# Official Journal C 325/2021

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6413 August 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 325

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6413 August 2021

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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 325/01 | Euro exchange rates — 12 August 2021 | 1 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 325/01

Euro exchange rates — 12 August 2021

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 325/02 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10402 — Blackstone/GTCR/Campaign Parent) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2021/C 325/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10420 — Brookfield/Digital Realty/JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 4 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 325/04 | Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 | 6 |
| 2021/C 325/05 | Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 | 14 |
| 2021/C 325/06 | Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 22 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 325/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10402 — Blackstone/GTCR/Campaign Parent) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2021/C 325/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10420 — Brookfield/Digital Realty/JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2021/C 325/04

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

6

2021/C 325/05

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

14

2021/C 325/06

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

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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13.8.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 August 2021

(2021/C 325/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1739 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,61 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4371 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84743 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,1883 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0824 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 148,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,3755 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,393 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 353,25 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5876 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9145 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 10,0553 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5963 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4694 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1336 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6716 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5933 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 365,19 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,2780 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,6036 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4988 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 844,57 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9691 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,231 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 86,2888 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,762 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,1263 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,3570 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 87,1095 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1739

JPY

Japanese yen

129,61

DKK

Danish krone

7,4371

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84743

SEK

Swedish krona

10,1883

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0824

ISK

Iceland króna

148,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,3755

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,393

HUF

Hungarian forint

353,25

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5876

RON

Romanian leu

4,9145

TRY

Turkish lira

10,0553

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5963

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4694

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1336

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6716

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5933

KRW

South Korean won

1 365,19

ZAR

South African rand

17,2780

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,6036

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4988

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 844,57

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9691

PHP

Philippine peso

59,231

RUB

Russian rouble

86,2888

THB

Thai baht

38,762

BRL

Brazilian real

6,1263

MXN

Mexican peso

23,3570

INR

Indian rupee

87,1095

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 13.8.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 325/2 |
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13.8.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 325/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10402 — Blackstone/GTCR/Campaign Parent)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 325/02)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | The Blackstone Group Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA), |
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The Blackstone Group Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA),

| — | GTCR, LLC (‘GTCR’, USA), |
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GTCR, LLC (‘GTCR’, USA),

| — | Campaign Parent, LLC (‘Campaign Parent’, USA), including its subsidiaries Simplifi Holdings, Inc. (‘Simplifi’, USA) and The Advantage Software Company, LLC (‘Advantage’, USA) (together the ‘Target’). |
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Campaign Parent, LLC (‘Campaign Parent’, USA), including its subsidiaries Simplifi Holdings, Inc. (‘Simplifi’, USA) and The Advantage Software Company, LLC (‘Advantage’, USA) (together the ‘Target’).

Blackstone and GTCR acquire joint control, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, of the whole of Campaign Parent, currently solely controlled by funds managed by GTCR. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of securities.

2.

| — | for Blackstone: global asset management and investment firm, |
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for Blackstone: global asset management and investment firm,

| — | for GTCR: private equity investment firm, focused on financial services & technology, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications and business services industries, |
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for GTCR: private equity investment firm, focused on financial services & technology, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications and business services industries,

| — | for Campaign Parent: ultimate holding entity of two operational subsidiaries, Simplifi and Advantage, |
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for Campaign Parent: ultimate holding entity of two operational subsidiaries, Simplifi and Advantage,

| — | for Simplifi: technology platform that helps advertisers sell advertisements online, including on the web, the mobile web, in apps and with Connected TV advertising, |
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for Simplifi: technology platform that helps advertisers sell advertisements online, including on the web, the mobile web, in apps and with Connected TV advertising,

| — | for Advantage: provider of enterprise-level software designed for advertising agencies and marketing companies. |
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for Advantage: provider of enterprise-level software designed for advertising agencies and marketing companies.

3.

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

4.

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

M.10402 — Blackstone/GTCR/Campaign Parent

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

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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13.8.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 325/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10420 — Brookfield/Digital Realty/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 325/03)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Project Holdings Three (DIFC) Limited, belonging to the group of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada), |
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Project Holdings Three (DIFC) Limited, belonging to the group of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (‘Brookfield’, Canada),

| — | Digital India, LLC, belonging to the group of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (‘Digital Realty’, USA), |
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Digital India, LLC, belonging to the group of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (‘Digital Realty’, USA),

| — | Mercury Holdings SG Pte. Ltd. (the ‘JV’, Singapore) |
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Mercury Holdings SG Pte. Ltd. (the ‘JV’, Singapore)

Brookfield and Digitial Realty indirectly acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over the JV. The transaction is accomplished by means of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| — | for Brookfield: global asset manager focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and private equity, |
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for Brookfield: global asset manager focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and private equity,

| — | for Digital Realty: real estate investment trust that owns, acquires, develops and operates data centres. |
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for Digital Realty: real estate investment trust that owns, acquires, develops and operates data centres.

| — | for the JV: the acquisition, development, construction and operation of data centre facilities in India. |
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for the JV: the acquisition, development, construction and operation of data centre facilities in India.

3.

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

4.

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

M.10420 — Brookfield/Digital Realty/JV

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

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

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 325/6

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

(2021/C 325/04)

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

COMMUNICATION OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT MODIFYING THE SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘Juliénas’

PDO-FR-A1025-AM02

Submitted on: 4 June 2021

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Geographical area

In chapter I, section IV, point 1, the words ‘based on the 2019 Official Geographical Code’ have been added after ‘the following municipalities’.

This editorial amendment allows the geographical area to be identified with reference to the 2019 version of the Official Geographical Code, which is updated by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), and gives the definition of the geographical area legal certainty.

The boundaries of the geographical area remain unchanged.

The phrase ‘are undertaken’ has been replaced by ‘take place’.

Point 6 of the single document has been amended to include these changes.

A sentence has also been added with the information that cartographic documents pertaining to the geographical area are available on the INAO website.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

2.   Area in immediate proximity

In chapter I, section IV, point 3, the words ‘based on the 2019 Official Geographical Code’ have been added after ‘the following municipalities’.

A reference to the 2019 Official Geographical Code has been added and the list of municipalities updated. The date of approval of the geographical area of the designation by the competent national committee of the National Institute of Origin and Quality has also been added. These amendments change the wording but do not have any effect on the boundary of the geographical area in question. They are necessary as a result of mergers and splits among municipalities, or parts of municipalities, or name changes.

The new wording ensures that the municipalities in the geographical area continue to be clearly identified in the specification.

The section of the single document headed ‘Further conditions’ has been amended accordingly.

3.   Provisions relating to maturation

In chapter I, section IX, point 2, ‘1 March’ has been replaced by ‘15 January’.

The end date of the minimum maturation period for the wines has been brought forward from 1 March to 15 January of the year following harvest. This is due to early harvests becoming more common as a result of climate change, thus allowing earlier completion of the wine-making process.

Bringing forward the end date of the minimum maturation period does not affect the quality of the wines. The specific geographical conditions of this designation benefit the gamay N variety. As a result, producers have long been adapting their practices, in the vineyard and the winery, in order to produce wines with a fruity expression when young.

Point 5 of the single document has been amended. Wine-making practices

4.   Placing on the market for sale to consumers

In chapter I, section IX, point 5, ‘15 March’ has been replaced by ‘1 February’.

As the end date of the minimum maturation period has been brought forward, the date for placing the wines on the market for sale to consumers has also been brought forward, from 15 March to 1 February.

This amendment does not require any changes to the single document.

5.   Transport between authorised warehouses

Point 5(b), section IX, chapter I, concerning the date from which the wines can transported between authorised warehouses, has been deleted.

The minimum maturation period has been reduced and the date on which wines are placed on the market has been brought forward. It is therefore necessary to allow the wines to be transported between operators sooner. There is no need to establish an earlier date before which the wines cannot be transported.

The title of chapter I, section IX, point 5 has therefore been amended, with the removal of the words ‘the transport of products and’.

The single document is not affected by these amendments to the specification.

6.   Transitional measures

At chapter I, section XI, point 1(a), the phrase ‘at the latest’ has been added before the words ‘up to and including the 2034 harvest’, in order to be more specific about the conditions for this measure.

Point 3 has been deleted as the specific measure concerned is no longer in force.

The single document is not affected by these amendments to the specification.

7.   Matters concerning monitoring the specification

| — | Operators are now monitored by a certification body. The words ‘inspection plans’ have been replaced by the words ‘monitoring plan’ in the relevant paragraphs in chapter II of the specification.
  The single document is not affected by this amendment. |
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Operators are now monitored by a certification body. The words ‘inspection plans’ have been replaced by the words ‘monitoring plan’ in the relevant paragraphs in chapter II of the specification.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

| — | References to the inspection body
  In section II of chapter III: the rules on wording in this section have been amended since approval of the specification in December 2011. The purpose was to remove full references to the inspection authority where monitoring is conducted by a certification body.
  The single document is not affected by this amendment. |
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References to the inspection body

In section II of chapter III: the rules on wording in this section have been amended since approval of the specification in December 2011. The purpose was to remove full references to the inspection authority where monitoring is conducted by a certification body.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1.   Name(s)

Juliénas

2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected designation of origin

3.   Categories of grapevine products

| 1. | Wine |
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4.   Description of the wine(s)

Brief written description

The wines are still, dry red wines. The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 10,5 %.

The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %.

At the time of packaging, the wines have a maximum malic acid content of 0,4 grams per litre.

Wines that are finished and ready to be released for consumption conform to the following analytical standards:

Maximum fermentable sugar content (glucose and fructose): 3 grams per litre

The standards provided for in EU regulations apply to the maximum total alcoholic strength, minimum actual alcoholic strength, minimum total acidity and maximum total sulphur dioxide content.

The wine is a beautiful violet-red colour that deepens and darkens over time. On the nose, it often gives floral and fruity notes which develop into richer spiced notes. In the mouth, the wine is energetic, full-bodied, fruity, robust and has a certain minerality, along with an occasionally tannic character.

General analytical characteristics

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| Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) | |
| Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) | |
| Minimum total acidity | |
| Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) | 14,17 |
| Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) | |

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum total acidity

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

14,17

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

5.   Wine-making practices

5.1.   Specific oenological practices

1.   Specific oenological practice

| — | Use of wood chips is not permitted. |
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Use of wood chips is not permitted.

| — | The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %. |
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The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %.

| — | Subtractive enrichment techniques are permitted up to a concentration rate of 10 %. |
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Subtractive enrichment techniques are permitted up to a concentration rate of 10 %.

| — | The wines must be aged until at least 15 January of the year following the harvest. |
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The wines must be aged until at least 15 January of the year following the harvest.

In addition to the above provisions, all wine-making practices followed must also comply with the requirements laid down at EU level and in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

2.   Cultivation method

| — | Planting density
  The minimum vine planting density is 6 000 plants per hectare.
  The spacing between the rows is 2,10 metres or less. Between plants in the same row, spacing is at least 0,80 metres.
  Provided that the minimum density of 6 000 plants per hectare is maintained, for the purposes of mechanisation, the spaces between rows may be a maximum of 3 metres. |
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Planting density

The minimum vine planting density is 6 000 plants per hectare.

The spacing between the rows is 2,10 metres or less. Between plants in the same row, spacing is at least 0,80 metres.

Provided that the minimum density of 6 000 plants per hectare is maintained, for the purposes of mechanisation, the spaces between rows may be a maximum of 3 metres.

| — | Pruning rules






  — | Pruning is completed by 15 May. |
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Pruning rules

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Pruning is completed by 15 May.

| — | The wines are made from vines subject to spur pruning and trained to gobelet, éventail, or single or double cordon de Royat, or ‘Charmet’. Each plant has a maximum of ten buds. |
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The wines are made from vines subject to spur pruning and trained to gobelet, éventail, or single or double cordon de Royat, or ‘Charmet’. Each plant has a maximum of ten buds.

| — | Each plant has three to five spurs with a maximum of two buds. For regeneration purposes, each plant may also have a spur with a maximum of two buds cut from a water shoot growing out of the permanent wood. |
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Each plant has three to five spurs with a maximum of two buds. For regeneration purposes, each plant may also have a spur with a maximum of two buds cut from a water shoot growing out of the permanent wood.

| — | During initial pruning, or conversion to a different form of pruning, vines are pruned to a maximum of 12 buds per plant. |
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During initial pruning, or conversion to a different form of pruning, vines are pruned to a maximum of 12 buds per plant.

| — | Irrigation is prohibited. |
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Irrigation is prohibited.

| — | Provisions relating to mechanised harvesting |
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Provisions relating to mechanised harvesting

| — | The harvest is piled no higher than 0,50 metres in the containers transporting it from the parcel to the winery. |
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The harvest is piled no higher than 0,50 metres in the containers transporting it from the parcel to the winery.

| — | The containers are made of inert material suitable for food-use. |
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The containers are made of inert material suitable for food-use.

| — | The equipment for picking and transporting the harvest includes a special water-drainage and protection system. |
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The equipment for picking and transporting the harvest includes a special water-drainage and protection system.

5.2.   Maximum yields

| 1. | 61 hectolitres per hectare |
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61 hectolitres per hectare

6.   Demarcated geographical area

The grapes are harvested and the wines are produced, developed and aged in the following municipalities, based on the 2019 Official Geographic Code:

| — | Department of Rhône: Emeringes, Juliénas and Jullié; |
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Department of Rhône: Emeringes, Juliénas and Jullié;

| — | Department of Saône-et-Loire: Pruzilly. |
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Department of Saône-et-Loire: Pruzilly.

7.   Main wine grape variety(-ies)

Gamay N

8.   Description of the link(s)

8.1.   Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

The geographical area is located on the eastern sides of the northern Beaujolais hills, principally on the south face of Mont de Bessay, which is 478 kilometres in height. The area is 15 kilometres south-west of Mâcon and 30 kilometres north of Villefranche-sur-Saône.

The area also includes the municipalities of Juliénas, Jullié, Emeringes and Pruzilly.

There are three types of substrate in the area.

| — | The whole Beaujolais region is on a base of pink granite, which is well developed in the central part of the geographical area. Once the surface is altered, a sandy soil of varying depth forms. |
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The whole Beaujolais region is on a base of pink granite, which is well developed in the central part of the geographical area. Once the surface is altered, a sandy soil of varying depth forms.

| — | To the east of the village of Juliénas, this granitic sand is mixed with colluvium of siliceous clay. |
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To the east of the village of Juliénas, this granitic sand is mixed with colluvium of siliceous clay.

| — | On the upper parts of the hillsides, there are outcrops of schist formed from volcanic sediment. Greenish in colour owing to their rich iron and magnesium content, these outcrops form steep slopes. The soils have a higher clay content but remain shallow. |
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On the upper parts of the hillsides, there are outcrops of schist formed from volcanic sediment. Greenish in colour owing to their rich iron and magnesium content, these outcrops form steep slopes. The soils have a higher clay content but remain shallow.

Furthermore, the geographical area is an area in transition where granitic, volcanic and sedimentary formations can all be found, as well as more recent formations rich in colluvium, originating from deeper and more clay-rich soils.

The parcels demarcated for the grape harvest are located on all of these substrates, at an altitude of between 225 metres and 450 metres, on the east, south and south-west facing hills.

The climate is maritime, subject to continental and southern influences. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, and the average annual temperature is close to 11 degrees C. The Beaujolais hills play a vital role providing protection from the west winds, thereby diminishing the maritime influence. The hills produce a foehn effect that dries the damp air, enhancing the light and reducing rainfall correspondingly.

The broad Saône valley also plays a significant role in the development of the vines. It ensures abundant light and channels southern influences, characterised in particular by intense heat in summer.

The vines are sheltered from the north and east winds.

8.2.   Description of the human factors relevant to the link

The villages of Juliénas and Jullié are said to be named after Julius Caesar, whose legions were stationed in the vicinity during the conquest of Gaul, in the 1st century BCE.

According to tradition, with its 2 000-year old vineyard Juliénas was the original heartland of the Beaujolais vines.

Several buildings bear witness to significant viticultural activity since the Middle Ages, including: Château de Juliénas and its cellars, dating from the 13th century; Château du Bois de la Salle, built in 1660 and which, three centuries later, was to become the headquarters of the cooperative wine cellar; and Maison de la Dîme, which, under the Ancien Régime, received tithes. This tax of a tenth of annual produce represented 147 tonnes.

In the1816 work, Topographie de tous les vignobles connus (Topography of all known vineyards), Jullien described ‘Juliénas’ admiringly. In the same work, the English contributor Sykes mentioned ‘Juliénas’ as among the wines imported to his country.

The controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’ was officially recognised by the Decree of 11 March 1938.

The controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’ represents a fusion of characteristic regional traditions with modern techniques. The gamay N grape variety has pride of place in the production of red wines.

In pursuit of quality wines, the producers have learned to tame its growth, notably by using high planting density and spur pruning.

In order for the grapes to ripen properly, producers ensure that the canopy is sufficiently open. In this way, the vines can be trained on fixed trellising which also enables mechanisation.

Producers have adopted a particular wine-making method involving both traditional fermentation and semi-carbonic maceration. According to custom, producers love to identify the best parcels. They mention the names of the most prestigious lieux-dits, or plots, on the labels.

In 2010, the vineyard covered an area of 580 hectares, with an annual production of around 22 000 hectolitres.

8.3.   Causal interactions

Thanks to its geographical location, ‘Juliénas’ enjoys climate and soil conditions conducive to producing a unique wine.

Looking out over the broad Saône plain, the area benefits from the sunlight that encourages the action of chlorophyll in the vines. The moderate altitude and mainly south, east and south-west aspect, together with shelter from the north winds, ensure excellent and consistent ripening of the grapes.

The acidic soils, formed from schist and granitic substrates, lend the gamay N variety the body and violet-red colour characteristic of ‘Juliénas’. The soils are relatively diverse: sparse and sandy on the granite and hilltops, and with a higher clay content on the schist and colluvium. This produces a range of wines dignified by the mentioned of the lieu-dit or plot on which the grapes grew.

The heat and strong sunshine, especially in the areas with more clay, give the wines a rough and sometimes tannic character. The energetic character of the wines is more pronounced on the higher ground, while elsewhere the fruitiness is more apparent.

The success of the controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’ is largely due to these particular geographical conditions, which are favourable for the gamay N variety.

The producers have adapted their practices, in the vineyard and in the winery, to produce wines with a fruity expression when young, and with good keeping qualities.

The wines of ‘Juliénas’ have a sound reputation. At the start of the Second World War, journalists from the satirical French newspaper Le Canard Enchainé took refuge in Lyon. They discovered the wines of the Beaujolais region, and those from ‘Juliénas’ in particular were a source of inspiration to them.

Victor Peyret, then owner of the Château de Juliénas, subsequently established L’auberge du Coq au Vin as a place in which to host the journalists. After his death, the Académie Rabelais created the Victor Peyret Prize: 104 bottles of ‘Juliénas’ awarded to the writer or artist who had worked the hardest for the glory of wine. This annual event now takes place in July as part of the Juliénales festival.

The Cellier de la Vieille Eglise is a centre for tasting, buying and discovering wines. It brings together the producers in a common effort to promote the controlled designation of origin ‘Juliénas’.

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

Area in immediate proximity

Legal framework

National legislation

Type of further condition

Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition

The area in the immediate vicinity, defined by derogation for wine-making, maturing and ageing comprises the territory of the following municipalities, based on the Official Geographic Code for 2019:

| — | Department of Côte-d’Or:
  Agencourt, Aloxe-Corton, Ancey, Arcenant, Argilly, Autricourt, Auxey-Duresses, Baubigny, Beaune, Belan-sur-Ource, Bévy, Bissey-la-Côte, Bligny-lès-Beaune, Boncourt-le-Bois, Bouix, Bouze-lès-Beaune, Brion-sur-Ource, Brochon, Cérilly, Chamboeuf, Chambolle-Musigny, Channay, Charrey-sur-Seine, Chassagne-Montrachet, Châtillon-sur-Seine, Chaumont-le-Bois, Chaux, Chenôve, Chevannes, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Clémencey, Collonges-lès-Bévy, Combertault, Comblanchien, Corcelles-les-Arts, Corcelles-les-Monts, Corgoloin, Cormot-Vauchignon, Corpeau, Couchey, Curley, Curtil-Vergy, Daix, Dijon, Ebaty, Echevronne, Epernay-sous-Gevrey, L’Etang-Vergy, Etrochey, Fixin, Flagey-Echézeaux, Flavignerot, Fleurey-sur-Ouche, Fussey, Gerland, Gevrey-Chambertin, Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, Gomméville, Grancey-sur-Ource, Griselles, Ladoix-Serrigny, Lantenay, Larrey, Levernois, Magny-lès-Villers, Mâlain, Marcenay, Marey-lès-Fussey, Marsannay-la-Côte, Massingy, Mavilly-Mandelot, Meloisey, Merceuil, Messanges, Meuilley, Meursanges, Meursault, Molesme, Montagny-lès-Beaune, Monthelie, Montliot-et-Courcelles, Morey-Saint-Denis, Mosson, Nantoux, Nicey, Noiron-sur-Seine, Nolay, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Obtrée, Pernand-Vergelesses, Perrigny-lès-Dijon, Plombières-lès-Dijon, Poinçon-lès-Larrey, Pommard, Pothières, Premeaux-Prissey, Prusly-sur-Ource, Puligny-Montrachet, Quincey, Reulle-Vergy, La Rochepot, Ruffey-lès-Beaune, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Bernard, Saint-Philibert, Saint-Romain, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine, Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche, Santenay, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Segrois, Tailly, Talant, Thoires, Vannaire, Velars-sur-Ouche, Vertault, Vignoles, Villars-Fontaine, Villebichot, Villedieu, Villers-la-Faye, Villers-Patras, Villy-le-Moutier, Vix, Volnay, Vosne-Romanée and Vougeot |
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Department of Côte-d’Or:

Agencourt, Aloxe-Corton, Ancey, Arcenant, Argilly, Autricourt, Auxey-Duresses, Baubigny, Beaune, Belan-sur-Ource, Bévy, Bissey-la-Côte, Bligny-lès-Beaune, Boncourt-le-Bois, Bouix, Bouze-lès-Beaune, Brion-sur-Ource, Brochon, Cérilly, Chamboeuf, Chambolle-Musigny, Channay, Charrey-sur-Seine, Chassagne-Montrachet, Châtillon-sur-Seine, Chaumont-le-Bois, Chaux, Chenôve, Chevannes, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Clémencey, Collonges-lès-Bévy, Combertault, Comblanchien, Corcelles-les-Arts, Corcelles-les-Monts, Corgoloin, Cormot-Vauchignon, Corpeau, Couchey, Curley, Curtil-Vergy, Daix, Dijon, Ebaty, Echevronne, Epernay-sous-Gevrey, L’Etang-Vergy, Etrochey, Fixin, Flagey-Echézeaux, Flavignerot, Fleurey-sur-Ouche, Fussey, Gerland, Gevrey-Chambertin, Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, Gomméville, Grancey-sur-Ource, Griselles, Ladoix-Serrigny, Lantenay, Larrey, Levernois, Magny-lès-Villers, Mâlain, Marcenay, Marey-lès-Fussey, Marsannay-la-Côte, Massingy, Mavilly-Mandelot, Meloisey, Merceuil, Messanges, Meuilley, Meursanges, Meursault, Molesme, Montagny-lès-Beaune, Monthelie, Montliot-et-Courcelles, Morey-Saint-Denis, Mosson, Nantoux, Nicey, Noiron-sur-Seine, Nolay, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Obtrée, Pernand-Vergelesses, Perrigny-lès-Dijon, Plombières-lès-Dijon, Poinçon-lès-Larrey, Pommard, Pothières, Premeaux-Prissey, Prusly-sur-Ource, Puligny-Montrachet, Quincey, Reulle-Vergy, La Rochepot, Ruffey-lès-Beaune, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Bernard, Saint-Philibert, Saint-Romain, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine, Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche, Santenay, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Segrois, Tailly, Talant, Thoires, Vannaire, Velars-sur-Ouche, Vertault, Vignoles, Villars-Fontaine, Villebichot, Villedieu, Villers-la-Faye, Villers-Patras, Villy-le-Moutier, Vix, Volnay, Vosne-Romanée and Vougeot

| — | Department of Rhône:
  Alix, Anse, L’Arbresle, Les Ardillats, Arnas, Bagnols, Beaujeu, Belleville-en-Beaujolais, Belmont-d’Azergues, Blacé, Le Breuil, Bully, Chambost-Allières, Chamelet, Charentay, Charnay, Chasselay, Châtillon, Chazay-d’Azergues, Chénas, Chessy, Chiroubles, Cogny, Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, Dardilly, Denicé, Deux Grosnes (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipality of Avenas), Dracé, Fleurie, Fleurieux-sur-l’Arbresle, Frontenas, Gleizé, Lacenas, Lachassagne, Lancié, Lantignié, Légny, Létra, Limas, Lozanne, Lucenay, Marchampt, Marcy, Moiré, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Morancé, Odenas, Le Perréon, Pommiers, Porte des Pierres Dorées, Quincié-en-Beaujolais, Régnié-Durette, Rivolet, Sain-Bel, Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, Saint-Cyr-le-Chatoux, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-des-Oullières, Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne, Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, Saint-Germain-Nuelles, Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Saint-Julien, Saint-Just-d’Avray, Saint-Lager, Saint-Romain-de-Popey, Saint-Vérand, Sainte-Paule, Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais, Sarcey, Taponas, Ternand, Theizé, Val d’Oingt, Vaux-en-Beaujolais, Vauxrenard, Vernay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ville-sur-Jarnioux, Villié-Morgon and Vindry-sur-Turdine (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipalities of Dareizé, Les Olmes and Saint-Loup) |
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Department of Rhône:

Alix, Anse, L’Arbresle, Les Ardillats, Arnas, Bagnols, Beaujeu, Belleville-en-Beaujolais, Belmont-d’Azergues, Blacé, Le Breuil, Bully, Chambost-Allières, Chamelet, Charentay, Charnay, Chasselay, Châtillon, Chazay-d’Azergues, Chénas, Chessy, Chiroubles, Cogny, Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, Dardilly, Denicé, Deux Grosnes (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipality of Avenas), Dracé, Fleurie, Fleurieux-sur-l’Arbresle, Frontenas, Gleizé, Lacenas, Lachassagne, Lancié, Lantignié, Légny, Létra, Limas, Lozanne, Lucenay, Marchampt, Marcy, Moiré, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Morancé, Odenas, Le Perréon, Pommiers, Porte des Pierres Dorées, Quincié-en-Beaujolais, Régnié-Durette, Rivolet, Sain-Bel, Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, Saint-Cyr-le-Chatoux, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-des-Oullières, Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne, Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, Saint-Germain-Nuelles, Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Saint-Julien, Saint-Just-d’Avray, Saint-Lager, Saint-Romain-de-Popey, Saint-Vérand, Sainte-Paule, Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais, Sarcey, Taponas, Ternand, Theizé, Val d’Oingt, Vaux-en-Beaujolais, Vauxrenard, Vernay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ville-sur-Jarnioux, Villié-Morgon and Vindry-sur-Turdine (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipalities of Dareizé, Les Olmes and Saint-Loup)

| — | Department of Saône-et-Loire:
  Aluze, Ameugny, Azé, Barizey, Beaumont-sur-Grosne, Berzé-la-Ville, Berzé-le-Châtel, Bissey-sous-Cruchaud, Bissy-la-Mâconnaise, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Bissy-sur-Fley, Blanot, Bonnay, Bouzeron, Boyer, Bray, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Burgy, Burnand, Bussières, Buxy, Cersot, Chagny, Chaintré, Chalon-sur-Saône, Chamilly, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Champforgeuil, Chânes, Change, Chapaize, La Chapelle-de-Bragny, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Charbonnières, Chardonnay, La Charmée, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Charrecey, Chasselas, Chassey-le-Camp, Château, Châtenoy-le-Royal, Chaudenay, Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Chenôves, Chevagny-les-Chevrières, Chissey-lès-Mâcon, Clessé, Cluny, Cormatin, Cortambert, Cortevaix, Couches, Crêches-sur-Saône, Créot, Cruzille, Culles-les-Roches, Curtil-sous-Burnand, Davayé, Demigny, Dennevy, Dezize-lès-Maranges, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Dracy-le-Fort, Dracy-lès-Couches, Epertully, Etrigny, Farges-lès-Chalon, Farges-lès-Mâcon, Flagy, Fleurville, Fley, Fontaines, Fragnes-La-Loyère (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipality of La Loyère), Fuissé, Genouilly, Germagny, Givry, Granges, Grevilly, Hurigny, Igé, Jalogny, Jambles, Jugy, Jully-lès-Buxy, Lacrost, Laives, Laizé, Lalheue, Leynes, Lournand, Lugny, Mâcon, Malay, Mancey, Martailly-lès-Brancion, Massilly, Mellecey, Mercurey, Messey-sur-Grosne, Milly-Lamartine, Montagny-lès-Buxy, Montbellet, Montceaux-Ragny, Moroges, Nanton, Ozenay, Paris-l’Hôpital, Péronne, Pierreclos, Plottes, Préty, Prissé, Remigny, La Roche-Vineuse, Romanèche-Thorins, Rosey, Royer, Rully, Saint-Albain, Saint-Ambreuil, Saint-Amour-Bellevue, Saint-Boil, Saint-Clément-sur-Guye, Saint-Denis-de-Vaux, Saint-Désert, Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy, Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Jean-de-Trézy, Saint-Jean-de-Vaux, Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune, Saint-Mard-de-Vaux, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, Saint-Martin-du-Tartre, Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Saint-Maurice-des-Champs, Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes, Saint-Rémy, Saint-Sernin-du-Plain, Saint-Symphorien-d’Ancelles, Saint-Vallerin, Saint-Vérand, Saint-Ythaire, Saisy, La Salle, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sampigny-lès-Maranges, Sancé, Santilly, Sassangy, Saules, Savigny-sur-Grosne, Sennecey-le-Grand, Senozan, Sercy, Serrières, Sigy-le-Châtel, Sologny, Solutré-Pouilly, Taizé, Tournus, Uchizy, Varennes-lès-Mâcon, Vaux-en-Pré, Vergisson, Vers, Verzé, Le Villars, La Vineuse sur Fregande (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipalities of Donzy-le-National, Massy and La Vineuse), Vinzelles and Viré |
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Department of Saône-et-Loire:

Aluze, Ameugny, Azé, Barizey, Beaumont-sur-Grosne, Berzé-la-Ville, Berzé-le-Châtel, Bissey-sous-Cruchaud, Bissy-la-Mâconnaise, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Bissy-sur-Fley, Blanot, Bonnay, Bouzeron, Boyer, Bray, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Burgy, Burnand, Bussières, Buxy, Cersot, Chagny, Chaintré, Chalon-sur-Saône, Chamilly, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Champforgeuil, Chânes, Change, Chapaize, La Chapelle-de-Bragny, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Charbonnières, Chardonnay, La Charmée, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Charrecey, Chasselas, Chassey-le-Camp, Château, Châtenoy-le-Royal, Chaudenay, Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Chenôves, Chevagny-les-Chevrières, Chissey-lès-Mâcon, Clessé, Cluny, Cormatin, Cortambert, Cortevaix, Couches, Crêches-sur-Saône, Créot, Cruzille, Culles-les-Roches, Curtil-sous-Burnand, Davayé, Demigny, Dennevy, Dezize-lès-Maranges, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Dracy-le-Fort, Dracy-lès-Couches, Epertully, Etrigny, Farges-lès-Chalon, Farges-lès-Mâcon, Flagy, Fleurville, Fley, Fontaines, Fragnes-La-Loyère (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipality of La Loyère), Fuissé, Genouilly, Germagny, Givry, Granges, Grevilly, Hurigny, Igé, Jalogny, Jambles, Jugy, Jully-lès-Buxy, Lacrost, Laives, Laizé, Lalheue, Leynes, Lournand, Lugny, Mâcon, Malay, Mancey, Martailly-lès-Brancion, Massilly, Mellecey, Mercurey, Messey-sur-Grosne, Milly-Lamartine, Montagny-lès-Buxy, Montbellet, Montceaux-Ragny, Moroges, Nanton, Ozenay, Paris-l’Hôpital, Péronne, Pierreclos, Plottes, Préty, Prissé, Remigny, La Roche-Vineuse, Romanèche-Thorins, Rosey, Royer, Rully, Saint-Albain, Saint-Ambreuil, Saint-Amour-Bellevue, Saint-Boil, Saint-Clément-sur-Guye, Saint-Denis-de-Vaux, Saint-Désert, Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy, Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Jean-de-Trézy, Saint-Jean-de-Vaux, Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune, Saint-Mard-de-Vaux, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, Saint-Martin-du-Tartre, Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Saint-Maurice-des-Champs, Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes, Saint-Rémy, Saint-Sernin-du-Plain, Saint-Symphorien-d’Ancelles, Saint-Vallerin, Saint-Vérand, Saint-Ythaire, Saisy, La Salle, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sampigny-lès-Maranges, Sancé, Santilly, Sassangy, Saules, Savigny-sur-Grosne, Sennecey-le-Grand, Senozan, Sercy, Serrières, Sigy-le-Châtel, Sologny, Solutré-Pouilly, Taizé, Tournus, Uchizy, Varennes-lès-Mâcon, Vaux-en-Pré, Vergisson, Vers, Verzé, Le Villars, La Vineuse sur Fregande (only the part corresponding to the territory of the former municipalities of Donzy-le-National, Massy and La Vineuse), Vinzelles and Viré

| — | Department of Yonne:
  Aigremont, Annay-sur-Serein, Arcy-sur-Cure, Asquins, Augy, Auxerre, Avallon, Bazarnes, Beine, Bernouil, Béru, Bessy-sur-Cure, Bleigny-le-Carreau, Censy, Chablis, Champlay, Champs-sur-Yonne, Chamvres, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Charentenay, Châtel-Gérard, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Cheney, Chevannes, Chichée, Chitry, Collan, Coulangeron, Coulanges-la-Vineuse, Courgis, Cruzy-le-Châtel, Dannemoine, Deux Rivières, Dyé, Epineuil, Escamps, Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Fleys, Fontenay-près-Chablis, Gy-l’Evêque, Héry, Irancy, Island, Joigny, Jouancy, Junay, Jussy, Lichères-près-Aigremont, Lignorelles, Ligny-le-Châtel, Lucy-sur-Cure, Maligny, Mélisey, Merry-Sec, Migé, Molay, Molosmes, Montigny-la-Resle, Montholon (only the part in the territories of the former municipalities of Champvallon, Villiers sur Tholon and Volgré), Mouffy, Moulins-en-Tonnerrois, Nitry, Noyers, Ouanne, Paroy-sur-Tholon, Pasilly, Pierre-Perthuis, Poilly-sur-Serein, Pontigny, Préhy, Quenne, Roffey, Rouvray, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, Saint-Cyr-les-Colons, Saint-Père, Sainte-Pallaye, Sainte-Vertu, Sarry, Senan, Serrigny, Tharoiseau, Tissey, Tonnerre, Tronchoy, Val-de-Mercy, Vallan, Venouse, Venoy, Vermenton, Vézannes, Vézelay, Vézinnes, Villeneuve-Saint-Salves, Villy, Vincelles, Vincelottes, Viviers and Yrouerre. |
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Department of Yonne:

Aigremont, Annay-sur-Serein, Arcy-sur-Cure, Asquins, Augy, Auxerre, Avallon, Bazarnes, Beine, Bernouil, Béru, Bessy-sur-Cure, Bleigny-le-Carreau, Censy, Chablis, Champlay, Champs-sur-Yonne, Chamvres, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Charentenay, Châtel-Gérard, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Cheney, Chevannes, Chichée, Chitry, Collan, Coulangeron, Coulanges-la-Vineuse, Courgis, Cruzy-le-Châtel, Dannemoine, Deux Rivières, Dyé, Epineuil, Escamps, Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Fleys, Fontenay-près-Chablis, Gy-l’Evêque, Héry, Irancy, Island, Joigny, Jouancy, Junay, Jussy, Lichères-près-Aigremont, Lignorelles, Ligny-le-Châtel, Lucy-sur-Cure, Maligny, Mélisey, Merry-Sec, Migé, Molay, Molosmes, Montigny-la-Resle, Montholon (only the part in the territories of the former municipalities of Champvallon, Villiers sur Tholon and Volgré), Mouffy, Moulins-en-Tonnerrois, Nitry, Noyers, Ouanne, Paroy-sur-Tholon, Pasilly, Pierre-Perthuis, Poilly-sur-Serein, Pontigny, Préhy, Quenne, Roffey, Rouvray, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, Saint-Cyr-les-Colons, Saint-Père, Sainte-Pallaye, Sainte-Vertu, Sarry, Senan, Serrigny, Tharoiseau, Tissey, Tonnerre, Tronchoy, Val-de-Mercy, Vallan, Venouse, Venoy, Vermenton, Vézannes, Vézelay, Vézinnes, Villeneuve-Saint-Salves, Villy, Vincelles, Vincelottes, Viviers and Yrouerre.

Labelling

Legal framework

National legislation

Type of further condition

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition

| a) | Wines with the controlled designation of origin may specify on their labels the name of a smaller geographical unit, provided that:






  — | it is the name of a place in the land register; |
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a)

Wines with the controlled designation of origin may specify on their labels the name of a smaller geographical unit, provided that:

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it is the name of a place in the land register;

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it appears on the harvest declaration.

The name of the registered location appears immediately after the controlled designation of origin, and is printed in lettering no greater in both height and width than the letters in which the name of the controlled designation of origin is written.

| b) | The labels of wines entitled to the controlled designation of origin can mention the larger geographical entity ‘Vin du Beaujolais’, ‘Grand Vin du Beaujolais’ or ‘Cru du Beaujolais’.
  The size of the letters for the broader geographical unit must not be larger, either in height or width, than two-thirds of the size of the letters forming the name of the controlled designation of origin. |
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b)

The labels of wines entitled to the controlled designation of origin can mention the larger geographical entity ‘Vin du Beaujolais’, ‘Grand Vin du Beaujolais’ or ‘Cru du Beaujolais’.

The size of the letters for the broader geographical unit must not be larger, either in height or width, than two-thirds of the size of the letters forming the name of the controlled designation of origin.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-4907e9e9-426b-43ba-85e4-48fcefb9e72f

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(1)  OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.

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| 13.8.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 325/14 |
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13.8.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 325/14

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

(2021/C 325/05)

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

COMMUNICATION OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT TO THE SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘Brouilly’

PDO-FR-A0935-AM02

Submitted on: 4 June 2021

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Geographical area

In chapter I, section IV, point 1, the words ‘based on the 2019 Official Geographical Code’ have been added after ‘Rhône’.

This editorial amendment allows the geographical area to be identified with reference to the 2019 version of the Official Geographical Code, which is updated by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), and gives the definition of the geographical area legal certainty.

The boundaries of the geographical area remain unchanged.

The phrase ‘are undertaken’ has been replaced by ‘take place’.

Point 6 of the single document has been amended.

A sentence has also been added to inform operators that cartographic documents pertaining to the geographical area are available on the INAO website.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

2.   Area in immediate proximity

In chapter I, section IV, point 3, the words ‘based on the 2019 Official Geographical Code’ have been added after ‘the following municipalities’.

This editorial amendment allows the area in immediate proximity to be identified with reference to the 2019 version of the Official Geographical Code, published by INSEE.

The boundaries of this area remain unchanged.

The addition of this reference means that the definition of the area in immediate proximity can be legally protected and therefore cannot later be affected by mergers or splits among municipalities or parts of municipalities, or by name changes.

The list of municipalities comprising the area in immediate proximity has also been updated, without changes to the boundary, to take into account the administrative changes made before 2019.

The section of the single document headed ‘Further conditions’ has been amended.

3.   Provisions relating to maturation

In chapter I, section IX, point 2, ‘1 March’ has been replaced by ‘15 January’.

The end date of the minimum maturation period for the wines has been brought forward from 1 March to 15 January of the year following harvest. This is due to early harvests becoming more common as a result of climate change, thus allowing earlier completion of the wine-making process.

Bringing forward the end date of the minimum maturation period does not affect the quality of the wines. The climatic and soil conditions of the area mean that the gamay N grape develops early, thereby allowing the wines to be enjoyed young.

Point 5 of the single document has been amended. Wine-making practices

4.   Placing on the market for sale to consumers

In chapter I, section IX, point 5, ‘15 March’ has been replaced by ‘1 February’.

As the end date of the minimum maturation period has been brought forward, the date for placing the wines on the market for sale to consumers has also been brought forward, from 15 March to 1 February.

This amendment does not require any changes to the single document.

5.   Transport between authorised warehouses

Point 5(b), section IX, chapter I, concerning the date from which the wines can transported between authorised warehouses, has been deleted.

The minimum maturation period has been reduced and the date on which wines are placed on the market has been brought forward. It is therefore necessary to allow the wines to be transported between operators sooner. There is no need to establish an earlier date before which the wines cannot be transported.

The title of point 5, section IX, chapter I has therefore been amended, with the removal of the words ‘the transport of products and’.

The single document is not affected by these amendments to the specification.

6.   Link with the geographical area - Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

In chapter I, section X, point 1(a), the word ‘Villefranche’ has been replaced by ‘Villefranche-sur-Saône’, which is the official name of the town.

Point 8 of the single document has been amended.

7.   Transitional measures

In chapter I, section XI, point 1(a), the phrase ‘at the latest’ has been added before the words ‘up to and including the 2034 harvest’, in order to be more specific about the conditions for this measure.

Point 3 has been deleted. It referred to a specific measure concerning a reduction in ageing time and, consequently, bringing forward the dates for making the product available to consumers on the market. The period during which producers could use this measure has expired.

The single document is not affected by these amendments to the specification.

8.   Matters concerning monitoring the specification

| — | Operators are now monitored by a certification body. The words ‘inspection plan’ have been replaced by the words ‘monitoring plan’ in the relevant paragraphs in chapter II of the specification. |
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Operators are now monitored by a certification body. The words ‘inspection plan’ have been replaced by the words ‘monitoring plan’ in the relevant paragraphs in chapter II of the specification.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

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References to the inspection body

In section II of chapter III: the rules on wording in this section have been amended since approval of the specification in December 2011. The purpose was to remove full references to the inspection authority where monitoring is conducted by a certification body.

The single document is not affected by this amendment.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1.   Name(s)

Brouilly

2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected designation of origin

3.   Categories of grapevine products

| 1. | Wine |
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Wine

4.   Description of the wine(s)

Brief written description

The wines are still, dry red wines. The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 10,5%.

The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %.

At the time of packaging, the wines have a maximum malic acid content of 0,4 grams per litre.

Wines that are finished and ready to be released for consumption conform to the following analytical standards:

Maximum fermentable sugar content (glucose and fructose): 3 grams per litre

The standards provided for in EU regulations apply to the maximum total alcoholic strength, minimum actual alcoholic strength, minimum total acidity and maximum total sulphur dioxide content.

‘Brouilly’ is a still, red wine. It is generally ruby-red in colour, becoming more violet in the wines from vines planted on granitic formations, and darker in the wines from vineyards on the eastern side of the area under vines. On the nose, it offers fruity aromas with red fruit dominating. In the mouth, it combines suppleness, fleshiness and finesse. It is famous for being the softest of all the ‘crus du Beaujolais’.

General analytical characteristics

| General analytical characteristics |
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| Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) | |
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| Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) | 14,17 |
| Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) | |

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum total acidity

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

14,17

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

5.   Wine-making practices

5.1.   Specific oenological practices

1.   Specific oenological practice

| — | The use of wood chips is prohibited. |
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The use of wood chips is prohibited.

| — | The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %. |
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The total alcoholic strength by volume of the wines after enrichment does not exceed 13 %.

| — | Subtractive enrichment techniques are permitted up to a concentration rate of 10 %. |
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Subtractive enrichment techniques are permitted up to a concentration rate of 10 %.

| — | The wines must be aged until at least 15 January of the year following the harvest. |
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The wines must be aged until at least 15 January of the year following the harvest.

In addition to the above provisions, all wine-making practices followed must also comply with the requirements laid down at EU level and in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

2.   Cultivation method

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Planting density

The minimum density of the vines in the vineyard is 6 000 plants per hectare.

The spacing between the rows is 2,10 metres or less. Between plants in the same row, spacing is at least 0,80 metres.

Provided that the minimum density of 6 000 plants per hectare is maintained, for the purposes of mechanisation, the spaces between rows may be a maximum of 3 metres.

| — | Pruning rules






  — | Pruning is completed by 15 May. |
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Pruning rules

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Pruning is completed by 15 May.

| — | The wines are made from vines subject to spur pruning and trained to gobelet, éventail, single or double cordon de Royat, or ‘Charmet’. Each plant has a maximum of ten buds. |
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The wines are made from vines subject to spur pruning and trained to gobelet, éventail, single or double cordon de Royat, or ‘Charmet’. Each plant has a maximum of ten buds.

| — | Each plant has three to five spurs with a maximum of two buds. For regeneration purposes, each plant may also have a spur with a maximum of two buds cut from a water shoot growing out of the permanent wood. |
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Each plant has three to five spurs with a maximum of two buds. For regeneration purposes, each plant may also have a spur with a maximum of two buds cut from a water shoot growing out of the permanent wood.

| — | During initial pruning, or conversion to a different form of pruning, vines are pruned to a maximum of 12 buds per plant. |
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During initial pruning, or conversion to a different form of pruning, vines are pruned to a maximum of 12 buds per plant.

Irrigation is prohibited.

| Provisions relating to mechanised harvesting |
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Provisions relating to mechanised harvesting

| The harvest is piled no higher than 0,50 metres in the containers transporting it from the parcel to the winery. |
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The harvest is piled no higher than 0,50 metres in the containers transporting it from the parcel to the winery.

| The containers are made of inert material suitable for food-use. |
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The containers are made of inert material suitable for food-use.

| The equipment for picking and transporting the harvest includes a special water-drainage and protection system. |
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The equipment for picking and transporting the harvest includes a special water-drainage and protection system.

5.2.   Maximum yields

| 1. | 61 hectolitres per hectare |
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61 hectolitres per hectare

6.   Demarcated geographical area

The grapes are harvested and the wines are produced, developed and aged in the following municipalities of the Rhône department, based on the 2019 Official Geographic Code: Cercié, Charentay, Odenas, Quincié-en-Beaujolais, Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne and Saint-Lager.

7.   Main wine grape variety(-ies)

Gamay N

8.   Description of the link(s)

8.1.   Description of the natural factors relevant to the link

The geographical area is located at the heart of the Beaujolais vineyards, 40 kilometres north of Lyon, between the towns of Villefranche-sur-Saône and Mâcon. It skirts Mont Brouilly, a small mountain that stands apart from the eastern side of the Beaujolais hills. The area also includes six municipalities in the Rhône department.

The subsoil is largely composed of acidic paleozoic formations:

| — | hills formed of granite with sparse and sandy soils to the west of Mont Brouilly; |
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hills formed of granite with sparse and sandy soils to the west of Mont Brouilly;

| — | massive metamorphic rocks of porphyry, giving stonier soils with more clay to the south of Mont Brouilly; |
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massive metamorphic rocks of porphyry, giving stonier soils with more clay to the south of Mont Brouilly;

To the east and north, recent layers cover the substrate. A siliceous-clay matrix has formed from mountain debris, such as fragments of porphyry and granitic sands, in the places known as the Briante plateau and Pisse Vieille slope. At the eastern edge of the geographical area, clay and limestone soils appear in places.

The climate is temperate semi-maritime with clear continental influences, such as summer storms and freezing winter fog. Southern influences dominate, with summer heat and most of the rain falling in autumn and spring. Protected from the west winds by the Beaujolais hills, the vines are all east-facing, taking full advantage of the sunshine. As dawn breaks, the first rays of sunshine bring warmth and light to the hillside. Planted on the slopes, at altitudes between 250 and 400 metres, the vines are usually spared the spring frosts and the morning mists of the Saône plain, at 175 metres altitude. They benefit from maximum sunshine, and any excess rainfall quickly drains away.

8.2.   Description of the human factors relevant to the link

The name ‘Brouilly’ appears to come from a Roman army officer Brulius, who is said to have settled on its slopes in the 4th century. No doubt he planted some vines there. Dominating the landscape at 485 metres, the hill still bears the name but there is no village named ‘Brouilly’.

Various documents attest to the presence of vines on the hill in very different eras. There is no doubt that, in the 4th and 5th centuries, small vineyards were planted on the lower parts of the ‘Brouilly’ mountain, facing south.

When the Lords of Beaujeu founded Belleville Abbey, they endowed it with the vines planted in the enclosure known as ‘Clos de Brouilly’ in 1179.

Until the 17th century, the wines of ‘Brouilly’ were drunk by connoisseurs in the region, as far as Lyon where many vineyard owners lived.

There, as elsewhere in Beaujolais, vineyards were the size of family holdings: 6 to 8 hectares. They often belonged to large estates or châteaux, where part of the harvest would be contributed to a common wine-making effort.

From all the available documentation, it can be concluded that, until the 1910s, the name ‘Brouilly’ applied exclusively to wines made from grapes harvested only from the hillside. Gradually, the name was claimed by the surrounding quality vineyards. During the First World War in particular, in order to escape requisition by the authorities, certain producers claimed the designation. At this time, ‘Brouilly’ represented around 400 hectares. This extension was endorsed by a joint committee of representatives of vineyard owners and the wine trade of Burgundy in 1919.

In 1934, the producers created their union. In 1938, ‘Brouilly’ was recognised as a controlled designation of origin.

The controlled designation of origin ‘Brouilly’ represents a fusion of characteristic regional traditions with modern techniques. The vineyards are entirely devoted to the production of red wines. The main grape variety is gamay N. This variety is sensitive to late frost and vulnerable to harsh sunlight. Always in pursuit of quality wines, producers have learned to tame its growth and to tend to all its needs at all times. This they can achieve, in particular, through high-density planting and spur pruning, mainly with gobelet-training.

In order to preserve the fruity characteristics as far as possible, producers are accustomed to using a wine-making technique typical of Beaujolais, inspired by semi-carbonic maceration.

In order to ensure optimal extraction of the aromatic and polyphenolic components of the grapes, many producers employ techniques that immerse the grapes in juice during fermentation. These include punching down, pumping over and a local technique known as ‘grillage’. Maceration time frequently exceeds 10 days. Bottling takes place after several months of maturation.

In order for the grapes to ripen properly, producers ensure that the canopy is sufficiently open. The vines can also be trained on fixed trellising, which in turn allows mechanisation.

In 2010, the ‘Brouilly’ vineyards covered an area of 1 260 hectares, giving an average annual production of around 70 000 hectolitres.

8.3.   Causal interactions

The Beaujolais hills form a barrier that ends around 1 000 metres west of the geographical area. This enables the vines to benefit from a favourable mesoclimate, sheltered from the winds and rain blown in from the west. The formation of the slopes, at altitudes of between 250 and 400 metres, provides protection against the spring frosts and the morning mists of the Saône plain, at 175 metres altitude. Maximum sunshine is ensured, and any excess rainfall quickly drains away.

The position looking out over the broad Saône plain guarantees the sunlight necessary for the chlorophyll in the vines to function. These conditions, assisted by the altitude and mainly south and east aspects, allow excellent and consistent ripening of the grapes.

The parcels specifically demarcated for the grape harvest are situated on the hillside at altitudes of between 250 and 400 metres, on different types of soils, generally acidic and well-drained. Well-adapted to the location, the gamay N grape variety has been selected and adopted by local producers for centuries. Low in vigour but fertile, it is at home in this environment. The lessons of history have taught producers to tame this variety and, for example, to prefer spur pruning in order not to exhaust the plants and to produce a quality harvest.

The climate and soil conditions enable the gamay N grapes to ripen early, meaning that the wines can be enjoyed from the spring following the harvest. This explains the saying ‘the crus du Beaujolais have performed the Easter rites’. Despite being relatively diverse, the wines have certain common characteristics, including a good compromise between fruit and structure. The wines from the parcels demarcated for the grape harvest planted on granite have more fruit and can be enjoyed fairly young. Those produced from parcels on schist-rich soils in the central area have a more sustained colour and excellent keeping qualities.

Mont Brouilly is an exceptional landmark in the region. Its sides are dotted with vines and its wooded summit, rising to 484 metres in altitude, is crowned by a small chapel. The site strongly influences the identity of the local people, even lending its name to their more famous products. Wines from ‘Côte de Brouilly’, produced on the hill itself, and ‘Brouilly’, in its immediate vicinity, are all available at the Cuvage des Brouilly, the producers’ centre for wine-tasting and sales, based in Saint-Lager, the ‘international vine and wine village’ located at the heart of the geographical area.

