COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No828/2003
amendingthespecificationof16namesappearingintheAnnextoRegulation(EC)No1107/96ontheregistrationofgeographicalindicationsanddesignationsoforiginundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle17ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2081/92ontheprotectionofgeographicalindicationsanddesignationsoforiginforagriculturalproductsandfoodstuffs(Danablu,MontiIblei,Lesbos,Beaufort,Salers,ReblochonorReblochondeSavoie,Laguiole,Montd'OrorVacherinduHaut-Doubs,Comté,Roquefort,EpoissesdeBourgogne,BrocciucorseorBrocciu,Sainte-MauredeTouraine,Ossau-Iraty,DindedeBresse,HuileessentielledelavandedeHaute-Provence)
THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2081/92of14July1992ontheprotectionofgeographicalindicationsanddesignationsoforiginforagriculturalproductsandfoodstuffs(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No692/2003(2),andinparticularArticle9thereof,
Whereas:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
Article1
TheamendmentssetoutintheAnnextothisRegulationareherebyregisteredandpublishedinaccordancewithArticle6(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No2081/92.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthetwentiethdayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,14May2003.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(1)OJC151,25.6.2002,p.9(Danablu).OJC151,25.6.2002,p.11(MontiIblei).OJC254,13.9.2001,p.19(Lesbos).OJC45,19.2.2002,p.6(Beaufort).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.17(Salers).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.14(ReblochonorReblochondeSavoie).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.11(Laguiole).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.13(Montd'OrorVacherinduHaut-Doubs).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.8(Comté).OJC135,6.6.2002,p.7(Roquefort).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.16(EpoissesdeBourgogne).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.7(BrocciucorseorBrocciu).OJC252,12.9.2001,p.17(Sainte-MauredeTouraine).OJC151,25.6.2002,p.10(Ossau-Iraty).OJC296,23.10.2001,p.10(DindedeBresse).OJC252,12.9.2001,p.15(HuileessentielledelavandedeHaute-Provence).
ANNEX
DENMARK
—Methodofproduction:
for:
‘RawDanishcow's-milkisstandardisedasregardsfatcontent,homogenisedandsubjectedtothermaltreatment.Thereareaddedstarters,bluemouldculturesandfollowingacidificationcurdlingagents.Thecurdiscutonceanappropriateleveloffirmnesshasbeenreached;possiblyslightstirring.Thecheesemassispouredintomoulds,drainedoff,salted,prickedandstored.’,
read:
‘RawDanishcow's-milkisstandardisedasregardsfatcontent,homogenisedandpasteurisedorsubjectedtothermaltreatment.Thereareaddedstarters,bluemouldculturesandfollowingacidificationcurdlingagents.Thecurdiscutonceanappropriateleveloffirmnesshasbeenreached;possiblyslightstirring.Thecheesemassispouredintomoulds,drainedoff,salted,prickedandstored.’
ITALY
—Description:
Add: MontiIbleiextravirginoliveoilmustalsohavethefollowingvalueswhenplacedonthemarket: K232≤ 2,20 K270≤ 0,18.
—Methodofproduction:
MontiIbleiextravirginoliveoilisproducedfromhealthyolives,harvestedfromtheonsetofripening(ratherthanfrom20September)until15Januaryeachyear.
GREECE
—Name:for:‘Lesbos(PGI)’,
read:‘Lesvos(PGI)’or‘Mitilini(PGI)’, (usingoneorotherofthetwoplacenamesineachcase). Inallcaseswherethename‘Lesbos’appearsinthespecification,read‘LesvosorMitilini’.
FRANCE
—Methodofproduction:
Moredetailsaregivenaboutthemethodofproducing‘Beaufort’.Theseconcernthepreservationofthemilk,themilkused,thefactthatthecauldronusedtoheatthecurdistraditionallymadeofcopperandthefactthatthecheesecannotbesoldgratedunderthedesignation.
—Labelling:
‘Chaletd'alpage’cheeseisidentifiedbymeansofanadditionalcaseinlabel.
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof12August1993’,
read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Beaufort”’.
FRANCE
—Description:
‘Salers’cheesesrangeinweightfrom30kgto50kg(insteadof35to50kg).
Theyhaveaminimumfatcontentof44g(insteadof45g).
—Geographicalarea:
Inordertoconfinethegeographicalareatotheheartlandofthedesignationandplaceswherematuringhastraditionallybeencarriedout,itisrestrictedtopartofthedepartmentofCantalandcertaincantonsandcommunesinneighbouringdepartments.
—Methodofproduction:
Themainpointsinthemethodofproductionof‘Salers’cheesesareclarifiedinthefollowingrespects:
—Labelling:
Additionof‘Thecheesesarealsoidentifiedbyanembossedstamponthetop,givingthenameofthedesignationtwice.Thecheesesmayalsobearanembossedstamponthetopwiththewords“Fermede…”toidentifythefarm.
Thecheeses,whicharemadefrommilkofherdsentirelymadeupofcowsoftheSalersbreed,alsobearanembossedstamponthesidewiththewords“traditionSalers”andimagesofheadsofSalerscows.’
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof29December1986’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Salers”’.
FRANCE
—Geographicalarea:
LimitedchangestothegeographicalareainvolvingthedeletionoftwocommunesinSaint-JeandeMaurienne,theinclusionofthewholeofacommunehithertoincludedinpartonly,theinclusionofpartsoftwocommunes,andaformalchangewherecommunesformerlyamalgamatedhaveseparated.
—Methodofproduction:
Themainpointsofthe‘Reblochon’or‘ReblochondeSavoie’productionmethodareclarifiedinthefollowingrespects:
for:‘Decreeof29December1986’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Reblochon”’.
FRANCE
—Description:‘Laguiole’cheesesweighfrom25kgto50kg(insteadof30kgto50kg).Themarketingofgrated‘Laguiole’isprohibited.
— Geographicalarea:Extensionofthegeographicalareatoalimitednumberofcommunes(19inthedepartmentsofAveyronandLozèreandoneinCantal)withthesamecharacteristicsastheheartlandofthedesignationoforigin,respectingnaturalandhumanfactors.
—Methodofproduction:Themainpointsofthemethodofproductionof‘Laguiole’cheesesareclarifiedinthefollowingrespects:
for:‘Decreeof29December1986’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Laguiole”’.
FRANCE
—Description:
‘Montd'Or’and‘VacherinduHaut-Doubs’cheeses,weighing,withbox,either480gto1,3kg(insteadof400gto1kgwithoutbox),or2kgto3,2kg(insteadof1,8kgto3kg),aremarketedwholeinthebox.Theymaynotbefrozen.
Themoisturecontentofthefat-freecheesemaynotexceed75%(insteadoftheminimumdrymattercontentis45gper100gofcheese).
—Methodofproduction:
Themainpointsofthemethodofproductionof‘Montd'Or’and‘VacherinduHaut-Doubs’cheeseareclarifiedinthefollowingrespects:
—Labelling:
Thelabellingparticulars,i.e.thenameofthedesignation,thewords‘Appellationd'originecontrôlée’(registereddesignationoforigin),thelogoandthenameoftheproductionplant(clearlyprinted),mustbemarkedonthesideofthebox.
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof29December1986’,
read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Montd'Or”or“VacherinduHaut-Doubs”’.
FRANCE
—Description:
Thecheesesweigh30kgto48kg(insteadof35kgto55kg)andare50cmto75cmindiameter(insteadof40cmto70cm)and8cmto13cminheight(insteadof9cmto13cm).Thecheesesmustnotbemorethan1,4timeshigheratthecentrethanattheouterrim.Thesaltcontentmustnotbelessthan0,6gofsodiumchlorideper100gofcheese.Themoisturecontentofthefat-freecheesemaynotexceed54%.
Thecheesemayalsobepresentedinpackagedportions.
—Geographicalarea:
Reductioningeographicalareainvolvingthedeletionof90communes.
—Methodofproduction:
Themainpointsofthemethodofproductionof‘Comté’cheeseareclarifiedinthefollowingrespects:
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof29December1986’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Comté”’.
FRANCE
—Description:
Thecheeseisbetween8,5cmand11,5cminheight(insteadof8,5cmand10,5cm)andweighsbetween2,5kgand3kg(insteadof2,5kgand2,9kg).Itsdrymattercontentmustnotbelessthan55gramsper100gramsofripenedcheese(insteadof56gramsper100grams).
