The regulation cancels the PDO registration for ‘Valtènesi’ and says it starts applying 20 days after publication in the Official Journal.
| Official Journal of the European Union | EN L series ---|---|--- * * * | 2026/572 | 18.3.2026 ---|---|--- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/572 of 17 March 2026 cancelling the registration of the protected designation of origin ‘Valtènesi’ (PDO) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (1), and in particular Articles 25(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) | Pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 in conjunction with Article 25(4) of that same Regulation, the application sent by Italy with the request to cancel the registration of the protected designation of origin (PDO) ‘Valtènesi’, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2) . ---|--- (2) | No statement of opposition under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 has been received by the Commission. ---|--- (3) | The name ‘Valtènesi’ should therefore be cancelled from the Union register of geographical indications. ---|--- (4) | The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Quality Policy Committee for agricultural products, wine and spirit drinks, ---|--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The registration of the name ‘Valtènesi’ (PDO) is hereby cancelled. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 March 2026. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN * * * (1) OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj. (2) OJ C, C/2025/5016, 16.9.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5016/oj. * * * ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/572/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition) * * *