
Article 1 

1. The name ‘Münster Käse’ shall be allowed to coexist with the name ‘Munster or Munster-Géromé’ registered as a Protected Designation of Origin under Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
2. The period of coexistence shall expire fifteen years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, after which the unregistered name shall cease to be used.
3. Germany as the country of origin shall be clearly and visibly indicated on the label of cheese bearing the name ‘Münster Käse’.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, 22 October 2004.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission