).
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as a protected geographical indication (PGI) in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 2002.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(3) OJ C 166, 9.6.2001, p. 29.
26.3.2002
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Official Journal of the European Communities L 82/5
ANNEX
PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THE EC TREATY, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION Fruit, vegetables and cereals
GREECE
Πατάτα Κάτω Νευροκοπίου (PGI)
(Patata Kato Nevrokopiou)