# Official Journal C 308/2009

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.308.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 308 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5218 December 2009 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.308.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 308

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5218 December 2009

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2009/C 308/01 | Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 14 December 2009 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (ECB/2009/26) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

2009/C 308/01

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 14 December 2009 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (ECB/2009/26)

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 308/02 | Commission declaration on net neutrality | 2 |
| 2009/C 308/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5686 — Vitol Holding/Petroplus Refining Antwerp/Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2009/C 308/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5704 — JBS/BERTIN) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 308/02

Commission declaration on net neutrality

2

2009/C 308/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5686 — Vitol Holding/Petroplus Refining Antwerp/Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen) (
  1
  )

1

3

2009/C 308/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5704 — JBS/BERTIN) (
  1
  )

1

3

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 308/05 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2009/C 308/06 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2009/C 308/07 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
  1
  ) | 11 |
| 2009/C 308/08 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
  1
  ) | 15 |
| 2009/C 308/09 | Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1; OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 5; OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11; OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14; OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12; OJ C 331, 21.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15; OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9; OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2) | 20 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 308/05

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2009/C 308/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
  1
  )

1

5

2009/C 308/07

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
  1
  )

1

11

2009/C 308/08

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
  1
  )

1

15

2009/C 308/09

Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1; OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 5; OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11; OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14; OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12; OJ C 331, 21.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15; OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9; OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 308/10 | Call for applications regarding Commission Decision 2009/427/EC setting up the expert group for technical advice on organic production | 22 |
| 2009/C 308/11 | Call for proposals — EACEA/30/09 — EU-Canada Programme for Co-operation in Higher Education, Training and Youth — Call for proposals 2010 — Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships — Transatlantic Degree Partnerships | 42 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 308/12 | Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and a partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ironing boards originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China | 44 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 308/13 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 47 |
| 2009/C 308/14 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 51 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2009/C 308/10

Call for applications regarding Commission Decision 2009/427/EC setting up the expert group for technical advice on organic production

22

2009/C 308/11

Call for proposals — EACEA/30/09 — EU-Canada Programme for Co-operation in Higher Education, Training and Youth — Call for proposals 2010 — Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships — Transatlantic Degree Partnerships

Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships

Transatlantic Degree Partnerships

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

2009/C 308/12

Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and a partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ironing boards originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China

44

OTHER ACTS

Commission

2009/C 308/13

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

47

2009/C 308/14

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

51

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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 14 December 2009

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

(ECB/2009/26)

2009/C 308/01

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union. |
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(1)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

| (2) | The mandate of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland’s current external auditors ended after the audit for the financial year 2008. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2009. |
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(2)

The mandate of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland’s current external auditors ended after the audit for the financial year 2008. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2009.

| (3) | The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has selected Deloitte & Touche as its external auditors for the financial years 2009 to 2011, |
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(3)

The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has selected Deloitte & Touche as its external auditors for the financial years 2009 to 2011,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Deloitte & Touche should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland for the financial years 2009 to 2011.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 14 December 2009.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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Commission declaration on net neutrality

2009/C 308/02

‘The Commission attaches high importance to preserving the open and neutral character of the Internet, taking full account of the will of the co-legislators now to enshrine net neutrality as a policy objective and regulatory principle to be promoted by national regulatory authorities (1), alongside the strengthening of related transparency requirements (2) and the creation of safeguard powers for national regulatory authorities to prevent the degradation of services and the hindering or slowing down of traffic over public networks (3). The Commission will monitor closely the implementation of these provisions in the Member States, introducing a particular focus on how the “net freedoms” of European citizens are being safeguarded in its annual Progress Report to the European Parliament and the Council. In the meantime, the Commission will monitor the impact of market and technological developments on “net freedoms” reporting to the European Parliament and the Council before the end of 2010 on whether additional guidance is required, and will invoke its existing competition law powers to deal with any anti-competitive practices that may emerge.’

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(1)  Article 1(8)(g) of Directive 2009/140/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 37).

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(2)  Article 1(14) of Directive 2009/136/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 11).

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(3)  See footnote 2.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5686 — Vitol Holding/Petroplus Refining Antwerp/Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 308/03

On 9 December 2009, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5686. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5686. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5704 — JBS/BERTIN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 308/04

On 9 December 2009, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5704. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5704. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

17 December 2009

2009/C 308/05

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,4343 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,27 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4415 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88995 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,4380 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5053 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,4050 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,105 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 278,07 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7068 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2028 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2195 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,1791 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6195 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5389 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,1261 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,0194 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0126 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 688,18 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,8197 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,7943 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2889 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 13 643,99 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9304 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 66,852 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 44,1910 |
| THB | Thai baht | 47,655 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5438 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,3985 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 67,2490 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4343

JPY

Japanese yen

129,27

DKK

Danish krone

7,4415

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88995

SEK

Swedish krona

10,4380

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5053

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4050

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,105

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

278,07

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7068

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2028

RON

Romanian leu

4,2195

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1791

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6195

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5389

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,1261

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,0194

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0126

KRW

South Korean won

1 688,18

ZAR

South African rand

10,8197

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,7943

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2889

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

13 643,99

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9304

PHP

Philippine peso

66,852

RUB

Russian rouble

44,1910

THB

Thai baht

47,655

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5438

MXN

Mexican peso

18,3985

INR

Indian rupee

67,2490

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 308/06

| Reference number of State Aid | X 321/09 |
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| Member State | Spain |
| Member State reference number | RGE91/2008 |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Comunidad Valenciana
  Article 87(3)(c) |
| Granting authority | Conselleria de Economia, Hacienda y Empleo — SERVEF |
| C/ Navarro Reverter, 2 |
| 46004 Valencia |
| ESPAÑA |
| https://www.servef.es |

Reference number of State Aid

X 321/09

Member State

Spain

Member State reference number

RGE91/2008

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Comunidad Valenciana

Article 87(3)(c)

Granting authority

Conselleria de Economia, Hacienda y Empleo — SERVEF

C/ Navarro Reverter, 2

46004 Valencia

ESPAÑA

https://www.servef.es

Title of the aid measure

Programa de formación profesional para el empleo en empresas

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Orden de 30 de diciembre de 2008 de la Conselleria de Economía Hacienda y Empleo, por la que se determina el programa de formación profesional para el empleo dirigido prioritariamente a trabajadores ocupados y se regula el procedimiento general para la concesión de ayudas durante el ejercicio 2009. Publicada en el DOCV número 5944 de fecha 30 de enero de 2009.

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

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Duration

30.1.2009-31.12.2009

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 5,70 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Programa Operativo F.S.E 2007-2013 — 2,85 EUR (en millones)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Specific training (Article 38(1))

25 %

20 %

General training (Article 38(2))

60 %

20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

https://www.docv.gva.es/portal/portal/2009/01/30/pdf/2009_869.pdf

| Reference number of State Aid | X 872/09 |
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| Member State | Germany |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Niedersachsen
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen — NBank |
| Günther-Wagner-Allee 12—16 |
| 30177 Hannover |
| DEUTSCHLAND |
| https://www.nbank.de |

Reference number of State Aid

X 872/09

Member State

Germany

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Niedersachsen

Mixed

Granting authority

Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen — NBank

Günther-Wagner-Allee 12—16

30177 Hannover

DEUTSCHLAND

https://www.nbank.de

Title of the aid measure

Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung von Maßnahmen im Rahmen des Programms „Weiterbildungsoffensive für den Mittelstand“

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

§ 44 Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung i. V. m.

Art. 39 Verordnung (EG) Nr. 800/2008 (Allgemeine Gruppenfreistellungsverordnung)

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

1.10.2009-31.12.2015

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 8,31 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

CCI-Code OP Ziel Konvergenz: 2007DE051PO003

Genehmigt durch die Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission vom 24. Juli 2007

CCI-Code OP Ziel RWB: 2007DE052PO007

Genehmigt durch die Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission vom 13. Juli 2007 — 5,37 EUR (in Mio.)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Specific training (Article 38(1))

25 %

10 %

General training (Article 38(2))

60 %

10 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.nbank.de/Oeffentliche_Einrichtungen/Arbeitsmarkt/Bildung_und_Qualifizierung/Weiterbildungsoffensive_WOM.php

| Reference number of State Aid | X 873/09 |
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| Member State | Netherlands |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Non-assisted areas |
| Granting authority | Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit |
| Prins Clauslaan 8 |
| Postbus 20401 |
| 2500 EK Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |
| http://www.minlnv.nl |

Reference number of State Aid

X 873/09

Member State

Netherlands

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Non-assisted areas

Granting authority

Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit

Prins Clauslaan 8

Postbus 20401

2500 EK Den Haag

NEDERLAND

http://www.minlnv.nl

Title of the aid measure

Regeling LNV-subsidies omschrijving steun: Samenwerking bij innovatie (industrieel onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling)

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Regeling LNV-subsidies: artikel 1:2, artikel 1:3, artikel 2:1, artikel 2:2 en artikel 2:32;

Openstellingsbesluit LNV-subsidies.

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

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Duration

1.1.2010-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacture of food products

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 1,89 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Tegenwaarde voor steun uit het Europees Landbouw Fonds voor Plattelands Ontwikkeling (ELFPO) — 19,20 EUR (in miljoen)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))

65 %

80 %

Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))

40 %

60 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://wetten.overheid.nl/zoeken_op/regeling_type_wetten+AMVB+ministeries/titel_bevat_Regeling%2BLNV-subsidies/datum_29-10-2009

http://wetten.overheid.nl/zoeken_op/regeling_type_wetten+AMVB+ministeries/titel_bevat_Openstellingsbesluit%2BLNV- subsidies/datum_29-10-2009

| Reference number of State Aid | X 877/09 |
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| Member State | Italy |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Valle d'Aosta
  Article 87(3)(c)
  Non-assisted areas |
| Granting authority | Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta — Assessorato attività produttive |
| Piazza della Repubblica 15 |
| 11100 Aosta AO |
| ITALIA |
| http://www.regione.vda.it/attiprod/industria_artigianato/default_i.asp |

Reference number of State Aid

X 877/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Valle d'Aosta

Article 87(3)(c)

Non-assisted areas

Granting authority

Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta — Assessorato attività produttive

Piazza della Repubblica 15

11100 Aosta AO

ITALIA

http://www.regione.vda.it/attiprod/industria_artigianato/default_i.asp

Title of the aid measure

Interventi regionali per lo sviluppo delle imprese industriali ed artigiane.

L.r. 31.3.2003 n. 6, disposizioni applicative GENERALI

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Legge regionale 31 marzo 2003, n. 6, modificata dalla legge regionale n. 12/2009, pubblicata sul B.U.R. n. 26 del 30 giugno 2009.