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

Area in immediate proximity

Legal framework

| | National legislation |
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National legislation

| | Type of further condition |
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Type of further condition

| | Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area |
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Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area

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Description of the condition

The area in the immediate vicinity, defined by derogation for the making, processing and ageing of the wines, comprises the territory of the following municipalities, based on the Official Geographic Code for 2019:

| — | Department of Côte-d’Or: |
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Department of Côte-d’Or:

Agencourt, Aloxe-Corton, Ancey, Arcenant, Argilly, Autricourt, Auxey-Duresses, Baubigny, Beaune, Belan-sur-Ource, Bévy, Bissey-la-Côte, Bligny-lès-Beaune, Boncourt-le-Bois, Bouix, Bouze-lès-Beaune, Brion-sur-Ource, Brochon, Cérilly, Chamboeuf, Chambolle-Musigny, Channay, Charrey-sur-Seine, Chassagne-Montrachet, Châtillon-sur-Seine, Chaumont-le-Bois, Chaux, Chenôve, Chevannes, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Clémencey, Collonges-lès-Bévy, Combertault, Comblanchien, Corcelles-les-Arts, Corcelles-les-Monts, Corgoloin, Cormot-Vauchignon, Corpeau, Couchey, Curley, Curtil-Vergy, Daix, Dijon, Ebaty, Echevronne, Epernay-sous-Gevrey, L’Etang-Vergy, Etrochey, Fixin, Flagey-Echézeaux, Flavignerot, Fleurey-sur-Ouche, Fussey, Gerland, Gevrey-Chambertin, Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, Gomméville, Grancey-sur-Ource, Griselles, Ladoix-Serrigny, Lantenay, Larrey, Levernois, Magny-lès-Villers, Mâlain, Marcenay, Marey-lès-Fussey, Marsannay-la-Côte, Massingy, Mavilly-Mandelot, Meloisey, Merceuil, Messanges, Meuilley, Meursanges, Meursault, Molesme, Montagny-lès-Beaune, Monthelie, Montliot-et-Courcelles, Morey-Saint-Denis, Mosson, Nantoux, Nicey, Noiron-sur-Seine, Nolay, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Obtrée, Pernand-Vergelesses, Perrigny-lès-Dijon, Plombières-lès-Dijon, Poinçon-lès-Larrey, Pommard, Pothières, Premeaux-Prissey, Prusly-sur-Ource, Puligny-Montrachet, Quincey, Reulle-Vergy, La Rochepot, Ruffey-lès-Beaune, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Bernard, Saint-Philibert, Saint-Romain, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine, Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche, Santenay, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Segrois, Tailly, Talant, Thoires, Vannaire, Velars-sur-Ouche, Vertault, Vignoles, Villars-Fontaine, Villebichot, Villedieu, Villers-la-Faye, Villers-Patras, Villy-le-Moutier, Vix, Volnay, Vosne-Romanée and Vougeot

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Department of Rhône:

Alix, Anse, L’Arbresle, Les Ardillats, Arnas, Bagnols, Beaujeu, Belleville-en-Beaujolais, Belmont-d’Azergues, Blacé, Le Breuil, Bully, Chambost-Allières, Chamelet, Charnay, Chasselay, Châtillon, Chazay-d’Azergues, Chénas, Chessy, Chiroubles, Cogny, Corcelles-en-Beaujolais, Dardilly, Denicé, Deux Grosnes (only the part in the territory of the former municipality of Avenas), Dracé, Emeringes, Fleurie, Fleurieux-sur-l’Arbresle, Frontenas, Gleizé, Juliénas, Jullié, Lacenas, Lachassagne, Lancié, Lantignié, Légny, Létra, Limas, Lozanne, Lucenay, Marchampt, Marcy, Moiré, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, Morancé, Le Perréon, Pommiers, Porte des Pierres Dorées, Régnié-Durette, Rivolet, Sain-Bel, Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne, Saint-Cyr-le-Chatoux, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Saint-Etienne-des-Oullières, Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, Saint-Germain-Nuelles, Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Saint-Julien, Saint-Just-d’Avray, Saint-Romain-de-Popey, Saint-Vérand, Sainte-Paule, Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais, Sarcey, Taponas, Ternand, Theizé, Val d’Oingt, Vaux-en-Beaujolais, Vauxrenard, Vernay, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Ville-sur-Jarnioux, Villié-Morgon and Vindry-sur-Turdine (only the part in the territory of the former municipalities of Dareizé, Les Olmes and Saint-Loup)

| — | Department of Saône-et-Loire: |
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Department of Saône-et-Loire:

Aluze, Ameugny, Azé, Barizey, Beaumont-sur-Grosne, Berzé-la-Ville, Berzé-le-Châtel, Bissey-sous-Cruchaud, Bissy-la-Mâconnaise, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Bissy-sur-Fley, Blanot, Bonnay, Bouzeron, Boyer, Bray, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Burgy, Burnand, Bussières, Buxy, Cersot, Chagny, Chaintré, Chalon-sur-Saône, Chamilly, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Champforgeuil, Chânes, Change, Chapaize, La Chapelle-de-Bragny, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Charbonnières, Chardonnay, La Charmée, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Charrecey, Chasselas, Chassey-le-Camp, Château, Châtenoy-le-Royal, Chaudenay, Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Chenôves, Chevagny-les-Chevrières, Chissey-lès-Mâcon, Clessé, Cluny, Cormatin, Cortambert, Cortevaix, Couches, Crêches-sur-Saône, Créot, Cruzille, Culles-les-Roches, Curtil-sous-Burnand, Davayé, Demigny, Dennevy, Dezize-lès-Maranges, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Dracy-le-Fort, Dracy-lès-Couches, Epertully, Etrigny, Farges-lès-Chalon, Farges-lès-Mâcon, Flagy, Fleurville, Fley, Fontaines, Fragnes-La-Loyère (only the part in the territory of the former municipality of La Loyère), Fuissé, Genouilly, Germagny, Givry, Granges, Grevilly, Hurigny, Igé, Jalogny, Jambles, Jugy, Jully-lès-Buxy, Lacrost, Laives, Laizé, Lalheue, Leynes, Lournand, Lugny, Mâcon, Malay, Mancey, Martailly-lès-Brancion, Massilly, Mellecey, Mercurey, Messey-sur-Grosne, Milly-Lamartine, Montagny-lès-Buxy, Montbellet, Montceaux-Ragny, Moroges, Nanton, Ozenay, Paris-l’Hôpital, Péronne, Pierreclos, Plottes, Préty, Prissé, Pruzilly, Remigny, La Roche-Vineuse, Romanèche-Thorins, Rosey, Royer, Rully, Saint-Albain, Saint-Ambreuil, Saint-Amour-Bellevue, Saint-Boil, Saint-Clément-sur-Guye, Saint-Denis-de-Vaux, Saint-Désert, Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy, Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Jean-de-Trézy, Saint-Jean-de-Vaux, Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune, Saint-Mard-de-Vaux, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, Saint-Martin-du-Tartre, Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu, Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay, Saint-Maurice-des-Champs, Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches, Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes, Saint-Rémy, Saint-Sernin-du-Plain, Saint-Symphorien-d’Ancelles, Saint-Vallerin, Saint-Vérand, Saint-Ythaire, Saisy, La Salle, Salornay-sur-Guye, Sampigny-lès-Maranges, Sancé, Santilly, Sassangy, Saules, Savigny-sur-Grosne, Sennecey-le-Grand, Senozan, Sercy, Serrières, Sigy-le-Châtel, Sologny, Solutré-Pouilly, Taizé, Tournus, Uchizy, Varennes-lès-Mâcon, Vaux-en-Pré, Vergisson, Vers, Verzé, Le Villars, La Vineuse sur Fregande (only the part in the territory of the former municipalities of Donzy-le-National, Massy and La Vineuse), Vinzelles and Viré

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Department of Yonne:

Aigremont, Annay-sur-Serein, Arcy-sur-Cure, Asquins, Augy, Auxerre, Avallon, Bazarnes, Beine, Bernouil, Béru, Bessy-sur-Cure, Bleigny-le-Carreau, Censy, Chablis, Champlay, Champs-sur-Yonne, Chamvres, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Charentenay, Châtel-Gérard, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Cheney, Chevannes, Chichée, Chitry, Collan, Coulangeron, Coulanges-la-Vineuse, Courgis, Cruzy-le-Châtel, Dannemoine, Deux Rivières, Dyé, Epineuil, Escamps, Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Fleys, Fontenay-près-Chablis, Gy-l’Evêque, Héry, Irancy, Island, Joigny, Jouancy, Junay, Jussy, Lichères-près-Aigremont, Lignorelles, Ligny-le-Châtel, Lucy-sur-Cure, Maligny, Mélisey, Merry-Sec, Migé, Molay, Molosmes, Montigny-la-Resle, Montholon (only the part in the territory of the former municipalities of Champvallon, Villiers sur Tholon and Volgré), Mouffy, Moulins-en-Tonnerrois, Nitry, Noyers, Ouanne, Paroy-sur-Tholon, Pasilly, Pierre-Perthuis, Poilly-sur-Serein, Pontigny, Préhy, Quenne, Roffey, Rouvray, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, Saint-Cyr-les-Colons, Saint-Père, Sainte-Pallaye, Sainte-Vertu, Sarry, Senan, Serrigny, Tharoiseau, Tissey, Tonnerre, Tronchoy, Val-de-Mercy, Vallan, Venouse, Venoy, Vermenton, Vézannes, Vézelay, Vézinnes, Villeneuve-Saint-Salves, Villy, Vincelles, Vincelottes, Viviers and Yrouerre.

