# Official Journal C 458/2022

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 651 December 2022 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 458

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 651 December 2022

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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 458/01 | Euro exchange rates – 30 November 2022 | 1 |
| 2022/C 458/02 | Notice to importers – Imports of products into the Union from the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine | 2 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2022/C 458/03 | Special report 26/2022: – European statistics - Potential to further improve quality | 3 |
| | European Data Protection Supervisor |
| 2022/C 458/04 | Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union for a Council of Europe convention on artificial intelligence, human rights, democracy and the rule of law
  (The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu) | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2022/C 458/05 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 7 |
| 2022/C 458/06 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 8 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2022/C 458/01

Euro exchange rates – 30 November 2022

1

2022/C 458/02

Notice to importers – Imports of products into the Union from the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine

2

Court of Auditors

2022/C 458/03

Special report 26/2022: – European statistics - Potential to further improve quality

3

European Data Protection Supervisor

2022/C 458/04

Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union for a Council of Europe convention on artificial intelligence, human rights, democracy and the rule of law
  (The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu)

(The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu)

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2022/C 458/05

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

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2022/C 458/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

8

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 458/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M. 10890 – MARCEGAGLIA STEEL / OLPUK / OSB / FSAB) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 9 |
| 2022/C 458/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10817 – ADVENT / DEM BUSINESS / HPM BUSINESS) (
  1
  ) | 11 |
| 2022/C 458/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10874 – DSM / FONTERRA / TASMAN) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 13 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 458/10 | Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17 (2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 | 15 |
| 2022/C 458/11 | Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 | 22 |
| 2022/C 458/12 | Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 27 |
| 2022/C 458/13 | Publication of the amended single document following the approval of a minor amendment pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 | 31 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2022/C 458/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M. 10890 – MARCEGAGLIA STEEL / OLPUK / OSB / FSAB) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

9

2022/C 458/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10817 – ADVENT / DEM BUSINESS / HPM BUSINESS) (
  1
  )

1

11

2022/C 458/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10874 – DSM / FONTERRA / TASMAN) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

13

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2022/C 458/10

Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17 (2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

15

2022/C 458/11

Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

22

2022/C 458/12

Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

27

2022/C 458/13

Publication of the amended single document following the approval of a minor amendment pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

31

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

30 November 2022

(2022/C 458/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0376 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 144,28 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4366 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86488 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,9345 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 0,9854 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 147,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,2648 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,338 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 408,40 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6635 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9245 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 19,3333 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5425 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4021 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,0944 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6634 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4180 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 365,14 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,5768 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,3437 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5490 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 271,81 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6147 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,697 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,588 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 5,5063 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,0111 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 84,4215 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0376

JPY

Japanese yen

144,28

DKK

Danish krone

7,4366

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86488

SEK

Swedish krona

10,9345

CHF

Swiss franc

0,9854

ISK

Iceland króna

147,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,2648

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,338

HUF

Hungarian forint

408,40

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6635

RON

Romanian leu

4,9245

TRY

Turkish lira

19,3333

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5425

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4021

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,0944

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6634

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4180

KRW

South Korean won

1 365,14

ZAR

South African rand

17,5768

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,3437

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5490

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 271,81

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6147

PHP

Philippine peso

58,697

RUB

Russian rouble

THB

Thai baht

36,588

BRL

Brazilian real

5,5063

MXN

Mexican peso

20,0111

INR

Indian rupee

84,4215

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Notice to importers

Imports of products into the Union from the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine

(2022/C 458/02)

By notice to the importers on imports of products into the Union under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement from the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts of Ukraine of 23 February 2022 (2022/C 87 I/01), the European Commission informed importers that the necessary conditions for the customs authorities of Ukraine to effectively manage and control the preferential tariff treatment provided under the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part were not in place for goods produced in or exported from the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts of Ukraine.

Considering that Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1903 (1) of 6 October amended the title of Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (2) of 23 February 2022 and extended the geographical scope of the restrictions contained therein to cover all the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia, the notice to the importers mentioned above needs to be updated.

The import into the European Union of goods originating in these specified territories is prohibited. In accordance with Article 2.2.(b) of Regulation (EU) 2022/263, this prohibition shall not apply to goods originating in these territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. In the absence of the possibility by the customs authorities of Ukraine to apply the relevant provisions of the Agreement to guarantee that goods from those areas are entitled to preferential tariff treatment and to verify that they comply with all the necessary requirements, as provided for notably under Article 33 of Protocol 1 of the Association Agreement, the conditions for such goods to benefit from the preferential tariff treatment are not met. Therefore, operators of the European Union are advised not to claim preferential treatment for the import into the Union of all goods produced in or exported from the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia.

Goods whose import into the Union are not restricted under the Regulation (EU) 2022/263 are entitled to preferential tariff treatment granted by the Association Agreement if they originate in Ukraine and are accompanied by the necessary proofs of origin, either in the form of a movement certificate EUR1 issued by the Ukrainian authorities, or of an invoice declaration made out by an approved exporter in Ukraine. The updated list of the Ukrainian customs offices and of approved exporters entitled to issue or make out proofs of origin are available to Member States’ customs authorities. Such goods can therefore be imported, and should benefit from preferential tariff treatment, under the same conditions as imports from any other government controlled parts of Ukraine.

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(1)  OJ L 259I, 6.10.2022, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 42I, 23.2.2022, p. 77.

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Court of Auditors

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Special report 26/2022:

‘European statistics - Potential to further improve quality’

(2022/C 458/03)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 26/2022: ‘European statistics - Potential to further improve quality’.

The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=62590

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European Data Protection Supervisor

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Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union for a Council of Europe convention on artificial intelligence, human rights, democracy and the rule of law

(2022/C 458/04)

(The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website https://edps.europa.eu)

On 18 August 2022, the European Commission issued a Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union for a Council of Europe convention on artificial intelligence (AI), human rights, democracy and the rule of law (‘the convention’), pursuant to Article 218 TFEU.

Having regard to the ‘trans-border’ nature of artificial intelligence, the EDPS welcomes the general objective, pursued by the Council of Europe, of elaborating the first legally binding international instrument on artificial intelligence, based on the Council of Europe’s standards on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Accordingly, the EDPS supports the opening of negotiations on behalf of the Union for the convention, and welcomes the Union’s role in promoting trustworthy AI that is consistent with the Union’s values.

The EDPS takes note of the fact that the subject matter of the convention would be regulated in the EU by the proposed AI Act, and acknowledges the Commission’s aim to ensure that the convention is compatible with the proposed AI Act, taking into account future developments in the legislative process. However, the EDPS considers that the convention represents an important opportunity to complement the proposed AI Act by strengthening the protection of fundamental rights of all persons affected by AI systems and therefore advocates that the convention provides clear and strong safeguards for the persons affected by the use of AI systems.

In the light of the above, the EDPS makes four main recommendations on the negotiating directives:

| — | the general objectives for the negotiation of the convention should give more prominence to the safeguards and rights to be provided to the individuals - and groups of individuals - subject to AI systems, in line with the primary focus and objectives of the Council of Europe; |
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the general objectives for the negotiation of the convention should give more prominence to the safeguards and rights to be provided to the individuals - and groups of individuals - subject to AI systems, in line with the primary focus and objectives of the Council of Europe;

| — | an explicit reference to compliance of the convention with the existing EU legal framework on data protection should be included in a specific directive; |
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an explicit reference to compliance of the convention with the existing EU legal framework on data protection should be included in a specific directive;

| — | in line with the risk-based approach, the objective of imposing a prohibition on AI systems posing unacceptable risks should be introduced; |
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in line with the risk-based approach, the objective of imposing a prohibition on AI systems posing unacceptable risks should be introduced;

| — | the convention should promote the adoption of a data protection by design and by default approach at every step of AI systems’ life-cycle. |
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the convention should promote the adoption of a data protection by design and by default approach at every step of AI systems’ life-cycle.

Additionally, the Opinion offers further recommendations on inclusion in the convention of minimum procedural safeguards, as well as minimum requirements for transparency, explainability and auditability, compliance and control mechanisms, on cross-border cooperation between competent authorities to be designated by the parties to the convention for the supervision of the safeguards and rights to be provided in accordance with the convention.