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

18.9.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Forestry and logging, Logging, Support services to forestry, Other mining and quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas, Steam and air conditioning supply, Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and remediation activities, Construction, Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories, Land transport and transport via pipelines, Air transport, Warehousing and support activities for transportation, Information and Communication, Business and other management consultancy activities, Technical testing and analysis, Scientific research and development, Market research and public opinion polling, Specialised design activities, Photographic activities, Translation and interpretation activities, Services to buildings and landscape activities, Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities, Activities of call centres, Packaging activities, Driving school activities, Residential care activities, Social work activities without accommodation, Repair of computers and personal and household goods, Hairdressing and other beauty treatment, Funeral and related activities, Other personal service activities n.e.c.

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 7,70 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Loan, Interest rate subsidy, Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

10 %

20 %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

20 %

—

Investment aid enabling undertakings to go beyond Community standards for environmental protection or increase the level of environmental protection in the absence of Community standards (Article 18)

35 %

20 %

Aid for early adaptation to future Community standards for SMEs (Article 20)

15 %

—

Aid for environmental studies (Article 24)

50 %

—

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

—

Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27)

50 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/banche_dati/leggi_regolamenti/dettaglio_i.asp?pk_lr=2698

http://www.regione.vda.it/amministrazione/delibere/ui/documento.aspx?vis=vis&tipo=c&id=567791

http://www.regione.vda.it/amministrazione/delibere/ui/documento.aspx?vis=vis&tipo=d&id=567791

| Reference number of State Aid | X 878/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Wales
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Welsh Assembly Government |
| Plas Glyndwr |
| Kingsway |
| Cardiff |
| CF10 3AH |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
| http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/?lang=en |

Reference number of State Aid

X 878/09

Member State

United Kingdom

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Wales

Mixed

Granting authority

Welsh Assembly Government

Plas Glyndwr

Kingsway

Cardiff

CF10 3AH

UNITED KINGDOM

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/?lang=en

Title of the aid measure

Welsh Assembly Government Communities 2.0

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

The Government of Wales Act

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060032_en_1

The European Communities Act 1972

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1972/ukpga_19720068_en_1

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

12.10.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

GBP 0,61 (in millions)

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

European Regional Development Fund — GBP 1,34 million

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

20 %

10 %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

20 %

—

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

—

General training (Article 38(2))

70 %

10 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/stateaid/schemes/091030communitiesscheme/?lang=en

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| 18.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 308/11 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

18.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/11

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 308/07

| Reference number of State Aid | X 355/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Slovenia |
| Member State reference number | SI |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Slovenia
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo |
| Kotnikova 5 |
| SI-1000 Ljubljana |
| SLOVENIJA |
| http://www.mg.gov.si/ |

Reference number of State Aid

X 355/09

Member State

Slovenia

Member State reference number

SI

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Slovenia

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo

Kotnikova 5

SI-1000 Ljubljana

SLOVENIJA

http://www.mg.gov.si/

Title of the aid measure

Program ukrepov za spodbujanje podjetništva in konkurenčnosti za obdobje 2007–2013, USPOSABLJANJE

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Program ukrepov za spodbujanje podjetništva in konkurenčnosti za obdobje 2007–2013

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XT 60/07

Duration

26.4.2007-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 0,90 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Specific training (Article 38(1))

45 %

20 %

General training (Article 38(2))

80 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.mg.gov.si/fileadmin/mg.gov.si/pageuploads/DPK/Dopolnjen_Program_ukrepov_2007-2013_-_5.3.2009.pdf

| Reference number of State Aid | X 356/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Member State reference number | 10714/09/08100 |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Strední Cechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Strední Morava, Moravskoslezko
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu |
| Na Františku 32 |
| 110 15 Praha 1 |
| ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA |
| http://www.mpo.cz |

Reference number of State Aid

X 356/09

Member State

Czech Republic

Member State reference number

10714/09/08100

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Strední Cechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Strední Morava, Moravskoslezko

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Na Františku 32

110 15 Praha 1

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

http://www.mpo.cz

Title of the aid measure

Inovace-inovační projekt-3.výzva

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání;

Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů;

Zákon č. 513/1991 Sb., obchodní zákoník

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

2.3.2009-30.6.2010

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

CZK 3 680,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Nařízení Komise č. 1083/2006

ERDF – 3 128,00 CZK (v milionech)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

40 %

20 %

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

—

Specific training (Article 38(1))

25 %

20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.mpo.cz/dokument44256.html

| Reference number of State Aid | X 357/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Austria |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Tirol
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung |
| Abt. Wirtschaft und Arbeit |
| Heiliggeiststraße 7—9 |
| 6020 Innsbruck |
| ÖSTERREICH |
| https://portal.tirol.gv.at/TirolGvAt/dienststelleDetails.do?cmd=detailsCommit&fachbereichsid=0&orgeseq=300067&cid=1 |

Reference number of State Aid

X 357/09

Member State

Austria

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Tirol

Mixed

Granting authority

Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung

Abt. Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Heiliggeiststraße 7—9

6020 Innsbruck

ÖSTERREICH

https://portal.tirol.gv.at/TirolGvAt/dienststelleDetails.do?cmd=detailsCommit&fachbereichsid=0&orgeseq=300067&cid=1

Title of the aid measure

Biomasse — Nahwärme

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Richtlinie zum Schwerpunkt „Biomasse-Nahwärme“, Basisrichtlinie für die Infrastrukturförderung des Landes Tirol

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

1.3.2009-30.6.2014

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 10,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23)

25 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.tirol.gv.at/fileadmin/www.tirol.gv.at/themen/wirtschaft-und-tourismus/wirtschaftsfoerderung/downloads/richtlinie_infra_biomasse.pdf

| Reference number of State Aid | X 359/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Member State reference number | Il presente regime di aiuto modifica quello registrato dalla Commissione con il numero XS 147/07 e lo sostituisce.
  NB: La spesa annua indicata cumula anche la spesa prevista dal regime di aiuti avente medesima base giuridica e destinato a tutte le PMI rientranti nell'ambito di applicazione sia del regolamento (CE) n. 800/2008 per investimenti concernenti la trasformazione e la commercializzazione dei prodotti agricoli, sia del regolamento (CE) n. 1857/2006. |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Lazio
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Regione Lazio |
| Dipartimento Economico e Occupazionale |
| Direzione regionale Attività produttive |
| Via Cristoforo Colombo 212 |
| 00147 Roma RM |
| ITALIA |
| http://www.regione.lazio.it |

Reference number of State Aid

X 359/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

Il presente regime di aiuto modifica quello registrato dalla Commissione con il numero XS 147/07 e lo sostituisce.

NB: La spesa annua indicata cumula anche la spesa prevista dal regime di aiuti avente medesima base giuridica e destinato a tutte le PMI rientranti nell'ambito di applicazione sia del regolamento (CE) n. 800/2008 per investimenti concernenti la trasformazione e la commercializzazione dei prodotti agricoli, sia del regolamento (CE) n. 1857/2006.

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Lazio

Mixed

Granting authority

Regione Lazio

Dipartimento Economico e Occupazionale

Direzione regionale Attività produttive

Via Cristoforo Colombo 212

00147 Roma RM

ITALIA

http://www.regione.lazio.it

Title of the aid measure

Fondo di rotazione per la promozione e lo sviluppo della cooperazione (FONCOOPER) — Aiuti alle PMI per investimenti (diversi da quelli concernenti la trasformazione e la commercializzazione dei prodotti agricoli)

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

| — | Titolo I della legge 27.2.1985 n. 49 (GU n. 55 del 5.3.1985), e successive modifiche |
| --- | --- |

—

Titolo I della legge 27.2.1985 n. 49 (GU n. 55 del 5.3.1985), e successive modifiche

| — | Direttiva del Ministero dell’Industria, Commercio Artigianato (ora Ministero Sviluppo Economico) del 9.5.2001 (GU n. 171 del 25.7.2001) |
| --- | --- |

—

Direttiva del Ministero dell’Industria, Commercio Artigianato (ora Ministero Sviluppo Economico) del 9.5.2001 (GU n. 171 del 25.7.2001)

| — | Articolo 19 del decreto legislativo 31.3.1998 n. 112 (GU n. 92 suppl. ordinario del 21.4.1998) e successive modifiche |
| --- | --- |

—

Articolo 19 del decreto legislativo 31.3.1998 n. 112 (GU n. 92 suppl. ordinario del 21.4.1998) e successive modifiche

| — | Articolo 45 comma 2 della legge regionale 6.8.1999 n. 14 (BURL n. 24, suppl. ordinario n. 2 del 30.8.1999) |
| --- | --- |

—

Articolo 45 comma 2 della legge regionale 6.8.1999 n. 14 (BURL n. 24, suppl. ordinario n. 2 del 30.8.1999)

| — | Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale n. 1911 del 14.12.2001 |
| --- | --- |

—

Deliberazione di Giunta Regionale n. 1911 del 14.12.2001

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XS 147/07

Duration

16.3.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 6,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Soft loan

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

15 %

20 %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

20 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.bnl.it/wps/portal/corporate/FINANZIA-LA-TUA-CRESCITA/Finanziamenti-Foncooper

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| 18.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 308/15 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

18.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/15

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 308/08

| Reference number of State Aid | X 370/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Germany |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Thüringen
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsförderung des Freistaats Thüringen mbH |
| Warsbergstraße 1 |
| 99092 Erfurt |
| DEUTSCHLAND |
| http://www.gfaw-thueringen.de |

Reference number of State Aid

X 370/09

Member State

Germany

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Thüringen

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsförderung des Freistaats Thüringen mbH

Warsbergstraße 1

99092 Erfurt

DEUTSCHLAND

http://www.gfaw-thueringen.de

Title of the aid measure

Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Einstellungszuschüssen aus Mitteln des Europäischen Sozialfonds

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung, insbesondere §§ 23 und 44 und die hierzu erlassenen Verwaltungsvorschriften

Thüringer Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (ThürVwVerfG), insbesondere §§ 48, 49 und 49a

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XE 1/04

Duration

24.3.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 6,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

CCI 2007 DE 051 PO 006 — 6,00 EUR (in Mio.)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40)

50 %

—

Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41)

75 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.thueringen.de/de/tmwta/arbeit/foerderung/richtlinien/

| Reference number of State Aid | X 375/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Estonia |
| Member State reference number | 1. | Viite asendamine (viide Euroopa Komisjoni määrusele (EÜ) nr 1628/2006 asendatakse viitega (EÜ) nr 800/2008). |

Reference number of State Aid

X 375/09

Member State

Estonia

Member State reference number

1.

