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, and in particular Article 21(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, the Groupement Représentatif de L’Indication Géographique Protégée du Kilichi du Niger (Republic of Niger)’s application for registration of the geographical indication ‘Kilichi du Niger’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(2) No statement of opposition under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 has been received by the Commission.
(3) The geographical indication ‘Kilichi du Niger’ should therefore be entered in the Union register of geographical indications,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1
The geographical indication ‘Kilichi du Niger’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the Union register of geographical indications referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

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, 6 March 2026.

For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Christophe HANSEN
Member of the Commission