1.   INTRODUCTION

| 1. | On 18 August 2022, the European Commission issued a Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union for a Council of Europe convention on artificial intelligence (AI), human rights, democracy and the rule of law (1), pursuant to Article 218 TFEU (‘the Recommendation’). |
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| 2. | The objective of the Recommendation is to authorise the opening of negotiations on behalf of the Union for a future Council of Europe convention on AI, human rights, democracy and the rule of law (‘the convention’), to adopt negotiating directives and to nominate the Commission as the Union negotiator (2). |
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| 3. | In the explanatory memorandum (3), the Commission stresses that negotiations for the convention relate to matters falling under the exclusive Union competence, also due to the significant overlap between the ‘zero draft’ of the convention circulated by the Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) of the Council of Europe, on the one hand, and of the Commission proposal for a regulation on AI (‘the proposed AI Act’) (4), on the other hand, in terms of their scope and content (5). |
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| 4. | The explanatory memorandum (6) to the Recommendation highlights that the ‘zero draft’ proposes to include the following provisions:






  — | purpose and scope of the (framework) convention; |
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purpose and scope of the (framework) convention;

| — | definitions for an AI system, lifecycle, provider, user and ‘AI subject’; |
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definitions for an AI system, lifecycle, provider, user and ‘AI subject’;

| — | certain fundamental principles, including procedural safeguards and rights for AI subjects that would apply to all AI systems, irrespective of their level of risk; |
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certain fundamental principles, including procedural safeguards and rights for AI subjects that would apply to all AI systems, irrespective of their level of risk;

| — | additional measures for the public sector as well as AI systems posing ‘unacceptable’ and ‘significant’ levels of risk identified on the basis of a risk and impact assessment methodology (to be set out later in an annex to the convention); |
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additional measures for the public sector as well as AI systems posing ‘unacceptable’ and ‘significant’ levels of risk identified on the basis of a risk and impact assessment methodology (to be set out later in an annex to the convention);

| — | follow-up and cooperation mechanism between the parties; |
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follow-up and cooperation mechanism between the parties;

| — | final provisions, including a possibility for EU Member States to apply EU law in their mutual relations for matters covered by the convention and a possibility for the Union to accede to the convention. |
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final provisions, including a possibility for EU Member States to apply EU law in their mutual relations for matters covered by the convention and a possibility for the Union to accede to the convention.

| 5. | The Recommendation, under recitals (6) and (7), highlights that the conclusion of the convention may affect existing and foreseeable Union rules. To protect the integrity of Union law and ensure consistency between the rules of international law and Union law, the Commission should be authorised to negotiate the convention on behalf of the Union. |
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| 6. | The present Opinion of the EDPS is issued in response to a consultation by the Commission of 18 August 2022, pursuant to Article 42(1) of EUDPR (7). The EDPS welcomes the reference to this consultation in recital 8 of the Recommendation. |
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8.   CONCLUSIONS

| 49. | In light of the above, the EDPS makes the following recommendations:






  (1) | to give more prominence to the objective of ‘ensuring a high level of protection of human rights and preservation of European values’, in line with the nature and mandate of the Council of Europe. |
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(1)

to give more prominence to the objective of ‘ensuring a high level of protection of human rights and preservation of European values’, in line with the nature and mandate of the Council of Europe.

| (2) | to delete the word ‘including’ after ‘the EU single market law and other areas of law’ in directives (5) and (11), to better reflect interplay between general principles and fundamental rights, on the one hand, and secondary law (EU single market law and other areas of law), on the other hand. |
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to delete the word ‘including’ after ‘the EU single market law and other areas of law’ in directives (5) and (11), to better reflect interplay between general principles and fundamental rights, on the one hand, and secondary law (EU single market law and other areas of law), on the other hand.

| (3) | to add a specific directive recalling the necessity to strike the right balance between the public interest and the interests of the persons subject to AI systems, to ensure full compliance with the rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data, as well as with other fundamental rights at stake, notably the right to presumption of innocence and to a fair trial, the right to good administration and the principle of non-discrimination. |
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to add a specific directive recalling the necessity to strike the right balance between the public interest and the interests of the persons subject to AI systems, to ensure full compliance with the rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data, as well as with other fundamental rights at stake, notably the right to presumption of innocence and to a fair trial, the right to good administration and the principle of non-discrimination.

| (4) | to specify in a directive that the convention should provide certain minimum procedural safeguards and rights for the persons affected by the use of the AI systems. |
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(4)

to specify in a directive that the convention should provide certain minimum procedural safeguards and rights for the persons affected by the use of the AI systems.

| (5) | to specify in a directive that the convention should provide for minimum requirements on transparency, explainability and auditability of AI systems. |
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(5)

to specify in a directive that the convention should provide for minimum requirements on transparency, explainability and auditability of AI systems.

| (6) | to include in directive (14) the specification that societal/group risks posed by AI systems must also be assessed and mitigated. |
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(6)

to include in directive (14) the specification that societal/group risks posed by AI systems must also be assessed and mitigated.

| (7) | to specify in the negotiating directives that certain AI systems, posing unacceptable risks, should be prohibited, as well as to provide an indicative list of such AI systems. |
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(7)

to specify in the negotiating directives that certain AI systems, posing unacceptable risks, should be prohibited, as well as to provide an indicative list of such AI systems.

| (8) | to include a negotiating directive according to which the convention should promote the adoption of a data protection by design and by default approach at every step of AI systems’ lifecycle. |
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(8)

to include a negotiating directive according to which the convention should promote the adoption of a data protection by design and by default approach at every step of AI systems’ lifecycle.

| (9) | to specify the content of directive (17) as follows:







  — | an ex ante third-party conformity assessment must be carried out for high-risk AI; |
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(9)

to specify the content of directive (17) as follows:

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an ex ante third-party conformity assessment must be carried out for high-risk AI;

| — | the high-risk AI systems should be subject to a new conformity assessment procedure whenever a significant change occurs; |
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the high-risk AI systems should be subject to a new conformity assessment procedure whenever a significant change occurs;

| — | specify the object and the legal effect of certifications; |
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specify the object and the legal effect of certifications;

| — | specify that technical standards, on the one hand, can have a positive impact on harmonization of products and services; on the other hand, their role is to provide technical specifications of rules already established by law. |
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specify that technical standards, on the one hand, can have a positive impact on harmonization of products and services; on the other hand, their role is to provide technical specifications of rules already established by law.

| (10) | to include a directive according to which the convention should provide that competent supervisory authorities must be granted adequate investigatory and enforcement powers. |
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to include a directive according to which the convention should provide that competent supervisory authorities must be granted adequate investigatory and enforcement powers.

| (11) | to add a negotiating directive aiming at ensuring that the convention facilitates and encourages cross-border cooperation between competent authorities. |
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to add a negotiating directive aiming at ensuring that the convention facilitates and encourages cross-border cooperation between competent authorities.

Brussels, 13 October 2022.

Wojciech Rafał WIEWIÓROWSKI

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(1)  COM(2022) 414 final.

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(2)  COM(2022) 414 final, p. 3.

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(3)  COM(2022) 414 final, p. 5.

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(4)  Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union legislative acts, COM(2021) 206 final.

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(5)  See also recital (5) of the Recommendation.

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(6)  COM(2022) 414 final, pp. 2 and 3.

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(7)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2022/C 458/05)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

| Date and time of closure | 11.11.2022 |
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| Duration | 11.11.2022 - 31.12.2022 |
| Member State | European Union (All Member States) |
| Stock or Group of stocks | POK/1N2AB. |
| Species | Saithe (Pollachius virens) |
| Zone | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | --- |
| Reference number | 11/TQ109 |

Date and time of closure

11.11.2022

Duration

11.11.2022 - 31.12.2022

Member State

European Union (All Member States)

Stock or Group of stocks

POK/1N2AB.

Species

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

Zone

Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

Type(s) of fishing vessels

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Reference number

11/TQ109

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2022/C 458/06)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

| Date and time of closure | 28.10.2022 |
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| Duration | 28.10.2022 — 31.12.2022 |
| Member State | European Union (All Member States) |
| Stock or Group of stocks | HER/*4N-S62 |
| Species | Herring (Clupea harengus) |
| Zone | Norwegian waters south of 62° N |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | --- |
| Reference number | 10/TQ109 |

Date and time of closure

28.10.2022

Duration

28.10.2022 — 31.12.2022

Member State

European Union (All Member States)

Stock or Group of stocks

HER/*4N-S62

Species

Herring (Clupea harengus)

Zone

Norwegian waters south of 62° N

Type(s) of fishing vessels

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Reference number

10/TQ109

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M. 10890 – MARCEGAGLIA STEEL / OLPUK / OSB / FSAB)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 458/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Marcegaglia Steel S.p.A (‘Marcegaglia Steel’, Italy), controlled by Marcegaglia Holding S.r.l (Italy), |
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Marcegaglia Steel S.p.A (‘Marcegaglia Steel’, Italy), controlled by Marcegaglia Holding S.r.l (Italy),

| — | Outokumpu Long Products Limited (‘OLPUK’, UK), Outokumpu Stainless Bar LLC (‘OSB’, USA) and Fagersta Stainless AB (‘FSAB’, Sweden), controlled by Outokumpu Oyj (Finland). |
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Outokumpu Long Products Limited (‘OLPUK’, UK), Outokumpu Stainless Bar LLC (‘OSB’, USA) and Fagersta Stainless AB (‘FSAB’, Sweden), controlled by Outokumpu Oyj (Finland).

Marcegaglia Steel will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of OLPUK, OSB and FSAB (the ‘Target’).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Marcegaglia Steel is an Italian industrial group in the steel processing sector, with a focus on trading and processing of steel. It mainly produces carbon steel products, but also, to a smaller extent, stainless steel flat and long products. |
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Marcegaglia Steel is an Italian industrial group in the steel processing sector, with a focus on trading and processing of steel. It mainly produces carbon steel products, but also, to a smaller extent, stainless steel flat and long products.

| — | The Target is a producer of stainless steel long products and semi-finished products in the form of wire rods, ingots, billets, blooms and slabs. |
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The Target is a producer of stainless steel long products and semi-finished products in the form of wire rods, ingots, billets, blooms and slabs.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 5 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10890 – MARCEGAGLIA STEEL / OLPUK / OSB / FSAB

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10817 – ADVENT / DEM BUSINESS / HPM BUSINESS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 458/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Advent Funds managed or advised by Advent International Corporation (‘AIC’, together with Advent Funds referred to as ‘Advent’, United States), |
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Advent Funds managed or advised by Advent International Corporation (‘AIC’, together with Advent Funds referred to as ‘Advent’, United States),

| — | High performance materials business (‘HPM’) of Lanxess AG (‘Lanxess’, Germany), |
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High performance materials business (‘HPM’) of Lanxess AG (‘Lanxess’, Germany),

| — | Engineering materials business (‘DEM’) of Koninklijke DSM N.V.’s (‘DSM’, the Netherlands). |
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Engineering materials business (‘DEM’) of Koninklijke DSM N.V.’s (‘DSM’, the Netherlands).

Advent will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole HPM and DEM.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | Advent is a private equity investor based in Boston with a focus on: (i) the acquisition of equity stakes (both controlling and non-controlling) in companies where it believes that the injection of capital would improve the company’s future prospects for growth; and (ii) the management of investment funds. As a private equity investor, Advent holds shares in various sectors, including media, communications, information technology, internet, chemicals, pharmaceuticals etc., |
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Advent is a private equity investor based in Boston with a focus on: (i) the acquisition of equity stakes (both controlling and non-controlling) in companies where it believes that the injection of capital would improve the company’s future prospects for growth; and (ii) the management of investment funds. As a private equity investor, Advent holds shares in various sectors, including media, communications, information technology, internet, chemicals, pharmaceuticals etc.,

| — | HPM engages in the manufacture, sale and marketing of thermoplastic polymers and intermediates necessary for the production of such polymers, i.e. polyamide-based engineering plastics, polybutylene terephthalate-based engineering plastics, and continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites, conducted currently by a group of companies, all of which are directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries and participations of Lanxess. HPM has ten manufacturing sites worldwide across six countries, |
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HPM engages in the manufacture, sale and marketing of thermoplastic polymers and intermediates necessary for the production of such polymers, i.e. polyamide-based engineering plastics, polybutylene terephthalate-based engineering plastics, and continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites, conducted currently by a group of companies, all of which are directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries and participations of Lanxess. HPM has ten manufacturing sites worldwide across six countries,

| — | DSM consists of: (i) the entities DSM Engineering Materials B.V., DSM Engineering Materials International B.V. and DSM Engineering Materials, Inc.; (ii) their subsidiaries; and (iii) associated activities and IP rights. DEM develops, produces and globally supplies thermoplastics, offering a broad range of polymers, incl. polyamides, polyesters and polyphenylene sulphides to a wide range of industries. DEM has ten manufacturing sites worldwide across five countries. |
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DSM consists of: (i) the entities DSM Engineering Materials B.V., DSM Engineering Materials International B.V. and DSM Engineering Materials, Inc.; (ii) their subsidiaries; and (iii) associated activities and IP rights. DEM develops, produces and globally supplies thermoplastics, offering a broad range of polymers, incl. polyamides, polyesters and polyphenylene sulphides to a wide range of industries. DEM has ten manufacturing sites worldwide across five countries.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10817 – ADVENT / DEM BUSINESS / HPM BUSINESS

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10874 – DSM / FONTERRA / TASMAN)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 458/09)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | DSM Venturing B.V. (‘DSM’, The Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Royal DSM N.V. group (‘Royal DSM’, The Netherlands), |
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DSM Venturing B.V. (‘DSM’, The Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Royal DSM N.V. group (‘Royal DSM’, The Netherlands),

| — | Fonterra (Europe) Coöperatie U.A. (‘Fonterra’, The Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (‘Fonterra Co-operative’, New Zealand), |
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Fonterra (Europe) Coöperatie U.A. (‘Fonterra’, The Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (‘Fonterra Co-operative’, New Zealand),

| — | A newly created company, Tasman (‘JV’, The Netherlands). |
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A newly created company, Tasman (‘JV’, The Netherlands).

DSM and Fonterra will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the JV.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

| — | Fonterra is active in the production and sale of dairy products worldwide, |
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Fonterra is active in the production and sale of dairy products worldwide,

| — | DSM is active in nutrition, health and bioscience providing nutritional solutions, specialty additives to nutritional segments, ingredients, biomedical materials as well as solutions that address taste and texture, |
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DSM is active in nutrition, health and bioscience providing nutritional solutions, specialty additives to nutritional segments, ingredients, biomedical materials as well as solutions that address taste and texture,

| — | The JV will be active in the market for alternative proteins by developing and producing, marketing and selling fermentation-derived dairy protein. |
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The JV will be active in the market for alternative proteins by developing and producing, marketing and selling fermentation-derived dairy protein.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10874 – DSM / Fonterra / Tasman

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17 (2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2022/C 458/10)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘Lechinţa’

PDO-RO-A0369-AM02

Date of communication: 15 September 2022

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Planting vineyards with new wine grape varieties for red wine production

Many producers in the area of this designation of origin have used European funds from restructuring/conversion programmes to introduce international grape varieties into vineyards for the production of red wines to meet the diversification requirement for wine production in this area, which has previously been planted exclusively with white wine grape varieties. The specificity of the area (climate, relief) makes it conducive to the accumulation of sugars in the grapes, while the anthocyanins in the skin of the grapes result in wines with good alcohol potential and optimal colour intensity.

New grape varieties to produce still red wines have been added to the specification.

Chapters IV, V and VIII of the specification and point 7 of the single document have been amended.

2.   Amendment to extend the demarcated geographical area

Chapter III of the specification, which refers to the demarcated production area, has been amended to extend the PDO’s geographical area to the municipality of Cetate with its villages of Satu Nou and Petriș.

The municipality of Cetate is located at the foothills of the Călimani mountains, adjacent to the Transylvanian plateau, bordering the Călimani piedmont to the east, the Bistrița hills to the north-west and the Livezile-Bîrgău depression to the north-east.

The municipality of Cetate and its villages are geographically adjacent, situated approximately 10 km from the municipality of Budacu de Jos, which is included in the Lechința PDO demarcated area, and the soil and climate conditions there are similar to those in the rest of the PDO delimited area.

Chapter III of the specification and point 6 of the single document have been amended.

3.   Indication of a new type of still wine being produced – straw wine

The possibility of producing a new type of still white wine called straw wine from Muscat Ottonel has been added to the specification. Straw wine is produced through certain specific processing methods: the grapes are left on straw racks for a maximum of six months until pressing, during which time they undergo two processes, first dehydrating and then natural freezing and dehydrating from September to November, with natural freezing from December to February.

Once the grapes have accumulated a minimum sugar concentration of 400 g/l, they are pressed in a manual press, then fermented in oak barrels with specific yeasts, and finished and stored at low temperature in stainless steel tanks. This type of wine makes full use of the Muscat Ottonel variety’s potential in this PDO area.

Chapter XI of the specification and point 4 of the single document have been amended.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1.   Name(s)

Lechinţa

2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin

3.   Categories of grapevine product

| 1. | Wine |
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1.

Wine

4.   Description of the wine(s)

1.   White wines

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

The white wines show fruitiness, vinosity and freshness. They are characterised by higher acidity as a result of the climate, which gives the wine freshness and liveliness.

Herbaceous, botanical scent of rose petals and acacia blossom, sometimes with a slightly spicy taste, with higher alcoholic strength, unctuous and full-bodied. Fermented at low temperatures, the wines can develop a secondary scent of fermentation, while a specific scent of honey and honeycomb can develop through storage during maturation and ageing.

Greenish to straw yellow in colour, greenish yellow with golden tones, with a high extract and glycerol content, and a velvety and unctuous taste. The young wine is sometimes reminiscent of freshly mown grass. On the palate, they have bittersweet and spicy notes, and fine scents of citrus, while maturation in wooden barrels and bottle ageing impart an appealing velvetiness.

| General analytical characteristics |
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| Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) | 15,00 |
| Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) | 11,00 |
| Minimum total acidity | 4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid |
| Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) | 18 |
| Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) | 200 |

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

15,00

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

11,00

Minimum total acidity

4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

18

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

200

2.   Red wines

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

Hints of black raisins, deep red in colour, even purple in young wine, deep ruby red to brick red in wines over two years old, ruby red with terracotta tones after ageing, garnet red.

Bouquet – green bell peppers, blueberries, black cherries, a distinctive scent of wild vegetation, grass, acacia and linden blossom, of bunches of grapes in their first phase of development; green vegetation, asparagus, green olives, spicy (ginger, green chilli); ageing imparts notes of blackberries, ripe plums, sour cherries and coffee; depending on age, the strong tannin flavour confers hints of tobacco.

Taste – velvety, harmonious, rounded, rich, soft tannins, a faint but unmistakable fruity flavour of prunes (not smoked), blackberries, slight scents of vanilla or cinnamon with ageing, a fine scent of blackcurrants.

Intense aftertaste with a slight jamminess. Bouquet of forest fruit, fresh raspberries, bitter cherries, sour cherries, fresh, velvety taste; maturing and ageing impart a pleasingly long finish.

| General analytical characteristics |
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| Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) | 15,00 |
| Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) | 11,00 |
| Minimum total acidity | 4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid |
| Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) | 20 |
| Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) | 150 |

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

15,00

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

11,00

Minimum total acidity

4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

20

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

150

3.   Straw wine

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

Straw yellow, greenish-yellow to golden yellow in colour, with a typical Muscat bouquet (exotic fruit, citrus, floral notes of vine flowers, freshly cut hay, jasmine, acacia), pleasantly rounded and velvety. On the palate, the wines are fresh, fruity (pears, apricots, ripe yellow fruit) and velvety; with ageing, some varieties develop a complex bouquet with well-integrated acidity.

| General analytical characteristics |
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| Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) | 15,00 |
| Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) | 11,00 |
| Minimum total acidity | 4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid |
| Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) | 18 |
| Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) | 200 |

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

15,00

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

11,00

Minimum total acidity

4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

18

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

200

5.   Winemaking practices

5.1.   
  Specific winemaking practices

1.   Winemaking practices

Growing method

| — | planting density – minimum of 3 500 vines per hectare; |
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planting density – minimum of 3 500 vines per hectare;

| — | green harvesting – reducing the number of bunches of grapes at veraison (the onset of ripening), when the potential production exceeds the maximum limits admitted under the specification for wines bearing the Lechinţa controlled designation of origin. |
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green harvesting – reducing the number of bunches of grapes at veraison (the onset of ripening), when the potential production exceeds the maximum limits admitted under the specification for wines bearing the Lechinţa controlled designation of origin.

5.2.   
  Maximum yields

| 1. | harvested at full maturity (CMD), Pinot gris, Sauvignon, Neuburger, Fetească regală, Traminer roz varieties
  12 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare |
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1.

harvested at full maturity (CMD), Pinot gris, Sauvignon, Neuburger, Fetească regală, Traminer roz varieties

12 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

| 2. | for the DOC-CMD traditional term, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fetească neagră, Merlot, Pinot noir varieties
  12 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare |
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2.

for the DOC-CMD traditional term, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fetească neagră, Merlot, Pinot noir varieties

12 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

| 3. | harvested at full maturity (CMD), Riesling Italian, Fetească albă, Chardonnay varieties
  10 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare |
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3.

harvested at full maturity (CMD), Riesling Italian, Fetească albă, Chardonnay varieties

10 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

| 4. | harvested at full maturity (CMD), Muscat Ottonel variety
  8 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare |
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4.

harvested at full maturity (CMD), Muscat Ottonel variety

8 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

| 5. | harvested at full maturity (CMD), Pinot gris, Sauvignon, Neuburger, Fetească regală, Traminer roz varieties
  80 hectolitres per hectare |
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5.

harvested at full maturity (CMD), Pinot gris, Sauvignon, Neuburger, Fetească regală, Traminer roz varieties

80 hectolitres per hectare

| 6. | harvested at full maturity (CMD), Cabernet Sauvignon, Fetească neagră, Merlot, Pinot noir varieties
  78 hectolitres per hectare |
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6.

harvested at full maturity (CMD), Cabernet Sauvignon, Fetească neagră, Merlot, Pinot noir varieties

78 hectolitres per hectare

| 7. | harvested at full maturity (CMD), Riesling Italian, Fetească albă, Chardonnay varieties
  66 hectolitres per hectare |
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7.

harvested at full maturity (CMD), Riesling Italian, Fetească albă, Chardonnay varieties

66 hectolitres per hectare

| 8. | harvested at full maturity (CMD), Muscat Ottonel variety
  53 kilograms of grapes per hectare |
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8.

harvested at full maturity (CMD), Muscat Ottonel variety

53 kilograms of grapes per hectare

| 9. | straw wine (Muscat Ottonel)
  5 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare |
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9.

straw wine (Muscat Ottonel)

5 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

| 10. | straw wine (Muscat Ottonel)
  12,50 hectolitres per hectare |
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10.

straw wine (Muscat Ottonel)

12,50 hectolitres per hectare

6.   Demarcated geographical area

Bistrița-Năsăud county:

| — | Municipality of Lechinţa – villages of Lechinţa, Sângeorzu Nou, Vermeş, Ţigău and Sâniacob; |
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Municipality of Lechinţa – villages of Lechinţa, Sângeorzu Nou, Vermeş, Ţigău and Sâniacob;

| — | Municipality of Galaţii Bistriţei – villages of Galaţii Bistriţei, Herina and Tonciu; |
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Municipality of Galaţii Bistriţei – villages of Galaţii Bistriţei, Herina and Tonciu;

| — | Municipality of Matei – villages of Matei, Corvineşti, Enciu and Bidiu; |
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Municipality of Matei – villages of Matei, Corvineşti, Enciu and Bidiu;

| — | Municipality of Braniştea – village of Braniştea; |
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Municipality of Braniştea – village of Braniştea;

| — | Municipality of Petru Rareş – villages of Petru Rareş and Reteag; |
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Municipality of Petru Rareş – villages of Petru Rareş and Reteag;

| — | Municipality of Uriu – village of Uriu; |
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Municipality of Uriu – village of Uriu;

| — | Municipality of Şieu – Odorhei – villages of Şieu-Odorhei and Bretea; |
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Municipality of Şieu – Odorhei – villages of Şieu-Odorhei and Bretea;

| — | Villages of Teaca, Viile Tecii, Archiud, Ocniţa and Pinticu; |
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Villages of Teaca, Viile Tecii, Archiud, Ocniţa and Pinticu;

| — | Village of Urmeniş; |
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Village of Urmeniş;

| — | Village of Milaș; |
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Village of Milaș;

| — | Villages of Șieu, Ardan, Posmuș and Șoimuș. |
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Villages of Șieu, Ardan, Posmuș and Șoimuș.

| — | Municipality of Bistrița, comprising the localities of Ghinda and Viișoara |
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Municipality of Bistrița, comprising the localities of Ghinda and Viișoara

| — | Villages of Dumitra and Cepari; |
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Villages of Dumitra and Cepari;

| — | Villages of Budacu de Jos, Buduș and Jelna; |
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Villages of Budacu de Jos, Buduș and Jelna;

| — | Village of Livezile; |
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Village of Livezile;

| — | Municipality of Cetate – villages of Satu Nou and Petriș. |
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Municipality of Cetate – villages of Satu Nou and Petriș.

| — | Mureș County: |
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Mureș County:

| — | Villages of Batoș, Dedrad, Goreni and Uila; |
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Villages of Batoș, Dedrad, Goreni and Uila;

| — | Villages of Band, Mădăraș, Mărășești, Drăculea Bandului, Fânațe, Negrenii de Câmpie and Fânațele Mădărașului; |
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Villages of Band, Mădăraș, Mărășești, Drăculea Bandului, Fânațe, Negrenii de Câmpie and Fânațele Mădărașului;

| — | Villages of Ceuașu de Câmpie and Culpiu. |
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Villages of Ceuașu de Câmpie and Culpiu.

7.   Wine grape variety(-ies)

Cabernet Sauvignon N – Petit Vidure, Bourdeos tinto

Chardonnay B – Gentil blanc, Pinot blanc Chardonnay

Fetească albă B – Păsărească albă, Poama fetei, Mädchentraube, Leanyka, Leanka

Fetească neagră N – Schwarze Mädchentraube, Poama fetei neagră, Păsărească neagră, Coada rândunicii

Fetească regală B – Königliche Mädchentraube, Königsast, Kiralyleanka, Dănășană, Galbenă de Ardeal

Merlot N – Bigney rouge

Muscat Ottonel B – Muscat Ottonel blanc

Neuburger B – Neuburg

Pinot Gris G – Affumé, Grauer Burgunder, Grauburgunder, Grauer Mönch, Pinot cendré, Pinot Grigio, Ruländer

Pinot noir N – Blauer Spätburgunder, Burgund mic, Burgunder roter, Klăvner Morillon Noir

Riesling Italian B – Olasz Riesling, Olaszriesling, Welschriesling

Sauvignon B – Sauvignon verde

Traminer Rose Rs – Rosetraminer, Savagnin Rose, Gewürztraminer

8.   Description of the link(s)

8.1.   
  Details of the area

The terrain is exclusively hilly, comprising the Sub-Carpathian hills (Bistrița and Mureșu hills) in the east, and the high hills of the eastern Transylvania Plain (Jimboru, Lechinţa, Comlod and Mădăraș hills) in the west. The hills generally peak at an altitude of 300-500 m and have moderately or steeply inclined slopes (5° to 25°), and the vineyards are spread out widely. Average recorded precipitation is 650-700 mm/year in the valleys (715 in Beclean, 680 in Bistrița, 655 in Reghin, 647 in Chiochiș, 640 in Lechței, 635 in Teaca) and around 800 mm on the hilly peaks, reaching a maximum in May-August and a minimum in winter, when snow prevails for 30 to 40 days on average.

8.2.   
  Link with the demarcated area

The vineyards are usually on the southern, south-eastern or south-western slopes, and in the valleys between hills, where there is heat and light.

The low temperatures (5-10 oC) during the harvesting period decrease the oxidative and enzymatic processes, helping the grapes to stay in good condition and maintaining the quality of the scents specific to the varieties. The high acidity of the must is an important factor in must clarification operations and later helps to speed up the fermentation process.

The occurrence of foggy days in late summer, which continue for almost a third of the autumn (September and October), result in the grapes' slow maturation and the retention of scents and of constantly high acidity levels, which favourably influence the quality of the wines obtained. Furthermore, during the grape ripening period, average daytime temperatures are around 23 oC and average night-time temperatures around 12 oC. These two factors result in a constant increase in sugar content, while acidity is reduced, remaining constant or almost constant. This environment of reduced grape oxidation favours a constant increase in the quality of the free and bound scents, which are at high levels at the end of the ripening period.

8.3.   
  Product details

The white wines show fruitiness, vinosity and freshness. They are characterised by higher acidity as a result of the climate, which gives the wine freshness and liveliness. They are greenish to straw yellow in colour, greenish yellow with golden tones, with a high extract and glycerol content, and an unctuous taste.

They have appealing botanical scents, of rose petals, acacia blossom, raspberries, bitter cherries, sometimes with a slightly spicy taste. They are balanced as a result of the higher alcoholic strength, while the glycerol can make them unctuous and full-bodied. Fermented at low temperatures, the wines can develop a secondary scent of fermentation, while a specific scent of honey can develop through storage during maturation and ageing (the young wine is sometimes reminiscent of freshly cut hay).

On the palate, they tend towards bittersweet, slightly spicy or fine citrus scents, while maturation in wooden barrels and bottle ageing give them a pleasant velvetiness.

The red wines have hints of raisins, an intense taste after at least 18 months of storage, a deep red colour with hints of purple when young, deep ruby red when aged for over two years, sometimes brick red or ruby red, bright, with terracotta tones after ageing.

The fruity scents are of blueberries, black cherries, a distinctive scent of wild vegetation, and of bunches of grapes. Ageing often imparts scents of blackberries, ripe plums, sour cherries and coffee: depending on age, the strong tannin flavour becomes milder, bringing hints of tobacco, vanilla, coconut, liquorice, green bell peppers, green olives, toast and ginger.

Faint but unmistakable scents of prunes (not smoked) and blackberries; depending on the ageing period, notes of vanilla and cinnamon appear, with fine hints of blackcurrants. The wines are firmly astringent and full-bodied, with a botanical flavour and scent. With ageing, some wines may lose a little unctuosity, but they gain a harmonious bouquet.

9.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Marketing conditions (labelling)

Legal framework:

In national legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

No additional provisions.

In accordance with the producers’ wishes, and to enhance the association of certain names of localities with wine-making traditions, one of the following single vineyard designations may, or may not, be added to the Lechința protected designation of origin: VERMEȘ, SÂNIACOB, SÂNGEORZU NOU, TEACA, URMENIȘ, DUMITRA, VIIȘOARA (STEINIGER), BATOȘ, CULPIU.

Link to the product specification

https://www.onvpv.ro/sites/default/files/caiet_sarcini_doc_lechinta_modif_cf_cererii_2_de_modif_din_28.06.2018_no_track_changes_0.pdf

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 458/22

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Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2022/C 458/11)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘Malepère’

PDO-FR-A0196-AM01

Date of communication: 28.9.2022

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Geographical area and area in immediate proximity

In Chapter I of the specification, points (1) ‘Geographical area’ and (3) ‘Area in immediate proximity’ of Section IV ‘Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted’ have been amended with a reference to the Code géographique officiel (Official Geographical Code), which recognises and establishes the list of municipalities by department at national level. This editorial amendment allows the geographical area to be identified with reference to the version of the Official Geographical Code in force on 1 January 2022, which is updated by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), and gives the definition of the geographical area legal certainty.

This reference has been added to the single document under the points ‘Geographical area’ and ‘Additional conditions – area in immediate proximity’.

2.   Demarcated parcel area

The specification for the designation ‘Malepère’ has been amended in Chapter I, Section IV ‘Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted’, point (2) ‘Demarcated parcel area’, in order to add dates of approval by the national authority for parcels suitable for producing grapes of the designation.

This addition does not affect the single document.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1.   Name(s)

‘Malepère’

2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin

3.   Categories of grapevine products

| 1. | Wine |
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Wine

4.   Description of the wine(s)

1.   Organoleptic description of the wines

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION

The wines are still, dry red and rosé wines.

The red wine is a dry wine in which the Merlot N variety, an early-budding grape variety which achieves phenolic ripeness and optimum sugar content, is the main grape variety. It is characterised by a generally rather strong ruby colour and often has aromas of small red fruit which may evolve into aromas reminiscent of black fruit, sometimes with notes of truffle, spices and leather. They are generous, bold and full-bodied on the palate, with a touch of liveliness and a beautiful structure.

The rosé wine is a dry wine in which the Cabernet Franc N variety, with its longer growing cycle and resistance to grey rot, dominates, supplemented by the Cabernet-Sauvignon N, Cot N, Cinsaut N, Grenache N and Lledoner pelut N varieties. It usually has a pale and bright colour. On the nose, it develops intense fruity notes, often of white fruit. The sensation in the mouth is fresh and complex, with an intense finish.

2.   Analytical characteristics

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION

The red and rosé wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 12 %.

During packaging and when placed on the consumer market, the red wines have a malic acid content not exceeding 0,4 grams per litre.

At the time of packaging and placing on the market for the consumer, red wines with a natural alcoholic strength by volume of not more than 14 % have a fermentable sugar (glucose + fructose) content not exceeding 3 grams per litre, whereas red wines with an alcoholic strength by volume of more than 14 % have a fermentable sugar (glucose + fructose) content not exceeding 4 grams per litre. The rosé wines have a fermentable sugar (glucose + fructose) content not exceeding 4 grams per litre.

The total acidity, volatile acidity and sulphur dioxide contents and the total alcoholic strength are those laid down in EU legislation.

| General analytical characteristics |
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| Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) | |
| Minimum total acidity | |
| Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) | |
| Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) | |

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum total acidity

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

5.   Wine-making practices

5.1.   
  Specific oenological practices

1.   Cultivation method

| — | The minimum planting density of the vines is 4 000 plants per hectare. The spacing between the rows must not exceed 2,50 metres and the spacing between plants in the same row must be at least 0,90 metres. |
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The minimum planting density of the vines is 4 000 plants per hectare. The spacing between the rows must not exceed 2,50 metres and the spacing between plants in the same row must be at least 0,90 metres.

