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Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Council minutes, 10 April 2024
The following is an extract from the Minutes of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting.
The Council approved the European Parliament's position at first reading and the proposed act has been adopted pursuant to Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (legal basis: Article 43(2) and the first paragraph of Article 118 TFEU).
A statement to this item is set out in the Annex
Annex:
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
“The European Parliament and the Council underline that all the procedures relating to geographical indications governed by this Regulation shall remain under the sole responsibility of the Commission.
The European Parliament and the Council note that the Commission may be assisted, only with regard to the execution of administrative tasks, if and to the extent that it is possible under the existing legal framework.
For the purpose of transparency, the Commission is urged to inform each year the European Parliament and the Council on the assistance received in the exercise of those tasks.”
For the previous item on this topic, see:
