# Official Journal C 121/2010

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 538 May 2010 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2010.121.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 121

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 538 May 2010

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 121/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5804 — Samsung Electronics CO/Samsung Digital Imaging CO) (
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| 2010/C 121/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5745 — Akzonobel/Rohm and Haas Powder Coating Business) (
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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2010/C 121/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5804 — Samsung Electronics CO/Samsung Digital Imaging CO) (
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  )

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2010/C 121/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5745 — Akzonobel/Rohm and Haas Powder Coating Business) (
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 121/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2010/C 121/04 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2010/C 121/03

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2010/C 121/04

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

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| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 121/05 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 7 |

V   Announcements

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2010/C 121/05

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

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5804 — Samsung Electronics CO/Samsung Digital Imaging CO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 121/01

On 30 March 2010, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5804. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5804. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5745 — Akzonobel/Rohm and Haas Powder Coating Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 121/02

On 21 April 2010, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5745. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5745. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

7 May 2010

2010/C 121/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2746 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 117,84 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4435 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86805 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,7633 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,4144 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9540 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,976 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 281,60 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7072 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1483 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,1880 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,9923 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4345 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3229 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,9160 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7867 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7777 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 472,54 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,8233 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,7000 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2660 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 757,50 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,1737 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,063 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 38,8980 |
| THB | Thai baht | 41,211 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,3477 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,4689 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 57,9690 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2746

JPY

Japanese yen

117,84

DKK

Danish krone

7,4435

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86805

SEK

Swedish krona

9,7633

CHF

Swiss franc

1,4144

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9540

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,976

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

281,60

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7072

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1483

RON

Romanian leu

4,1880

TRY

Turkish lira

1,9923

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4345

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3229

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,9160

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7867

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7777

KRW

South Korean won

1 472,54

ZAR

South African rand

9,8233

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,7000

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2660

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 757,50

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,1737

PHP

Philippine peso

58,063

RUB

Russian rouble

38,8980

THB

Thai baht

41,211

BRL

Brazilian real

2,3477

MXN

Mexican peso

16,4689

INR

Indian rupee

57,9690

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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

2010/C 121/04

Aid No: XA 4/10

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Πρόγραμμα επιτήρησης της Σπογγώδους Εγκεφαλοπάθειας των Βοοειδών.

Legal basis:

| 1. | Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2010 Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. |
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1.

Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2010 Συμμετοχή σε Προγράμματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

| 2. | Ο περί της Εφαρμογής Κοινοτικών Κανονισμών στον Τομέα της Κτηνιατρικής Νόμος του 2004 [Ν 149(Ι)/2004] (implementation of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001). |
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Ο περί της Εφαρμογής Κοινοτικών Κανονισμών στον Τομέα της Κτηνιατρικής Νόμος του 2004 [Ν 149(Ι)/2004] (implementation of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001).

| 3. | Νόμος που προνοεί για την Υγεία των Ζώων [Ν 109(Ι)2001]
  «4.(1). Η Αρμόδια Αρχή έχει εξουσία και αρμοδιότητα να μεριμνά για-
  (γ). την επιδημιολογική διερεύνηση του ζωικού πληθυσμού, για διαπίστωση ή μη της ύπαρξης μολυσματικών, παρασιτικών ή άλλων ασθενειών των ζώων.» |
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3.

Νόμος που προνοεί για την Υγεία των Ζώων [Ν 109(Ι)2001]

«4.(1). Η Αρμόδια Αρχή έχει εξουσία και αρμοδιότητα να μεριμνά για-

(γ). την επιδημιολογική διερεύνηση του ζωικού πληθυσμού, για διαπίστωση ή μη της ύπαρξης μολυσματικών, παρασιτικών ή άλλων ασθενειών των ζώων.»

| 4. | Απόφαση του Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων για το Μέτρο, όπως δημοσιεύτηκε στην Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Δημοκρατίας. |
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Απόφαση του Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων για το Μέτρο, όπως δημοσιεύτηκε στην Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Δημοκρατίας.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 115 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: The programme will be implemented only after it has been published by the European Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010

Objective of aid: Animal diseases (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006). Τhe scheme concerns: (i) aid to compensate farmers for the costs of prevention and eradication of animal diseases (Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006) and (ii) aid to compensate farmers for losses caused by animal diseases (Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

Sector(s) concerned: NACE code

A10401 — Raising of dairy cattle

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Veterinary Services |
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| Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment |
| Athalassa |
| 1417 Nicosia |
| CYPRUS |

Veterinary Services

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment

Athalassa

1417 Nicosia

CYPRUS

Website: Text of the measure:

http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/All/31F62C126F7293D6C22576820021287C?OpenDocument

Decision of the State Aid Audit Inspector:

http://www.publicaid.gov.cy/publicaid/publicaid.nsf/All/76DBA81F774B4299C22576A4003B64D7/$file/Απόφαση%20Αρ.%20315.pdf

Other information: The objective of the aid is to implement a bovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy monitoring programme, in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001). The disease is included in the list of the World Organisation for Animal Health (ΟΙΕ) and in the Annex to Council Decision 90/424/EEC (list of diseases that can receive cofinancing).

Aid No: XA 11/10

Member State: The Netherlands

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Vergoeding van inkomensverliezen ten gevolge van moeilijkheden bij het herbevolken van bedrijven waar ruimingen van geiten plaatsvinden in verband met Q-koortsbestrijdingsmaatregelen

Legal basis: Artikel 91 Gezondheids- en welzijnswet voor dieren.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The estimated total annual amount is EUR 7 000 000.

The aid is to be financed from national resources.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum amount of aid (per holding) is EUR 100 per goat culled under the control measures. This aid provides compensation for income losses due to difficulties in restocking, as specified in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Date of implementation: As soon as possible, in accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: Aid is to be granted solely to small and medium-sized undertakings.

Its purpose is to compensate goat farmers for income losses caused by Q fever. Compensation is to be calculated on the basis of income losses due to difficulties in restocking.

This objective is consistent with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, and the conditions laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 are satisfied.

Sector(s) concerned: Primary producers in the goat sector.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit |
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| Postbus 20401 |
| 2500 EK Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit

Postbus 20401

2500 EK Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Website: http://www.minlnv.nl/portal/page?_pageid=116,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Other information: Q fever is a disease that appears on the OIE list, but there are no European arrangements for dealing with it. A binding national Q fever control programme has been put in place. The relevant binding rules are contained in Section 5 of the Animal Disease Control (Temporary Measures) Scheme (Regeling tijdelijke maatregelen dierziekten).

To use the website, click on ‘Section Q fever’.

Aid No: XA 16/10

Member State: Italy

Region: Sardegna

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: L.R. 11 marzo 1998, n. 8, articolo 23 — Aiuti per la ripresa dell’attività economica e produttiva delle aziende agricole danneggiate dalle piogge alluvionali del 24 settembre 2009.

Legal basis: L.R. 11 marzo 1998, n. 8, articolo 23

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale n. 55/20 del 16.12.2009 recante «L.R. 11 marzo 1998, n. 8, articolo 23 — Aiuti per la ripresa dell’attività economica e produttiva delle aziende agricole danneggiate dalle piogge alluvionali del 24 settembre 2009. (Spesa 1 040 000,00 EUR — UPB S06.04.006 — CAP. SC06.0970 — F.R.)»

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total financial allocation set aside for the aid is EUR 1 040 000,00

Maximum aid intensity: Up to a maximum of 80 % (90 % in the less-favoured areas) of the eligible costs of repairing damaged buildings and equipment on agricultural holdings.

Any sums received through insurance schemes and costs not incurred as a result of the adverse weather conditions will be deducted from the amount of the aid.

Date of implementation: The aid applies with effect from the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 24 September 2013

Objective of aid: Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

The primary objective of this regional scheme is to ensure the recovery of the economic and production activity of the agricultural holdings damaged by the torrential rain of 24 September 2009. The purpose of the aid is to repair the holdings damaged buildings and equipment.