The area available for each plant must not exceed 2,5 m2. This area is obtained by multiplying the distances between rows and the space between plants in the same row.

| — | Pruning takes place before 30 April. |
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Pruning takes place before 30 April.

| — | For gobelet-training: short pruning of vines, with a maximum of 12 buds per plant. Each spur has a maximum of 2 buds. |
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For gobelet-training: short pruning of vines, with a maximum of 12 buds per plant. Each spur has a maximum of 2 buds.

| — | For cordon de Royat training: short pruning of the vines, with a maximum of 10 buds per plant, each spur carrying a maximum of 2 buds. |
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For cordon de Royat training: short pruning of the vines, with a maximum of 10 buds per plant, each spur carrying a maximum of 2 buds.

| — | Single Guyot pruning may be used for the Cot and Merlot varieties, with a maximum of 10 buds per plant, including no more than 6 on the cane, and no more than 2 spurs with a maximum of 2 buds each. |
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Single Guyot pruning may be used for the Cot and Merlot varieties, with a maximum of 10 buds per plant, including no more than 6 on the cane, and no more than 2 spurs with a maximum of 2 buds each.

| — | Single Guyot pruning may be used for the Cabernet Franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon varieties, with a maximum of 12 buds per plant, including no more than 8 on the cane, and no more than 2 spurs with a maximum of 2 buds each. |
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Single Guyot pruning may be used for the Cabernet Franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon varieties, with a maximum of 12 buds per plant, including no more than 8 on the cane, and no more than 2 spurs with a maximum of 2 buds each.

| — | For simple Guyot pruning, the number of buds on the cane may be more than 6 or 8 by that date, provided that on 31 May the vines are pruned in accordance with the above provisions.
  Irrigation may be authorised. |
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For simple Guyot pruning, the number of buds on the cane may be more than 6 or 8 by that date, provided that on 31 May the vines are pruned in accordance with the above provisions.

Irrigation may be authorised.

2.   Specific oenological practice

The use of oenological charcoal to make rosé wines, either alone or mixed in preparations, is prohibited.

Besides the above provisions, the oenological practices adopted for the wines must comply with the obligations laid down by EU legislation and by the Rural and Fisheries Code.

5.2.   
  Maximum yields

| 1. | 60 hectolitres per hectare |
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60 hectolitres per hectare

6.   Demarcated geographical area

The grapes are harvested and the wines made, processed and aged on the territory of the following municipalities of the department of Aude:

Alaigne, Alairac, Arzens, Bellegarde-du-Razès, Belvèze-du-Razès, Brézilhac, Brugairolles, Cailhau, Cailhavel, Cambieure, Carcassonne, La Cassaigne, Caux-et-Sauzens, Couffoulens, La Courtète, Donazac, Fanjeaux, Fenouillet-du-Razès, Ferran, La Force, Gramazie, Hounoux, Lasserre-de-Prouille, Laurac, Lauraguel, Lavalette, Malviès, Mazerolles-du-Razès, Montclar, Montgradail, Montréal, Preixan, Roullens, Routier, Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan, Villarzel-du-Razès, Villeneuve-lès-Montréal, Villesèquelande and Villesiscle.

7.   Wine grape variety(-ies)

| | Cabernet Franc N |
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Cabernet Franc N

| | Cabernet Sauvignon N |
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Cabernet Sauvignon N

| | Cinsaut N – Cinsault |
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Cinsaut N – Cinsault

| | Cot N – Malbec |
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Cot N – Malbec

| | Grenache N |
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Grenache N

| | Lledoner pelut N |
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Lledoner pelut N

| | Merlot N |
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Merlot N

8.   Description of the link(s)

8.1.   
  Description of the natural and human factors relevant to the link

Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

The geographical area is bordered:

| — | to the south by the geographical area of the controlled designation of origin ‘Limoux’; |
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to the south by the geographical area of the controlled designation of origin ‘Limoux’;

| — | to the east by the Aude river, which separates the Malepère massif from the Corbières massif; |
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to the east by the Aude river, which separates the Malepère massif from the Corbières massif;

| — | to the north by the Lauragais valley, extended by the Fresquel plain and bordered to the south by the Canal du Midi; |
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to the north by the Lauragais valley, extended by the Fresquel plain and bordered to the south by the Canal du Midi;

| — | to the west by the limestone cuesta of Fanjeaux, which demarcates the separation between the oceanic catchment area and the Mediterranean catchment area. |
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to the west by the limestone cuesta of Fanjeaux, which demarcates the separation between the oceanic catchment area and the Mediterranean catchment area.

With its topography dating from the formation of the Pyrenees, the Malepère massif, although seemingly compact, is, in its softest parts, cut through from the top by sometimes deep, canyon-like valleys.

All around the massif, puddingstone or sandstone lenses have resisted erosion, forming mamelons known as ‘Pech’, spread out in garlands as part of a varied landscape characterised by its smooth and harmonious forms.

At the bottom of the slope, the clay-limestone hillsides meet the sandy-loamy-gravelly alluvial plains of the Aude (to the east), the Sou (to the south-west) and the Fresquel (to the north).

Wood and coppice dominate in the centre of the massif, on steep slopes and not very fertile soils, while the vineyards, which are limited to an altitude of 350 metres when facing south and 300 metres when facing north, are located around the edge, occupying hillsides and terraces.

The geographical area is thus confined to the territory of 39 municipalities in the west of the department of Aude, grouped around the Malepère massif, the top of which (Pech de Mont-Naut) is located at an altitude of 442 metres.

The most characteristic soils are made from molasse. Depending on their horizons and composition, these soils are of a varied nature, ranging from hard but brittle sandstony limestone to soft clay.

Puddingstone and sandstone create light soils that are easily penetrated by roots. Clays, in combination with sandy to gravelly elements, have the best possible water-holding capacity. In a sub-Mediterranean climate, this ensures a continuous water supply. The vineyards are also located on alluvial terraces, with well-drained clayey-gravelly or stony soils.

The geographical area is situated in an original transitional climate zone, between Mediterranean and oceanic influences. From east to west, a pronounced Mediterranean climate illustrated by summer droughts gives way to a Mediterranean climate mitigated by oceanic influences, resulting in a smaller summer rainfall deficit.

Under a range of diverse mesoclimates, natural vegetation combines elements of Mediterranean vegetation (green oak) with elements of sub-Mediterranean vegetation (downy oak).

Description of the human factors relevant to the link

The vineyards of the controlled designation of origin ‘Malepère’ are the most westerly vineyards of the Languedoc. Their presence dates back to Roman times. In 1072, the Count of Barcelona, overlord of Razès, came to Malviès to settle a ‘delicate’ matter of vine-sharing. Later, the construction of the Canal du Midi in the 17th century encouraged the circulation of wines between Aquitaine and the Mediterranean.

At the end of the 19th century, the vineyards were heavily affected by phylloxera, and they subsequently turned to the production of blended wines. In the 1960s, at the instigation of producers, technicians and researchers from the University of Toulouse, they embarked on a conversion of the vineyards.

Inspired by the natural vegetation, this human community has identified the best match between location and grape varieties to produce authentic wines.

A suitability gradient is formed between the light soils of the most Mediterranean parts to the east (Carcassès) and the lower slope soils resting on thick colluvial layers (Razès), which explains the diversity of the varieties chosen.

The moist and thick mid-slope substrates are used for the ‘Atlantic’ Cabernet Franc N, Cabernet-Sauvignon N and Merlot N varieties, while the Mediterranean varieties, Grenache N, Lledoner pelut N and Cinsaut N. are planted on the dry plots on high slopes.

The Cot N variety is grown in intermediate areas that are neither too dry nor too infertile.

This community has thus preserved its history, built up its know-how and enhanced the reputation and quality of the wines, which were granted ‘Malepère’ registered designation of origin by the Decree of 4 May 2007, having previously been granted designation of origin as ‘vin délimité de qualité supérieure’ in 1976.

For the 2009 harvest, the production of registered designation of origin ‘Malepère’ wines amounted to 12 000 hectolitres, of which 65 % were red wines and 35 % were rosé wines, declared by 73 producers, grouped together in 4 cooperative cellars, and 14 estates.

8.2.   
  Causal interactions

In this particular geographical location, characterised by a Mediterranean climate but with a more oceanic water regime, where hot days alternate with cool nights, producers have been able to showcase all their know-how, helped by the many different substrates and exposures.

Thus, in this specific ecological environment, they have combined Atlantic and Mediterranean varieties and found the best possible growing conditions, resulting in the complex and original ‘Malepère’ wines.

In order to properly reflect the distinct features of the geographical environment, the parcels are selected and demarcated for the grape harvest. This demarcation allows for the vines to be managed most effectively. Vine vigour and potential production are controlled by the practice of maintaining low yields by applying strict pruning rules.

The reputation of ‘Malepère’ wines was already mentioned in the 14th century in the Green Paper of the Archbishopric of Narbonne, which listed the properties, vines and rights of the archbishops and referred to the cellars of Alaigne and Routier, whose wines were reserved for the bishops and the court.

‘Malepère’ wines were first noticed at the 1897 ‘concours général agricole’ (general agricultural fair), in the form of wines from Château de Caux, which would subsequently go on to win numerous awards.

Thus, although in the Occitan language ‘Male Peyre’ means ‘bad building stone’, the human community has over time preserved and shaped a landscape in which vines, fields and oak woods mix, a landscape brilliantly recreated by the pointillist painter Achille Lauge.

