Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/591 of 12 April 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ (PDO))

The name ‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ (PDO) is registered. The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product from Class 1.3. Cheeses set out in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 .

The protection of the name ‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ (PDO) shall be subject to the 10 years transitional period granted by Cyprus, by decision No 326/2014 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment of the Republic of Cyprus of 9 July 2014, to operators established in the geographical area that fulfil the conditions of Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 October 2021.