# Official Journal C 119/2011

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.119.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 119 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5416 April 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.119.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 119

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5416 April 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2011/C 119/01 | List of appointments made by the Council — January, February and March 2011 (social field) | 1 |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 119/02 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2011/C 119/03 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 5 |
| 2011/C 119/04 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 8 |
| 2011/C 119/05 | Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products (
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Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2011/C 119/01

List of appointments made by the Council — January, February and March 2011 (social field)

1

European Commission

2011/C 119/02

Euro exchange rates

4

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2011/C 119/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

5

2011/C 119/04

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

8

2011/C 119/05

Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products (
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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 119/06 | Revised Guidelines for the candidates in relation to the call for proposals for Associate Partners to the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) (2011/C 76/08 of 10 March 2011) | 12 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 119/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5985 — ZMB CH/GWH) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 13 |
| 2011/C 119/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6093 — BASF/INEOS/Styrene JV) (
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  ) | 14 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 119/09 | Publication of an application in accordance with Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 15 |
| 2011/C 119/10 | Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 19 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2011/C 119/06

Revised Guidelines for the candidates in relation to the call for proposals for Associate Partners to the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) (2011/C 76/08 of 10 March 2011)

12

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 119/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5985 — ZMB CH/GWH) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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13

2011/C 119/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6093 — BASF/INEOS/Styrene JV) (
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1

14

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2011/C 119/09

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

15

2011/C 119/10

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

19

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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16.4.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/1

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List of appointments made by the Council

January, February and March 2011 (social field)

2011/C 119/01

| Committee | End of term of office | Publication in OJ | Person replaced | Resignation/appointment | Member/alternate | Category | Country | Person appointed | Affiliation | Date of Council Decision |
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| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2012 | C 294, 29.10.2010 | Ms Carola THEODOSIOU | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Cyprus | Ms Eleni KALAVA | Ministry of labour and Social Insurance | 14.2.2011 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2012 | C 294, 29.10.2010 | Ms Angela SCHNEIDER-BODIEN | Resignation | Member | Employers | Germany | Mr Stefan STRÄSSER | Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände | 14.2.2011 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2012 | C 294, 29.10.2010 | Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN | Resignation | Member | Employers | Belgium | Ms Michèle CLAUS | Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique (FEB) | 28.2.2011 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2012 | C 294, 29.10.2010 | Ms Ekaterina RIBAROVA | Resignation | Member | Trade Union | Bulgaria | Ms Atanaska TODOROVA | Confederation of the Independent Trade Unions | 21.3.2011 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2013 | L 45, 20.2.2010 | Ms Pille STRAUSS-RAATS | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Estonia | Ms Ester RÜNKLA | Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia | 28.2.2011 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2013 | L 45, 20.2.2010 | Mr Neil CARBERRY | Resignation | Member | Employers | United Kingdom | Mr Guy BAILEY | Confederation of British Industry | 21.3.2011 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2013 | L 45, 20.2.2010 | Mr Thomas PHILBERT NIELSEN | Resignation | Member | Employers | Denmark | Mr Henning GADE | Confederation of Danish Employers | 21.3.2011 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2013 | L 45, 20.2.2010 | Mr Martin P. FLIER | Resignation | Member | Government | Netherlands | Ms H.E.M. SEERDEN | Ministery of Social Affairs and Employment | 31.3.2011 |
| Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality | 31.5.2013 | C 137, 27.5.2010 | Ms Zsuzsa SEBESTYÉN | Resignation | Member | Government | Hungary | Ms Judit GAZSI | SZMM | 14.2.2011 |
| Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality | 31.5.2013 | C 137, 27.5.2010 | Ms Katalin KISSNÉ BENCZE | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Hungary | Ms Anna OROSZ | SZMM | 14.2.2011 |
| Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality | 31.5.2013 | C 137, 27.5.2010 | Ms Jana STANKOVÁ | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Slovakia | Ms Anina BOTOŠOVÁ | Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Repulic | 14.2.2011 |
| Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality | 31.5.2013 | C 137, 27.5.2010 | Ms Sara FALCÃO CASACA | Resignation | Member | Government | Portugal | Ms Teresa Margarida DO CARMO FRAGOSO | Comissão para Cidadania e Igualdade do Género | 21.3.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Mr Andreas SCHALLER | Resignation | Member | Government | Austria | Ms Tina KONRAD | Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz | 14.2.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Ms Petra HRIBERNIG | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Austria | Ms Petra PENCS | Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz | 14.2.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Ms Lilit MAMIKONYAN | Resignation | Member | Government | Slovakia | Ms Silvia GREGORCOVÁ | Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | 21.3.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Ms Silvia GREGORCOVÁ | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Slovakia | Ms Elena PALIKOVÁ | Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family | 21.3.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Mr Benjamin HOLST | Resignation | Member | Employers | Denmark | Ms Karen ROIY | Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) | 31.3.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Ms Åsa FORSSELL | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Sweden | Mr Håkan NYMAN | Ministry of Social Affairs | 7.3.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Ms Pille STRAUSS-RAATS | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Estonia | Mr Ivar RAIK | Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia | 28.2.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Mr Thomas PHILBERT NIELSEN | Resignation | Member | Employers | Denmark | Mr Henning GADE | Confederation of Danish Employers | 21.3.2011 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2013 | C 322, 27.11.2010 | Mr Martin P. FLIER | Resignation | Member | Government | Netherlands | Ms H.E.M. SEERDEN | Ministery of Social Affairs and Employment | 31.3.2011 |

Committee

End of term of office

Publication in OJ

Person replaced

Resignation/appointment

Member/alternate

Category

Country

Person appointed

Affiliation

Date of Council Decision

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2012

C 294, 29.10.2010

Ms Carola THEODOSIOU

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Cyprus

Ms Eleni KALAVA

Ministry of labour and Social Insurance

14.2.2011

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2012

C 294, 29.10.2010

Ms Angela SCHNEIDER-BODIEN

Resignation

Member

Employers

Germany

Mr Stefan STRÄSSER

Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände

14.2.2011

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2012

C 294, 29.10.2010

Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN

Resignation

Member

Employers

Belgium

Ms Michèle CLAUS

Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique (FEB)

28.2.2011

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2012

C 294, 29.10.2010

Ms Ekaterina RIBAROVA

Resignation

Member

Trade Union

Bulgaria

Ms Atanaska TODOROVA

Confederation of the Independent Trade Unions

21.3.2011

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2013

L 45, 20.2.2010

Ms Pille STRAUSS-RAATS

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Estonia

Ms Ester RÜNKLA

Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia

28.2.2011

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2013

L 45, 20.2.2010

Mr Neil CARBERRY

Resignation

Member

Employers

United Kingdom

Mr Guy BAILEY

Confederation of British Industry

21.3.2011

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2013

L 45, 20.2.2010

Mr Thomas PHILBERT NIELSEN

Resignation

Member

Employers

Denmark

Mr Henning GADE

Confederation of Danish Employers

21.3.2011

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2013

L 45, 20.2.2010

Mr Martin P. FLIER

Resignation

Member

Government

Netherlands

Ms H.E.M. SEERDEN

Ministery of Social Affairs and Employment

31.3.2011

Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

31.5.2013

C 137, 27.5.2010

Ms Zsuzsa SEBESTYÉN

Resignation

Member

Government

Hungary

Ms Judit GAZSI

SZMM

14.2.2011

Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

31.5.2013

C 137, 27.5.2010

Ms Katalin KISSNÉ BENCZE

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Hungary

Ms Anna OROSZ

SZMM

14.2.2011

Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

31.5.2013

C 137, 27.5.2010

Ms Jana STANKOVÁ

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Slovakia

Ms Anina BOTOŠOVÁ

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Repulic

14.2.2011

Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

31.5.2013

C 137, 27.5.2010

Ms Sara FALCÃO CASACA

Resignation

Member

Government

Portugal

Ms Teresa Margarida DO CARMO FRAGOSO

Comissão para Cidadania e Igualdade do Género

21.3.2011

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Mr Andreas SCHALLER

Resignation

Member

Government

Austria

Ms Tina KONRAD

Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz

14.2.2011

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Ms Petra HRIBERNIG

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Austria

Ms Petra PENCS

Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz

14.2.2011

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Ms Lilit MAMIKONYAN

Resignation

Member

Government

Slovakia

Ms Silvia GREGORCOVÁ

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family

21.3.2011

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Ms Silvia GREGORCOVÁ

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Slovakia

Ms Elena PALIKOVÁ

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family

21.3.2011

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Mr Benjamin HOLST

Resignation

Member

Employers

Denmark

Ms Karen ROIY

Confederation of Danish Employers (DA)

31.3.2011

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Ms Åsa FORSSELL

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Sweden

Mr Håkan NYMAN

Ministry of Social Affairs

7.3.2011

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Ms Pille STRAUSS-RAATS

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Estonia

Mr Ivar RAIK

Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia

28.2.2011

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Mr Thomas PHILBERT NIELSEN

Resignation

Member

Employers

Denmark

Mr Henning GADE

Confederation of Danish Employers

21.3.2011

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2013

C 322, 27.11.2010

Mr Martin P. FLIER

Resignation

Member

Government

Netherlands

Ms H.E.M. SEERDEN

Ministery of Social Affairs and Employment

31.3.2011

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European Commission

| 16.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/4 |
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16.4.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/4

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Euro exchange rates (1)

15 April 2011

2011/C 119/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,4450 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 120,37 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4581 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88380 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,9660 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2897 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,8080 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,213 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 267,18 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7092 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9467 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,0958 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,1932 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3730 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3934 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,2342 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8152 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7980 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 573,42 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,9400 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,4389 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3555 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 520,27 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,3687 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,493 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 40,6500 |
| THB | Thai baht | 43,538 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,2798 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,9542 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 64,0610 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4450

JPY

Japanese yen

120,37

DKK

Danish krone

7,4581

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88380

SEK

Swedish krona

8,9660

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2897

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8080

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,213

HUF

Hungarian forint

267,18

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7092

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9467

RON

Romanian leu

4,0958

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1932

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3730

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3934

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,2342

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8152

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7980

KRW

South Korean won

1 573,42

ZAR

South African rand

9,9400

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,4389

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3555

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 520,27

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,3687

PHP

Philippine peso

62,493

RUB

Russian rouble

40,6500

THB

Thai baht

43,538

BRL

Brazilian real

2,2798

MXN

Mexican peso

16,9542

INR

Indian rupee

64,0610

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 16.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/5 |
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16.4.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/5

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

2011/C 119/03

Aid No: SA.32186 (2011/XA)

Member State: Sweden

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Stöd för obligatoriska TSE-kontroller vid slakt av nötkreatur

Legal basis: Riksdagens beslut avseende regeringens proposition 2010/11:1 och Statens jordbruksverks regleringsbrev

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: SEK 9,30 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 10 January 2011-31 December 2014

Objective of aid: Livestock sector (Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Raising of dairy cattle, Raising of other cattle and buffaloes

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Statens jordbruksverk |
| --- |
| SE-551 82 Jönköping |
| SVERIGE |

Statens jordbruksverk

SE-551 82 Jönköping

SVERIGE

Website: http://www.regeringen.se/download/ff7e8e1d.pdf?major=1&minor=153307&cn=attachmentPublDuplicator_0_attachment

http://www.esv.se/StatsliggarenApp/detail.jsp?regleringsbrevId=13017

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.32187 (2011/XA)

Member State: Sweden

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Stöd för transport av självdöda eller avlivade djur

Legal basis: Riksdagens beslut avseende regeringens proposition 2010/11:1 och Statens jordbruksverks regleringsbrev

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: SEK 2,86 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 10 January 2011-31 December 2016

Objective of aid: Livestock sector (Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Raising of dairy cattle, Raising of other cattle and buffaloes, Raising of sheep and goats, Raising of swine/pigs

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Statens jordbruksverk |
| --- |
| SE-551 82 Jönköping |
| SVERIGE |

Statens jordbruksverk

SE-551 82 Jönköping

SVERIGE

Website: http://www.regeringen.se/download/ff7e8e1d.pdf?major=1&minor=153307&cn=attachmentPublDuplicator_0_attachment

http://www.esv.se/StatsliggarenApp/detail.jsp?regleringsbrevId=13017

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.32220 (2011/XA)

Member State: Germany

Region: Niedersachsen

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Gewährung von Beihilfen durch die Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse

Legal basis:

| — | § 71 Tierseuchengesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
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§ 71 Tierseuchengesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

| — | §§ 12, 13 Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierseuchengesetz des Landes Niedersachsen |
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§§ 12, 13 Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierseuchengesetz des Landes Niedersachsen

| — | Satzung über die Gewährung von Beihilfen (Beihilfesatzung der Niedersächsischen Tierseuchenkasse) |
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Satzung über die Gewährung von Beihilfen (Beihilfesatzung der Niedersächsischen Tierseuchenkasse)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 22,00 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 February 2011-31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Animal diseases (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Animal production

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse |
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| Brühlstraße 9 |
| 30169 Hannover |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Niedersächsische Tierseuchenkasse

Brühlstraße 9

30169 Hannover

DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.ndstsk.de/index.php?bereich=3&topic_id=617

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.32252 (2011/XA)

Member State: Netherlands

Region: West-Nederland, Utrecht

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Pilots duurzaam ondernemen

Legal basis: Subsidieverordening inrichting landelijk gebied 2006

Besluit subsidiekader ILG-AVP, artikel 3.2.1 Pilots duurzaam ondernemen

Artikel 15 van Verordening (EG) nr. 1857/2006 Technische ondersteuning

Onderhavige steunverlening voldoet aan de in lid 2 t/m 4 van artikel 15 vermelde voorwaarden.

Meer specifiek: Zie fiche

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking: EUR 0,66 million

Maximum aid intensity: 90 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 27 January 2011-31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Technical support (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Provincie Utrecht |
| --- |
| Postbus 80300 |
| 3508 TH Utrecht |
| NEDERLAND |

Provincie Utrecht

Postbus 80300

3508 TH Utrecht

NEDERLAND

Website: http://www.provincie-utrecht.nl/onderwerpen/landbouw/vitaal-platteland/steunregelingen/#subcontent

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.32814 (2011/XA)

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Scotland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Small Scale Agricultural Aid Scheme

Legal basis: Sections 4 and 6 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking: GBP 0,00 million

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: GBP 0,25 million

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 11 April 2011-31 March 2012

Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Scottish Government |
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| Saughton House |
| Broomhouse Drive |
| Edinburgh |
| EH11 3XD |
| UNITED KINGDOM |

Scottish Government

Saughton House

Broomhouse Drive

Edinburgh

EH11 3XD

UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/grants/BDandM/SSAAS

Other information: —

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

2011/C 119/04

Aid No: SA.32311

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaams Gewest

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Fokkerijsteun Kleine Herkauwers Vlaanderen vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 23 december 2010 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2011

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 19 maart 2010 betreffende de organisatie van de fokkerij van voor de landbouw nuttige huisdieren

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,05 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 11 March 2011-31 December 2011

Objective of aid: Livestock sector (Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Animal production

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Departement Landbouw en Visserij |
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| Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40 |
| 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Departement Landbouw en Visserij

Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40

1030 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.32435

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaams Gewest

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Fokkerijsteun voor de Vlaamse Confederatie van het Paard vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 23 december 2010 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2011

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 19 maart 2010 betreffende de organisatie van de fokkerij van voor de landbouw nuttige huisdieren

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,07 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 11 March 2011-31 December 2011

Objective of aid: Livestock sector (Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Animal production

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Departement Landbouw en Visserij |
| --- |
| Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40 |
| 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Departement Landbouw en Visserij

Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40

1030 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.32442

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaams Gewest

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Fokkerijsteun voor de Vlaamse Rundveeteeltvereniging vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 23 december 2010 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2011

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 19 maart 2010 betreffende de organisatie van de fokkerij van voor de landbouw nuttige huisdieren

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 1,04 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 10 March 2011-31 December 2011

Objective of aid: Livestock sector (Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Animal production

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Departement Landbouw en Visserij |
| --- |
| Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40 |
| 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Departement Landbouw en Visserij

Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40

1030 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.32444

Member State: Belgium

Region: Vlaams Gewest

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Steun aan Vlaamse Bedrijfspluimvee- en Konijnenhouders vzw

Legal basis: Decreet van 23 december 2010 houdende de algemene uitgavenbegroting van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor het begrotingsjaar 2011

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering van 19 maart 2010 betreffende de organisatie van de fokkerij van voor de landbouw nuttige huisdieren

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,03 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 9 March 2011-31 December 2011

Objective of aid: Technical support (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Animal production

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Departement Landbouw en Visserij |
| --- |
| Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40 |
| 1030 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Departement Landbouw en Visserij

Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 40

1030 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Website: http://lv.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=134

Other information: —

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Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 119/05

Aid No: XF 33/10

Member State: Italy

Region/Authority granting the aid: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna

Title: programma operativo FEP 2007-2013 — Rafforzamento dotazione finanziaria per l'attuazione delle misure 2.1 e 2.3 Asse II — Atto di indirizzo per l'utilizzo di somme disponibili sul bilancio regionale 2009 (1 000 000 EUR in conto residui sui capitolo 5 006,1406 — UPB S06.05.003 — CdR 00.06.01.09; 500 000 EUR in conto competenza sul capitolo SC06.1407 — UPB S06.05.003 — CdR 00.06.01.09).

Legal basis:

| — | deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 56/65 del 29 dicembre 2009, |
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deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 56/65 del 29 dicembre 2009,

| — | decreto n. 3054/DecA/140 del 3 dicembre 2009 Attuazione della Misura 2.1 — Sottomisura 1 — e della Misura 2.3 dell'Asse li del Fondo Europeo della Pesca [arti. 28, 29, 34 e 35 del Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] — Approvazione delle «Direttive per l'azione amministrativa e la gestione della Misura 2.1 — Sottomisura 1 — e della Misura 2.3 dell'Asse II dei Fondo Europeo della Pesca (FEP)», |
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decreto n. 3054/DecA/140 del 3 dicembre 2009 Attuazione della Misura 2.1 — Sottomisura 1 — e della Misura 2.3 dell'Asse li del Fondo Europeo della Pesca [arti. 28, 29, 34 e 35 del Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] — Approvazione delle «Direttive per l'azione amministrativa e la gestione della Misura 2.1 — Sottomisura 1 — e della Misura 2.3 dell'Asse II dei Fondo Europeo della Pesca (FEP)»,

| — | bando di attuazione della misura 2.1 — sottomisura 1 — del fondo europeo per la pesca 2007-2013 Investimenti produttivi nel settore dell'acquacoltura [artt. 28 e 29 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] — Redatto in base al Piano Operativo Nazionale F.E.P. approvato con Decisione (CE) n. 6792 dei 19 dicembre 2007, secondo la bozza di bando per l'attuazione della Misura 2.1, sottomisura 1 «Investimenti produttivi nel settore dell'acquacoltura [artt. 28 e 29 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006]» approvata con Decreto del Ministero delle politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali (MIPAAF) n. 593/2008, |
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bando di attuazione della misura 2.1 — sottomisura 1 — del fondo europeo per la pesca 2007-2013 Investimenti produttivi nel settore dell'acquacoltura [artt. 28 e 29 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] — Redatto in base al Piano Operativo Nazionale F.E.P. approvato con Decisione (CE) n. 6792 dei 19 dicembre 2007, secondo la bozza di bando per l'attuazione della Misura 2.1, sottomisura 1 «Investimenti produttivi nel settore dell'acquacoltura [artt. 28 e 29 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006]» approvata con Decreto del Ministero delle politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali (MIPAAF) n. 593/2008,

| — | bando di attuazione della misura 2.3 del fondo europeo per la pesca 2007-2013 Investimenti nei settori della trasformazione e commercializzazione [artt. 34 e 35 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] Redatto in base al Piano Operativo Nazionale F.E.P. approvato con Decisione (CE) n. 6792 del 19 dicembre 2007, secondo la bozza di bando per l'attuazione della Misura 2.3 «investimenti nei settori della trasformazione e della commercializzazione [artt. 34 e 35 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006]» approvata con Decreto dei Ministero delle politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali (MIPAAF) n. 593/2008. |
| --- | --- |

—

bando di attuazione della misura 2.3 del fondo europeo per la pesca 2007-2013 Investimenti nei settori della trasformazione e commercializzazione [artt. 34 e 35 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006] Redatto in base al Piano Operativo Nazionale F.E.P. approvato con Decisione (CE) n. 6792 del 19 dicembre 2007, secondo la bozza di bando per l'attuazione della Misura 2.3 «investimenti nei settori della trasformazione e della commercializzazione [artt. 34 e 35 Regolamento (CE) n. 1198/2006]» approvata con Decreto dei Ministero delle politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali (MIPAAF) n. 593/2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or amount of individual aid granted: EUR 1 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid is granted in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles 28, 29, 34 and 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Articles 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 498/2007.

Eligible investments may qualify for a public contribution of up to 40 % of the total eligible expenditure. The beneficiary's minimum contribution is thus 60 % (Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006).

Where the beneficiary is an enterprise in the commercial fishing and aquaculture sector with less than 750 employees or with a turnover of less than EUR 200 million, but is not a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC, the beneficiary's minimum contribution is 80 % of the total eligible expenditure. In this case the public contribution rate is reduced accordingly in accordance with Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (Group 4 operations).

Pursuant to Decree No 3054/DecA/140 of 3 December 2009: ‘Implementation of Measure 2.1 — Submeasure 1 and Measure 2.3 of Priority axis 2 of the European Fisheries Fund’ (Articles 28, 29, 34 and 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006) — Approval of the ‘Guidelines for administrative action and management of Measure 2.1 — Submeasure 1 and Measure 2.3 of Priority axis 2 of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF)’, the maximum contribution for each individual undertaking is EUR 300 000 under Measure 2.1 — Submeasure 1 and EUR 200 000 under Measure 2.3.

The contribution may not be combined with other assistance obtained by the beneficiaries towards the same expenditure.

Date of entry into force:

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: To increase funding for the implementation of Measures 2.1 and 2.3 of Priority axis 2 of the EFF in accordance with the provisions of the EFF National Operational Programme approved by Decision C(2007) 6792 of 19 December 2007, in order to encourage productive investments in aquaculture with a view to improving working conditions, hygiene, human or animal health and product quality, reducing its negative impact or enhancing its positive effects on the environment within the meaning of Articles 28 and 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and to encourage investments in processing and marketing in accordance with Articles 34 and 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006.

The funds will be used to support projects, ranked according to merit in accordance with the criteria set out in the implementation notices for specific EFF OP measures, which could not be financed due to the exhaustion of available resources earmarked for the implementation of such measures under the EFF OP financing plan.

Indicate the Article or Articles applied: Articles 11 and 16

Activity concerned: Aquaculture activities and the processing and marketing of fisheries products

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Regione Autonoma della Sardegna |
| --- |
| Assessorato dell’Agricoltura e della riforma agro-pastorale |
| Via Pessagno 4 |
| 09126 Cagliari CA |
| ITALIA |

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna

Assessorato dell’Agricoltura e della riforma agro-pastorale

Via Pessagno 4

09126 Cagliari CA

ITALIA

per il tramite dell'Agenzia regionale autonoma Argea Sardegna.

Web address where the full text of the scheme or the criteria and conditions under which individual aid is granted outside an aid scheme can be found: http://www.regione.sardegna.it-(http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1274_20100115102020.pdf)

Justification: Limited EFF budget following the inclusion of the Region of Sardinia among the regions covered by the ‘Regional Competitiveness and Employment’ objective for the new programming period of 2007-2013. The scheme thus proposes to allocate additional available regional funds to finance operations in accordance with the provisions of the EFF National Operational Programme, approved by Decision C(2007) 6792 of 19 December 2007. The implementation notices for Measures 2.1 and 2.3 stipulate that ‘where the available resources are insufficient to cover all eligible actions, the authorities reserve the right to provide further aid in accordance with this notice within the limits of available regional funds. Such aid may be granted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 736/2008, as provided for by the “Guidelines for the examination of State Aid to fisheries and aquaculture” published in the
  Official Journal of the European Union C 84 of 3 April 2008’.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

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Revised Guidelines for the candidates in relation to the call for proposals for Associate Partners to the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) (2011/C 76/08 of 10 March 2011)

2011/C 119/06

The revised Guidelines provide additional information on how the proposals will be evaluated against the award criteria listed under Section 3.3 of the Guidelines for candidates annexed to the Invitation to submit a proposal for Associate Partners of the SJU.

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European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5985 — ZMB CH/GWH)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 119/07

| 1. | On 7 April 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking ZMB (Schweiz) AG (Switzerland) belonging to the group Gazprom (Russia) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking GWH Gashandel GmbH (Austria) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 7 April 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking ZMB (Schweiz) AG (Switzerland) belonging to the group Gazprom (Russia) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking GWH Gashandel GmbH (Austria) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for ZMB (Schweiz) AG: trading of natural gas, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for ZMB (Schweiz) AG: trading of natural gas,

| — | for Gazprom: vertically integrated group of undertakings mainly active in exploration, production, processing, transport and sale of natural gas, |
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for Gazprom: vertically integrated group of undertakings mainly active in exploration, production, processing, transport and sale of natural gas,

| — | for GWH Gashandel GmbH: sales and transit of natural gas. |
| --- | --- |

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for GWH Gashandel GmbH: sales and transit of natural gas.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5985 — ZMB CH/GWH, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5985 — ZMB CH/GWH, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6093 — BASF/INEOS/Styrene JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 119/08

| 1. | On 7 April 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings BASF SE (Germany) and INEOS Industry Holdings Limited (Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Styrolution (Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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1.

On 7 April 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings BASF SE (Germany) and INEOS Industry Holdings Limited (Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Styrolution (Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for BASF SE: a global chemicals company. Its product range includes crude oil and natural gas, chemicals, plastics, coatings systems, dispersions, and agricultural products, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for BASF SE: a global chemicals company. Its product range includes crude oil and natural gas, chemicals, plastics, coatings systems, dispersions, and agricultural products,

| — | for INEOS Industry Holding Limited: active in a range of chemicals including petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products, |
| --- | --- |

—

for INEOS Industry Holding Limited: active in a range of chemicals including petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products,

| — | for Styrolution: will combine the existing styrene monomer, polystyrene and acrylonitrile–butadiene-styrene businesses of BASF and INEOS, together with certain minor related products. |
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for Styrolution: will combine the existing styrene monomer, polystyrene and acrylonitrile–butadiene-styrene businesses of BASF and INEOS, together with certain minor related products.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

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

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6093 — BASF/INEOS/Styrene JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6093 — BASF/INEOS/Styrene JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

2011/C 119/09

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘FIGUE DE SOLLIÈS’

EC No: FR-PDO-0005-0544-30.03.2006

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

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

1.   Denomination:

‘Figue de Solliès’

2.   Member State or third country:

France

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1.   Type of product:

| Class 1.6 — | Fresh or processed fruit, vegetables and cereals |
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Class 1.6 —

Fresh or processed fruit, vegetables and cereals

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

The ‘Figue de Solliès’ is a violet-coloured fig of the Bourjassote Noire variety, with a diameter of 40 mm or more, which is sold fresh as a whole fruit. Its skin is free of insect bites, has not ruptured and bears no trace of leaf rub. The ‘Figue de Solliès’ is characterised by a balance of acidulous and sweet flavours and contains a guaranteed 14 °Brix or more of sugar at time of packaging. The fruit is oblate, violet with black veins, dense, firm and supple. The receptacle of the fruit is thin and pale green, its flesh is plump, glossy and juicy and the colour of strawberry jam, containing many fine, beige-coloured grains. It has an elegant, low-intensity bouquet with vegetal and fruity notes of watermelon, honeydew melon, strawberry and other red fruits. It is crunchy at first and then tender, full-bodied in taste and with a characteristic balance of acidulous and sweet flavours, intense vegetal and fruity aromas and floral notes.

3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only):

—

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

—

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

The product must be produced and packaged in the geographical area of the designation.

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

The fruit is packaged and sold in cardboard trays one layer deep or in a punnet whose capacity may not exceed 1 kilogram, so as to preserve the quality of the product. The lots offered for sale are homogeneous in terms of both size and colour.

The fruit has to be packaged in the geographical area because of the fragility of the product and so as to preserve its quality and the characteristics of the designation. Indeed, the fig is a fruit that generally does not withstand travel and shocks well. That is why it must be handled as little as possible and packaged very rapidly in containers which prevent any risk of crushing (i.e. in a cardboard tray one layer deep or in a punnet with a maximum capacity of 1 kg). This also means that the figs have to be packaged as soon as they are sorted, i.e. in the same place as they are sorted, requiring precisely the expertise held by producers in the geographical area.

3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling:

Each pack bears:

| — | the name of the protected designation of origin ‘Figue de Solliès’ written in a font at least as large as the largest font used on the label, |
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—

the name of the protected designation of origin ‘Figue de Solliès’ written in a font at least as large as the largest font used on the label,

| — | the word ‘appellation d’origine protégée’ (protected designation of origin) immediately before or after the designation, with no text in between, |
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—

the word ‘appellation d’origine protégée’ (protected designation of origin) immediately before or after the designation, with no text in between,

| — | the logo ‘AOP Figue de Solliès’, lodged by the producers’ organisation with the INPI (National Intellectual Property Institute). |
| --- | --- |

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the logo ‘AOP Figue de Solliès’, lodged by the producers’ organisation with the INPI (National Intellectual Property Institute).

In addition to the label, all accompanying documents and invoices must bear the words ‘Figue de Solliès’ and ‘appellation d’origine protégée’ (protected designation of origin).

4.   Concise definition of the geographical area:

The geographical area of the fig designated as ‘Figue de Solliès’ is located in the department of Var in south-eastern France, within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The geographical area contains 15 municipalities (communes), although two of these are included only partially. The municipalities falling within the geographical area are Belgentier, Carqueiranne, Cuers, La Crau, La Farlède, La Garde, Hyères, La Londe-Les-Maures, Pierrefeu-du-Var (sections A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3, B4, C1, C2p, C3, D5p, D6p, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E12), Puget-Ville (sections A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, B1, B2, B3, B4, C, D1, D2, D3, D4, E1, E2, E3, E4, F10), Le Pradet, Solliès-Pont, Solliès-Toucas, Solliès-Ville and La Valette-du-Var.

A map defining the boundaries of the geographical area has been lodged with the municipal authorities of the partially covered municipalities.

The area has been demarcated on the basis of geography (between the metamorphic zone of the Maures Mountains to the east and the landforms of calcareous Provence to the west), climate (rainfall, humidity, Winkler index), geology (layers of sandstone and red and wine-lees-coloured pelites which have been altered to a greater or lesser extent), soils (brown, deep and stony) and customary practices (variety and know-how).

5.   Link with the geographical area:

5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area:

Since the Middle Ages cultivation of figs in the Solliès Basin, where conditions are ideal for their qualities and typical features to be fully expressed, has expanded phenomenally. However, it was at the end of the 19th century that as a result of fig cultivation the Solliès basin became the veritable ‘garden of Provence’, as the newspaper ‘Le Petit Marseillais’ put it so poetically in its edition of 14 August 1898. According to data on agriculture in the department of Var, the canton of Solliès produced more than 1 100 tonnes of figs in 1903. From the end of the 19th century and especially at the beginning of the 20th, sales of the ‘Figue de Solliès’ expanded considerably with rail networks being used to bring the produce to French customers, as related by Roger Livet in 1962 in his book ‘Habitat Rural et structures agraires en Basse Provence’.

The geographical area is completely contained within the south-western end of the Permian depression formed by the northern Maures Mountains and the Toulon region. It coincides with the middle and lower catchments of the Gapeau and the Réal Martin, which form an undulating plain. The Solliès basin has the distinctive characteristic of being bordered by landforms favouring the development of a particular climate. The hot Mediterranean climate is favourable for fig cultivation, with an average annual precipitation of between 700 and 800 mm and a very low risk of frost. The Solliès basin is found in an area where tectonic plates meet, between the metamorphic zone of the Maures Mountains in the east and calcareous Provence in the west. Most of the area is characterised by layers of sandstone and red and wine-lees-coloured pelites which have been altered to a greater or lesser extent. The alteration products of these Permian rocks are for the most part (along the northern edge and in the centre of the area) mixed with significant inputs ranging from sandy loam to loamy sand with a heavy load of calcareous gravel. The eastern edge of this basin has been covered by inputs ranging from sandy loams to loamy sands which to a greater or lesser extent are gravelly and siliceous. The soils characteristic of the fig orchards are loamy to loamy-sandy are a greater or lesser extent gravelly, deep, well-drained, moderately calcareous and have formed on alluvial and colluvial inputs.

The geographical area is also characterised by the predominance of the Bourjassotte Noire variety of fig which is tended in accordance with the traditional practices endemic to the geographical area. The Bourjassotte Noire variety is produced almost exclusively within the geographical area of the designation ‘Figue de Solliès’. In fact, according to data from the fruit and vegetables section of Bassin Rhône Méditerranée (BRM), the proportion of figs of the Bourjassotte Noire variety coming from the geographical area of production amounted to as much as 90 % of the fig harvest registered in France in 2006. The ‘Figue de Solliès’ accounts for 74 % of the total area under fig orchards and 77 % of the harvest produced in the geographical area of the designation.

5.2.   Specificity of the product:

Characteristics

The size of the ‘Figue de Solliès’ is characteristically greater than the average for figs on the European market. In actual fact the ‘Figue de Solliès’ is at least 40 mm in size. What makes it special in terms of taste is its excellent balance of acidulous and sweet flavours, a phenomenon unique in Europe. Although the Bourjassotte Noire variety can be found to a lesser extent in other production areas, the figs harvested outside the geographical area of the designation, despite being similar in appearance, do not have the special taste qualities of the ‘Figue de Solliès’. The unique taste of the ‘Figue de Solliès’ comes from its exquisite balance of acidulous and sweet flavours. In figs of the Bourjassotte Noire variety from other production basins, acidulous flavours predominate and the fruit has less organoleptic richness owing to its having been harvested too early. This balance of acidulous and sweet flavours is achieved by ensuring that the fruit has a sugar content of at least 14 °Brix at time of packaging.

The fig is also sought after for how well it keeps; in good conditions (i.e. if the fruit has not burst) it can be kept for several days.

The ‘Figue de Solliès’ is distinguishable by its shape (that of a flattened water drop), colour (violet with black veins, the skin being at least 80 % violet), density, relative firmness, suppleness, juiciness and the lustre of its flesh.

Reputation

The particularities of the area of origin of ‘Figue de Solliès’ give the fruit a range of organoleptic qualities which do not leave the taster disappointed. The ‘Figue de Solliès’ enjoys a reputation which extends well beyond the geographical area of the designation. It is sold both locally and nationally. It can especially be found in Lyon and Paris, where it is very highly regarded, but also in Switzerland and Germany. Since the beginning of the 1970s it has also been available in supermarkets.

Furthermore, the prestige of the ‘Figue de Solliès’ has made it highly popular in gastronomy. Famous restaurants offer a wide variety of dishes prepared from ‘Figues de Solliès’ to accompany both sweet and savoury courses. The popularity of the ‘Figue de Solliès’ can also be seen in the gourmet cooking pages of women’s magazines and cookery books which contain several recipes featuring ‘Figues de Solliès’ as an essential ingredient. The greatest hommage paid to the fig came from the great Provençal chef Guy Gedda, who in 2004 published a book devoted entirely to the ‘Figue de Solliès’, ‘La Magie de la Figue dans la Cuisine Provençale’, ultimate proof of its increasing renown.

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

The Solliès basin has the distinctive characteristic of being bordered by landforms favouring the development of a particular climate. The hot Mediterranean climate is favourable for fig cultivation, with an average annual precipitation of between 700 and 800 mm and a very low risk of frost. The ample amount of sunshine associated with this climate ensures refractometric values of 14 °Brix or more throughout the harvest period. In terms of geology, the Solliès basin benefits from its soil mixing with others generally composed of loamy sands having a healthy soil profile and significant hydrological potential, thereby ensuring that fig trees grow rapidly and develop a significant amount of foliage, which in turn is conducive to the development of the richness of taste of the ‘Figue de Soliès’ and the balance of acidulous and sweet flavours. These soils contain little calcium (less than 20 %), ensuring that the harvested figs are fleshy, juicy and greater than 40 mm in size. The mineral richness of the soils leads to the figs grown on them having a corresponding richness of flavour.

The natural factors favouring the fig cultivation are supplemented by the ancestral know-how particularly evident in activities associated with the planting, pruning, harvesting and irrigation of the trees and the sorting and packaging of the fruit. This know-how is evident first and foremost in arboricultural practices such as the establishment of pedestrian orchards, use of open-centre pruning and harvesting (between 15 August and 15 November) by a large work-force of qualified pickers trained to pick the fruit manually straight from the tree at the best stage of ripeness (the harvest is begun when the skin of 80 % of the figs is 80 % violet in colour). In this way the fruit acquires the suppleness, juiciness and lustre characteristic of the ‘Figue de Solliès’. Local knowledge is also fully evident in the sorting and packaging of these especially fragile fruits.

All of these beneficial aspects make the ‘Figue de Solliès’ the main type of fig produced in France, accounting for 58 % of national production or more than 1 900 tonnes per year.

Reference to the publication of the specification:

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

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

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16.4.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/19

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

2011/C 119/10

This publication confers the right to object to the amendment application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

AMENDMENT APPLICATION

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

AMENDMENT APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9

‘SPECK ALTO ADIGE’/‘SÜDTIROLER MARKENSPECK’/‘SÜDTIROLER SPECK’

EC No: IT-PGI-0417-0327-06.11.2008

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1.   Heading in the specification affected by the amendment:

| — | | Name of product |
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| — | | Description of product |
| — |  | Geographical area |
| — |  | Proof of origin |
| — | | Method of production |
| — |  | Link |
| — | | Labelling |
| — | | National requirements |
| — |  | Other (to be specified) |

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Name of product

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Description of product

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Geographical area

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Proof of origin

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Method of production

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Link

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Labelling

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National requirements

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Other (to be specified)

2.   Type of amendment(s):

| — |  | Amendment to Single Document or Summary Sheet |
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| — | | Amendment to Specification of registered PDO or PGI for which neither the Single Document nor the Summary Sheet has been published |
| — |  | Amendment to Specification that requires no amendment to the published Single Document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) |
| — |  | Temporary amendment to Specification resulting from imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) |

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Amendment to Single Document or Summary Sheet

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Amendment to Specification of registered PDO or PGI for which neither the Single Document nor the Summary Sheet has been published

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Amendment to Specification that requires no amendment to the published Single Document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

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Temporary amendment to Specification resulting from imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

3.   Amendment(s):

3.1.   Name of product:

It has been necessary to change the Italian version of the registered name ‘Speck dell'Alto Adige’ to ‘Speck Alto Adige’ not only to be consistent with long-standing commercial parlance but also for the sake of conciseness and in order to be in line with the equivalent version in German, where no preposition is used.

3.2.   Description:

The chemical, chemico-physical, microbiological and organoleptic/sensory characteristics of the finished product are described in a more precise and detailed manner. These amendments are merely elucidations for the sake of greater completeness and clarity, the purpose of which is to provide clear-cut, definitive elements to be checked during the inspections aimed at safeguarding the total quality of the product.

3.3.   Method of production:

An extensive detailed description of the raw material that may be used to produce ‘Speck Alto Adige’ PGI has become necessary in order to provide greater transparency with regard to the meats used to produce it. In order to ensure that customers can identify ‘Speck Alto Adige’, a hot brand is to be applied at the end of the aging period. The hot brand, bearing the alphanumeric identification code of the producer at whose premises it was affixed, is to be applied at least four times on the rind of the whole ‘Speck’ at the end of the aging period.

As regards the processing stage, the meaning of the phrase ‘traditional method’ contained in the registered specification is made clear. Such codification is necessary to ensure that, with the passage of time, the traditional processing technique is not lost.

3.4.   Labelling:

Extensive detailed rules on labelling have become necessary. These allow, among other things, the use of terms in addition to the reference to the total traditional quality of the product, provided that the information in question is given separately from the identification mark. These traditional terms have been anchored in provincial legislation since 1978, with the aim of providing a further technical and material description of the product and making it easier to understand and more user-friendly through certain aspects linked to origin. This is done in a manner incorporating certain specific techniques that are traditionally associated with the product in local terminology to highlight distinctive elements of the production process. They are therefore not alterations or elements supplementing the name but rather attributes that have historically been used to describe certain specific aspects of production.

This is the context in which the additional term ‘Bauernspeck’ has been permitted on the label of ‘Speck’ bearing the ‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ and ‘Südtiroler Speck’ PGI mark produced by producers using the hams of pigs raised and slaughtered in Alto Adige. ‘Bauernspeck’ gives additional information on the product, making reference to aspects linked to the historical origin of the phenomenon of ‘Speck Alto Adige’ production and the roots of its link with the geographical area.

Provision has also been made for the words ‘prodotto di montagna’ to appear on the label when production takes place in areas that are located at least 600 m above sea level and thus geographically classified as mountain areas.

3.5.   National requirements:

Article 7 on inspections has been reworded with the removal of all references to provisions and procedures that predated the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 and are no longer in line with current EU rules.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘SPECK ALTO ADIGE’/‘SÜDTIROLER MARKENSPECK’/‘SÜDTIROLER SPECK’

EC No: IT-PGI-0417-0327-06.11.2008

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1.   Name:

‘Speck Alto Adige’/‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’/‘Südtiroler Speck’

2.   Member State or third country:

Italy

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1.   Type of product:

| Class 1.2 — | Meat products |
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Class 1.2 —

Meat products

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

‘Speck Alto Adige’ (in Italian), ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ and ‘Südtiroler Speck’ (in German) is produced from boned pork hams moderately salted and spiced, cold-smoked in special premises at a maximum temperature of 20 °C and appropriately aged in accordance with local customs and traditions. It has specific organoleptic qualities.