Viite asendamine (viide Euroopa Komisjoni määrusele (EÜ) nr 1628/2006 asendatakse viitega (EÜ) nr 800/2008).

| 2. | Meetme eelarve vähenemine 520 mln Eesti kroonini (varem 780 mln Eesti krooni). |
| --- | --- |

2.

Meetme eelarve vähenemine 520 mln Eesti kroonini (varem 780 mln Eesti krooni).

| 3. | Materiaalse vara soetamise võimaluse lisamine ka kapitalirendiga. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Materiaalse vara soetamise võimaluse lisamine ka kapitalirendiga.

| 4. | Muude tingimuste täpsustamine. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Muude tingimuste täpsustamine.

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Estonia

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

| Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus |
| --- |
| Liivalaia 13/15 |
| 10118 Tallinn |
| EESTI/ESTONIA |
| http://www.eas.ee |

Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Liivalaia 13/15

10118 Tallinn

EESTI/ESTONIA

http://www.eas.ee

Title of the aid measure

Tööstusettevõtja tehnoloogiainvesteeringu toetus

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

| 1. | „Perioodi 2007–2013 struktuuritoetuse seadus” (RTI, 22.12.2006, 59, 440) |
| --- | --- |

1.

„Perioodi 2007–2013 struktuuritoetuse seadus” (RTI, 22.12.2006, 59, 440)

| 2. | Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniminisri määrus 6. märts 2009 nr 23 „Tööstusettevõtja tehnoloogiainvesteeringu toetuse tingimused ja kord” (RTL 2009, 25, 318). |
| --- | --- |

2.

Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniminisri määrus 6. märts 2009 nr 23 „Tööstusettevõtja tehnoloogiainvesteeringu toetuse tingimused ja kord” (RTL 2009, 25, 318).

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XR 90/08

Duration

20.3.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Manufacturing

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EEK 321,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) – 321,00 EEK (miljonites)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

20 %

20 %

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/act.jsp?id=13161064

| Reference number of State Aid | X 376/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Germany |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Schleswig-Holstein
  Article 87(3)(c) |
| Granting authority | Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Verkehr des Landes Schleswig-Holstein |
| Düsternbrooker Weg 94 |
| 24105 Kiel |
| DEUTSCHLAND |
| http://www.wirtschaftsministerium.schleswig-holstein.de |

Reference number of State Aid

X 376/09

Member State

Germany

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Schleswig-Holstein

Article 87(3)(c)

Granting authority

Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Verkehr des Landes Schleswig-Holstein

Düsternbrooker Weg 94

24105 Kiel

DEUTSCHLAND

http://www.wirtschaftsministerium.schleswig-holstein.de

Title of the aid measure

Förderung betrieblicher Forschung, Entwicklung und Innovation

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung betrieblicher Forschung, Entwicklung und Innovation (BFEI-Richtlinie)

Amtsblatt für Schleswig-Holstein 2009, S. 322 ff

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification N 809/99

Duration

1.3.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 7,20 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

CCI 2007 DE 16 2 PO 003 — K(2007) 3359 vom 5.7.2007 — 40,00 EUR (in Mio.)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

20 %

Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))

25 %

20 %

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33)

70 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/MWV/DE/Wirtschaft/Wirtschaftsfoerderung/EUFoerderungSH/FoerderrichtlinienAntragsformulare/foerderrichtlinien_node.html

| Reference number of State Aid | X 905/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Emilia-Romagna
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Direzione Generale Attività Produttive Commercio e Turismo |
| Regione Emilia-Romagna |
| Via Aldo Moro 44 |
| 40127 Bologna BO |
| ITALIA |
| http://www.ermesimprese.it |

Reference number of State Aid

X 905/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Emilia-Romagna

Mixed

Granting authority

Direzione Generale Attività Produttive Commercio e Turismo

Regione Emilia-Romagna

Via Aldo Moro 44

40127 Bologna BO

ITALIA

http://www.ermesimprese.it

Title of the aid measure

Bando regionale «Dai distretti produttivi ai distretti tecnologici»

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 1631 del 26.10.2009

D.M. 28 dicembre 2007«Interventi per lo sviluppo dei distretti produttivi»

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

15.1.2010-31.12.2012

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 20,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Industrial research (Article 31(2)(b))

50 %

—

Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))

25 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.ermesimprese.it/wcm/ermesimprese/finanziamenti/Ricerca_e_innovazione/distretti_tecnologici.htm

| Reference number of State Aid | X 919/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Sweden |
| Member State reference number | N2009/9107/MK |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | — |
| Granting authority | Statens Energimyndighet |
| Box 310 |
| SE-631 04 Eskilstuna |
| SVERIGE |
| http://www.energimyndigheten.se |

Reference number of State Aid

X 919/09

Member State

Sweden

Member State reference number

N2009/9107/MK

Name of the Region (NUTS)

—

Granting authority

Statens Energimyndighet

Box 310

SE-631 04 Eskilstuna

SVERIGE

http://www.energimyndigheten.se

Title of the aid measure

Förordning (2009:938) om statligt stöd till åtgärder för produktion, distribution och användning av biogas och andra förnybara gaser.

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Förordning (2009:938) om statligt stöd till åtgärder för produktion, distribution och användning av biogas och andra förnybara gaser

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

1.11.2009-31.12.2011

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

SEK 60,00 (in millions)

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Environmental investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable energy sources (Article 23)

45 %

—

Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2112/a/19592

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Update of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 1; OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 5; OJ C 192, 18.8.2007, p. 11; OJ C 271, 14.11.2007, p. 14; OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 31; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 14; OJ C 207, 14.8.2008, p. 12; OJ C 331, 21.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 5; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 15; OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 9; OJ C 239, 6.10.2009, p. 2)

2009/C 308/09

The publication of the list of residence permits referred to in Article 2(15) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a monthly update is available on the website of Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security.

MALTA

Replacement of the list published in OJ C 153, 6.7.2007

| — | Residence permits to third-country nationals are issued in the uniform format in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals.
  In the blank space provided on each document for ‘Type of Permit’ the following categories are being utilised:






  1. | Xogħol (employment purposes) |
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Residence permits to third-country nationals are issued in the uniform format in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals.

In the blank space provided on each document for ‘Type of Permit’ the following categories are being utilised:

1.

Xogħol (employment purposes)

| 2. | Jaħdem għal rasu (self-employment purposes) |
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2.

Jaħdem għal rasu (self-employment purposes)

| 3. | Temporanju (temporary) |
| --- | --- |

3.

Temporanju (temporary)

| 4. | Residenti fit-tul-KE (long-term resident — EC) |
| --- | --- |

4.

Residenti fit-tul-KE (long-term resident — EC)

| 5. | Benestant (economically self-sufficient) |
| --- | --- |

5.

Benestant (economically self-sufficient)

| 6. | Adozzjoni (adoption) |
| --- | --- |

6.

Adozzjoni (adoption)

| 7. | Raġunijiet ta’ Saħħa (health purposes) |
| --- | --- |

7.

Raġunijiet ta’ Saħħa (health purposes)

| 8. | Reliġjuż (religious purposes) |
| --- | --- |

8.

Reliġjuż (religious purposes)

| 9. | Skema-Residenza Permanenti (Permanent Residence Scheme) |
| --- | --- |

9.

Skema-Residenza Permanenti (Permanent Residence Scheme)

| 10. | Persuna ezenti – Membru tal-Familja (Family members of citizens of Malta holding ‘exempt person status’)
  Prior to 1 January 2008, the immigration position of such persons was reflected in the holder’s passports by means of one of the following stamps:






  (a) | holder possesses freedom of movement in term of Section 44(4)(a) of the Constitution of Malta |
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10.

Persuna ezenti – Membru tal-Familja (Family members of citizens of Malta holding ‘exempt person status’)

Prior to 1 January 2008, the immigration position of such persons was reflected in the holder’s passports by means of one of the following stamps:

(a)

holder possesses freedom of movement in term of Section 44(4)(a) of the Constitution of Malta

| (b) | holder is an exempt person in terms of Section 4(1)(g)(h) of Chapter 217 of the Laws of Malta |
| --- | --- |

(b)

holder is an exempt person in terms of Section 4(1)(g)(h) of Chapter 217 of the Laws of Malta

| 11. | Studju (Study) |
| --- | --- |

11.

Studju (Study)

| 12. | Protezzjoni Internazzjonal (International Protection) |
| --- | --- |

12.

Protezzjoni Internazzjonal (International Protection)

| — | Family members of EEA nationals exercising a Treaty right in Malta were issued with a residence document in the form of a stamp endorsed in the passport of the person concerned. However, as from September 2008, such family members of EEA nationals are being issued with a residence card entitled ‘Residence Card of a family member of a Union citizen’ in the form of a vignette affixed in the holder’s passport. |
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Family members of EEA nationals exercising a Treaty right in Malta were issued with a residence document in the form of a stamp endorsed in the passport of the person concerned. However, as from September 2008, such family members of EEA nationals are being issued with a residence card entitled ‘Residence Card of a family member of a Union citizen’ in the form of a vignette affixed in the holder’s passport.

| — | Diplomatic identity cards with the following colour codes issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:






  1. | Red stripe — issued to members of the diplomatic staff of diplomatic missions and their spouses and their children, still making up their respective households |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Diplomatic identity cards with the following colour codes issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

1.

Red stripe — issued to members of the diplomatic staff of diplomatic missions and their spouses and their children, still making up their respective households

| 2. | Blue stripe — issued to members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions accredited to Malta as well as to their spouses and their children still making up their respective households |
| --- | --- |

2.

Blue stripe — issued to members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions accredited to Malta as well as to their spouses and their children still making up their respective households

| 3. | Burgundy stripe — issued to foreign employees of representations of international organisations working permanently in Malta as well as to their spouses and their children still making up their respective households |
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3.

Burgundy stripe — issued to foreign employees of representations of international organisations working permanently in Malta as well as to their spouses and their children still making up their respective households

| 4. | Green stripe — issued to Honorary Consuls of foreign countries in Malta |
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4.

Green stripe — issued to Honorary Consuls of foreign countries in Malta

| 5. | Brown stripe — issued to Honorary Consuls of Malta in foreign countries. |
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5.

Brown stripe — issued to Honorary Consuls of Malta in foreign countries.

The ID cards shown above, with the exception of No 5, will be accepted as proof of temporary residence in Malta.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

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Call for applications regarding Commission Decision 2009/427/EC setting up the expert group for technical advice on organic production

2009/C 308/10

1.   Background

By Commission Decision 2009/427/EC (1), the Commission set up the expert group for technical advice on organic production, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’.

The group’s task shall be to assist the Commission in:

| (a) | evaluating products, substances and techniques which can be used in organic production, taking into account the objectives and principles laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (2), |
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(a)

evaluating products, substances and techniques which can be used in organic production, taking into account the objectives and principles laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (2),

| (b) | improving existing rules and developing new production rules, |
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(b)

improving existing rules and developing new production rules,

| (c) | bringing about an exchange of experience and good practices in the field of organic production. |
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(c)

bringing about an exchange of experience and good practices in the field of organic production.

The Commission may consult the group on any matter in the field of organic production.

The Commission is therefore calling for applications with a view to appointing the members of the group and establishing the relevant pool list.

2.   Features of the group

2.1.   Composition

The group should be composed of scientists and other experts with competences related to organic production and should deliver independent, excellent and transparent technical advice to the Commission.

It shall consist of 13 members appointed by the Commission from specialists with competence in the areas referred to in this call who have presented an application and have been selected accordingly.

The Commission will also establish the pool list of candidates that could not be appointed as permanent members although they were considered suitable for a position in the group in the course of the selection procedure. A maximum of 91 experts will be selected for the pool list.

The pool list can be used to appoint replacements for members of the group or to appoint members of subgroups. In agreement with the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, subgroups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group. Such groups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.

Subgroups shall each be composed of up to seven members from the members of the group or from the pool list referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 2009/427/EC.

2.2.   Term of the appointment

Members of the group are appointed for a three-year renewable term of office and may not serve for more than three consecutive mandates. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced in accordance with Article 4(6) of Decision 2009/427/EC or their term of office ends.

The composition of the group and of the pool list will be reviewed every three years by launching a call for applications.

2.3.   Independence and confidentiality

The members of the group and of the subgroups shall be appointed in a personal capacity and shall advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.

Members appointed in a personal capacity shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity. They shall also declare at each meeting any specific interest which may be considered prejudicial to their independence in relation to the items on the agenda.

They shall also respect the conditions of confidentiality mentioned in Article 5(4) of Decision 2009/427/EC.

2.4.   Transparency

The names of members appointed in a personal capacity in the group and in the subgroups and those included in the pool list shall be published on the Internet site of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and in the Register of Expert Groups.

The members’ names will be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regards to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3).

2.5.   Attendance at meetings

Applicants should be prepared to attend meetings systematically, to contribute actively to discussions in the group and in the subgroups, to examine documents and to act as ‘chairs’ or ‘vice-chairs’ and/or ‘rapporteurs’ on an ad hoc basis.

The group and its subgroups shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it.

The Commission shall reimburse travel and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for members and experts in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the Commission’s rules on the compensation of external experts.

No remuneration shall be paid for services rendered under Decision 2009/427/EC.

Meeting expenses are reimbursed within the limits of the annual budget allocated to the group by the responsible Commission services.

Most of the working documents will be in English and meetings will normally be conducted in English.

Applicants should take into account that meetings generally involve preparatory work.

3.   Application procedure

Interested individuals are required to submit their application to the European Commission.

An application will be deemed admissible only if it includes the following documents:

| 1. | Covering letter (see Annex 1) in particular explaining the applicant’s motives for answering this call. |
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1.

Covering letter (see Annex 1) in particular explaining the applicant’s motives for answering this call.

| 2. | Selection form (see Annex 2) where applicants must describe their professional experience and expertise as against the criteria listed in this call. |
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2.

Selection form (see Annex 2) where applicants must describe their professional experience and expertise as against the criteria listed in this call.

| 3. | Self-assessment form (see Annex 3). |
| --- | --- |

3.

Self-assessment form (see Annex 3).

| 4. | Privacy statements: register of expert groups, call for applications and group activities and organisation of meetings (see Annex 4a and b). |
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4.

Privacy statements: register of expert groups, call for applications and group activities and organisation of meetings (see Annex 4a and b).

| 5. | Declaration of commitment (see Annex 5). |
| --- | --- |

5.

Declaration of commitment (see Annex 5).

| 6. | Declaration of interests and of conduct (see Annex 6). |
| --- | --- |

6.

Declaration of interests and of conduct (see Annex 6).

| 7. | Declaration concerning confidentiality (see Annex 7). |
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7.

Declaration concerning confidentiality (see Annex 7).

| 8. | A curriculum vitae (CV), preferably not exceeding three pages, where applicants must document their professional experience and expertise in full. The CV should also contain information required in this call under Chapter 4. The requirements, Section A. Eligibility criteria, point (1), (2), (3) and (6), in particular: university diploma, number of years of experience, nationality, and level of knowledge of the English language, as explained below. All CVs should be submitted in the European format:
  http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/Europasss+Documents/Europass+CV.csp |
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8.

A curriculum vitae (CV), preferably not exceeding three pages, where applicants must document their professional experience and expertise in full. The CV should also contain information required in this call under Chapter 4. The requirements, Section A. Eligibility criteria, point (1), (2), (3) and (6), in particular: university diploma, number of years of experience, nationality, and level of knowledge of the English language, as explained below. All CVs should be submitted in the European format:

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/Europasss+Documents/Europass+CV.csp

| 9. | Check list for applications (see Annex 8). |
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9.

Check list for applications (see Annex 8).

All the documents listed above should be duly filled in, legible, and signed. They will also be accessible from the European Commission Organic Farming website http://www.organic-farming.eu in PDF and WORD format in order to allow them to be downloaded, filled in and signed.

All the documents listed above will be used in the selection procedure.

Each application must be completed in one of the official languages of the European Union, clearly indicating the applicant’s nationality and including the necessary documentation.

However, applications in English would facilitate the evaluation procedure. If another language is used, it would be desirable to include a summary of the CV in English.

Supporting documents (e.g. publications) may be requested at a later stage.

4.   The requirements

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

A.   Eligibility criteria

| 1. | University level of education corresponding to a complete cycle of studies attested by a diploma of minimum three years, in areas including at least one of the following categories from (a) to (m):






  (a) | plant production in particular plant protection |
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1.

University level of education corresponding to a complete cycle of studies attested by a diploma of minimum three years, in areas including at least one of the following categories from (a) to (m):

(a)

plant production in particular plant protection

| (b) | plant production in particular plant nutrition |
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(b)

plant production in particular plant nutrition

| (c) | animal husbandry in particular animal nutrition |
| --- | --- |

(c)

animal husbandry in particular animal nutrition

| (d) | animal husbandry in particular animal health |
| --- | --- |

(d)

animal husbandry in particular animal health

| (e) | animal husbandry in particular animal welfare |
| --- | --- |

(e)

animal husbandry in particular animal welfare

| (f) | aquaculture |
| --- | --- |

(f)

aquaculture

| (g) | beekeeping |
| --- | --- |

(g)

beekeeping

| (h) | food additives and processing aids |
| --- | --- |

(h)

food additives and processing aids

| (i) | food technology/processes |
| --- | --- |

(i)

food technology/processes

| (j) | soil science |
| --- | --- |

(j)

soil science

| (k) | toxicology |
| --- | --- |

(k)

toxicology

| (l) | market research |
| --- | --- |

(l)

market research

| (m) | ecology. |
| --- | --- |

(m)

ecology.

| 2. | A total period of at least 10 years, at the date of submitting the application, of technical and/or scientific professional experience in one, or preferably more, of the categories referred to in points (a) to (m) under this chapter Section A. Eligibility criteria (1), since obtaining the diploma mentioned above under point (1). |
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2.

A total period of at least 10 years, at the date of submitting the application, of technical and/or scientific professional experience in one, or preferably more, of the categories referred to in points (a) to (m) under this chapter Section A. Eligibility criteria (1), since obtaining the diploma mentioned above under point (1).

| 3. | Applicants must be nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) state or a candidate country at the date of publication of this call. |
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3.

Applicants must be nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) state or a candidate country at the date of publication of this call.

| 4. | Applicants must complete the Declaration of interests and of conduct included in the application in an extensive, accurate and complete manner. |
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4.

Applicants must complete the Declaration of interests and of conduct included in the application in an extensive, accurate and complete manner.

| 5. | Applicants must present all the documentation referred to in points (1) to (9) of Chapter 3. Application procedure. |
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5.

Applicants must present all the documentation referred to in points (1) to (9) of Chapter 3. Application procedure.

| 6. | Good knowledge of the English language. |
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6.

Good knowledge of the English language.

B.   Selection criteria

The Commission will take the following criteria into account when assessing applications:

| — | proven technical and/or scientific excellence and experience in one or, preferably, more categories referred to in points (a) to (m), under this chapter Section A. Eligibility criteria (1), in the field of organic production, |
| --- | --- |

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proven technical and/or scientific excellence and experience in one or, preferably, more categories referred to in points (a) to (m), under this chapter Section A. Eligibility criteria (1), in the field of organic production,

| — | proven technical and/or scientific excellence in one or, preferably, more categories mentioned from (a) to (m) under this chapter Section A. Eligibility criteria (1), |
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proven technical and/or scientific excellence in one or, preferably, more categories mentioned from (a) to (m) under this chapter Section A. Eligibility criteria (1),

| — | experience of working with legislation, policy, and standards in the field of organic production at national and/or international level, |
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experience of working with legislation, policy, and standards in the field of organic production at national and/or international level,

| — | experience of working with production systems in relation to animal, plant, food production (whole system approach) preferably in the field of organic production, |
| --- | --- |

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experience of working with production systems in relation to animal, plant, food production (whole system approach) preferably in the field of organic production,

| — | ability to analyse complex information and dossiers, and to prepare draft technical/scientific reports, preferably in the field of organic production, |
| --- | --- |

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ability to analyse complex information and dossiers, and to prepare draft technical/scientific reports, preferably in the field of organic production,

| — | experience in peer-reviewing technical/scientific work and publications, preferably in the field of organic production, |
| --- | --- |

—

experience in peer-reviewing technical/scientific work and publications, preferably in the field of organic production,

| — | breadth of experience in terms of working in different geographical regions and climatic conditions, |
| --- | --- |

—

breadth of experience in terms of working in different geographical regions and climatic conditions,

| — | professional experience in a multidisciplinary environment, preferably in an international context, and language skills, |
| --- | --- |

—

professional experience in a multidisciplinary environment, preferably in an international context, and language skills,

| — | organisational/managerial skills, in particular in participating, chairing and organising working groups, and/or experience of project management related to technical/scientific matters. |
| --- | --- |

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organisational/managerial skills, in particular in participating, chairing and organising working groups, and/or experience of project management related to technical/scientific matters.