9.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Legal framework

National legislation

Type of further condition

Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition

The area in immediate proximity, defined by derogation for the vinification, development and ageing of the wines, comprises the territory of the following municipalities of the department of Aude, based on the Official Geographic Code in force on 1 January 2022:

Alzonne, Berriac, Bram, Cavanac, Cazilhac, Cépie, Escueillens-et-Saint-Just-de-Bélengard, Gaja-et-Villedieu, Laurabuc, Leuc, Limoux, Loupia, Monthaut, Montirat, Palaja, Pauligne, Pennautier, Pezens, Pieusse, Pomas, Rouffiac-d’Aude, Sainte-Eulalie, Trèbes, Verzeille, Villasavary, Villedubert, Villemoustaussou and Villelongue-d’Aude.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-eb1bbdaf-dcfa-4d39-a45e-83206261b02f

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1.12.2022

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 458/27

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Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

(2022/C 458/12)

This publication confers the right to oppose the application pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) within three months from the date of this publication.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION OF A TRADITIONAL SPECIALITY GUARANTEED

‘Суджук Търновски / Sudzhuk Tarnovski / Търновски Суджук / Tarnovski Sudzhuk’

EU No: TSG-BG-02861 – 17.8.2022

BULGARIA

1.   Name(s) to be registered

‘Суджук Търновски / Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Търновски Суджук / Tarnovski Sudzhuk’

2.   Type of product

Class 1.2. Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

3.   Grounds for registration

3.1.   
  Whether the product:

| ☒ | results from a mode of production, processing or composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product or foodstuff |
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results from a mode of production, processing or composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product or foodstuff

| ☐ | is produced from raw materials or ingredients that are those traditionally used |
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is produced from raw materials or ingredients that are those traditionally used

‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is the result of its traditional composition and production method. This consists of the appropriate sorting of the beef and the selection and dosage of natural seasonings (black or white pepper, savory, cardamom, allspice), the formation of the individual pieces into a horseshoe shape, and the specific pressing and drying process, which gives the finished product its unique flattened horseshoe shape and distinctive flavour and aroma.

3.2.   
  Whether the name:

| ☒ | has been traditionally used to refer to the specific product |
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has been traditionally used to refer to the specific product

| ☐ | identifies the traditional character or specific character of the product |
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identifies the traditional character or specific character of the product

The name ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is specific in itself. Veliko Tarnovo, after which the product is named, is a large Bulgarian city which, long ago, was the capital city of the Second Bulgarian Empire. There was a meat processing slaughterhouse in the city, which mainly produced sudzhuk sausages and other meat products. In addition to its excellent organoleptic qualities and long shelf life, the place of production of ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ has played an important role in establishing the name of and commercial interest in the product. The first normative document was Industry Standard (ON) 18-71921-80 on ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ and ‘Sudzhuk Plevenski’, drawn up in 1980 (National Agricultural and Industrial Union, Sofia, 1980). Due to the broad popularity the product has acquired under this name, it is now produced all year round. The traditional recipe and production technique are adhered to strictly, and its quality and characteristics are not influenced by seasonal or geographical variations. This practice still applies to the production of ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’.

4.   Description

4.1.   
  Description of the product to which the name under point 1 applies, including its main physical, chemical, microbiological or organoleptic characteristics showing the product’s specific character (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

What distinguishes ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ from other raw-cured meat products in this group is primarily the characteristic horseshoe shape acquired by the product after pressing. In addition, the product has a specific flavour, which is achieved by mixing the raw material with the seasonings, as required by the recipe, and by applying the traditional production method.

Physical properties – shape and dimensions:

‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is a pressed, raw-cured meat product made from fresh ground beef, auxiliary ingredients and natural seasonings (black or white pepper, savory, cardamom and allspice), stuffed into natural bovine or porcine small intestine casing with a diameter of up to 40 mm. The open ends are joined with twine or clipped to give the product its horseshoe shape.

Chemical properties:

| — | water content: ≤ 45 %; |
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water content: ≤ 45 %;

| — | total protein: ≥ 15,4 %; |
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total protein: ≥ 15,4 %;

| — | salt: ≤ 5,4 %; |
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salt: ≤ 5,4 %;

| — | pH: not less than 5,2. |
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pH: not less than 5,2.

Organoleptic properties:

| — | Casing: clean, smooth, free of blemishes, no fatty condensate and no cavities under it; with dry white mould not penetrating inside. The casing adheres tightly to the filling. |
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Casing: clean, smooth, free of blemishes, no fatty condensate and no cavities under it; with dry white mould not penetrating inside. The casing adheres tightly to the filling.

| — | Cut surface: evenly distributed fat particles. |
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Cut surface: evenly distributed fat particles.

| — | Meat filling: compact; dark red to brown-red in colour. |
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Meat filling: compact; dark red to brown-red in colour.

| — | Consistency: dense and elastic. |
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Consistency: dense and elastic.

| — | Flavour and smell: moderately salty flavour; a distinct aroma of the seasonings used and free from foreign flavours and odours. |
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Flavour and smell: moderately salty flavour; a distinct aroma of the seasonings used and free from foreign flavours and odours.

‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is suitable for direct consumption after removal of the casing (when bovine small intestine has been used as a casing).

‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ may be marketed whole, cut, or sliced, vacuum-packed or in modified-atmosphere packaging.

4.2.   
  Description of the production method of the product to which the name under point 1 applies that the producers must follow including, where appropriate, the nature and characteristics of the raw materials or ingredients used, and the method by which the product is prepared (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

The following raw materials and auxiliary ingredients are used to produce ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’:

| | Meat: 100 kg fresh beef |
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Meat: 100 kg fresh beef

| | Seasoning (for 100 kg of meat):






  — | natural black or white pepper: 500 g |
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Seasoning (for 100 kg of meat):

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natural black or white pepper: 500 g

| — | savory: 200 g |
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savory: 200 g

| — | natural cardamom: 50 g |
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natural cardamom: 50 g

| — | natural allspice: 50 g |
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natural allspice: 50 g

| | Other ingredients (for 100 kg of meat):






  — | sugar: 100 g |
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Other ingredients (for 100 kg of meat):

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sugar: 100 g

| — | salt: 2,2 kg |
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salt: 2,2 kg

| — | preservative: potassium nitrate: 60 g or sodium nitrate: 51 g |
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preservative: potassium nitrate: 60 g or sodium nitrate: 51 g

| — | anti-oxidant – ascorbic acid (E300): 50 g |
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anti-oxidant – ascorbic acid (E300): 50 g

The use of starter cultures is allowed.

Casing: natural (salted bovine or porcine small intestine) – up to 40 mm in diameter (φ).

Twine or clips and suspension hooks.

Production method:

Fresh beef, seasonings, salting ingredients and starter cultures, as per the recipe, are used to produce ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’.

After the bones and sinews have been removed and the beef has been sorted, it is cut into pieces manually or mechanically. The chopped meat is weighed according to the recipe and it is then ground in one of the following three ways:

| — | by grinding in a meat grinder (mincer) and blending in a cutter machine; |
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by grinding in a meat grinder (mincer) and blending in a cutter machine;

| — | by grinding in a meat grinder (mincer) and blending in a mixer; |
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by grinding in a meat grinder (mincer) and blending in a mixer;

| — | by grinding and blending in a cutter machine. |
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by grinding and blending in a cutter machine.

During mixing, the pre-mixed salting ingredients, seasonings and starter culture are added.

The finished sausage mixture is stuffed into natural bovine or porcine small intestine casing, with a diameter of up to 40 mm, using a sausage stuffer machine. The stuffed intestines are cut, clamped at the open ends and joined with twine or clipped to give the product its horseshoe shape. Straight after stuffing, the tied pieces are gently pricked with a fine needle in case any air is trapped under the casing. They are placed on wooden or metal frames (rods) arranged on sausage trolleys, where they are dried and drained at an air temperature of between 8 oC and 24 oC, and 65 to 90 % relative humidity, depending on whether or not starter cultures are used. The drained and dried pieces are transferred to natural or air-conditioned chambers (rooms), where the air temperature does not exceed 17 oC and the relative humidity does not exceed 85 %. During drying and maturation, the sausages are pressed two to three times using flat wooden, plastic or metal presses. The production supervisor determines by sight when the sausages are ready for pressing. The first pressing takes place when the surface of the product is fully dry to the touch. Subsequent pressing takes place as the production supervisor sees fit. The sausages remain in the press for 12 to 24 hours at each pressing. During the pressing process, the mechanical pressure slightly raises the temperature of the product. Combined with the condensed moisture, this enables a layer of white noble mould to form on the surface.

The production process for ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ takes at least 12 days and is complete when the product has taken on its characteristic structure and consistency.

