Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2157

of 14 December 2020

approving Union amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (‘Montello – Colli Asolani’ (PDO))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation1, and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Commission has examined the application for the approval of Union amendments to the product specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Montello – Colli Asolani’, forwarded by Italy in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 in conjunction with Article 15 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33. The amendments provide for a change of name from ‘Montello – Colli Asolani’ to ‘Asolo Montello’/‘Montello Asolo’.

(2)

The Commission has published the application for the approval of the Union amendments to the product specification in the Official Journal of the European Union3, as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(3)

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

(4)

The Union amendments to the product specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in conjunction with Article 15(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the product specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Montello – Colli Asolani’ (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, 14 December 2020.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Janusz Wojciechowski

Member of the Commission