2. 7. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 163/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1263/96 of 1 July 1996 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, i Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indica- tions and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (), and in particular Article 17 (2) thereof, Whereas additional information was requested concerning certain designations notified by the Member States under Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 in order to make sure that they complied with Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation; whereas this additional information shows that the designations comply with the said Articles; whereas they should therefore be registered and added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (3; Whereas, following the accession of three new Member States, the six-month period provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 is to begin on the date of their accession; whereas some of the designations notified by those Member States comply with Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation and should therefore be registered; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on Geographical Indications and Designa- tions of Origin, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The designations in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1996. () OJ No L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 148, 21. 6. 1996, p. 1. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission