Commission Regulation (EU) No 794/2011 of 8 August 2011 approving amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Parmigiano Reggiano (PDO))

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16 April 2009 regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.

A transitional period of 1 year is introduced for operators not established within the geographical area defined in the specification for the name ‘Parmigiano Reggiano’ and who were legally engaged in the portioning and packaging of cheese bearing the name ‘Parmigiano Reggiano’ outside the said defined geographical area for at least 5 years prior to 16 April 2009.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.