Sector(s) concerned: Primary production

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Regione Autonoma della Sardegna |
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| Assessorato dell’agricoltura e riforma agro-pastorale |
| Via Pessagno 4 |
| 09125 Cagliari CA |
| ITALIA |

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna

Assessorato dell’agricoltura e riforma agro-pastorale

Via Pessagno 4

09125 Cagliari CA

ITALIA

Website: http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_72_20091230123101.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 23/10

Member State: Ireland

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Participants in the An Bord Bia Beef Quality Assurance Scheme and the An Bord Bia Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme

Legal basis: An Bord Bia Acts 1994-2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 4,3 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 3 years and 10 months

Objective of aid: The objective of the Aid is to encourage participation in recognized independently certified Quality Assured Schemes through the payment of third party inspection and certification costs of Quality Assurance Schemes within the parameters of Article 14.2 (f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Sector(s) concerned: Beef and Lamb

Name and address of the granting authority:

| An Bord Bia |
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| Clanwilliam Court |
| Lower Mount Street |
| Dublin 2 |
| IRELAND |

An Bord Bia

Clanwilliam Court

Lower Mount Street

Dublin 2

IRELAND

Website: http://www.bordbia.ie/industryservices/quality/pages/stateaid.aspx

Other information: This exemption supersedes exemption notified under No XA 438/07 which was communicated to the Commission in April 2007, to take account of the increased budget. The parameters as laid down in Article 14.2 (f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 will be fully respected.

Aid No: XA 26/10

Member State: Federal Republic of Germany

Region: Schleswig-Holstein

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Beihilfen zu den Impfungen von Rinder-, Schaf- und Ziegenbeständen gegen den Serotyp 8 des Virus der Blauzungenkrankheit (BTV8) 421-40306-SH/0008

Legal basis: Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Impfung gegen den Serotyp 8 des Virus der Blauzungenkrankheit (BTV8-Beihilfe-Richtlinien)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 1 100 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

The aid amounts to EUR 1 per bovine animal vaccinated and EUR 0,50 per vaccinated sheep or vaccinated goat.

The cost of a vaccination comprises the cost of the vaccine and veterinarians fees for administering the vaccine, namely EUR 2,05 per vaccination in the case of bovine animals and EUR 1,02 per vaccination in the case of sheep and goats, plus a herd fee and call-out charges.

The maximum aid intensity of 100 % is therefore not exceeded.

Date of implementation: The aid will be granted from the time of internet publication of the summary information on the aid scheme.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2010

Objective of aid: The exemption is based on Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The purpose of the measure is to compensate for the costs of vaccinating herds of cattle, sheep and goats against bluetongue virus serotype 8 under Section 4 of the EC Bluetongue Control Measures Implementing Regulation (EG-Blauzungenbekämpfung-Durchführungsverordnung) during the period 15 March to 30 June 2010.

Aid is to be granted in the form of a subsidised service. There will be no direct payments to livestock owners.

In particular, it should be noted that Article 10(4) to (8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 will be complied with.

The measure is linked to the prevention of bluetongue and is therefore compatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

The eligible owners of cattle, sheep and goats are small and medium-sized agricultural holdings within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umweltund ländliche Räume Schleswig-Holstein |
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| Mercatorstraße 3 |
| 24106 Kiel |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umweltund ländliche Räume Schleswig-Holstein

Mercatorstraße 3

24106 Kiel

DEUTSCHLAND

Website: http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/UmweltLandwirtschaft/DE/LandFischRaum/11_ZPLR/PDF/BT_RiLi_2010_Freistellung,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf

Other information: —

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

2010/C 121/05

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

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘MELÓN DE LA MANCHA’

EC No: ES-PGI-0005-0511-06.12.2005

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

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

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Subdirección General de Calidad Agroalimentaria y Agricultura Ecológica. Dirección General de Industrias y Mercados Alimentarios. Secretaría General de Medio Rural. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino |
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| Address: | Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 1 |
| 28071 Madrid |
| ESPAÑA |

Name:

Subdirección General de Calidad Agroalimentaria y Agricultura Ecológica. Dirección General de Industrias y Mercados Alimentarios. Secretaría General de Medio Rural. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino

Address:

Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 1

28071 Madrid

ESPAÑA

Tel.

+34 913475394

Fax

+34 913475410

E-mail:

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2.   Group:

| Name: | Asociacíon para la promoción del melón de la Mancha (Association for the promotion of ‘Melón de la Mancha’) |
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| Address: | C/ Pedro Domecq, 2 |
| 13700 Tomelloso (Ciudad Real) |
| ESPAÑA |

Name:

Asociacíon para la promoción del melón de la Mancha (Association for the promotion of ‘Melón de la Mancha’)

Address:

C/ Pedro Domecq, 2

13700 Tomelloso (Ciudad Real)

ESPAÑA

Tel.

+34 926538216

Fax

+34 926538217

E-mail:

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Composition:

Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.   Type of product:

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

Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

4.   Specification:

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

4.1.   Name:

‘Melón de La Mancha’

4.2.   Description:

They are melons of the botanical variety ‘saccharinus’ and of the cultivars ‘Piñonet’ or ‘Piel de sapo’ in any of their commercial varieties and they are sold to consumers fresh.

The protected geographical indication will only apply to Category I melons, with a minimum sugar content (refractive index of the pulp) of 13 °Brix (± 0,5 °) and a unit weight of between 1,8 and 4 kg (± 0,1 kg.)

Melons of the ‘Piñonet’ or ‘Piel de sapo’ variety are elliptical or oval in shape.

The skin can be smooth or slightly rough and is between 0,6 and 0,8 cm thick. It is netted or has grooves of varying intensity that run lengthways, and this is usually more abundant around the stalk area and the scar left by the stigma. It is mainly green in colour with some medium-sized shadows that are distributed uniformly and turn yellow as it ripens. The pulp is white or cream-coloured. The placental zone is in the central cavity, which is relatively small in comparison to other varieties, and is orange. The seeds are here.

From a sensory point of view, the main characteristics that make ‘Melón de La Mancha’ popular are its sweetness, its juiciness and the low level of fibres in its flesh.

4.3.   Geographical area:

The production zone for ‘Melón de La Mancha’ is in the geographical area of Mancha which is adjacent to Alto Guadiana in the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha. It includes the municipalities of Alcázar de San Juan, Arenales de San Gregorio, Argamasilla de Alba, Campo de Criptana, Daimiel, Herencia, Las Labores, Llanos del Caudillo, Manzanares, Membrilla, Puerto Lápice, Socuéllamos, Tomelloso, Valdepeñas y Villarta de San Juan.

4.4.   Proof of origin:

Agricultural Production Programme

Producers will complete seed declarations every year giving details among others of the cadastral reference numbers of the parcels and of their location, extension, capacity estimate, etc. They will also establish individual mutual commitment contracts with the agricultural structures containing the technical specifications for the production and quality of ‘Melón de La Mancha’.

The organised agricultural supply structures are responsible for ensuring that melons that are labelled as ‘Melón de La Mancha’ meet the conditions by using a self-checking system.

4.5.   Method of production:

Agricultural Practice

Site preparation: the first work is done in October or November at a depth of 30-40 cm and the aim is to get the lower strata nice and soft. In February further work is done on the surface to crumble the soil. Once the soil is ready, the parcel is marked to indicate the distance between the planting rows.

Planting: planting is done between mid-April and early June when the seedlings’ first leaf stage is well developed. Planting is done by hand.

Tasks during the growing cycle: apart from watering, fertilising, weeding and clearing, the removal of fruit from plants that have too many must be done in order to get sizes and weights that are suitable for sale.

Harvesting: the melons are cut by hand. Then they are placed along the rows to be collected later with a trailer. The frequency of the harvest varies from two to three times a week when the weather is warm to once a week when the weather is cooler. The harvest starts in mid-July and ends in October.

Post-harvest phase and packing

Reception and storage: the fruit is unloaded in handling centres and packed by the organised agricultural marketing structures, which also record the weight, the identification of each item and the result of the quality control on entry. ‘Melón de La Mancha’ melons are always stored undercover at room temperature with enough humidity and ventilation.

Handling and packing

The calibration of the melons is a determining factor for the weight of each fruit, which is always between 1,8 and 4,0 kg.

The largest ‘Melón de La Mancha’ in the box must not weigh more than 30 % more than the smallest.

Depending on their calibre, ‘Melón de La Mancha’ melons are packed and presented for sale in wooden or cardboard boxes and/or Green Box packaging, up to a maximum weight of 120 kg.

Checks before sending: each pallet stacked with products supplied by one or more producers will have a traceability label which will make it possible to identify the producer or producers that supplied the ‘Melón de La Mancha’ melons, the parcels of origin and the packing date.

‘Melón de La Mancha’ melons can be stored for a maximum of 45 days after the cutting date.

Each consignment is checked using aggregate samples to evaluate the conformity of the calibration performed during packing, and the consignment is rejected if more than 3 % of the pieces do not meet the minimum or maximum weight requirements or if more than 20 % of the cases inspected do not meet the requirement of a maximum of 30 % difference in weight between the pieces, without exceeding 50 %.

Each consignment is checked using reduced samples (for a number of pieces whose joint weight does not exceed 10 % of the total weight of the pieces used in the aggregate sample) for conformity with the maturity criteria, that the pulp is not vitreous and that the seeds have not become detached.

4.6.   Link:

History

The ‘Piñonet’ or ‘Piel de sapo’ melon is one of the socio-horticultural crops that are typical of the La Mancha region and is particularly representative of the north-eastern zone of the Ciudad Real province. Thirty-five per cent of the national production comes from this region, where it is a good complement to family farms whose main income comes from wine and cereals.

Melon farming was most probably introduced to La Mancha by the Arabs.

The oldest references can be found in the original and objective ‘Tratado Agrícola’ by Ibn Bassal al-Tulaytubí, a student of Ibn Wafid, Visir of Yahya ben Ismail al-Mamún, who ruled under the name Yahya I al-Mamún over the isolated kingdoms of Toledo (1043-1075) and Valencia (1065-1075).

This product's link to the area can be proven by its inclusion in the Inventario Español de Productos Tradicionales’ (Spanish Inventory of Traditional Products) (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, 1996, p. 332).

Natural environment

The La Mancha plain is a sedimentary basin which is almost perfectly horizontal and flat with the exception of a few hills that stand out slightly. The average altitude is between 500 and 700 m.

The basin is filled with natural detritus (sandstone, arkose and clay) and is affected by carbonated deposits (caliche). The land where the crop is grown is not very deep. The arable land is not deeper than 35 cm, is not very fertile and has low levels of organic material and high pH values. But it consists of sand or sandy loam, which is very permeable with a high mineral content and the subsoil consists of a stony limestone layer which is porous and easy to work.

In terms of climate, it is a cold and dry region due to its distance from the humid winds from the Atlantic. The area where ‘Melón de La Mancha’ melons are grown has rainfall of between 300 and 400 mm with high levels of radiation and evapotranspiration in the summer, a diurnal temperature variation of between 18 and 20 °C and low levels of relative humidity.

These soil and climatic conditions give the product certain qualitative characteristics with respect to size, colour, the netted skin and the external shape of the fruit, the texture and fibrousness of the pulp and the juiciness and sweetness of the flesh.

The high sugar content is particularly remarkable. The high temperatures, high luminosity and low relative humidity lead to high insolation and evapotranspiration. Also, due to the diurnal temperature variation, the plants consume less reserves during the night-time respiratory process, which explains why the net photosynthesis is greater. These conditions lead to a high sugar content, with the minimum sugar content for ‘Melón de La Mancha’ being 13 °Brix.

4.7.   Inspection body:

The inspection body and the product certification scheme will be provided by the following private inspection body:

| Name: | Servicios de Inspección y Certificación, S.L. (SIC) |
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| Address: | C/ Ciudad, 13-1 |
| 45002 Toledo |
| ESPAÑA |

Name:

Servicios de Inspección y Certificación, S.L. (SIC)

Address:

C/ Ciudad, 13-1

45002 Toledo

ESPAÑA

Tel.

+34 925285139

Fax

+34 925285139

E-mail:

sic-toledo@sicagro.org

http://www.sicagro.org

| Name: | Ecoagrocontrol, S.L. |
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| Address: | C/ Lepanto, 16, ático B |
| 13630 Socuellamos (Ciudad Real) |
| ESPAÑA |

Name:

Ecoagrocontrol, S.L.

Address:

C/ Lepanto, 16, ático B

13630 Socuellamos (Ciudad Real)

ESPAÑA

Tel.

+34 926532628

Fax

+34 926539064

E-mail:

tecnico@ecoagrocontrol.com

This organisation is authorised by the competent authority and meets the requirements of standard UNE-EN 45011.

4.8.   Labelling:

The label on the melons will include the endorsement Protected Geographical Indication (or PGI), ‘Melón de La Mancha’ and, optionally, the mark of conformity from the product certification body for the control structure.

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(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

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