4.3.   
  Description of the key elements establishing the product’s traditional character (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is a traditional Bulgarian raw-cured meat product with a long shelf life. It is made from fresh ground meat, natural seasonings and auxiliary ingredients, and stuffed into casings. It has been produced for over 50 years by applying the original technique, consisting of the appropriate sorting of the meat, the selection and dosage of the seasonings, and the formation of the individual pieces into horseshoe shapes. During drying and maturation, the product undergoes pressing, which is typical of traditional Bulgarian products and helps to achieve the specific outer appearance, excellent consistency and taste qualities. Veliko Tarnovo, after which ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is named, is a large Bulgarian city which, long ago, was the capital city of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Among other economic activities in the city, there were establishments that took delivery of meat and produced two main products during that period: pastarma, made from unground meat, and sudzhuk, made from minced meat.

In 1954, a large meat factory was built in Veliko Tarnovo, meeting all hygiene and technological requirements. For a long time, the factory has been one of the leading establishments in the country in terms of the quality of its meat products and its export activity. It is here that ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ was first produced and became established.

The first normative document for the traditional production of the product named ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ in the city was Industry Standard (ON) 18-71921-80, dating from 1980.

In 1983, following a series of amendments to the names of the normative documents, Technical Standard (TU) 73-83 was introduced, and the recipe, quality requirements and production technique have remained unchanged since then.

There is also evidence of the production of ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ in the past in operational documents, such as the ‘Nomenklatura na asortimentite mesni proizvedenia za proizvodstvo’ (Nomenclature of assorted meat products for production’), DSO Rodopa, Sofia, dated 1.12.1981, and the ‘Spisak na mesnite produkti v redovno proizvodstvo’ (List of meat products in regular production), DSO Rodopa, Sofia, dated 15.3.1984.

‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is referred to in the specialised literature: Dr Konstantin Stoynov and Dr Hristo Toshkov, ‘Tehnologia na mesoto i mesnite produkti’ (Meat and meat product technology): Part 2 – Meat processing technology, Sofia, 1974, p. 134; and ‘Sbornik s traditsionni balgarski retsepturi i tehnologii. Lykanki i Sudzhutsi’ (Collection of traditional Bulgarian recipes and techniques. Lukanka and Sudzhuk sausages), published by the Association of Meat Processors in Bulgaria, Sofia, 2002, pp. 40-41.

‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ has very often been showcased by individual establishments at the annual Taynata na balgarskiya vkus (Secret of Bulgarian Taste) competition during the Meatmania international meat and meat products exhibition in Sofia.

The product was originally produced mainly in late autumn and winter (November to March), as the air temperature and humidity conditions were favourable for drying and maturation. Later, with the perfection of the technique and introduction of air-conditioned drying chambers, it started to be produced all year round in all regions of the country, without this having any effect on the quality of the product. Today, ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is still produced as a traditional and popular product, with a long shelf life, following a method and recipe that have remained unchanged.

Seasonal production is no longer essential, given the widespread availability of air-conditioned drying chambers in meat industry establishments. Production of ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ has spread throughout Bulgaria. The product fulfils all the requirements to be a representative traditional meat product. The traditional flavour, established over the years and preserved up to the present day, is due to the specific seasonings used (black or white pepper, allspice, cardamom and savory). The traditional production method for ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’, unchanged for the last 50 years, is described in point 4.2.

The production of ‘Sudzhuk Tarnovski’ / ‘Tarnovski sudzhuk’ is linked to a combination of microbiological, physico-chemical and biochemical processes that take place during the initial refrigeration processing, machine processing, drying and maturation stages. It develops a very good structure and appearance when cut, a stable colour, a rich aroma and a distinctive, appealing flavour, due to the natural seasonings (allspice and cardamom, along with savory and black or white pepper). These organoleptic qualities are also due to the high level of professionalism of the producers and their strict compliance with hygiene and technological requirements at every stage of the complex production technique. In that respect, tradition is important as regards both production and continuous control of the product.

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(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

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| 1.12.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 458/31 |
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1.12.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 458/31

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Publication of the amended single document following the approval of a minor amendment pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

(2022/C 458/13)

The European Commission has approved this minor amendment in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (1).

The application for approval of this minor amendment can be consulted in the Commission’s eAmbrosia database.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘Priego de Córdoba’

EU No: PDO-ES-0053-AM01 – 1.12.2020

PDO (X) PGI ( )

1.   Name

‘Priego de Córdoba’

2.   Member State or Third Country

Spain

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1.   
  Type of product

Class 1.5. Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)

3.2.   
  Description of the product to which the name in (1) applies

Extra virgin olive oil obtained from Picudo, Hojiblanca and Picual olives.

The product has the following characteristics:

| | Peroxide value not exceeding 15; K270 not exceeding 0,15. |
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Peroxide value not exceeding 15; K270 not exceeding 0,15.

| | Less than 0,1 % moisture and impurities. |
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Less than 0,1 % moisture and impurities.

The protected extra virgin olive oil comes in the following types:

| | ‘Picudo’: the Picudo variety accounts for over 50 % of the olives used to make this oil; acidity may not exceed 0,5 %; smell and taste are fruity, aromatic, pleasant and sweet when first tasted. |
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‘Picudo’: the Picudo variety accounts for over 50 % of the olives used to make this oil; acidity may not exceed 0,5 %; smell and taste are fruity, aromatic, pleasant and sweet when first tasted.

| | ‘Hojiblanco’: the Hojiblanca variety accounts for over 50 % of the olives used to make this oil; acidity may not exceed 0,5 %; smell and taste are fruity, fresh, pleasant and sweet when first tasted. |
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‘Hojiblanco’: the Hojiblanca variety accounts for over 50 % of the olives used to make this oil; acidity may not exceed 0,5 %; smell and taste are fruity, fresh, pleasant and sweet when first tasted.

| | ‘Picual’: the Picual variety accounts for over 50 % of the olives used to make this oil; smell and taste are fruity and aromatic, with delicate to medium bitterness. |
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‘Picual’: the Picual variety accounts for over 50 % of the olives used to make this oil; smell and taste are fruity and aromatic, with delicate to medium bitterness.

3.3.   
  Feed (for products of animal origin only) and raw materials (for processed products only)

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3.4.   
  Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area

The olives must be grown and the oils extracted in the area described in point 4.

3.5.   
  Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product to which the registered name refers

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3.6.   
  Specific rules concerning labelling of the product to which the registered name refers

The protected designation of origin ‘Priego de Córdoba’ must appear prominently on the labels used for the protected extra virgin oils. Labels must be approved by the Regulatory Board before they can be used on the market.

A guarantee seal, label or numbered certification label issued by the Regulatory Board must be placed on every package of protected extra virgin olive oil at the mill or packaging plant, in accordance with the rules laid down by the Board. These labels must be attached in such a way that they cannot be removed and re-attached elsewhere.

4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

The production area is what is known in Spain as a comarca natural (‘natural district’) in the south-east of the province of Córdoba, deep in the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park. It comprises the municipalities of Almedinilla, Carcabuey, Fuente Tójar and Priego de Córdoba.

5.   Link with the geographical area

The area is rugged and mountainous, crossed by several mountain ranges with peaks as high as 1 000 metres above sea level. Its geological origins vary, with marl, dolomitic limestone, clays and sands as well as pebbles of limestone and gypsum. The olive groves are planted on soils ranging from sandy clay loam to clay, with a high calcium carbonate content and an average amount of organic matter, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron and boron. The area has a continental climate with temperatures that vary significantly depending on altitude and orientation.

Rainfall varies from 400 litres per year in the eastern part of the area to 700 at the higher altitudes (Priego, Carcabuey and Almedinilla). A good environment for olive tree development is created through the use of appropriate growing, crop-tending, fertilisation and pruning practices as well as pest and disease control techniques. This yields healthy olives that give an oil with distinctive characteristics, closely linked to the local environment.

6.   Reference to publication of the product specification

https://juntadeandalucia.es/export/drupaljda/Pliego_Priego_Cordoba_modificado.pdf

or by navigating as follows from the homepage of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (https://juntadeandalucia.es/organismos/agriculturaganaderiapescaydesarrollosostenible.html):

| | Áreas de actividad [Areas of activity] > Industrias y Cadena Agroalimentaria [Agri-food industries and chain] > Calidad [Quality] > Denominaciones de Calidad [Quality schemes] > Aceite de Oliva Virgen Extra [Extra virgin olive oil] |
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Áreas de actividad [Areas of activity] > Industrias y Cadena Agroalimentaria [Agri-food industries and chain] > Calidad [Quality] > Denominaciones de Calidad [Quality schemes] > Aceite de Oliva Virgen Extra [Extra virgin olive oil]

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(1)  OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17.

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