# Official Journal C 127/2013

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.127.eng |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 564 May 2013 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.127.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 127

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 564 May 2013

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2013/C 127/01 | Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the appointment of the member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee representing the Council | 1 |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 127/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2013/C 127/03 | Commission Implementing Decision of 3 May 2013 on the financing of the 2013 work programme on IT tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2013/C 127/04 | Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons | 14 |
| 2013/C 127/05 | Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Addition to a notice regarding an application for a licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Rouffy Licence)
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Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2013/C 127/01

Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the appointment of the member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee representing the Council

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European Commission

2013/C 127/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2013/C 127/03

Commission Implementing Decision of 3 May 2013 on the financing of the 2013 work programme on IT tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health

3

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2013/C 127/04

Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

14

2013/C 127/05

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Addition to a notice regarding an application for a licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Rouffy Licence)
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(Addition to a notice regarding an application for a licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Rouffy Licence)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2013/C 127/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division) (
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| | OTHER ACTS |
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| 2013/C 127/07 | Publication of an application 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 | 17 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2013/C 127/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division) (
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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2013/C 127/07

Publication of an application 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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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 April 2013

on the appointment of the member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee representing the Council

2013/C 127/01

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,

Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee (1),

Having regard to the Recommendation of the Economic and Financial Committee of 25 March 2013,

Whereas:

| (1) | Ms Maria Lucilia SALEMA E CARVALHO has resigned from the European Statistical Advisory Committee as a directly appointed member representing the Council. |
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(1)

Ms Maria Lucilia SALEMA E CARVALHO has resigned from the European Statistical Advisory Committee as a directly appointed member representing the Council.

| (2) | In the light of the resignation, the Council has decided to appoint Mr Maurizio VICHI as the member representing the Council in the European Statistical Advisory Committee, |
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(2)

In the light of the resignation, the Council has decided to appoint Mr Maurizio VICHI as the member representing the Council in the European Statistical Advisory Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Maurizio VICHI is hereby appointed as the member representing the Council in the European Statistical Advisory Committee.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2013.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2013.

For the Council

The President

E. GILMORE

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(1)  OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 13.

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European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

3 May 2013

2013/C 127/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3114 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,60 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4533 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,84310 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,5307 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2235 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,6075 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,640 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 296,12 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6999 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1407 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3031 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3543 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2780 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3263 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,1754 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5391 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6173 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 437,83 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 11,7437 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,0725 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5827 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 774,64 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,9790 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,564 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 40,8208 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,791 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,6334 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 15,9604 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,7170 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3114

JPY

Japanese yen

128,60

DKK

Danish krone

7,4533

GBP

Pound sterling

0,84310

SEK

Swedish krona

8,5307

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2235

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,6075

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,640

HUF

Hungarian forint

296,12

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6999

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1407

RON

Romanian leu

4,3031

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3543

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2780

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3263

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,1754

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5391

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6173

KRW

South Korean won

1 437,83

ZAR

South African rand

11,7437

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,0725

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5827

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 774,64

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9790

PHP

Philippine peso

53,564

RUB

Russian rouble

40,8208

THB

Thai baht

38,791

BRL

Brazilian real

2,6334

MXN

Mexican peso

15,9604

INR

Indian rupee

70,7170

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

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 3 May 2013

on the financing of the 2013 work programme on IT tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health

2013/C 127/03

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 (1) on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financial Regulation’), and in particular Article 84 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2), and in particular 66(1)(c) and 66(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (3), and in particular Articles 35(2) and 36(2),

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 84 of the Financial Regulation and Article 94 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 (4) on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules of Application’), the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 84 of the Financial Regulation and Article 94 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 (4) on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules of Application’), the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.

| (2) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 identifies the degree of detail considered sufficient to describe the framework of a financing decision. |
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(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 identifies the degree of detail considered sufficient to describe the framework of a financing decision.

| (3) | Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (5) establishes a rapid alert system for the notification of a direct or indirect risk to human health deriving from food or feed as a network and rules that the Commission manages the network. |
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(3)

Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (5) establishes a rapid alert system for the notification of a direct or indirect risk to human health deriving from food or feed as a network and rules that the Commission manages the network.

| (4) | Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (6) obliges the Commission to establish and maintain a publicly available register of genetically modified food and feed. |
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(4)

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (6) obliges the Commission to establish and maintain a publicly available register of genetically modified food and feed.

| (5) | Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (7) obliges the Commission to establish and maintain a register of nutrition and health claims made on food. |
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(5)

Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (7) obliges the Commission to establish and maintain a register of nutrition and health claims made on food.

| (6) | Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (8) indicates that the Union shall establish a list of flavouring substances. |
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(6)

Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (8) indicates that the Union shall establish a list of flavouring substances.

| (7) | Article 31(2) of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (9) obliges the Commission to establish one or several registers for the purposes of recording the information on genetic modifications in GMOs which can be used for the detection and identification of particular GMO products to facilitate post-marketing control and inspection. |
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(7)

Article 31(2) of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (9) obliges the Commission to establish one or several registers for the purposes of recording the information on genetic modifications in GMOs which can be used for the detection and identification of particular GMO products to facilitate post-marketing control and inspection.

| (8) | Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (10) require the provision and maintenance of a network between the EU Member States and the European Commission for a fast exchange of data allowing the secure handling of confidential information. |
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(8)

Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (10) require the provision and maintenance of a network between the EU Member States and the European Commission for a fast exchange of data allowing the secure handling of confidential information.

| (9) | Article 2(1)(i) and Article 21(6) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against the spread within the Community (11) provide for the establishment of a network for the notification of new occurrences of harmful organisms, for recommendations for drawing up guidelines for national inspectors in carrying out phytosanitary import inspections and for programmes aimed at raising the knowledge of national inspectors. |
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(9)

Article 2(1)(i) and Article 21(6) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against the spread within the Community (11) provide for the establishment of a network for the notification of new occurrences of harmful organisms, for recommendations for drawing up guidelines for national inspectors in carrying out phytosanitary import inspections and for programmes aimed at raising the knowledge of national inspectors.

| (10) | Article 10 of Council Directive 69/464/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of Potato Wart Disease (12), Articles 1 (a) and 2 of Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot (13), Articles 1(a) and 2 of Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (14) and Articles 1, 4 and 8 of Council Directive 2007/33/EC of 11 June 2007 on the control of potato cyst nematodes and repealing Directive 69/465/EEC (15) lay down the requirements for controlling respectively potato wart disease, potato ring rot, potato brown rot and potato cyst nematodes, which are all very important diseases of the potato crop. They establish strict requirements for the execution of regular surveys to monitor the presence of the above mentioned harmful organisms, as well as obligations to communicate the results thereof to the Commission. |
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(10)

Article 10 of Council Directive 69/464/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of Potato Wart Disease (12), Articles 1 (a) and 2 of Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot (13), Articles 1(a) and 2 of Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. (14) and Articles 1, 4 and 8 of Council Directive 2007/33/EC of 11 June 2007 on the control of potato cyst nematodes and repealing Directive 69/465/EEC (15) lay down the requirements for controlling respectively potato wart disease, potato ring rot, potato brown rot and potato cyst nematodes, which are all very important diseases of the potato crop. They establish strict requirements for the execution of regular surveys to monitor the presence of the above mentioned harmful organisms, as well as obligations to communicate the results thereof to the Commission.

| (11) | Article 76(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (16) provides the financing of the development of a database for gathering and storing all information related to plant protection products. |
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(11)

Article 76(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (16) provides the financing of the development of a database for gathering and storing all information related to plant protection products.

| (12) | Article 5(e) of Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (17) provides that the Commission is to publish a common catalogue of varieties which fall within the scope of the Directive. |
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(12)

Article 5(e) of Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (17) provides that the Commission is to publish a common catalogue of varieties which fall within the scope of the Directive.

| (13) | Article 7(6) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC (18) of 29 September 2008 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production provides that it may be decided that a common catalogue of varieties may be established and published. |
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(13)

Article 7(6) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC (18) of 29 September 2008 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production provides that it may be decided that a common catalogue of varieties may be established and published.

| (14) | Article 11(1) of Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material provides that the Commission may publish a ‘Community List of Approved Basic Material for the Production of Forest Reproductive Material’. |
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(14)

Article 11(1) of Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material provides that the Commission may publish a ‘Community List of Approved Basic Material for the Production of Forest Reproductive Material’.

| (15) | Article 17(1) of Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (19) and Article 17 paragraph 1 of Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (20) provide that the Commission publishes a Common Catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species respectively. |
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(15)

Article 17(1) of Council Directive 2002/53/EC of 13 June 2002 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (19) and Article 17 paragraph 1 of Directive 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed (20) provide that the Commission publishes a Common Catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species respectively.

| (16) | Article 36(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticide in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (21) provides for the establishment of a consolidated database for Union legislation on maximum residues levels of pesticide residues and for making such information publicly available. |
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(16)

Article 36(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticide in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (21) provides for the establishment of a consolidated database for Union legislation on maximum residues levels of pesticide residues and for making such information publicly available.

| (17) | Article 8 of Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (22) provides in a database for the monitoring plans. |
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(17)

Article 8 of Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (22) provides in a database for the monitoring plans.

| (18) | Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (23) provides in a database in relation to the epidemiological surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathies. |
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(18)

Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (23) provides in a database in relation to the epidemiological surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathies.

| (19) | Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (24) requires the running and maintenance of databases in relation to the common authorisation procedure for food additives. |
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(19)

Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (24) requires the running and maintenance of databases in relation to the common authorisation procedure for food additives.

| (20) | Article 35(1) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC allows for Union financial assistance for the introduction of systems to identify animals and notify diseases. A Union financial contribution should be granted for the management of and for improving the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS), based on Commission Decision 2005/176/EC of 1 March 2005 laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to Council Directive 82/894/EEC (25). |
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(20)

Article 35(1) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC allows for Union financial assistance for the introduction of systems to identify animals and notify diseases. A Union financial contribution should be granted for the management of and for improving the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS), based on Commission Decision 2005/176/EC of 1 March 2005 laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to Council Directive 82/894/EEC (25).

| (21) | Article 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC provides for Union financial contribution for certain computerised systems used in intra-Union trade and imports. |
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(21)

Article 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC provides for Union financial contribution for certain computerised systems used in intra-Union trade and imports.

| (22) | It is necessary to continue to provide financial contributions for hosting, management and maintenance of the integrated computerised veterinary system TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) introduced by Commission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concerning the development of an integrated computerised veterinary system (26). |
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(22)

It is necessary to continue to provide financial contributions for hosting, management and maintenance of the integrated computerised veterinary system TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) introduced by Commission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concerning the development of an integrated computerised veterinary system (26).

| (23) | According to Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC, Member States have to introduce applications for the eradication/surveillance programmes, reports and cost claims related to the approved programmes; the development of an online system for the submission of the applications, the reports and the claims would facilitate the handling of the information. |
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(23)

According to Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC, Member States have to introduce applications for the eradication/surveillance programmes, reports and cost claims related to the approved programmes; the development of an online system for the submission of the applications, the reports and the claims would facilitate the handling of the information.

| (24) | In order to ensure their coordination, and an efficient implementation of the Directorate General for Health and Consumers IT Plan the 2013 work programme for those actions, together with the necessary financing thereof, should be approved by this single decision. |
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(24)

In order to ensure their coordination, and an efficient implementation of the Directorate General for Health and Consumers IT Plan the 2013 work programme for those actions, together with the necessary financing thereof, should be approved by this single decision.

| (25) | This decision is also a financing decision for the expenditure in the context of indirect centralised or joint management chargeable to the Union budget. |
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(25)

This decision is also a financing decision for the expenditure in the context of indirect centralised or joint management chargeable to the Union budget.

| (26) | The present financing decision may also cover the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Articles 92 of the Financial Regulation and 111 of the Applicable Rules. |
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(26)

The present financing decision may also cover the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of Articles 92 of the Financial Regulation and 111 of the Applicable Rules.

| (27) | The measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(27)

The measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The 2013 work programme concerning actions related to the creation and maintenance of IT tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health (the work programme), as set out in Annex, is hereby adopted. Its adoption constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 84 of the Financial Regulation.

Article 2

The maximum contribution authorised by this Decision for the implementation of the work programme is set at EUR 7 290 000, to be financed from the following budget lines of the General Budget of the European Union for 2013:

| (a) | budget line 17 04 02 01: EUR 4 889 000 |
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(a)

budget line 17 04 02 01: EUR 4 889 000

| (b) | budget line 17 04 04 01: EUR 1 350 000 |
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(b)

budget line 17 04 04 01: EUR 1 350 000

| (c) | budget line 17 04 07 01: EUR 1 051 000 |
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(c)

budget line 17 04 07 01: EUR 1 051 000

These appropriations may also cover interest due for late payment.

Article 3

Cumulated changes of the allocations to the specific actions covered by the work programme not exceeding 10 % of the maximum contribution authorised by Article 2 of this Decision are not considered to be substantial within the meaning of Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012, provided that they do not significantly affect the nature and objective of the work programme.

The authorising officer may adopt such changes in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and of proportionality.

Done at Brussels, 3 May 2013.

For the Commission

Tonio BORG

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Work programme for 2013 on information technology tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health

1.   INTRODUCTION

This work programme contains implementing measures for the year 2013. On the basis of the objectives given, the distribution of budget for the procurements implemented in direct management is the following for a total amount of EUR 7 290 000.

2.   PROCUREMENT

2.1.   IT projects to support the functioning of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), register of food additives, food contact materials, GMOs, novel food, flavourings and nutrition and health claims

The action to be financed under this budget aims to finalise the implementation and maintain the Generic Rapid Alert System (GRAS) IT application, which has been deployed for use in 2011, for use by the latest version of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (thereafter ‘RASFF’), also deployed in 2011. The use of the same IT platform by the various alert systems managed by the Commission facilitates the exchange of information between these systems and improves the manageability from an IT perspective.

In order to have an informed view on non-authorised substances and support the RASFF, it is necessary to maintain registers with authorised substances (additives, food contact materials, novel food, GM food and feed, GMOs, flavourings and nutrition and health claims).

Planned actions:

| — | contribution to the maintenance and development of RASFF: EUR 200 000, |
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contribution to the maintenance and development of RASFF: EUR 200 000,

| — | development of the country regional level and improvements to RASFF: EUR 283 000, |
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development of the country regional level and improvements to RASFF: EUR 283 000,

| — | additional development to improve the performance of the RASFF sector application including specifications for external system's links: EUR 300 000, |
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additional development to improve the performance of the RASFF sector application including specifications for external system's links: EUR 300 000,

| — | register of authorised food contact materials (substances for use in active and intelligent materials and articles; recycling processes), novel food, GM food and feed, GMOs, food additives, flavourings: EUR 200 000, |
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register of authorised food contact materials (substances for use in active and intelligent materials and articles; recycling processes), novel food, GM food and feed, GMOs, food additives, flavourings: EUR 200 000,

| — | novel foods — development of a new version of the register (based on existing software): EUR 100 000, |
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novel foods — development of a new version of the register (based on existing software): EUR 100 000,

| — | maintenance of a Union register for nutrition and health claims: EUR 82 000, |
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maintenance of a Union register for nutrition and health claims: EUR 82 000,

| — | contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 385 000. |
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contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 385 000.

Legal basis

| | Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 |
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Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002

| | Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
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Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003

| | Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 |
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Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

| | Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 |
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Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008

| | Article 31 of Directive 2001/18/EC |
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Article 31 of Directive 2001/18/EC

| | Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 |
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Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97

Budgetary line

17 04 02 01 — amount: EUR 1 550 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is 13.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Direct management

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001

2.2.   IT projects to support the implementation of plant health measures, EUROPHYT

EUROPHYT is a Web-based application for Member States to notify interceptions of consignments that do not comply with plant health requirements. During a meeting with all Member States’ representatives for EUROPHYT, a plan for the renewal of the interface has been adopted. The EUROPHYT system uses central resources and resources from the GRAS application that need to be provided and maintained. The plant health import requirements database is under construction and will be finalised before the end of the year.

The actions to be financed under this budget are:

| — | the development and hosting of a plant health import requirements database: EUR 100 000, |
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the development and hosting of a plant health import requirements database: EUR 100 000,

| — | the registering of plant protection products applications: EUR 100 000, |
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the registering of plant protection products applications: EUR 100 000,

| — | the development of registration of all plant shipments: EUR 200 000, |
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the development of registration of all plant shipments: EUR 200 000,

| — | the execution of a data collection to monitor approved basic material of Community list: EUR 25 000 |
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the execution of a data collection to monitor approved basic material of Community list: EUR 25 000

| — | the evolutive maintenance of the existing EUROPHYT application: EUR 100 000, |
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the evolutive maintenance of the existing EUROPHYT application: EUR 100 000,

| — | the development for the improvement of the user interface of the EUROPHYT application: EUR 150 000, |
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the development for the improvement of the user interface of the EUROPHYT application: EUR 150 000,

| — | the hosting of the EUROPHYT application: EUR 50 000, |
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the hosting of the EUROPHYT application: EUR 50 000,

| — | the execution of data collections in relation to the surveillance for and notifications of occurrences of harmful organisms, on the basis of Council Directive 2000/29/EC and Directives 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2007/33/EC: EUR 230 000, |
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the execution of data collections in relation to the surveillance for and notifications of occurrences of harmful organisms, on the basis of Council Directive 2000/29/EC and Directives 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2007/33/EC: EUR 230 000,

| — | contribution to the IT central support team, central hosting, central IT equipment: EUR 60 000, |
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contribution to the IT central support team, central hosting, central IT equipment: EUR 60 000,

| — | contribution to the central Web team and security: EUR 65 000. |
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contribution to the central Web team and security: EUR 65 000.

Legal basis

| | Article 2(1)(i) and Article 21(6) of Directive 2000/29/EC |
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Article 2(1)(i) and Article 21(6) of Directive 2000/29/EC

| | Article 10 of Directive 69/464/EEC |
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Article 10 of Directive 69/464/EEC

| | Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Directive 93/85/EEC |
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Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Directive 93/85/EEC

| | Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Directive 98/57/EC |
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Article 1(a) and Article 2 of Directive 98/57/EC

| | Articles 1, 4 and 8 of Directive 2007/33/EC |
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Articles 1, 4 and 8 of Directive 2007/33/EC

| | Article 66(1)(c) and Article 66(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and |
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Article 66(1)(c) and Article 66(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and

| | Article 76(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 |
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Article 76(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Budgetary line

17 04 04 01 — amount: EUR 1 080 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II.

The indicative number of specific contracts is 10.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001

2.3.   IT project supporting the functioning of the common catalogues of varieties of agricultural plants, vegetables, vine and fruit plants and the Community list of approved basic material for the production of forest reproductive material

The ‘Common catalogue’ application manages the catalogues of varieties of agricultural plants (Directive 2002/53/EC) and vegetables (Directive 2002/55/EC) of which the seeds are not subject to any restriction with regard to their commercialisation, within the European Union as well as in Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.

A catalogue of varieties of vine (Directive 68/193/EEC) and a common list of varieties of fruit plants (Directive 1999/105/EC) may also be established.

A database provides for the management of these catalogues by the Commission, for access by the Member States and the electronic data exchange between the Member States, the Commission and the Publications Office.

In 2013, the maintenance of the system will be ensured, and the technological functionalities will be updated in order to adapt the system to more up-to-date developments in electronic publication: EUR 50 000.

For the Community list on forest reproductive material a semantic model is being established to make content accessible and searchable through semantic technology: EUR 100 000.

Legal basis

| | Article 5(e) of Directive 68/193/EEC |
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Article 5(e) of Directive 68/193/EEC

| | Article 7(6) of Directive 2008/90/EC |
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Article 7(6) of Directive 2008/90/EC

| | Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/105/EC |
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Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/105/EC

| | Article 17(1) of Directive 2002/53/EC and |
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Article 17(1) of Directive 2002/53/EC and

| | Article 17(1) of Directive 2002/55/EC |
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Article 17(1) of Directive 2002/55/EC

Budgetary line

17 04 04 01 — amount: EUR 150 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is two.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

The contract should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II

2.4.   Pesticide residues database

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 provides for the creation and maintenance of a consolidated database of Community legislation on maximum residues levels (MRL) of pesticide. This action aims at implementing the above provisions, via the maintenance and improvement of a database that will allow input of data from Member States and automatic electronic publication via establishment of an export format for the Publications Office.

Legal basis

Article 36(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

Budgetary line

17 04 04 01 — amount: EUR 120 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is one.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

The contract should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001

2.5.   IT projects supporting the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directive 96/23/EC, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

The actions to be financed under this budget include the creation and maintenance of IT tools and instruments aimed at ensuring a successful implementation of a series of new requirements applicable to the performance of official controls in the feed law and food law area by the Member States and by the Commission, and/or at fulfilling specific needs or obligations in the field of food and feed controls under the legal basis.

The actions relate to the further improvement and increase of the capacity of databases for the collection of data relating to national control plans and official controls’ results so that the Commission can check their compliance and monitor developments across time, and to the development of online systems for the capturing of data in relation to national control plans and official controls’ results, provided by the Member States and/or the Commission.

The actions are:

| — | the implementation, running and maintenance of databases in relation to the epidemiologic surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy’s (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Article 6(4)), common authorisation procedure for food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008), residue monitoring plans (Council Directive 96/23/EC, Article 8) and the quantitative results, i.e. reporting of this monitoring: EUR 150 000, |
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the implementation, running and maintenance of databases in relation to the epidemiologic surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy’s (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Article 6(4)), common authorisation procedure for food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008), residue monitoring plans (Council Directive 96/23/EC, Article 8) and the quantitative results, i.e. reporting of this monitoring: EUR 150 000,

| — | continued development of an IT system and the maintenance and evolution of dedicated infrastructure that will allow to share, validate and monitor data collected by the Commission in relation to the enforcement of feed and food law in Member States and third countries, including information collected by the Food and Veterinary Office. The IT tool should permit the establishment of ‘country profiles’, and establishments visited that would facilitate the assessment of control plans submitted by the competent authorities: EUR 386 000, |
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continued development of an IT system and the maintenance and evolution of dedicated infrastructure that will allow to share, validate and monitor data collected by the Commission in relation to the enforcement of feed and food law in Member States and third countries, including information collected by the Food and Veterinary Office. The IT tool should permit the establishment of ‘country profiles’, and establishments visited that would facilitate the assessment of control plans submitted by the competent authorities: EUR 386 000,

| — | the implementation and maintenance of a complete and secure system for the management and planning of Union audits according to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 inspections, for the management and storage of audit reports and associated documents and for the follow-up of recommendations resulting from audits, including licence costs: EUR 320 000, |
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the implementation and maintenance of a complete and secure system for the management and planning of Union audits according to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 inspections, for the management and storage of audit reports and associated documents and for the follow-up of recommendations resulting from audits, including licence costs: EUR 320 000,

| — | contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team and central IT equipment necessary to provide the implementation of all systems related to the abovementioned actions: EUR 195 000. |
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contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team and central IT equipment necessary to provide the implementation of all systems related to the abovementioned actions: EUR 195 000.

Legal basis

| | Article 8 of Directive 96/23/EC |
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Article 8 of Directive 96/23/EC

| | Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 |
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Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001

| | Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 |
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Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

| | Article 66(1)(c) and Article 66(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 |
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Article 66(1)(c) and Article 66(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004

Budgetary line

17 04 07 01 — amount: EUR 1 051 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II, ITSS II and framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is seven.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II, ITSS II and SANCO/2010/A4/001

2.6.   Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS)

The action to be financed under this budget aims to finalise the implementation and maintain the Animal Disease Notification System.

Planned actions:

| — | contribution to the maintenance development of ADNS: EUR 150 000, |
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contribution to the maintenance development of ADNS: EUR 150 000,

| — | additional development to improve the performance and data quality of the outbreak maps, browsable maps and online drawn maps: EUR 100 000, |
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additional development to improve the performance and data quality of the outbreak maps, browsable maps and online drawn maps: EUR 100 000,

| — | hosting services to assure the availability of the application: EUR 78 000, |
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hosting services to assure the availability of the application: EUR 78 000,

| — | contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 260 000. |
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contribution to improvement of the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 260 000.

Legal basis

Articles 35 and 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC.

Budgetary line

17 04 02 01 — amount: EUR 588 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is four.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and or SANCO/2010/A4/001

2.7.   Animal Disease Information System (ADIS)

The action to be financed under this budget aims to develop the interface and to implement the Animal Disease Information System.

Planned action:

| — | contribution to the support for the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 100 000. |
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contribution to the support for the IT systems security, central support team, central hosting and central IT equipment necessary to run and manage publicly accessible applications: EUR 100 000.

Legal basis

Articles 35 and 36 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC

Budgetary line

17 04 02 01 — amount: EUR 100 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is one.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contract on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001

2.8.   TRAde Control and Expert System (TRACES)

The action to be financed under this budget aims to improve, maintain, support and make available the TRACES system.

Planned actions:

| — | EUR 2 475 000 for the hosting, development, management and maintenance of the integrated computerised veterinary system TRACES (TRAde Control and Expert System), logistical support to assist TRACES users, contribution to central services, communication, website, security and the purchase (maintenance and support) of software licences, electronic signature, hosting of the application |
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EUR 2 475 000 for the hosting, development, management and maintenance of the integrated computerised veterinary system TRACES (TRAde Control and Expert System), logistical support to assist TRACES users, contribution to central services, communication, website, security and the purchase (maintenance and support) of software licences, electronic signature, hosting of the application

| — | EUR 40 000 for the support of the Bovine Identification Exchange System. |
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EUR 40 000 for the support of the Bovine Identification Exchange System.

Legal basis

Article 36(2) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC

Budgetary line

17 04 02 01 — amount: EUR 2 515 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is 15.

One memorandum of understanding with DIGIT for the hosting.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

Contracts should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001

2.9.   Data collection for the eradication and control programmes

Planned action:

| — | EUR 136 000 for the collection and treatment of the data related to the applications for the eradication/surveillance programmes and the reports and cost claims related to the approved programmes according to Article 27 of Decision 2009/470/EC. |
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EUR 136 000 for the collection and treatment of the data related to the applications for the eradication/surveillance programmes and the reports and cost claims related to the approved programmes according to Article 27 of Decision 2009/470/EC.

Legal basis

Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC

Budgetary line

17 04 02 01 — amount: EUR 136 000

Indicative number and type of contracts envisaged

Intra muros time and means specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or framework contract SANCO/2010/A4/001.

The indicative number of specific contracts is two.

Subject of the contracts envisaged (if possible)

Development and maintenance of information technology systems, including project management, quality control, business analysis, programming and documentation

Indicative time-frame for launching the contracts

The contract should be signed by the end of the first semester of 2013.

Implementation

Directly by DG SANCO

Specific contract

Specific contracts on existing framework contracts provided by DIGIT under call for tenders ESP-DESIS II and/or SANCO/2010/A4/001

3.   SUMMARY

| No | Name | Budget line | Estimated number of contracts | Legal base | Amount in EUR |
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| 1. | IT project to support the functioning of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), register of food additives, flavourings, food contact materials, GMOs and novel food | 17 04 02 01 | 13 | Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1924/2006, (EC) No 1829/2003 and (EC) No 1334/2008, Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 | 1 550 000 |
| 2. | IT projects to support the implementation of plant health measures, EUROPHYT | 17 04 04 01 | 10 | Directives 2000/29/EC, 69/464/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC and 2007/33/EC, Regulations (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 1107/2009 | 1 080 000 |
| 3. | IT project supporting the functioning of the common catalogues of varieties of agricultural plants, vegetables, vine and the common list of fruit plants and the Community list of approved basic material for the production of forest reproductive material | 17 04 04 01 | 2 | Directives 68/193/EEC, 2008/90/EC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC | 150 000 |
| 4. | Pesticide residues database | 17 04 04 01 | 1 | Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 | 120 000 |
| 5. | IT projects supporting the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directive 96/23/EC, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 | 17 04 07 01 | 7 | Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directive 96/23/EC, Regulations (EC) No 999/2001 and (EC) No 1333/2008 | 1 051 000 |
| 6. | Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) | 17 04 02 01 | 4 | Article 35(2) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC | 588 000 |
| 7. | ADIS | 17 04 02 01 | 1 | Article 35(2) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC | 100 000 |
| 8. | TRAde Control and Expert System (TRACES) | 17 04 02 01 | 15 | Article 36(2) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC | 2 515 000 |
| 9. | Animal health studies | 17 04 02 01 | 2 | Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC | 136 000 |
| TOTAL | | 55 | | 7 290 000 |

No

Name

Budget line

Estimated number of contracts

Legal base

Amount in EUR

1.

IT project to support the functioning of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), register of food additives, flavourings, food contact materials, GMOs and novel food

17 04 02 01

13

Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1924/2006, (EC) No 1829/2003 and (EC) No 1334/2008, Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97

1 550 000

2.

IT projects to support the implementation of plant health measures, EUROPHYT

17 04 04 01

10

Directives 2000/29/EC, 69/464/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC and 2007/33/EC, Regulations (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 1107/2009

1 080 000

3.

IT project supporting the functioning of the common catalogues of varieties of agricultural plants, vegetables, vine and the common list of fruit plants and the Community list of approved basic material for the production of forest reproductive material

17 04 04 01

2

Directives 68/193/EEC, 2008/90/EC, 1999/105/EC, 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC

150 000

4.

Pesticide residues database

17 04 04 01

1

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

120 000

5.

IT projects supporting the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directive 96/23/EC, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

17 04 07 01

7

Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directive 96/23/EC, Regulations (EC) No 999/2001 and (EC) No 1333/2008

1 051 000

6.

Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS)

17 04 02 01

4

Article 35(2) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC

588 000

7.

ADIS

17 04 02 01

1

Article 35(2) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC

100 000

8.

TRAde Control and Expert System (TRACES)

17 04 02 01

15

Article 36(2) of Council Decision 2009/470/EC

2 515 000

9.

Animal health studies

17 04 02 01

2

Article 27 of Council Decision 2009/470/EC

136 000

TOTAL

55

7 290 000

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2013/C 127/04

In accordance with Article 3(3) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure hereby notifies that the following areas (or parts thereof) in offshore Malta are available for authorisation on a permanent basis under either an exploration licence or an exploration and production licence:

| (i) | area 1; |
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(i)

area 1;

| (ii) | blocks 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of area 3; |
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(ii)

blocks 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of area 3;

| (iii) | blocks 1 and 2 of area 4; and |
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(iii)

blocks 1 and 2 of area 4; and

| (iv) | area 6. |
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(iv)

area 6.

The following areas/blocks are not available until further notification as they are already under an authorisation or are being considered for an authorisation:

| (i) | area 2; |
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(i)

area 2;

| (ii) | blocks 1, 2 and 3 of area 3; |
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(ii)

blocks 1, 2 and 3 of area 3;

| (iii) | blocks 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of area 4; |
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(iii)

blocks 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of area 4;

| (iv) | area 5; and |
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(iv)

area 5; and

| (v) | area 7. |
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(v)

area 7.

Applicants shall provide the information requested in the form published in the Petroleum (Production) Regulations, 2001 (LN 320/01).

The areas/blocks available for authorisation as well as the areas/blocks already under an authorisation are delimited by geographical coordinates that may be obtained, together with other information, by contacting the Continental Shelf Department at the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure, Block F, Antonio Maurizio Valperga Street, Floriana, FRN 1700, Malta on the following e-mail address: dgcs.mrra@gov.mt

This notice supersedes all other notices from the Government of Malta concerning the abovementioned Directive and published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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4.5.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/15

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Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1)

(Addition to a notice regarding an application for a licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘Rouffy Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 127/05

The area covered by the application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘Rouffy Licence’, covering part of the departments of Aisne and Marne, the competition notice for which appeared in the OJ C 47, 19.2.2013, p. 17, does not cover the concession perimeters of ‘Motte Noire’ and ‘Vert-la-Gravelle’, consisting of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

| ‘Motte Noire’ concession |
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| Point | Longitude | Latitude |
| A | 1,82 gr E | 54,38 gr N |
| B | 1,86 gr E | 54,38 gr N |
| C | 1,86 gr E | 54,32 gr N |
| D | 1,82 gr E | 54,32 gr N |

‘Motte Noire’ concession

Point

Longitude

Latitude

A

1,82 gr E

54,38 gr N

B

1,86 gr E

54,38 gr N

C

1,86 gr E

54,32 gr N

D

1,82 gr E

54,32 gr N

The area as defined above is about 16 km2.

| ‘Vert-la-Gravelle’ concession |
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| Point | Longitude | Latitude |
| A | 1,72 gr E | 54,29 gr N |
| B | 1,79 gr E | 54,29 gr N |
| C | 1,79 gr E | 54,24 gr N |
| D | 1,72 gr E | 54,24 gr N |

‘Vert-la-Gravelle’ concession

Point

Longitude

Latitude

A

1,72 gr E

54,29 gr N

B

1,79 gr E

54,29 gr N

C

1,79 gr E

54,24 gr N

D

1,72 gr E

54,24 gr N

The area as defined above is about 23 km2.

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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4.5.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 127/06

| 1. | On 26 April 2013, 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 Barry Callebaut AG (‘BC’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Cocoa Ingredients Division of Petra Foods Limited (‘Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business’, Singapore) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 26 April 2013, 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 Barry Callebaut AG (‘BC’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Cocoa Ingredients Division of Petra Foods Limited (‘Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business’, Singapore) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for BC: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of intermediate cocoa products (i.e. cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder) and of industrial chocolate; and, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for BC: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of intermediate cocoa products (i.e. cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder) and of industrial chocolate; and,

| — | for Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. |
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for Petra's Cocoa Ingredients business: procurement and processing of cocoa beans, production and supply of cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and cocoa powder.

| 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.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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.6872 — Barry Callebaut/Petra Foods — Cocoa Ingredients Division, to the following address:

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 ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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4.5.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 127/17

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Publication of an application 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

2013/C 127/07

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

AMENDMENT APPLICATION

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
   (2)

AMENDMENT APPLICATION ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 9

‘RIZ DE CAMARGUE’

EC No: FR-PGI-0105-0073-25.10.2011

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 (formal amendments in order to comply with the defined plan and for ease of reading, and change of certifying body) |

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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 (formal amendments in order to comply with the defined plan and for ease of reading, and change of certifying body)

2.   Type of amendment(s)

| — | ☒ | Amendment to the Single Document or Summary Sheet |
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| — |  | Amendment to the specifications of the registered PDO or PGI for which neither the Single Document nor the Summary Sheet has been published |
| — |  | Amendment to the specifications that does not involve any change to the published Single Document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) |
| — |  | Temporary change in the specification resulting from the imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by the public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) |

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☒

Amendment to the Single Document or Summary Sheet

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

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Amendment to the specifications that does not involve any change to the published Single Document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

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Temporary change in the specification resulting from the imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by the public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

3.   Amendment(s)

3.1.   Description of product

The amendments to the specifications are as follows:

| — | ‘Pre-cooked’ rice has been removed from the range of rice using the PGI. The pre-cooking procedure is no longer used in the Camargue: ‘fast cooking’ rice are manufactured, without heat treatment, by cutting the pericarp. Therefore, the criteria for ‘wholegrain or brown Camargue rice’ are used to characterise these grains.
  This amendment also affects the Summary Sheet which specified pre-cooked rice in part 4.2 (Description). |
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‘Pre-cooked’ rice has been removed from the range of rice using the PGI. The pre-cooking procedure is no longer used in the Camargue: ‘fast cooking’ rice are manufactured, without heat treatment, by cutting the pericarp. Therefore, the criteria for ‘wholegrain or brown Camargue rice’ are used to characterise these grains.

This amendment also affects the Summary Sheet which specified pre-cooked rice in part 4.2 (Description).

| — | The moisture content of ‘white rice’ and ‘parboiled rice’ has been raised in line with the accepted value for ‘wholegrain rice’ and ‘brown rice’, that is equal to or lower than 15 %. The drying process makes grains processed more fragile, entailing higher sorting costs (re-sorting) and risks lowering quality levels for the consumer (broken grains can appear after packaging). This amendment therefore aims to limit the risk of breakages and also contributes to ensuring the consistency of the product. This amendment also affects the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description). |
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The moisture content of ‘white rice’ and ‘parboiled rice’ has been raised in line with the accepted value for ‘wholegrain rice’ and ‘brown rice’, that is equal to or lower than 15 %. The drying process makes grains processed more fragile, entailing higher sorting costs (re-sorting) and risks lowering quality levels for the consumer (broken grains can appear after packaging). This amendment therefore aims to limit the risk of breakages and also contributes to ensuring the consistency of the product. This amendment also affects the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description).

| — | Level of inert matter: the overall level of impurities was removed, whereas two of its components were maintained: level of inorganic impurities and level of organic matter with other grains. The threshold level for organic matter, which was set at ‘trace’ level, has been readjusted to the accepted level for high-grade rice, that is equal to or lower than 0,05 %. These amendments do not affect the Summary Sheet. |
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Level of inert matter: the overall level of impurities was removed, whereas two of its components were maintained: level of inorganic impurities and level of organic matter with other grains. The threshold level for organic matter, which was set at ‘trace’ level, has been readjusted to the accepted level for high-grade rice, that is equal to or lower than 0,05 %. These amendments do not affect the Summary Sheet.

| — | Quality of the preparation: the level of paddy rice in white rice and parboiled rice, which was set at ‘trace’ level, has been readjusted to a level which is equal to or lower than 0,06 % for wholegrain and brown rice, white and parboiled rice. The same amendment has been made for the level of husked rice in white and parboiled rice: ‘trace’ level, which was recorded as 0,06 %. Criteria for rice striated with red and self-propagating red rice have also been merged for the authorised levels (the levels of self-propagating red rice in white and parboiled rice were set at ‘trace’ level in the registered PGI). The criteria were merged because they are very similar and difficult to distinguish during controls. The merger will thus simplify these controls. The levels of rice striated with red and self-propagating red rice are equal to or lower than 2 % respectively in wholegrain and brown rice, and equal to or lower than 1 % in white and parboiled rice. These amendments affect the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description). |
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Quality of the preparation: the level of paddy rice in white rice and parboiled rice, which was set at ‘trace’ level, has been readjusted to a level which is equal to or lower than 0,06 % for wholegrain and brown rice, white and parboiled rice. The same amendment has been made for the level of husked rice in white and parboiled rice: ‘trace’ level, which was recorded as 0,06 %. Criteria for rice striated with red and self-propagating red rice have also been merged for the authorised levels (the levels of self-propagating red rice in white and parboiled rice were set at ‘trace’ level in the registered PGI). The criteria were merged because they are very similar and difficult to distinguish during controls. The merger will thus simplify these controls. The levels of rice striated with red and self-propagating red rice are equal to or lower than 2 % respectively in wholegrain and brown rice, and equal to or lower than 1 % in white and parboiled rice. These amendments affect the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description).

| — | Ripening: the level of unripe grains, which was set at ‘trace’ in white and parboiled rice, has been readjusted to a level which is equal to or lower than 0,5 %. The level of unripe grains has also been amended for white and parboiled rice and is from now on lower than 3 %. These amendments affect the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description). |
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Ripening: the level of unripe grains, which was set at ‘trace’ in white and parboiled rice, has been readjusted to a level which is equal to or lower than 0,5 %. The level of unripe grains has also been amended for white and parboiled rice and is from now on lower than 3 %. These amendments affect the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description).

| — | Damaged and shrivelled grains: on one hand, the overall ‘damaged and shrivelled grains’ criterion has been removed and replaced by its components, with a merger of the ‘stained grains’ and ‘spotted grains’ parameters; on the other hand, the criterion ‘yellow grains’, which had been set at ‘trace’ level, is merged with the ‘amber grains’ criterion. The aim of these mergers is to group together any defects with the same origin (illnesses and scalding), which are sometimes difficult to distinguish during controls. The merger will thus simplify these controls. The level of damaged grains (stained and spotted) are respectively lower than 0,5 % in wholegrain and brown rice, and lower than 0,3 % in white and parboiled rice. The level of scalded rice (yellow and amber) is lower than 0,1 % for wholegrain and brown rice, white and parboiled rice. These amendments affect the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description).
  These amendments (level of inert matter, quality of preparation, ripening, damaged and scalded grains) were mainly made in order to simply control analyses, even if they do not necessary improve quality. Another aim of these amendments was to define a quantified threshold for levels previously set as ‘trace’ so as to have a measurable minimum threshold for a given sample. Levels set at ‘trace’ were defined but within reasonable limits (never higher, for instance, than what is tolerated for high-grade rice) so as not to compromise the consistency of the product. |
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Damaged and shrivelled grains: on one hand, the overall ‘damaged and shrivelled grains’ criterion has been removed and replaced by its components, with a merger of the ‘stained grains’ and ‘spotted grains’ parameters; on the other hand, the criterion ‘yellow grains’, which had been set at ‘trace’ level, is merged with the ‘amber grains’ criterion. The aim of these mergers is to group together any defects with the same origin (illnesses and scalding), which are sometimes difficult to distinguish during controls. The merger will thus simplify these controls. The level of damaged grains (stained and spotted) are respectively lower than 0,5 % in wholegrain and brown rice, and lower than 0,3 % in white and parboiled rice. The level of scalded rice (yellow and amber) is lower than 0,1 % for wholegrain and brown rice, white and parboiled rice. These amendments affect the Summary Sheet in part 4.2 (Description).

These amendments (level of inert matter, quality of preparation, ripening, damaged and scalded grains) were mainly made in order to simply control analyses, even if they do not necessary improve quality. Another aim of these amendments was to define a quantified threshold for levels previously set as ‘trace’ so as to have a measurable minimum threshold for a given sample. Levels set at ‘trace’ were defined but within reasonable limits (never higher, for instance, than what is tolerated for high-grade rice) so as not to compromise the consistency of the product.

| — | It was stated in the specifications and in the single document that the same type of grain is used in both the pure product and in the mixture. |
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It was stated in the specifications and in the single document that the same type of grain is used in both the pure product and in the mixture.

3.2.   Geographical area

The addition of the municipality of Fontvieille is purely formal since the boundaries of the geographical area remain unchanged and since that municipality was included in the geographical area of the registered PGI. This addition does not affect the Summary Sheet since the municipalities were not listed there.

3.3.   Proof of origin

Traceability requirements are defined according to the preparation phase, under the plan stipulated in Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Most of the elements are extracted from the traceability table set out in the specifications of the Product Conformity Certification which was previously associated with the PGI, and which the production of Riz de Camargue complied with.

Names of varieties have now been added, in the botanical meaning of the term during the sowing, reaping and storage phases.

3.4.   Method of production

| 1. | The amendments to the specifications are as follows:






  — | Procedure for selecting varieties:
  The list of varieties which can be used for Riz de Camargue is established according to a procedure which ensures that all of the operators of the PGI are consulted. The selection criteria are twofold. On one hand, they ensure that the variety is adapted to the agro-climatic context of the Camargue (the criteria used are: robustness when harvested, earliness, the height of the plants, resistance to heavy rain, reaction to disease). On the other hand, they ensure that all of the varieties sown correspond to the same type and produce grains with similar features, thus resulting in a product with a high degree of physical uniformity after preparation (type of grain, degree of processing, absence of defects) and very similar reactions when cooked (cooking time and stickiness). Authorised rice varieties still belong to the Japonica and Indica varieties. The choice of authorised varieties is based on experiments carried out by the Centre Français du Riz de Camargue (French Centre for Camargue Rice). These amendments do not affect the Summary Sheet.
  The advantage of this additional constraint, which was agreed upon following a meeting between industry operators, is to provide an additional means of improving quality and to strengthen the link with the geographical area.
  The uniformity of the product, which is a feature of Riz de Camargue, is therefore a result of all the operations involved during its preparation, which include: cultivation in conditions which are purified by the climate and perfected by water management, together with the choice of varieties, which is a way to further reduce pressure from disease (selection of tolerant varieties) and to reduce the variability of grain types within the same family.
  In addition, this provision reinforces production lifespan and possibilities for supervised control by limiting the use of unsuitable and/or over-sensitive varieties. |
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1.

The amendments to the specifications are as follows:

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Procedure for selecting varieties:

The list of varieties which can be used for Riz de Camargue is established according to a procedure which ensures that all of the operators of the PGI are consulted. The selection criteria are twofold. On one hand, they ensure that the variety is adapted to the agro-climatic context of the Camargue (the criteria used are: robustness when harvested, earliness, the height of the plants, resistance to heavy rain, reaction to disease). On the other hand, they ensure that all of the varieties sown correspond to the same type and produce grains with similar features, thus resulting in a product with a high degree of physical uniformity after preparation (type of grain, degree of processing, absence of defects) and very similar reactions when cooked (cooking time and stickiness). Authorised rice varieties still belong to the Japonica and Indica varieties. The choice of authorised varieties is based on experiments carried out by the Centre Français du Riz de Camargue (French Centre for Camargue Rice). These amendments do not affect the Summary Sheet.

The advantage of this additional constraint, which was agreed upon following a meeting between industry operators, is to provide an additional means of improving quality and to strengthen the link with the geographical area.

The uniformity of the product, which is a feature of Riz de Camargue, is therefore a result of all the operations involved during its preparation, which include: cultivation in conditions which are purified by the climate and perfected by water management, together with the choice of varieties, which is a way to further reduce pressure from disease (selection of tolerant varieties) and to reduce the variability of grain types within the same family.

In addition, this provision reinforces production lifespan and possibilities for supervised control by limiting the use of unsuitable and/or over-sensitive varieties.

| — | During the ‘sowing’ phase there is a new traceability constraint for the variety, including in cases of ‘re-sowing’:
  Only those varieties listed by the industry committee can be used.
  When re-sowing, the farmer must use the same variety or a variety of the same type.
  Information on the varieties are traced.
  The aim here is consistency with what is described under stage 1 (choice of varieties which can be used) of the specifications, so that upstream use of this additional tool translates into improved quality throughout the industry: at the cultivation stage, then during harvesting management and the stocking of paddy rice, whilst avoiding inadequate mixtures. |
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During the ‘sowing’ phase there is a new traceability constraint for the variety, including in cases of ‘re-sowing’:

Only those varieties listed by the industry committee can be used.

When re-sowing, the farmer must use the same variety or a variety of the same type.

Information on the varieties are traced.

The aim here is consistency with what is described under stage 1 (choice of varieties which can be used) of the specifications, so that upstream use of this additional tool translates into improved quality throughout the industry: at the cultivation stage, then during harvesting management and the stocking of paddy rice, whilst avoiding inadequate mixtures.

| — | Harvesting management: the moisture content and the level of inert matter in rice entering containers at the storage body were specified: moisture content less than 25 % and level of inert matter (organic and inorganic) less than 10 %.
  They were also specified for paddy rice, once cleaned and dried, at the start of the preparation process: moisture content less than 15 % and level of inert matter (organic and inorganic) less than 4 %. These amendments do not affect the Summary Sheet.
  This characterisation of paddy rice, which helps to prepare Riz de Camargue, includes information on the specified levels of moisture and impurities.
  The advantage of this description is visible in the current agro-industrial context of the Camargue, in which Camargue paddy rice is traded, where the trades of harvester-stocker and rice-grower can be carried out by different companies. This description is therefore useful. |
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Harvesting management: the moisture content and the level of inert matter in rice entering containers at the storage body were specified: moisture content less than 25 % and level of inert matter (organic and inorganic) less than 10 %.

They were also specified for paddy rice, once cleaned and dried, at the start of the preparation process: moisture content less than 15 % and level of inert matter (organic and inorganic) less than 4 %. These amendments do not affect the Summary Sheet.

This characterisation of paddy rice, which helps to prepare Riz de Camargue, includes information on the specified levels of moisture and impurities.

The advantage of this description is visible in the current agro-industrial context of the Camargue, in which Camargue paddy rice is traded, where the trades of harvester-stocker and rice-grower can be carried out by different companies. This description is therefore useful.

| 2. | The amendments to the specifications are as follows:
  Addition of a new phase, ‘Selecting plots’:
  The requirement for Camargue rice plots to each have independent entry and exit circuits for water, thus avoiding overspill between plots, is not new, but it is highlighted as an original characteristic of the Riz de Camargue production process. This constraint appeared previously in the specifications of the Product Conformity Certification annexed to the PGI registration request lodged in 1998, but is was not very visible in the PGI Specifications.
  The advantage of making it visible is to better inform the consumer. |
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2.

The amendments to the specifications are as follows:

Addition of a new phase, ‘Selecting plots’:

The requirement for Camargue rice plots to each have independent entry and exit circuits for water, thus avoiding overspill between plots, is not new, but it is highlighted as an original characteristic of the Riz de Camargue production process. This constraint appeared previously in the specifications of the Product Conformity Certification annexed to the PGI registration request lodged in 1998, but is was not very visible in the PGI Specifications.

The advantage of making it visible is to better inform the consumer.

3.5.   Link

The link to the geographical area of origin was redesigned and is split into three parts: specificity of the area where Riz de Camargue is prepared, specificity of Riz de Camargue, causal link between the geographical area and the specificity of Riz de Camargue.

| — | Specificity of the area where Riz de Camargue is prepared
  Addition of this paragraph which did not appear in the registered PGI specifications. |
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Specificity of the area where Riz de Camargue is prepared

Addition of this paragraph which did not appear in the registered PGI specifications.

| — | Specificity of Riz de Camargue
  Addition of this chapter which did not appear as such in the registered PGI specifications, but which reuses certain elements established previously. |
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Specificity of Riz de Camargue

Addition of this chapter which did not appear as such in the registered PGI specifications, but which reuses certain elements established previously.

| — | A distinctive quality
  Elements initially defined in Chapter 6.3 (Qualities and Characteristics linked to the Origin) have been reused, but have been completed and reorganised into a coherent whole, visible for the consumer: consistency of the rice — the Camargue quality table is an operational rendering for operators and for control purposes.
  The elements from the previous Specifications which are reused in this summary of characteristics are:






  1. | ‘Almost no cryptogramic pressure’, whereby the visible result for the consumer is the low percentage of stained grains; |
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A distinctive quality

Elements initially defined in Chapter 6.3 (Qualities and Characteristics linked to the Origin) have been reused, but have been completed and reorganised into a coherent whole, visible for the consumer: consistency of the rice — the Camargue quality table is an operational rendering for operators and for control purposes.

The elements from the previous Specifications which are reused in this summary of characteristics are:

1.

‘Almost no cryptogramic pressure’, whereby the visible result for the consumer is the low percentage of stained grains;

| 2. | ‘Excellent grain preservation’, which did not refer to the preservation of ready-to-eat Riz de Camargue, but to the preservation of paddy rice and to the low proportion of yellow or amber grains in packaged Riz de Camargue.






  — | Specific know-how
  Elements present in the registered PGI Specifications (Chapter 6.3: Qualities and Characteristics linked to the Origin) and in the Annex of technical recommendations have been reused and added to. |
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2.

‘Excellent grain preservation’, which did not refer to the preservation of ready-to-eat Riz de Camargue, but to the preservation of paddy rice and to the low proportion of yellow or amber grains in packaged Riz de Camargue.

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Specific know-how

Elements present in the registered PGI Specifications (Chapter 6.3: Qualities and Characteristics linked to the Origin) and in the Annex of technical recommendations have been reused and added to.

| — | History and long-standing reputation
  This is a summary of elements previously established, without amendments. |
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History and long-standing reputation

This is a summary of elements previously established, without amendments.

| — | Current reputation
  Reused information with an update of the characterisation of the industry. |
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Current reputation

Reused information with an update of the characterisation of the industry.

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Causal link between the geographical area and the specificity of Riz de Camargue

The article has been rewritten using elements presented in Articles 8.1 and 8.2

3.6.   Labelling

Removal of the special characteristics linked to the Product Conformity Certification and addition of the EU logo.

The advantage of including the EU logo is to allow the product, which can be marketed in packaging of various brands, shapes and colours, to be more easily identified.

3.7.   National requirements

Entirely new section, which includes the main elements to be controlled.

Removal of the reference to Law No 94-2 of 3 January 1994 on quality recognition of agricultural and food products.

3.8.   Other

Formal amendments were made to the specifications, notably to comply with the standard plan in force.

The name and contact details of the control structure have been amended. It is now run by Certipaq.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
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‘RIZ DE CAMARGUE’

EC No: FR-PGI-0105-0073-25.10.2011

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1.   Name

‘Riz de Camargue’

2.   Member State or Third Country

France

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1.   Type of product

| Class 1.6. | Fruit, vegetables, cereals, fresh or processed |
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Class 1.6.

Fruit, vegetables, cereals, fresh or processed

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

‘Riz de Camargue’ corresponds to different grain types: round grains, medium grains, A-type long grains, B-type long grains.

Authorised rice varieties belong to the Japonica and Indica varieties.

The list of authorised varieties is established by the organisation which updates it yearly. This list is established on the basis of agronomic criteria (robustness when harvested, earliness, height of the plants, resistance to heavy rain and reaction to disease), which aim to ensure that the variety is adapted to the agro-climatic context of Camargue and to ensure that all of the varieties sown correspond to the same type and produce grains with similar features.

‘Riz de Camargue’ is rice to be consumed and is available in different states of preparation: wholegrain or brown rice (brown or coloured), white rice (natural or naturally perfumed) and parboiled rice. It can be marketed as a pure product (same grain type and same preparation state) or as a mixture of rice in different states of preparation, each corresponding to a grain type.

‘Riz de Camargue’ is a high-grade rice, characterised by a high degree of consistency: it is not subject to any sanitary issue/deterioration (deterioration, smell, taste), the level of breakages is only 5 % and the percentage of grains with the same type is equal to or higher than 97 %.

Moreover, ‘Riz de Camargue’ is a rice which is:

| — | particularly clean: the levels of inorganic and organic impurities are equal to or less than 0,01 % and 0,05 % respectively, |
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particularly clean: the levels of inorganic and organic impurities are equal to or less than 0,01 % and 0,05 % respectively,

| — | very high quality preparation: the percentages of ‘foreign’ rice are very low: level of paddy rice equal to or lower than 0,06 %; level of red and rice striated with red equal to or lower than 1 % in white and parboiled rice and equal to or lower than 2 % in wholegrain and brown rice; level of ‘cargo’ (or husked) rice equal to or lower than 0,06 % in white or parboiled rice; damaged grains account for less than 0,5 % in wholegrain and brown rice, and lower than 0,3 % in white and parboiled rice; the level of shrivelled grains is lower than 0,1 %, |
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very high quality preparation: the percentages of ‘foreign’ rice are very low: level of paddy rice equal to or lower than 0,06 %; level of red and rice striated with red equal to or lower than 1 % in white and parboiled rice and equal to or lower than 2 % in wholegrain and brown rice; level of ‘cargo’ (or husked) rice equal to or lower than 0,06 % in white or parboiled rice; damaged grains account for less than 0,5 % in wholegrain and brown rice, and lower than 0,3 % in white and parboiled rice; the level of shrivelled grains is lower than 0,1 %,

| — | the grains are very regular in maturity and format: the level of unripe grains is equal to or lower than 5 % in wholegrain and brown rice and less than 3 % in white and parboiled rice; the consistency of formats is ensured by the selection of varieties which can be cultivated for preparing ‘Riz de Camargue’; this selection is carried out every year by the PGI Defence and Management Body. |
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the grains are very regular in maturity and format: the level of unripe grains is equal to or lower than 5 % in wholegrain and brown rice and less than 3 % in white and parboiled rice; the consistency of formats is ensured by the selection of varieties which can be cultivated for preparing ‘Riz de Camargue’; this selection is carried out every year by the PGI Defence and Management Body.

3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only)

Not applicable.

3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

Not applicable.

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

All operations, that is the cultivation, harvesting, drying and stocking of paddy rice, are carried out in the geographical area. The fact that the various preparation phases of the rice are close together ensure that, in terms of the quality of the finished product, the rice is very consistent; the corresponding reduction in transportation limits the risk of the grains being damaged before drying completely.

3.6.   Specific rules on slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

Not applicable.

3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling

The name ‘Riz de Camargue’ must appear on all rice which is marketed, regardless of the packaging.

On top of the required legal information, the European logo must appear on all ‘Riz de Camargue’ labels, near to the protected geographic indication.

4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

The geographical area of the PGI ‘Riz de Camargue’ covers the territory of the following municipalities:

| — | in the Bouches-du-Rhône department: Arles, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Tarascon, Fontvieille, |
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in the Bouches-du-Rhône department: Arles, Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Tarascon, Fontvieille,

| — | in the department of Gard: Saint-Gilles, Vauvert, Aigues-Mortes, Beaucaire, Fourques, Saint-Laurent d’Aigouze, Le Cailar, Le Grau-du-Roi, Aimargues, Bellegarde. |
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in the department of Gard: Saint-Gilles, Vauvert, Aigues-Mortes, Beaucaire, Fourques, Saint-Laurent d’Aigouze, Le Cailar, Le Grau-du-Roi, Aimargues, Bellegarde.

5.   Link with the geographical area

5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

The Camargue features a whole series of natural and human factors, which are very much inter-dependent, making it a unique and identifiable rice production area.

(a)   The physical surroundings (natural environment)

The territory features:

| — | the absence of hills or mountains and very low altitude, always lower than 5 metres, which allows flat surfaces, suitable for flooded cultivation and for mastering water levels, to be identified, |
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the absence of hills or mountains and very low altitude, always lower than 5 metres, which allows flat surfaces, suitable for flooded cultivation and for mastering water levels, to be identified,

| — | the presence beneath the soil of salted groundwater which in places has higher concentrations of salt than seawater; |
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the presence beneath the soil of salted groundwater which in places has higher concentrations of salt than seawater;

| — | a Mediterranean-style climate whose most salient features are as follows:






  — | low rainfall and plenty of sunshine, |
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a Mediterranean-style climate whose most salient features are as follows:

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low rainfall and plenty of sunshine,

| — | violent winds, which blow for most of the year (more than 200 days per year on average), including the ‘Mistral’, a cold a very dry wind which significantly increases evaporation (900 mm on average in the area and up to 1 300 mm on average per year), |
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violent winds, which blow for most of the year (more than 200 days per year on average), including the ‘Mistral’, a cold a very dry wind which significantly increases evaporation (900 mm on average in the area and up to 1 300 mm on average per year),

| — | a very high water shortage, which induces salted groundwater to rise up by capillary action, |
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a very high water shortage, which induces salted groundwater to rise up by capillary action,

| — | average seasonal temperatures which are almost always positive, with very marked temperature ranges from day to day and from year to year, which is a constraint for cultivation and which can have an impact on the length of the growing season. |
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average seasonal temperatures which are almost always positive, with very marked temperature ranges from day to day and from year to year, which is a constraint for cultivation and which can have an impact on the length of the growing season.

(b)   A specific hydraulic system

The Rhône river, which forms the delta, is an ‘inexhaustible’ source of fresh water, thus providing the Camargue with all of its water needs. The fresh water spreads through and covers almost all of the Camargue territory thanks to an impressive network of irrigation and drainage channels, which are maintained by rice farmers. These channels are divided into two hydrographical networks, separated by rice fields: one flooding the rice fields upstream, the other emptying and draining water downstream.

(c)   Human and organisational factors

The ‘Riz de Camargue’ production area is a territory where the rice farming specialisation is necessary in order to combat the sterilisation of the land by the rise of salt. By cleaning the salt and helping to improve the hydraulic network, rice growing is decisive for improving agricultural and for socio-economic development in Camargue.

As such, the various operators involved in rice production and processing have been organised for a long time in a structured industry, located mainly on the territory of the Rhône delta. In particular, this industry has a technical institute, the French Rice Centre (Centre Français du Riz), dedicated to rice growing in the production zone.

The structured nature of this industry is also demonstrated by the fact that all of the harvesting bodies of ‘Riz de Camargue’ are located in the production area, immediately next to the growing plots.

5.2.   Specificity of the product

(a)   A distinctive quality

One of the features of the finished product ‘Riz de Camargue’ is its very high degree of consistency and the small number of defective grains: particularly in terms of stained, amber and green grains.

‘Riz de Camargue’ is rice to be consumed and is available in different states of preparation: wholegrain or brown rice (brown or coloured), white rice (natural or naturally perfumed) and parboiled rice. It can be marketed as a pure product or as a mixture of rice.

‘Riz de Camargue’ has a very high quality of preparation: the grains are very regular in terms of format, the level of breakages is only 5 % and the percentage of grains with the same format is equal to or higher than 97 %.

(b)   Specific know-how

‘Riz de Camargue’ cultivation has several distinctive features which are mainly due to the natural environment and to its location in the delta.

The production technique, using small plots which each have an entry and exit for water, located within a complex system of irrigation and drainage channels, requires specific know-how from producers.

Correct management of water levels in each plot is essential.

| — | When the rice fields are being prepared for cultivation, they are drained so as to limit the presence of pathogenic mushrooms. |
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When the rice fields are being prepared for cultivation, they are drained so as to limit the presence of pathogenic mushrooms.

| — | During cultivation, water management optimises the both the growth of the plants and any weedkillers used. |
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During cultivation, water management optimises the both the growth of the plants and any weedkillers used.

| — | At the end of the growing cycle, the rice field is dried to limit contact between the grains and water in case of a downpour due to the climatic conditions, which would damage the quality of the crop, as well the level of inert matter found therein. |
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At the end of the growing cycle, the rice field is dried to limit contact between the grains and water in case of a downpour due to the climatic conditions, which would damage the quality of the crop, as well the level of inert matter found therein.

(c)   A long-standing and enduring reputation

The history of Camargue rice can be traced back to the 13th century. In his Decree of 23 August 1593 for instance, Henri IV ordered sugarcane, madder and rice to be grown in Camargue.

Cultivation started on a larger scale during the 14th century, after the Rhône was dammed up in 1855, and mainly developed after 1945 following the blockade of the coasts and food shortages. The cultivation occupied up to 35 000 ha in Camargue and on the Mediterranean fringe of Port-Saint-Louise-du-Rhône in Perpignan, and satisfies all internal needs.

In 1965, cultivation started to decline but it remained in Camargue, covering several thousand hectares, concentrated on the lowest lands where nothing else can be grown. Rice farming developed again after 1981, when a recovery plan was implemented.

This long-standing and enduring cultivation of rice on the territory has contributed to the reputation of ‘Riz de Camargue’, which no longer needs to be proved since it received an honorary medal at the World Fair of 1856 and the PGI ‘Riz de Camargue’ in 2000. Today, its reputation is maintained by various popular cultural events such as the celebration of ‘New Rice’ (Prémices du Riz) or the rice festival (Feria).

In 2012, Camargue produced 100 000 tons of paddy rice from around 20 000 ha of crops, that is to say a third of rice consumed by the French. The industry had more than 200 operators in 2012.

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 uniqueness of the Camargue ecosystem contributes greatly to the quality of ‘Riz de Camargue’:

| — | Good exposure to sunlight, which guarantees every year the 1 750 hours of exposure which the rice needs, helps the crops to grow and ensures regular yields. |
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Good exposure to sunlight, which guarantees every year the 1 750 hours of exposure which the rice needs, helps the crops to grow and ensures regular yields.

| — | The closed nature of Camargue, associated with a high degree of evaporation, entails the artificial introduction of fresh whater to compensate the natural water shortage and to control water levels in the rice fields. This management of water levels is ensured by the hydraulic infrastructure, made up of pumping stations which function correctly and which cover around 80 % of the agricultural areas, allowing for integrated production. This is an additional means of bringing diseases under control. The harvested rice thus has a naturally low percentage of stained grains. |
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The closed nature of Camargue, associated with a high degree of evaporation, entails the artificial introduction of fresh whater to compensate the natural water shortage and to control water levels in the rice fields. This management of water levels is ensured by the hydraulic infrastructure, made up of pumping stations which function correctly and which cover around 80 % of the agricultural areas, allowing for integrated production. This is an additional means of bringing diseases under control. The harvested rice thus has a naturally low percentage of stained grains.

| — | The strength and frequency of the Mistral, the dominant wind covering the entire area, purify cultivation conditions, considerably reduce attacks from mushrooms and in particular prevent the development of toxins (mycotoxin, aflatoxin). |
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The strength and frequency of the Mistral, the dominant wind covering the entire area, purify cultivation conditions, considerably reduce attacks from mushrooms and in particular prevent the development of toxins (mycotoxin, aflatoxin).

Moreover, the proximity of the harvesting sites, where the grains are taken to be dried as soon as they are harvested, preserves the quality of the grains. During the drying phase, a large number of the risks linked to the deterioration of the grains' appearance disappear. As such, the very short circuit between the production fields and the drying units reduces risks linked to the shrivelling of grains, and therefore the proportion of yellow or amber grains.

The specificity of ‘Riz de Camargue’ is its high degree of consistency, which results both from the coordinated organisation of the production industry, from practices and varieties which are adapted to the agro-climatic characteristics of the area, and from the fact that conditions are identical throughout the production zone.

‘Riz de Camargue’ also has a strong reputation linked to its long-standing cultivation on this territory: it is one of the very few crops which exploit the territory and which preserves it by limiting rises of salt.

Local know-how, which was built up in response to the particular cultivation conditions and using available production factors, has now been consolidated by the presence of specialised technicians and a technical institute, le French Rice Centre (Centre Français du Riz), which is dedicated to rice farming and which issues recommendations to rice farmers on the cultivation cycle.

Reference to publication of the specification

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (4))

https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/CDCIGPRizDeCamargueV1.pdf

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

(2)  Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

(3)  See footnote 2.

(4)  See footnote 2.

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