Address https://gelex.eu/eli/EU/regulation/2008/628@2008-07-02/en

Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX
5. 1. Community symbols in four-colour process:
6. 1. Community symbol for Protected designation of origin in Pantone
7. 3. Community symbol for Protected designation of origin

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, and in particular Article 16(g) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 sets out the characteristics of the Community symbols that may be used on the label or packaging of products whose name has been registered as a protected geographical indication or protected designation of origin.

(2) Those Community symbols have contributed to the development of protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin and have enabled consumers to identify certain products whose characteristics are linked to their origin.

(3) The symbols relating to protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications are currently identical in terms of shape, colour and design. Only the wording inside the symbols makes it possible to distinguish between them.

(4) In the light of experience gained since they were adopted and with the aim of promoting their use, it should be made easier for consumers to distinguish between protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications. Different colours should therefore be used for the symbols relating to the two different indications.

(5) In order to ensure that changing the colours of the Community symbols does not cause the producers and traders concerned to suffer economic loss, there should be a transitional period during which it will be possible to use Community symbols complying with the provisions applicable prior to the entry into force of this Regulation.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, the packaging or labels including the Community symbols used in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006, as applicable prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, may be used until 1 May 2010.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 2008. For the Commission Mariann Fischer Boel Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX

Points 1, 2 and 3 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 are replaced by the following:

1. Community symbols in four-colour process:

COMMUNITY SYMBOLS IN COLOUR OR BLACK AND WHITE When used in colour, direct colours (Pantone) or four-colour process may be used. The reference colours are indicated below.

1. Community symbol for Protected designation of origin in Pantone

Community symbol for Protected geographical indication in Pantone

1. Community symbols in four-colour process: Community symbol for Protected designation of origin in four-colour process

Community symbol for Protected geographical indication in four-colour process

Community symbols in black and white

2. COMMUNITY SYMBOLS IN NEGATIVE If the background colour of the packaging or label is dark, the symbols may be used in negative format, using the background colour of the packaging or label.

3. CONTRAST WITH BACKGROUND COLOURS If a symbol is used in colour on a coloured background which makes it difficult to see, a delimiting outer circle around the symbol should be used to improve contrast with the background colours.

3. Community symbol for Protected designation of origin

Community symbol for Protected geographical indication

Versions

1. 2008-07-02

Cited by

• Council Decision of 20 October 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (2011/738/EU) Decision · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2008 of 8 May 2008 (OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 27). Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 of 14 December 2006 laying down detailed rules of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 628/2008 of 2 July 2008 (OJ L 173,

• Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs 2014/C 155/05 Notice · Grade B

  Feed (for products of animal origin only) The feed ration of heavy pigs varies as regards both its composition and the method used. It is divided into two stages and is predominantly based on the by-products of cheesemaking and on cereals. The feed authorised during the first stage (up to 80 kg live weight) is the same as that authorised in the second stage in a suitable concentration, with the dry matter in the cereals accounting for not less than 45 % of the total: soybean meal, corn silage, corn gluten feed, deseeded carob, distiller’s grains, lipids with a melting point of over 36 °C, fish

• Publication of an application for approval of an amendment, which is not minor, to a product specification pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs 2023/C 82/05 Notice · Grade B

  The PDO logo, which must comply with Regulation (EC) No 628/2008, as amended.

• Publication of an application for approval of a minor amendment in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs 2017/C 385/08 Notice · Grade B

  Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area The steps in the production of Finocchiona PGI that must take place in the geographical area defined in point 4 are cleaning and trimming of the authorised cuts of meat; mincing; kneading, filling the casings, drying and maturation. The Cinta Senese meat comes from animals reared in the geographical area defined in point 4. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product the registered name refers to For packed, sliced Finocchiona to be released for consumption, both slicing and pac