Labelling

Legal framework

National legislation

Type of further condition

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition

| a) | Wines with the controlled designation of origin may specify on their labels the name of a smaller geographical unit, provided that:






  — | it is the name of a place in the land register; |
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Wines with the controlled designation of origin may specify on their labels the name of a smaller geographical unit, provided that:

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it is the name of a place in the land register;

| — | it appears on the harvest declaration. |
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it appears on the harvest declaration.

The name of the registered location appears immediately after the controlled designation of origin, and is printed in lettering no greater in both height and width than the letters in which the name of the controlled designation of origin is written.

| b) | The labels of wines entitled to the controlled designation of origin can mention the larger geographical entity ‘Vin du Beaujolais’, ‘Grand Vin du Beaujolais’ or ‘Cru du Beaujolais’. |
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The labels of wines entitled to the controlled designation of origin can mention the larger geographical entity ‘Vin du Beaujolais’, ‘Grand Vin du Beaujolais’ or ‘Cru du Beaujolais’.

The size of the letters for the broader geographical unit must not be larger, either in height or width, than two-thirds of the size of the letters forming the name of the controlled designation of origin.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-d08650f7-ab29-460e-88d7-75f31fda7253

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13.8.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 325/22

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

(2021/C 325/06)

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

SINGLE DOCUMENT

’Lički škripavac’

EU No: PGI-HR-02600 – 18 March 2020

PDO ( ) PGI (X)

1.   Name(s)

’ Lički škripavac ’

2.   Member State or Third Country

Croatia

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1.   Type of product

Class 1.3. Cheeses

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

‘Lički škripavac’ is a soft, fatty cheese obtained through the coagulation of raw or pasteurised whole cow’s milk using rennet and a starter culture, and separation of the whey. The cheese is not matured and thus does not have a rind.

‘Lički škripavac’ has a soft-rubbery consistency and is cylindrical or rectangular in shape. The cheese weighs at least 240 g and its surface is milky-white in colour with no rind. The interior is smooth, with no or few holes caused by the retention of the whey during the moulding of the cheese. It has a milky-sweet and moderately salty taste. The cheese has a characteristic rubber consistency, and it ‘squeaks’ when it is eaten, hence the name ‘Lički škripavac’ [which translates roughly as ‘squeaky cheese from Lika’].

It contains at least 50 % dry matter and at least 45 % fat in the dry matter.

Its property of ‘squeakiness’ is retained, depending on the quality of the milk, for the first 5 to 7 days and can be reactivated by immersing the cheese, in its original vacuum packaging, in warm water (40-50 °C, up to 2 minutes).

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

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

All stages in the production of ‘Lički škripavac’, from production and renneting of the milk to salting, moulding and pressing of the cheese, must take place within the geographical area referred to in point 4.

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

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

The finished product must bear the date of packaging together with the following note to the consumer: ‘If 7 or more days have passed since the date of packaging, immerse the packaged cheese in warm water (40-50 °C) for 2 minutes before opening it, in order to restore the squeakiness’.

When placed on the market, the finished product must bear the common symbol of ‘Lički škripavac’. The symbol is round and the background is light blue at the top, blue in the middle and green at the bottom. The word ‘LIČKI’ appears in white against the light blue background and the word ‘ŠKRIPAVAC’, also in white, appears against the green background. In the middle of the circle there is a stylised Lika cap. All users of the protected geographical indication ‘Lički škripavac’ who produce the product in accordance with its specification have the right to use the common symbol, under the same conditions.

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4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

The geographical area in which ‘Lički škripavac’ is produced covers three administrative regions: most of Lika-Senj County and small parts of Zadar County and Karlovac County. The area in which ‘Lički škripavac’ is produced includes the towns of Gospić, Otočac and Senj and the municipalities of Donji Lapac, Karlobag, Lovinac, Perušić, Plitvička jezera, Udbina, Vrhovine and Brinje in Lika-Senj County, the municipality of Gračac in Zadar County, and the town of Ogulin and the municipalities of Rakovica, Josipdol, Saborsko and Plaški in Karlovac County.

5.   Link with the geographical area

Protection of the name ‘Lički škripavac’ is based on the reputation the product has earned over many years of traditional production in the defined geographical area referred to in point 4.

Cheesemaking skills have been developed over centuries with the aim of improving the quality of people’s diets, but also in order to preserve and store milk for as long as possible. Throughout history, most cheeses have been produced so as to withstand long journeys from villages to towns, whereas ‘Lički škripavac’ came about precisely because the long winters and roads impassable due to snow and snow drifts made it impossible to transport the product out of remote villages cut off by snow to nearby towns. Indeed, the tradition of making ‘Lički škripavac’ is carried on by the inhabitants of the Velika Kapela and Velebit mountain ranges on the coastal side and of Lika. It is a specific regional product of a population engaged in livestock farming, which has produced this cheese solely for its own needs.

With reference to the history and tradition of ‘Lički škripavac’, the soft cheese came about above all to meet the nutritional needs of the local people, especially during the long, snowy, winter months typical of the geographical area referred to in point 4, when they often could not leave their homes because of the bad weather.

Another link to the defined geographical area is its property of ‘squeakiness’, which is due to the high milk fat and milk protein content of the milk, which in turn is the result of the specific diet of the cows in this area.

In addition to being useful in the daily lives of the people in the mountainous part of Primorje and Lika, making ‘Lički škripavac’ is a distinctive symbol of the producers’ regional identity.

The product’s reputation is borne out by various traditional trade and cultural-artistic events which showcase the traditions, customs and cultural heritage of the Lika region. These events include the Jesen u Lici [Autumn in Lika] annual exhibition of traditional products, which has been held in Gospić on the first weekend of October every year since 1998 and which encourages the development of local production in rural Croatia and of tourism in the area in general. At the event, the producers present their local products, one of which is ‘Lički škripavac’, and give demonstrations of the traditional method of producing such products. The event takes place in the main square of the town and brings together more than 300 exhibitors from Croatia and neighbouring countries, averaging 30 000 visitors over 3 days. As part of the event, an assessment of the cheeses is traditionally carried out, in which ‘Lički škripavac’ plays a very important role, regularly winning awards for its excellence.

Producers of ‘Lički škripavac’ also participate in other national and foreign fairs where they promote the reputation of ‘Lički škripavac’, such as, for example, the Mediterranean Fair of Healthy Food, Medicinal Herbs and Green Entrepreneurship in Dubrovnik and the cheese fair in Grubišno Polje, where high-quality cheeses are exhibited.

The quality and reputation of ‘Lički škripavac’ is attested to by the numerous awards and gold medals won by the producers of this cheese. Producers from Lika-Senj County participated with their products in the 2019 Novi Sad International Agricultural Fair, which is the largest agricultural event in south-east Europe and features the most significant producers in this sector of the economy. They received the large gold medal in the assessment of the quality of dairy products, cheeses and ice cream, with ‘Lički škripavac’ also receiving an award. At the 2019 CROAGRO trade fair in Zagreb, there were around 460 exhibitors from 28 countries. A national assessment of the cheeses was carried out as part of the event, following six assessments at regional level, and a gold medal was awarded to ‘Lički škripavac’.

Furthermore, in order to raise the profile and promote the production of traditional cheeses, among which ‘Lički škripavac’ features prominently, the Lika-Senj County tourist board launched and implemented the Lika-Senj County cheese route project.

Apart from the reputation which ‘Lički škripavac’ demonstrates at events, where it promotes its name and quality, and the visibility of the region from which it originates, its recognisability is also highlighted in various scientific papers, such as the work by Martina Marić, Mladenka Šarolić, Mirko Smoljić, Maja Macura and Marijo Ćaćić (2010) ‘Croatian and Imported Cheese in the Domestic Market’ in which they state that the ‘Lika area is famous for the production of “Lički škripavac” cheese’. This work was published in 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ‘Vallis AUREA’ 2010 pp. 779-783.

A more recent study in 2020 ‘Povezanost sira škripavca s područjem njegove proizvodnje’[‘Squeaky’ cheese’s link to its production area], by Roberta Lovrinov, a student at the [University of Zagreb’s] Faculty of Agriculture, found that as many as 76 % of people surveyed associated ‘squeaky’ cheese with Lika as the area of origin.

In 2008 ‘Lički škripavac’ was included on the Croatian Ministry of Culture’s List of protected cultural treasures (Decision of the Ministry of Culture establishing the characteristics of an intangible cultural treasure, Zagreb, 2008).

The importance of ‘Lički škripavac’ cheese as a product which defines Lika is also demonstrated by the fact that this cheese was included in the 2007 book Vodič kroz hrvatske gastro ikone [Croatian Gourmet Guide], where it was presented as a specific product of Lika. It was also included in the brochure ‘Hrvatska eno-gastronomija’ [Oeno-gastronomy of Croatia], published by the Croatian National Tourist Board in 2008, as a feature of the local gastronomy of Lika.

Reference to publication of the specification

(the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of this Regulation)

https://poljoprivreda.gov.hr/UserDocsImages/dokumenti/hrana/zoi-zozp-zts/dokumenti-zoi-zozp-zts/Izmijenjena_Specifikacija_Licki_skripavac.pdf

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

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