12.11.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 294/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1979/2003 of 11 November 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (Westlandse druif, Alcachofa de Benicarlé or Carxofa de Benicarl6 and Marrone di San Zeno) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4)  These three names should therefore be entered in the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and food- stuffs ("), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (3, and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof, Whereas: (1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Netherlands has sent the Commission an application for registration of the name Westlandse druif as a geographical indication; Spain has sent the Commission an application for registration of the name ‘Alcachofa de Benicarl¢’ or ‘Carxofa de Benicarlé’ as a designation of origin and Italy an application for regis- tration of the name ‘Marrone di San Zeno' as a designa- tion of origin. (2)  In accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the applications have been found to meet the requirements laid down in the regulation, and in parti- cular to contain all the information required under Article 4 thereof. (3)  No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the three names given in the Annex hereto following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (%). Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected desig- nations of origin or protected geographical indications. (5)  The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (¥), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1665/2003 (%), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 The three names in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indica- tions (PGI) in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 11 November 2003. ) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. () OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1. () OJ C 40, 19.2.2003, p. 5 (Westlandse druif). O] C 40, 19.2.2003, p. 7 (Alcachofa de Benicarl6 or Carxofa de Benicarlo). 0J C 45, 25.2.2003, p. 2 (Marrone di San Zeno). For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11. () OJ L 235, 23.9.2003, p. 6.