—Methodofproduction:
Thebreedofmilk-producingsheepisspecified(the‘Lacaune’breedand‘black’sheepbredfromanimalsofthe‘Lacaune’breedstandard),withafive-yeartimelimitforconformingtothatstandard.Detailsaregivenoftheirfeed(atleastthreequartersofwhichmustcomefromthearea,unlessexceptionsaremade;obligatorydailypasturing,onceweatherconditionsallow).
Detailsareprovidedonthemilkanditsstorage,renneting(carriedoutatatemperatureofbetween28°Cand34°C),thecurd(delayingformationnotallowed),themouldingofthecurd(doneafterpre-draining),draining(donewithoutpressing),themarking,seedingandprickingofthecheese;prickinganddeliverytotheripeningcavemusttakeplacewithintwodays,orfourundercertainconditions.Thecheeseisproducedinspeciallydedicatedfacilities.
Thecheeseisripenedandagedforatleast90daysfromthedateofitsmanufacture.Duringthisperiod,itisfirstripenedandthenagedatacontrolledtemperature.ThecheeseisleftexposedinthecavesforthelengthoftimeneededforthePenicilliumRoquefortitodevelopsuccessfully.Thismustnotbeaperiodoflessthantwoweeks.Slowageinginaprotectivewrappingthencontinuesinthecavesorintemperature-controlledcellarswherethecheeseisstored.Protectivewrappingtakesplaceonlyinthecaves.
Thecheeseisaged,stored,cut,conditioned,pre-packedandpackedexclusivelyinthemunicipalityofRoquefort-sur-Soulzon.
—Labelling:
Exceptforthe‘BrebisRouge’sharedtrademarkandotherspecialtradingormanufacturingmarksorcorporatenamesorsymbols,itisnotpermittedtoqualifythename‘Roquefort’oraddanyotherwordstoit.
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof29December1986’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Roquefort”’.
FRANCE
for:‘Decreeof14May1991’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Epoisses”’.
FRANCE
—Description:
‘Brocciucorse’or‘Brocciu’weighsbetween250gramsand3kilograms(insteadof500gramsand1500grams),andthefourtypesofmouldsusedcontain3kg,1kg,500gand250g.
The‘passu’typecontainsatleast35gramsofdrymatterfor100gramsofcheese.
—Methodofproduction:Thefollowingmajorfeaturesofthemethodofproductionof‘Brocciucorse’or‘Brocciu’areclarifiedasfollows:
—Labelling:Thelabelbearsthenameofthedesignationandthewords‘Appellationd'originecontrôlée’(registereddesignationoforigin)or‘AOC’inlettersatleasttwo-thirdsthesizeofthelargestshownonthelabel.
Onfreshcheesetheword‘frais’(fresh)mustappear.Theindicationofthedateofmanufactureismandatory. Onripenedcheesetheword‘passu’(insteadof‘sec’or‘passu’)mustappear.
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof10June1983’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Brocciucorse”or“Brocciu”’.
FRANCE
—Description:Thesurfaceofthecheesesisdustedwithpowderedwoodash.Theycontainawheatstrawplacedlongwayswithinthecheese(inplaceof:non-compulsoryprovision).—Labelling:Anindicationofidentityisattachedtothestraw.
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof29June1990’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“Sainte-MauredeTouraine”’.
FRANCE
—Geographicalarea:
TheareaisrestrictedinthedepartmentofPyrénées-AtlantiquestothemunicipalitiesorpartsofmunicipalitieslocatedontheleftbankoftheOusseandthenoftheGavedePau,theGavesRéunisandaftertheirconfluencetheAdour,aswellaspartofthemunicipalityofLons,locatedontherightbankoftheGavedePau.
176municipalitiesinthedepartmentofPyrénées-Atlantiqueshavebeenexcluded.
FRANCE
—Methodofproduction:Themainelementsofthemethodofproducing‘DindedeBresse’(Bressefarmturkey)aredetailedbelow:
—Labelling:Meansofidentificationare:farmer'sringonfoot,sealwithbadgeatbaseofneckandsyndicatelabel.
—Nationalrequirements:
for:‘Decreeof22December1976’, read:‘Decreeconcerningtheregistereddesignationoforigin“DindedeBresse”’.
FRANCE
—Description:Additionofanalyticalcriteriatospecifymoreclearlytheproductgrantedthedesignationoforigin.
for:‘Decreeof14December1981’, read:‘Decreeontheregistereddesignationoforigin“HuileessentielledelavandedeHaute-Provence”’.