Applicants should be willing to work with electronic methods for the management and exchange of documents.

5.   Selection procedure

The selection procedure will consist of four stages:

| 1. | verifying the admissibility and eligibility criteria; |
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1.

verifying the admissibility and eligibility criteria;

| 2. | assessing applications against the selection criteria; |
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2.

assessing applications against the selection criteria;

| 3. | establishing a list of most suitable applicants; |
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3.

establishing a list of most suitable applicants;

| 4. | appointing members of the group and establishing the pool list. |
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4.

appointing members of the group and establishing the pool list.

The selection board will be composed of representatives of Commission services responsible for policy and legislation in various sectors in connection with the activities concerned by this call.

After the verification of the admissibility and eligibility criteria each application will be assessed individually against the selection criteria by at least two members of the selection board.

The selection board will establish a list of most suitable applicants who fulfil the criteria for membership of the group and for listing in the pool.

In its selection process, the Commission will also consider:

| — | the need to strike a balance within the group of experts in terms of applicants’ representativeness, gender and geographical origin, |
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the need to strike a balance within the group of experts in terms of applicants’ representativeness, gender and geographical origin,

| — | the applicant’s experience and technical/scientific background, |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant’s experience and technical/scientific background,

| — | the applicant’s independence (potential conflicts of interest), |
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—

the applicant’s independence (potential conflicts of interest),

| — | that members of the group should collectively cover the widest possible range of disciplines. |
| --- | --- |

—

that members of the group should collectively cover the widest possible range of disciplines.

Overall the group and the relevant pool list will reflect the categories from (a) to (m) referred to in this call in Chapter 4 Section A. Eligibility criteria (1). For each of these 13 categories a maximum number of eight applicants will be selected.

6.   Appointment of members

The Commission will appoint the members of the group and establish the pool list from the list of applicants resulting from the selection process and that will have confirmed their availability to work in the group or to be included in the pool list.

7.   Submission of applications and closing date

Applications must be submitted not later than Friday 12 February 2010 by 16.00 Brussels local time, by registered post (date as postmarked) to the following address: European Commission, DG AGRI Unit H3 - Organic farming, Rue de la Loi 130, 3/224, 1049 Brussels, BELGIUM.

The Commission reserves the right to disregard any application received after this date.

Email or hand delivered applications will not be accepted.

The envelopes must specify:

Expert group for technical advice on organic production — call for applications

All candidates applying to this call for applications will be informed of the outcome of the selection process.

For any further information please contact the functional mailbox:

agri-exp-gr-organic@ec.europa.eu

Note: In the event of any inconsistency or discrepancy between the English version and any other language versions of this publication, the English language version shall prevail.

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(2)  OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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Call for proposals — EACEA/30/09

EU-Canada Programme for Co-operation in Higher Education, Training and Youth — Call for proposals 2010

Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships

Transatlantic Degree Partnerships

2009/C 308/11

1.   OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION

The general objectives of the programme and of this call are to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the European Union and Canada including broader knowledge of their languages, cultures and institutions and to improve the quality of human resources in the European Union and Canada.

2.   ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Submission of grant requests under this call is open to higher education institutions and vocational education and training institutions. Eligible applicants must be established in one of the 27 Member States of the European Union.

Each project must have one lead institution in the EU and one lead institution in Canada, responsible for submitting the common proposal and for the management of the project. These lead institutions must be higher education or training institutions.

The consortium must be composed of at least four institutions in total — i.e. two from the EU and two from Canada. These institutions may be either higher education or training institutions, as defined above, or a mixture of both, depending on the project.

There is also a requirement that the institutions have to be from two different Member States of the EU and two different Canadian provinces/territories.

3.   ELIGIBLE ACTIONS

There are two types of actions under this call, namely Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships and Transatlantic Degree Partnerships programmes.

For Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships (TEP) projects support is provided to enable EU-Canada consortia of higher education institutions and training institutions, to carry out joint study and training programmes and to implement student and faculty mobility. Support includes support for administration, grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. The maximum duration of TEP projects is 36 months.

Detailed descriptions on the actions can be found in the Programme Guide under Section 5.

For Transatlantic Degree Partnerships (TDP) projects support is provided to develop and implement dual/double or joint degree programs. Support includes support for the development work and administration, grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. The maximum duration of TDP projects is 48 months.

Detailed descriptions on the actions can be found in the Programme Guide under Section 6.

Activities are planned to start between 1.9.2010 and 31.12.2010 and to end by 31.12.2014.

4.   AWARD CRITERIA

In assessing the overall quality of proposals, the following two award criteria will be applied:

4.1.   The relevance of the project

The relevance of the project criterion represents 30 % of the overall quality score.

4.2.   The quality of the project design and its management arrangements

The quality criterion represents 70 % of the overall quality score and the detailed award criteria are grouped into three groups, as follows: the project innovation and methodology (25 %), the project consortium (25 %) and the Mobility (20 %).

Details concerning the award criteria are available in the Programme Guide under Section 7.

In making the final selection, overall attention will be paid to supporting a diverse range of institutions, subject areas and geographic areas within the EU and Canada.

5.   BUDGET

The EU budget available for the co-financing of projects is estimated to be EUR 1 974 000. It is anticipated that approximately three Transatlantic Degree Partnership (TDP) projects and five Transatlantic Exchange Partnership (TEP) project will be funded in 2010. Out of the five TEP projects two are foreseen to be with vocational training focus, if these represent sufficient quality. The maximum amount of funding on the EU side will be EUR 428 000 for a four-year TDP project and Euro 138 000 for a three-year TEP project.

6.   DEADLINE

Applications have to be submitted both to the EU and to Canada. The Applications on behalf of the EU Lead institution must be sent to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency no later than 24.3.2010. Applications bearing a postmark after this date will not be considered.

Applications must be sent to the following address:

| The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency |
| --- |
| EU-CANADA Call 2010 |
| Avenue du Bourget 1 — BOUR 02/17 |
| 1140 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

EU-CANADA Call 2010

Avenue du Bourget 1 — BOUR 02/17

1140 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Applications on behalf of the EU lead institution must be submitted on the correct form, duly completed, signed by the person authorised to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant organization and dated.

The Canadian applicant should send the application to the following address in Canada:

| Canada-EU Programme for Cooperation in Higher Education, Training and Youth |
| --- |
| International Academic Mobility |
| Learning Branch |
| Human Resources and Skills Development Canada |
| 200 Montcalm Street, Tower 2, Ground Floor |
| Gatineau, Québec |
| K1A OJ9 |
| CANADA |

Canada-EU Programme for Cooperation in Higher Education, Training and Youth

International Academic Mobility

Learning Branch

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

200 Montcalm Street, Tower 2, Ground Floor

Gatineau, Québec

K1A OJ9

CANADA

7.   FURTHER INFORMATION

The programme guide and the application forms are available on the following website: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/canada/index_en.htm Applications must be submitted using the form provided and they have to include all the annexes and information requested.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

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18.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/44

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Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and a partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ironing boards originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China

2009/C 308/12

By its judgment of 1 October 2009 in Case C-141/08 P, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (CFI) of 29 January 2008 in Case T-206/07 Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares & Hardware v Council. In doing so, it annulled Council Regulation (EC) No 452/2007 of 23 April 2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty on imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and Ukraine (1) (definitive anti-dumping Regulation or the contested Regulation), insofar as it concerns imports into the European Community of ironing boards manufactured by Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd (Foshan or the company concerned).

As a consequence of the judgment of 1 October 2009, imports into the European Community of ironing boards manufactured by Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd are no longer subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 452/2007.

1.   Information to customs authorities

Consequently, the definitive anti-dumping duties paid pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 452/2007 on imports into the European Union of ironing boards currently falling within CN codes ex 3924 90 90, ex 4421 90 98, ex 7323 93 90, ex 7323 99 91, ex 7323 99 99, ex 8516 79 70 and ex 8516 90 00 (TARIC codes 3924909010, 4421909810, 7323939010, 7323999110, 7323999910, 8516797010 and 8516900051) originating in the People's Republic of China, manufactured by the above mentioned company (TARIC additional code A785), and the provisional duties definitively collected in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 452/2007, should be repaid or remitted. The repayment or remission must be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation.

Moreover, imports into the European Union of ironing boards manufactured by Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd are no longer subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 452/2007.

2.   Partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation

The ECJ, through its judgment of 1 October 2009, set aside the judgment of the CFI of 29 January 2008 in Case T-206/07 insofar as the CFI found that Foshan's rights of defence were not adversely affected by the infringement of Article 20(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Communities (2) (the basic Regulation).

It is recognised by the Courts (3) that, in cases where a proceeding consists of several administrative steps, the annulment of one of those steps does not annul the complete proceeding. The anti-dumping proceeding is an example of such a multi-step proceeding. Consequently, the annulment of parts of the definitive anti-dumping Regulation does not imply the annulment of the entire procedure prior to the adoption of the Regulation in question. On the other hand, according to Article 266 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the institutions of the European Union are obliged to comply with the judgment of 1 October 2009 of the Court of Justice. Accordingly, the Union's institutions, in so complying with the judgment, have the possibility to remedy the aspects of the contested Regulation which led to its annulment, while leaving unchanged the uncontested parts which are not affected by the judgment (4). It must be noted that all other findings made in the contested Regulation, which were not contested within the time limits for a challenge and thus were not considered by the Courts and did not lead to the annulment of the contested Regulation, remain valid.

The Commission has thus decided to reopen the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ironing boards originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China initiated pursuant to the basic Regulation. The reopening is limited in scope to the implementation of the above mentioned judgment as far as Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd is concerned.

3.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that a partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation is justified, the Commission hereby partially reopens the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ironing boards originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China initiated pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
   (5).

The reopening is limited in scope to the implementation of the above mentioned judgment as far as Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd is concerned.

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within the time limit set in point 4(a).

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. This request must be made within the time limit set in point 4(b).

4.   Time limits

(a)   For parties to make themselves known and to submit information

All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views and submit any information within 20 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the aforementioned period.

(b)   Hearings

All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 20-day time limit.

5.   Written submissions and correspondence

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ (6) and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate H |
| Office: N-105 04/92 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Fax +32 22956505 |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N-105 04/92

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Fax +32 22956505

6.   Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and use of facts available is made, the result may be less favorable to that party than if it had cooperated.

7.   Processing of personal data

It is noted that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (7).

8.   Hearing Officer

It is also noted that if interested parties consider that they are encountering difficulties in the exercise of their rights of defence, they may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of the Directorate-General for Trade. He acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission services, offering, where necessary, mediation on procedural matters affecting the protection of their interests in this proceeding, in particular with regard to issues concerning access to file, confidentiality, extension of time limits and the treatment of written and/or oral submission of views. For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages of the website of the Directorate-General for Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade).

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(1)  OJ L 109, 26.4.2007, p. 12.

(2)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.

(3)  Case T-2/95 Industrie des poudres sphériques (IPS) v Council (1998) ECR II-3939.

(4)  Case C-458/98 P Industrie des poudres sphériques (IPS) v Council (2000) ECR I-08147.

(5)  OJ C 29, 4.2.2006, p. 2.

(6)  This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-dumping Agreement).

(7)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p.1.

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OTHER ACTS

Commission

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18.12.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/47

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Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

2009/C 308/13

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘MÂCONNAIS’

EC No: FR-PDO-0005-0553-28.08.2006

PGI ( ) PDO ( X )

1.   Name:

‘Mâconnais’

2.   Member State or third country:

France

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1.   Type of product:

| Class 1.3 — | Cheeses |
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Class 1.3 —

Cheeses

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

‘Mâconnais’ cheeses are made from raw, full-fat goat's milk.

The cheese, with a small amount of rennet added, obtained from a lactic curd is in the shape of a truncated cone, soft, cream-coloured, homogenous, creamy, firm, smooth, and melts in the mouth. It is covered mainly with geotrichum. Marks of blue penicillium in particular may appear during the ripening process.

Its weight at the end of the minimum ripening period is between 50 and 65 g (minimum 30 g in case of prolonged ripening).

‘Mâconnais’ cheese contains at least 45 g of dry matter per 100 g of cheese and 45 g of fats per 100 g of cheese when it is completely dried out.

3.3.   Raw materials:

—

3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only):

The feeding of the herd is based on a grazing system with fodder sourced exclusively from the geographical area defined under point 4 of the present single document.

Fodder consists of grass (from grazing areas or provided in troughs) and hay from permanent and/or temporary pastures. Single-culture temporary pastures are prohibited, except for lucerne.

During grazing or green feeding periods the share of fresh grass obtained from grazing or provided in troughs corresponds to at least a third of the daily ration of each goat, where the amount of hay may not exceed 1,2 kg of raw matter and complementary feedingstuffs may not exceed 1 kg of raw matter.

All forms of fermented feed are prohibited in the feedingstuffs of the goat herd.

Complementary feedingstuffs are composed of authorised raw materials in accordance with a positive list. The annual quantity of complementary feedingstuffs distributed may not exceed 350 kg of raw matter per goat.

Only plants, co-products and complementary feedingstuffs derived from non-transgenic products are authorised in the animal feed. The planting of transgenic crops is prohibited in all areas of farms producing milk intended for processing into cheese with the protected designation of origin ‘Mâconnais’. This prohibition extends to all plant species which may be included in animal feedingstuffs and the cultivation of all species which may contaminate the latter.

3.5.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area:

The milk is produced and the cheese manufactured and ripened in the geographical area.

3.6.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.:

—

3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling:

In addition to the regulatory information requirements applicable to all cheeses, every ‘Mâconnais’ cheese is marketed with a label. The label comprises a part which is common to all operators bearing the name ‘Mâconnais’ and the words ‘Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée’ or ‘AOC’ and an operator-specific part showing the operator's details. The dimensions of the characters in which the name ‘Mâconnais’ appears are equal to at least two thirds of the size of the largest characters appearing on the label.

However, in case of direct sales by the producer or any person under their direct responsibility, on farms or at markets, the individual label is not mandatory; the corresponding information must simply appear on a sign.

The models to be used for labels and signs are produced by the group responsible for their distribution.

The name ‘Mâconnais’ followed by the words ‘Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée’ or ‘AOC’ must appear on invoices and commercial documents.

4.   Concise definition of the geographical area:

The milk is produced and the cheese manufactured and ripened in the geographical area comprising the following municipalities:

| | Département du Rhône (69)
  Cenves |
| --- | --- |

Département du Rhône (69)

Cenves

| | Département de Saône et Loire (71)
  Ameugny, Azé, Berzé-La-Ville, Berzé-le-Châtel, Bissy-la-Mâconnaise, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Blanot, Bourgvilain, Boyer, Brandon, Bray, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Burgy, Bussières, Chaintré, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Chânes, Chapaize, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Charbonnières, Chardonnay, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Chasselas, Château, Chevagny-lès-Chevrières, Chissey-lès-Mâcon, Clermain, Clessé, Cluny, Cormatin, Cortambert, Cortevaix, Crêches-sur-Saône, Cruzille, Davayé, Donzy-le-National, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Etrigny, Farges-lès-Mâcon, Flagy, Fleurville, Fuissé, Grevilly, Hurigny, Igé, Jalogny, Jugy, Lacrost, Laives, Laizé, Leynes, Lournand, Lugny, Mâcon, Malay, Mancey, Martailly-lès-Brancion, Massilly, Massy, Mazille, Milly-Lamartine, Montagny-sur-Grosne, Montbellet, Montceaux-Ragny, Nanton, Ozenay, Péronne, Pierreclos, Plottes, Préty, Prissé, La Roche-Vineuse, Royer, Saint-Albain, Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Saint-Point, Saint-Vérand, Saint-Vincent-des-Près, Sainte-Cécile, La Salle, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sennecey-le-Grand, Senozan, Serrières, Sologny, Solutré-Pouilly, Taizé, Tournus, Tramayes, Uchizy, Varennes-lès-Mâcon, Vergisson, Vers, Verzé, Le Villars, La Vineuse, Vinzelles, Viré, Vitry-lès-Cluny. |
| --- | --- |

Département de Saône et Loire (71)

Ameugny, Azé, Berzé-La-Ville, Berzé-le-Châtel, Bissy-la-Mâconnaise, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Blanot, Bourgvilain, Boyer, Brandon, Bray, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Burgy, Bussières, Chaintré, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Chânes, Chapaize, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Charbonnières, Chardonnay, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Chasselas, Château, Chevagny-lès-Chevrières, Chissey-lès-Mâcon, Clermain, Clessé, Cluny, Cormatin, Cortambert, Cortevaix, Crêches-sur-Saône, Cruzille, Davayé, Donzy-le-National, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Etrigny, Farges-lès-Mâcon, Flagy, Fleurville, Fuissé, Grevilly, Hurigny, Igé, Jalogny, Jugy, Lacrost, Laives, Laizé, Leynes, Lournand, Lugny, Mâcon, Malay, Mancey, Martailly-lès-Brancion, Massilly, Massy, Mazille, Milly-Lamartine, Montagny-sur-Grosne, Montbellet, Montceaux-Ragny, Nanton, Ozenay, Péronne, Pierreclos, Plottes, Préty, Prissé, La Roche-Vineuse, Royer, Saint-Albain, Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Saint-Point, Saint-Vérand, Saint-Vincent-des-Près, Sainte-Cécile, La Salle, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sennecey-le-Grand, Senozan, Serrières, Sologny, Solutré-Pouilly, Taizé, Tournus, Tramayes, Uchizy, Varennes-lès-Mâcon, Vergisson, Vers, Verzé, Le Villars, La Vineuse, Vinzelles, Viré, Vitry-lès-Cluny.

5.   Link with the geographical area:

5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area:

Natural factors

The geographical area of the ‘Mâconnais’ cheese extends over a series of calcareous mountain ranges situated at between 200 and 600 m altitude which benefit from:

| — | calcareous or calcic soils, |
| --- | --- |

—

calcareous or calcic soils,

| — | a varied climate, predominantly continental, but extensively exposed to oceanic and Mediterranean influences. |
| --- | --- |

—

a varied climate, predominantly continental, but extensively exposed to oceanic and Mediterranean influences.

The Mâconnais region is an area of mixed farming, vine-growing and livestock rearing, organised horizontally in relation to the mountain ranges:

| — | valley floors, marly, impervious and damp are given over to grasslands, |
| --- | --- |

—

valley floors, marly, impervious and damp are given over to grasslands,

| — | lower parts of mountainsides, more fertile, are used for cultivation of cereals, |
| --- | --- |

—

lower parts of mountainsides, more fertile, are used for cultivation of cereals,

| — | vines thrive on the most stony slopes, |
| --- | --- |

—

vines thrive on the most stony slopes,

| — | while at heights in excess of 400 m altitude or in areas which are too exposed to the north the vines give way to dry grasslands and then forests of various densities. |
| --- | --- |

—

while at heights in excess of 400 m altitude or in areas which are too exposed to the north the vines give way to dry grasslands and then forests of various densities.

Goat herds thus occupy the edges of this agricultural area dominated essentially by vines — the humid grasslands of valleys and dry grasslands of mountainsides. They supplement their foodstuffs by grazing on boundary hedges and in groves.

Human factors

Goat rearing appeared at a very early stage as a complementary activity to wine-producing. Generally the domain of women, goat rearing provided a guaranteed income and a substantial food supply for domestic purposes.

Despite numerous attempts to eradicate goats from the Mâconnais area over the course of the 19th century, as they were considered detrimental to the rural economy due to the damage caused to young trees and hedges, the size of the herd fluctuated as the wine-producing crises unfolded.

Traditionally the cheeses are dried rather than truly ripened. They are placed in a cheese cage, known as a ‘chazère’, which is suspended under the eaves in the open air, out of the reach of rodents and insects. This small cheese lends itself particularly well to winegrowers’ traditional daily snack and is a perfect accompaniment to the white wines of the Mâconnais region.

Benefiting from the distribution channels for wine, ‘Mâconnais’ cheese was distributed extensively beyond the vineyards. In 1885 ‘Mâconnais’ cheese featured in a specialist English-language publication on dairy products. Since 1950 its reputation has grown continuously.

The 20th century saw a trend towards specialisation and an increase in herd size as a result of the flourishing economic performance of this activity. This trend continues to date, with production continuing to be essentially farm-based.

5.2.   Specificity of the product:

‘Mâconnais’ is a small cheese made from raw, full-fat goat's milk, with a small amount of rennet added, obtained from a lactic curd. It is characterised by:

| — | its distinctive truncated cone shape, |
| --- | --- |

—

its distinctive truncated cone shape,

| — | its small size and its weight of between 50 and 65 g after 10 days of ripening, |
| --- | --- |

—

its small size and its weight of between 50 and 65 g after 10 days of ripening,

| — | its cream colour, its texture which is soft, homogenous, creamy, firm and smooth and its flavoursome taste, |
| --- | --- |

—

its cream colour, its texture which is soft, homogenous, creamy, firm and smooth and its flavoursome taste,

| — | its rind which develops from beige/ivory when young to bluish as it ripens; it is covered mainly with geotrichum and blue marks, of penicillium in particular, may appear during the ripening process. |
| --- | --- |

—

its rind which develops from beige/ivory when young to bluish as it ripens; it is covered mainly with geotrichum and blue marks, of penicillium in particular, may appear during the ripening process.

5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI):

‘Mâconnais’ is distinguished principally by its characteristic truncated cone shape reminiscent of the plug of a barrel. This easily identifiable feature is due to the use of a specific strainer and to the fact that the cheeses are not rotated during the manufacturing process. This specific shape is intrinsically linked to the history of wine cultivation: ‘Mâconnais’ cheeses were traditionally manufactured by the wives of winegrowers. As women were also involved in work in the vineyards they had little time for the production of goat's cheese and were therefore unable to reload the strainers several times a day or rotate the cheeses.

The small size of ‘Mâconnais’ cheeses may be attributable to several factors:

| — | firstly, the way in which it is eaten: ‘Mâconnais’ is a cheese which was traditionally eaten fresh or dry and its small size proved particularly practical as it was approximately equivalent to an individual portion, whether fresh, served in a small bowl with cream, or drier, and thus easily transportable, taken to the vineyards for the daily snack, |
| --- | --- |

—

firstly, the way in which it is eaten: ‘Mâconnais’ is a cheese which was traditionally eaten fresh or dry and its small size proved particularly practical as it was approximately equivalent to an individual portion, whether fresh, served in a small bowl with cream, or drier, and thus easily transportable, taken to the vineyards for the daily snack,

| — | the short supply of milk on wine-producing farms in the Mâconnais region due to both the small size of herds and the paucity of pastures was conducive to the manufacture of a small cheese which, moreover, was more economically viable. |
| --- | --- |

—

the short supply of milk on wine-producing farms in the Mâconnais region due to both the small size of herds and the paucity of pastures was conducive to the manufacture of a small cheese which, moreover, was more economically viable.

The organoleptic characteristics of this product derive from several factors:

| — | the type of milk, which is produced essentially from calcicolous grasslands, |
| --- | --- |

—

the type of milk, which is produced essentially from calcicolous grasslands,

| — | the processing of this milk, used raw and in full-fat form, favouring inoculation with lactic bacteria obtained from whey, |
| --- | --- |

—

the processing of this milk, used raw and in full-fat form, favouring inoculation with lactic bacteria obtained from whey,

| — | the development of the curd which is directly influenced by the size of the cheese, |
| --- | --- |

—

the development of the curd which is directly influenced by the size of the cheese,

| — | the non-uniform salting — only one side is salted as the cheese is not rotated, |
| --- | --- |

—

the non-uniform salting — only one side is salted as the cheese is not rotated,

| — | and finally the ripening which is directly influenced by the size of the cheese and the very varied climate of the Mâconnais region. |
| --- | --- |

—

and finally the ripening which is directly influenced by the size of the cheese and the very varied climate of the Mâconnais region.

Reference to publication of the specification:

https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/CDCMaconnais.pdf

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 308/51

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Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

2009/C 308/14

This publication confers the right to object to the application in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘PEMENTO DE HERBÓN’

EC No: ES-PDO-0005-0509-15.11.2005

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Subdirección General de Calidad Agroalimentaria y Agricultura Ecológica — Dirección General de Industrias y Mercados Agroalimentarios — Secretaría General de Medio Rural del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino de España |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Paseo Infanta Isabel, 1 |
| 28071 Madrid |
| ESPAÑA |

Name:

Subdirección General de Calidad Agroalimentaria y Agricultura Ecológica — Dirección General de Industrias y Mercados Agroalimentarios — Secretaría General de Medio Rural del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino de España

Address:

Paseo Infanta Isabel, 1

28071 Madrid

ESPAÑA

Tel.

+34 913475394

Fax

+34 913475410

E-mail:

sgcaae@mapya.es

2.   Group:

| Name: | S.A.T. PIMERBÓN y otro |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Herbón s/n- Padrón (A Coruña) |
| Tel. | +34 981810803 |
| Fax | — |
| E-mail: | — |
| Composition: | Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( ) |

Name:

S.A.T. PIMERBÓN y otro

Address:

Herbón s/n- Padrón (A Coruña)

Tel.

+34 981810803

Fax

—

E-mail:

—

Composition:

Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.   Type of product:

| Class 1.6 — | Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed |
| --- | --- |

Class 1.6 —

Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

4.   Specification:

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

4.1.   Name:

‘Pemento de Herbón’

4.2.   Description:

The peppers covered by the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) ‘Pemento de Herbón’ are the fruit of the species Capsicum annuun L belonging to the local ecotypes of the ‘Padrón’ variety, grown on farms listed in the corresponding register, which is managed by the inspection body. The fruit is picked while still only partially ripe (commercial size) in order to be sold fresh, and has the following characteristics:

Physical and organoleptic properties

| — | Shape: short (type C4 on the Pochard classification), elongated with three or four lobes at the apex, |
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Shape: short (type C4 on the Pochard classification), elongated with three or four lobes at the apex,

| — | Approximate weight: between 3,5 g and 4,5 g each, |
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Approximate weight: between 3,5 g and 4,5 g each,

| — | Approximate length of fruit: between 3,5 cm and 5,5 cm, |
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Approximate length of fruit: between 3,5 cm and 5,5 cm,

| — | Maximum diameter (width): between 1,5 cm and 2 cm, |
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Maximum diameter (width): between 1,5 cm and 2 cm,

| — | Apex: sunken, |
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Apex: sunken,

| — | Fruit length: between 3,5 cm and 6 cm, |
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Fruit length: between 3,5 cm and 6 cm,

| — | Skin: smooth and shiny, light green in colour, |
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Skin: smooth and shiny, light green in colour,

| — | Thickness of the wall or flesh: thin, approximately 1,5 mm thick, |
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Thickness of the wall or flesh: thin, approximately 1,5 mm thick,

| — | Longitudinal section: trapezoidal, |
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Longitudinal section: trapezoidal,

| — | Ratio of the weight of the fruit to the weight of the seed: 3,2 (on average), |
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Ratio of the weight of the fruit to the weight of the seed: 3,2 (on average),

| — | Flavour: aroma of moderate intensity, sweet taste, sometimes mildly spicy. |
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Flavour: aroma of moderate intensity, sweet taste, sometimes mildly spicy.

One of the most marked organoleptic characteristics of the ‘Pemento de Herbón’ is that they are only occasionally spicy (‘some are spicy, others are not’, to quote a well-known saying that refers to this product) and when they are, it is a mild spicy flavour, since the producers take considerable trouble to eliminate those plants and those fruit that have a more intense spicy flavour. The manner in which it has been possible to achieve this, starting from a variety that was originally spicy, is perhaps the most important demonstration of the link between the product and the know-how of the producers in the region (see point 4.6 — Link).

Chemical properties (average values)

| — | Expressed in g/100 g of dry weight: water (91), glucose (0,85), fructose (0,75), sucrose (not detected), starch (0,81), fibre (2,2), pectins (0,73). |
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Expressed in g/100 g of dry weight: water (91), glucose (0,85), fructose (0,75), sucrose (not detected), starch (0,81), fibre (2,2), pectins (0,73).

| — | Expressed in mg/100 g of dry weight: citric acid (28), fumaric acid (1,1), malic acid (208), oxalic acid (140), vitamin C (24), chlorophyll a (7,9), chlorophyll b (3,4), lutein (1,6), β-keratins (0,92) |
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Expressed in mg/100 g of dry weight: citric acid (28), fumaric acid (1,1), malic acid (208), oxalic acid (140), vitamin C (24), chlorophyll a (7,9), chlorophyll b (3,4), lutein (1,6), β-keratins (0,92)

4.3.   Geographical area:

Peppers covered by the PDO ‘Pemento de Herbón’ are produced, processed and packaged in the same geographical area which comprises the following municipalities: Padrón, Dodro and Rois, in the district of O Sar in the south of the province of A Coruña, and Pontecesures and Valga, in the district of Caldas, in the north of the province of Pontevedra.

This area of Galicia's Atlantic coast is made up of a series of low-lying valleys enclosed by the rivers Ulla and Sar and protected by several mountain ranges and the Barbanza peninsular, all of which isolate the area and provide soil and climate conditions that are very well-suited to this crop. It constitutes, as can be seen from Abel Bouhier's description in La Galice: Essai géographique d'analyse et d'interpretation d'un vieux complèxe agraire (La Roche-sur-Yon, 1979, Vol. I), a small Atlantic-style open-field system in which the original structure of terraces and fields for crops had, in 1960, already moved a long way away from compulsory crop rotation and towards a system of specialised production. The name of the designation, ‘Herbón’ is the name of the parish (a standard municipal subdivision in Galicia) of the municipality of Padrón in which the Convent of San Antonio de Herbón is located. The Convent is linked to the introduction of this pepper from America.

4.4.   Proof of origin:

The traceability of the product is ensured by its identification at each stage of production and marketing.

In order to check that the requirements of the product specification have been fulfilled, the inspection body will manage two registers, which will be continually updated: one for producers and farms and another for warehouses and packaging facilities.

Only peppers grown in accordance with the conditions set out in the product specification and other additional rules, on farms and by producers listed in the appropriate register, may be covered by the ‘Pemento de Herbón’. Likewise, only peppers that have been handled and packaged in facilities listed in the appropriate register may be covered by the PDO ‘Pemento de Herbón’.

Registered producers are further required to declare the quantity of PDO peppers actually produced and sold by means of entries in registers set up for this purpose. The inspection body checks that the quantities sold by the packers correspond to the production of the farmers who supply them and that that production corresponds to the yield of the registered farms.

All legal and natural persons holding goods or properties entered in the registers — farms, storage units, packaging facilities and products — will be subject to inspections and checks carried out by the inspection body with a view to verifying that the protected products fulfil the requirements of the product specification and other additional rules. The checks comprise inspection of the farms, storage units and packaging facilities, verification of documentation and checking of compliance with the physical parameters (weight and length of the fruit, thickness of the flesh ...) described in Section 4.2 of this document; in addition to checks to ensure that the peppers picked are whole, healthy, clean, undamaged and unbruised. In addition, multi-residual analyses may be carried out to check that the levels of pesticides are below the maximum residue limits (MRL) set for the crop by current legislation.

All the peppers produced will be sold in packaging bearing the PDO numbered identification label.

