Commission Regulation (EC) No 2139/98 of 6 October 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protective designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 under protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 2139/98
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and is entered in the 'Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications` as a protected geographical indication (PGI) as provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

The companies 'Salaisons du Pays d'Oc`, 'Sør-Wi A/S`, 'Sørwi A/S`, 'Suhls Pålæg A/S`, 'Steff-Houlberg`, 'Vestjyske Slagterier A.m.b.a.` and 'Danish Crown` may continue to market their product under the name 'Jambon de Bayonne` for a period of three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The label shall show clearly the true origin of the product.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 6 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 156, 13. 6. 1997, p. 10.

(3) OJ C 22, 22. 1. 1997, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 83, 25. 3. 1997, p. 3.

(5) OJ L 327, 18. 12. 1996, p. 11.

(6) OJ L 266, 1. 10. 1998, p. 24.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THE EC TREATY INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Meat-based products:

FRANCE

- Jambon de Bayonne (PGI)