When released for consumption, ‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ and ‘Südtiroler Speck’ is brown on the outside, while its slices are red with pinkish white parts. It has a pleasant aroma of smoke and spices and a characteristic intense flavour. Its chemical, chemico-physical and microbiological characteristics are as follows:

| | Total protein greater than or equal to 20 %; |
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Total protein greater than or equal to 20 %;

| | Water-to-protein ratio less than or equal to 2,0; |
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Water-to-protein ratio less than or equal to 2,0;

| | Fat-to-protein ratio less than or equal to 1,5; |
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Fat-to-protein ratio less than or equal to 1,5;

| | Sodium chloride less than or equal to 5 %; |
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Sodium chloride less than or equal to 5 %;

| | Potassium nitrate less than 150 mg/kg; |
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Potassium nitrate less than 150 mg/kg;

| | Sodium nitrite less than 50 mg/kg; |
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Sodium nitrite less than 50 mg/kg;

| | Mesophilic microbe content in accordance with standard UNI ISO 4833 (2003); |
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Mesophilic microbe content in accordance with standard UNI ISO 4833 (2003);

| | Lactic acid bacteria at a maximum level of 1 × 108 colony-forming units/gram (CFU/g). |
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Lactic acid bacteria at a maximum level of 1 × 108 colony-forming units/gram (CFU/g).

3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only):

Before boning, the whole hind legs used to produce ‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ must weigh no less than 10,5 kg. The boned and trimmed legs (also referred to as ‘baffe’) must weigh at least 5,2 kg. When delivered, their temperature must be between 0 °C and 4 °C measured at the core.

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

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

‘Speck Alto Adige PGI’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck g.g.A.’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck g.g.A.’ must be trimmed using the traditional method with or without the rump, dry salted and spiced, smoked and dry-cured at a temperature not exceeding 20 °C and aged at an ambient temperature of 10 °C to 15 °C with humidity between 60 % and 90 %.

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

‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ may be released for consumption loose or packaged under vacuum or in a modified atmosphere and it may be whole, cut or sliced.

‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ may be cut, sliced and packaged only in the production area identified in point 4 in order to ensure that the final consumer receives a product in which the characteristic flavour and most delicate aromas have been preserved.

3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling:

The name ‘Speck Alto Adige’ or ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ must appear on the product released for consumption, followed by the phrase ‘protected geographical indication’ and the abbreviation ‘PGI’. The name of the protected geographical indication, ‘Speck Alto Adige’ or ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’, may not be translated into other languages and must appear on the label in clear, indelible characters that can be clearly distinguished from all other writing on the label. It must be followed by the phrase ‘Protected Geographical Indication’ and the abbreviation ‘PGI’, which must be translated into the language in which the product is being marketed. All labels must feature the logo of the ‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ PGI.

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The additional words ‘prodotto di montagna’ may appear on the label when production takes place in areas that are located at least 600 m above sea level and thus geographically classified as mountain areas.

4.   Concise definition of the geographical area:

The pork legs may be processed only by undertakings located in the autonomous province of Bolzano-Alto Adige.

5.   Link with the geographical area:

5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area:

The production area of ‘Speck Alto Adige IGP’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ is entirely hilly or mountainous. Thanks to the presence of variable breezes and winds that blow through the numerous Alpine valleys, the area's climatic conditions are moderately dry; in addition, it enjoys more than 300 days of sun a year.

Moreover, this border area has always been the meeting point between the cultures of the Mediterranean and of Mitteleuropa, allowing the conditions to be created for the development of a very distinctive method of preserving pig meat that combines the smoking typical of Mitteleuropa and Mediterranean dry-curing.

5.2.   Specificity of the product:

Unlike the hams of the Po Valley area, ‘Speck Alto Adige’ or ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ is produced from boned, opened and drawn pork leg that is subsequently smoked and dry-cured. Its appearance is characterised by its brown outer colour resulting from the smoking process. When sliced, the lean part is red while the fatty part has a delicate pinkish white colour. ‘Speck Alto Adige’ or ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ has the typical aroma of dry-cured meat, which is characterised by pleasant smoky hints. The flavour of the meat is intense although not salty.

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

The causal link between ‘Speck Alto Adige’ or ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ and the area in which it is produced is based on the specific microclimatic conditions in Alto Adige, which have influenced the distinctive, unique experience of the historical/cultural enclave of the South Tyrol. This border territory has since time immemorial been an area of historical, ethnic, economic and cultural transition between Europe north and south of the Alps, and has therefore been open to contributions from the experience of both areas of development. The breezes and winds from the north and south of the mountain system that blow through Alto Adige and meet in its valleys have made the climate particularly suitable for dry-curing ‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ and ‘Südtiroler Speck’, encouraging the establishment of this form of meat processing whose roots can be traced to the Alpine tradition of farmsteads. The technique of preservation with the assertive use of smoke, of northern origin, has taken root in combination with the use of salt and gradual, slow drying under natural conditions, a technique originating in the Po Valley. The result is a product with a very balanced taste that is milder than the strongly smoked cold cuts of northern Europe and stronger than the mild hams of the Mediterranean area. It is perfectly aged and enriched by the aromas and local essences carried both by the air that circulates during dry-curing and the seasonings used during the initial processing stages. These are additional reasons why the reputation of Speck Alto Adige, Südtiroler Markenspeck and Südtiroler Speck is that of a flagship product of its geographical area of origin.

Reference to publication of the specification:

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

The Ministry has launched the national objection procedure for the proposal to amend the ‘Speck Alto Adige’, ‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’ or ‘Südtiroler Speck’ protected geographical indication.

The full text of the product specification is available on the following website:

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by going directly to the home page of the Ministry (http://www.politicheagricole.it) and clicking on ‘Prodotti di Qualità’ (on the left of the screen) and then on ‘Disciplinari di Produzione all'esame dell'UE [regolamento (CE) n. 510/2006]’.

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