The peppers must be packaged in the defined geographical area. This is essential for protecting the particular characteristics and quality of PDO Herbón peppers. The reason for this is that they have a thin wall that is very sensitive to dehydration. They must therefore be packed and sold soon after they are picked. Usually, packaging and subsequent commercial distribution take place within 24 hours, and rarely more than 48 hours, after the peppers are picked. Avoiding unnecessary transport and storage time is essential to guaranteeing the quality of the product.

Furthermore, the product is delicate and has to be handled and packed with extreme care. The peppers are packed in small bags (400 g) to avoid damage or any alteration of their organoleptic properties.

Another reason for packing the peppers in their place of origin is the post-harvest selection process. During the packaging process, the producers eliminate those peppers that, judging on the basis of their experience and traditional know-how, should not be sold under the designation of origin and, especially, those that might be too spicy. These can be recognised by their colour (which is less intense), feel (taut skin that tears when squeezed) and shape (more curved than usual). This practice, which is essential for safeguarding the quality of the product, can only be maintained if packaging takes place in the production area.

4.5.   Method of production:

Among the practices that distinguish the Herbón pepper, the careful selection carried out by the area's farmers is particularly significant, for obtaining seeds and, most important of all, in order to be able to market a product of the highest possible quality.

The method of production is described below:

Propagation and planting out

Every marketing year, the farmers in the designated area, on the basis of their experience and know-how, select one-by-one the plants that will be used to produce seeds for the next season's crop. They first carry out a visual inspection, in which they apply various criteria for selecting the best plants (healthy and well structured with fruit with three lobes without deformities or marks). They then sample taste raw peppers from the plants that have passed the first selection, in order to test their spiciness (level of capsaicin) and obtain the desired mild flavour, accepting a few lightly spicy fruit, since this is one of the defining organoleptic properties of the Herbón pepper, in contrast to products from other areas, in which the proportion of capsaicin is much greater and is a more prominent feature of the product.

The peppers selected, once they are mature (having turned red), are picked and soaked in water, to detach the seeds from the placenta. The seeds obtained are dried quickly in order to prevent alterations in their ability to germinate. The seeds or seedlings come from farmers listed in the register of producers and farms. Seedbed preparation and sowing begins in October and continues in November, December and January.

The crop can grow either in the open or under a protective covering. When seeds are planted under a protective covering, there is no artificial lighting or heating, since the only purpose of the covering is to protect the crop from frosts, should they occur, and to enable production to begin earlier in the year and go on for a few weeks longer at the beginning of autumn. This does not entail any noticeable alteration of the environmental conditions in which the crop naturally grows. When the seeds are planted under a covering they are always sown directly on the ground, in February and March, so that the peppers can be picked in May. In the open, they are planted in April and May and picking begins in June-July. The density at which they are planted under a covering is 2-4 plants per square metre. They are usually supported by raffia twine at different heights. In the open, the density is 3-5 plants per square metre.

Production restrictions

The PDO ‘Pemento de Herbón’ will cover both peppers grown in the open and those grown under a covering. The maximum yield permitted will be 3,5 kg/m2 in the open and 6 kg/m2 under a covering.

Cultivation

Irrigation has a twofold importance in Herbón pepper growing. Watering influences the physiological development of the crop and must be carried out at the foot of the plant to avoid damaging the flower or the fruit, if the latter has already appeared. It is also the key to avoiding water stress, since high temperatures combined with low levels of air and soil humidity can lead to a considerable increase in the presence of capsaicin in the fruit. Fertilisers will be used in the manner that best maintains a balance between the levels of nutrients in the soil and in the plant, taking account of what is extracted by the crop, the nutritional state of the plant, the fertility of the soil and the input from other sources (water, organic matter, etc.).

Possible pests and diseases are to be controlled using prevention methods such as the disinfection of seeds and the treatment of seedbeds. If plant-health products have to be employed, the active substances used are those that have less of an environmental impact, are more effective, less toxic, create fewer residue problems, have less of an effect on secondary fauna and less of a problem with resistance.

Harvesting

The peppers are harvested manually, on a daily basis in the weeks of greatest production. They are harvested by hand when the fruit has partially ripened and at the point when the experienced farmers of the region judge that it is ready for marketing, on the basis of the required physical characteristics listed in point 4.2. As many runs are made as required to obtain peppers of excellent quality, using the equipment (cutting tools, boxes, containers and so on) and workers needed to prevent any deterioration of the product.

Transport and storage

The peppers are transported in rigid containers to avoid crushing them. Unloading is carried out in such a way as to reduce the risk of the product falling. The storage units will be properly aerated, with environmental conditions that are close to the optimum conditions for conserving the product, i.e. between 7 °C and 13 °C and with relative humidity between 90 % and 95 %.

Post-harvest selection, packaging and marketing

Once again, it is through the experience of the farmers of the region that the peppers suitable for sale are selected and those that are unsuitable are set aside. This procedure, while it is carried out in part during the harvest, mainly occurs prior to packaging. The producers manually select only those peppers that meet the strictest requirements with regard to colour (they choose those whose colour is more intense), feel (they must not tear on being squeezed, the skin should not be too taut and those peppers that have a low seed weight/fruit weight ratio are excluded) or shape (the curvature should be minimal). Choosing the peppers one-by-one in accordance with these specifications, using the know-how passed on from one generation to the next, the farmers select those peppers that maintain the characteristics that make them unique. Those that do not comply with the required specifications will not be sold under the designation of origin.

The peppers are marketed in bags that hold approximately 400 g, made of materials authorised by current food legislation. Other forms of presentation may be introduced if it is shown that they do not adversely affect the quality of the product. The peppers are marketed between 1 May and 31 October, although that period may be modified when, owing to seasonal weather conditions, the characteristics of the product so require.

4.6.   Link:

The growing of this pepper in Galicia can be traced back to seeds brought from the Mexican region of Tabasco by Franciscan monks to the Convent of Herbón, a locality in the municipality of Padrón, in the 17th century. The pepper was already being sold dried and ground in Herbón at the end of the 18th century, and was an important source of income (Archivo General de Simancas. Catastro de la Ensenada. Respuestas Generales. Provincia de Santiago. Libro 253, fol. 1). The varietal selection process and the cultivation practices of early harvesting started at that time. These practices were transmitted from the monastic community to farmers in their area of influence giving rise to a highly specialised system of production, in which the seed was transmitted as part of a dowry and never left the production area. In this way, the special geographical, soil and climate conditions of the area, the genetic isolation resulting from self-fertilisation and the special selection practices derived from the farmers′ know-how, gave rise to a highly distinctive and commercially profitable product that was restricted to the geographical area for centuries, as noted by authors such as A. Bouhier (see above), who in the 1960s stressed ‘the highly specialised and highly productive pepper-growing in the small area of Herbón-Padrón’.

The low height above sea level, the protection provided by the mountain ranges that surround the valleys where the peppers are produced and the short distance to the coast provide distinctive climate conditions, with a high level of rainfall (average annual precipitation is around 1 500 mm), prevailing winds from the south-east and north, mild temperatures and moderate temperature variation, with average annual temperatures of 15 °C and rarely lower than 3 °C in the coldest months. This microclimate is of great importance for obtaining the specific characteristics of the Herbón peppers.

The characteristics of the soil are conditioned by two factors, namely the original rock type and the climate, providing acidic soils produced both by the alteration in granitic rocks and alluvial deposits. The soil is also of considerable thickness, with low stone content at the surface, a light sand consistency and good drainage, which makes it very well suited to this crop.

The mild and consistent temperatures as well as the soils of the area and its traditional cultivation practices have a direct impact on the morphological and organoleptic characteristics of the pepper, in particular, its colour and the ratio of the weight of the fruit to that of the seed, which is on average 3,2, i.e. significantly less than in other areas of production. This, in turn, contributes to the low level of capsaicin in the flesh (0,114 mg of capsaicinoids/g of dry weight at the commercial stage). Various scientific studies attest to the ease with which Herbón peppers grown in the defined geographical area can be distinguished from others of the same variety grown in hotter climates (where it is now also produced), not only by its morphological and organoleptic characteristics, but also by the length of the fruit (between 3,5 cm and 5,5 cm) and the concentration of the sterol called stigmasterol, whose average value is 1,304 % for the ‘Pemento de Herbón’ compared to an average value of 5,164 % in peppers of the Padrón commercial variety grown in the south of Spain. Determining the percentage of stigmasterol is a foolproof method for distinguishing Herbón peppers from those grown in other latitudes.

The traditional practices of local farmers, maintaining and selecting the best plants while adapting production techniques to local conditions, have resulted in a product with extremely strong ties to its environment and excellent culinary qualities. It is important to add that this constant preservation and selection has meant that the farmers in the defined geographical area use only seeds that they themselves have produced and do not use those of the ‘Padrón’ commercial variety, which is now grown in other geographical areas. This special selection, both of the seeds and of the fruit after harvesting, is what gives peppers covered by the PDO ‘Pemento de Herbón’ their distinctive character and quality. It is very interesting to note that a phenomenon has been observed in the ‘Pemento de Herbón’ that is very similar to what has happened with some varieties of grape: the registration of the ‘Padrón’ variety, which originally comes from the production area, has led to its being grown in other geographical areas very far away, but it has not maintained the special organoleptic characteristics of the peppers produced in the area of origin. As a result, the ‘Pemento de Herbón’ variety continues to be very highly sought after in the marketplace and fetches far higher prices, sometimes twice as much.

The fact that farmers in the area have been using covered structures for several decades is an example of the way in which they have adapted production techniques without entailing a loss of the interaction between the environment and the specific characteristics of the product. These structures consist of simple plastic tubes, which do not control the crop's environmental conditions. The crop remains essentially exposed to natural environmental factors, as these covered structures have no artificial heating or lighting and the crop grows directly on the soil.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | Instituto Galego da Calidade Alimentaria (INGACAL) |
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| Address: | Rúa Fonte dos Concheiros, 11 bajo |
| 15703 Santiago de Compostela |
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Name:

Instituto Galego da Calidade Alimentaria (INGACAL)

Address:

Rúa Fonte dos Concheiros, 11 bajo

15703 Santiago de Compostela

ESPAÑA

Tel.

+34 881997276

Fax

+34 981546676

E-mail:

ingacal@xunta.es

INGACAL is a public body attached to the Consellería do Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia (Ministry of Rural Affairs of the Government of Galicia).

4.8.   Labelling:

Peppers marketed under the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Pemento de Herbón’ must bear a commercial label bearing the brand name of each producer/packer and a label bearing a sequential alphanumeric code, authorised by the inspection body, with the Protected Designation of Origin logo. The words Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Pemento de Herbón’ must appear on both the commercial label and the designation label. The commercial label will also indicate the variety of pepper, with the expression ‘Padrón variety’.

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