# Official Journal C 320/2009

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.320.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 320 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5224 December 2009 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.320.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 320

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5224 December 2009

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 320/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections | 1 |
| 2009/C 320/02 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 320/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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2009/C 320/02

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  )

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4

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 320/03 | Euro exchange rates | 5 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2009/C 320/04 | 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 | 6 |
| 2009/C 320/05 | 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 | 10 |
| 2009/C 320/06 | List of ports in EU Member States where landings and transhipment operations of fishery products are allowed and port services are accessible for third-country fishing vessels, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 | 13 |
| 2009/C 320/07 | List of Member States and their competent authorities concerning Articles 15(2), 17(8) and 21(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 | 17 |
| 2009/C 320/08 | Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (
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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 320/03

Euro exchange rates

5

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2009/C 320/04

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

6

2009/C 320/05

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

10

2009/C 320/06

List of ports in EU Member States where landings and transhipment operations of fishery products are allowed and port services are accessible for third-country fishing vessels, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008

13

2009/C 320/07

List of Member States and their competent authorities concerning Articles 15(2), 17(8) and 21(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008

17

2009/C 320/08

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (
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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 320/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5744 — Toray/TCC/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 22 |
| 2009/C 320/10 | Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) 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 | 23 |
| 2009/C 320/11 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5730 — Telefónica/Hansenet Telekommunikation) (
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  ) | 24 |
| 2009/C 320/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5661 — Abbott/Solvay Pharmaceuticals) (
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  ) | 25 |
| 2009/C 320/13 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5723 — Warburg Pincus/Novo/Archimedes Pharma JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 26 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 320/14 | Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 27 |
| 2009/C 320/15 | Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize originating in third countries | 33 |
| 2009/C 320/16 | Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize originating in third countries | 35 |
| 2009/C 320/17 | Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on sorghum originating in third countries | 37 |
| 2009/C 320/18 | Information notice — Public consultation — Geographical indications from Switzerland | 39 |
| 2009/C 320/19 | Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed | 41 |
| 2009/C 320/20 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 47 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2009/C 320/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5744 — Toray/TCC/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

22

2009/C 320/10

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) 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

23

2009/C 320/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5730 — Telefónica/Hansenet Telekommunikation) (
  1
  )

1

24

2009/C 320/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5661 — Abbott/Solvay Pharmaceuticals) (
  1
  )

1

25

2009/C 320/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5723 — Warburg Pincus/Novo/Archimedes Pharma JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

26

OTHER ACTS

Commission

2009/C 320/14

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

27

2009/C 320/15

Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize originating in third countries

33

2009/C 320/16

Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize originating in third countries

35

2009/C 320/17

Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on sorghum originating in third countries

37

2009/C 320/18

Information notice — Public consultation — Geographical indications from Switzerland

39

2009/C 320/19

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed

41

2009/C 320/20

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

47

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 24.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/1 |
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24.12.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/1

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2009/C 320/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 19.11.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 592/08 |
| Member State | Slovak Republic |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Pomoc na školenie a poradenské služby pre lesníkov vrátane vypracovania projektov na odborné hospodárenie v lesoch |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 326/2005 Z. z. o lesoch v znení neskorších predpisov
  Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov
  Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov
  Schéma štátnej pomoci na školenia, poradenstvo a plány na odborné hospodárenie v lesoch |
| Type of measure | Scheme |
| Objective | Forestry |
| Form of aid | Subsidised service |
| Budget | Total: approximately EUR 4,96 million (SKK 149,50 million)
  Annual: approximately EUR 0,83 million (SKK 25,00 million) |
| Intensity | 100 % of eligible expenses |
| Duration (period) | Date of Commission approval until 31 December 2013 |
| Economic sectors | Forestry |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic |
| Dobrovičova 12 |
| 812 66 Bratislava |
| SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.11.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 592/08

Member State

Slovak Republic

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc na školenie a poradenské služby pre lesníkov vrátane vypracovania projektov na odborné hospodárenie v lesoch

Legal basis

Zákon č. 326/2005 Z. z. o lesoch v znení neskorších predpisov

Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy v znení neskorších predpisov

Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov

Schéma štátnej pomoci na školenia, poradenstvo a plány na odborné hospodárenie v lesoch

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Forestry

Form of aid

Subsidised service

Budget

Total: approximately EUR 4,96 million (SKK 149,50 million)

Annual: approximately EUR 0,83 million (SKK 25,00 million)

Intensity

100 % of eligible expenses

Duration (period)

Date of Commission approval until 31 December 2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic

Dobrovičova 12

812 66 Bratislava

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 19.11.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 310/09 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Lombardia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Imboschimento, ricostituzione del potenziale forestale e interventi preventīvi |
| Legal basis | Programma di sviluppo rurale della Regione Lombardia per il periodo di programmazione 2007-2013 (misure 221, 223 e 226) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Rural development: improving the environment and the countryside |
| Form of aid | Subvention |
| Budget | EUR 53 260 815 for the entire programming period |
| Intensity | Up to 100 % |
| Duration (period) | Until 31 December 2013 |
| Economic sectors | Forestry |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Lombardia |
| Direzione Generale Agricoltura |
| Via Pola 12/14 |
| 20124 Milano MI |
| ITALIA |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.11.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 310/09

Member State

Italy

Region

Lombardia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Imboschimento, ricostituzione del potenziale forestale e interventi preventīvi

Legal basis

Programma di sviluppo rurale della Regione Lombardia per il periodo di programmazione 2007-2013 (misure 221, 223 e 226)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Rural development: improving the environment and the countryside

Form of aid

Subvention

Budget

EUR 53 260 815 for the entire programming period

Intensity

Up to 100 %

Duration (period)

Until 31 December 2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Lombardia

Direzione Generale Agricoltura

Via Pola 12/14

20124 Milano MI

ITALIA

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 20.11.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 439/09 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Valle d'Aosta |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Disciplina degli aiuti regionali in materia di foreste |
| Legal basis | — |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Aid to the forestry sector |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Annual maximum expenditure: EUR 1,35 million for 2009, EUR 2,43 million for 2010, EUR 2,93 million for 2011 (provisional amounts for next years on line with the indicated first three years budget)
  Overall maximum amount: EUR 15 million |
| Intensity | Max. 100 % of eligible costs |
| Duration (period) | 2009-2015 |
| Economic sectors | Forestry sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta |
| Amerique 127/A |
| 11020 Quart AO |
| ITALIA |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.11.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 439/09

Member State

Italy

Region

Valle d'Aosta

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Disciplina degli aiuti regionali in materia di foreste

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to the forestry sector

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual maximum expenditure: EUR 1,35 million for 2009, EUR 2,43 million for 2010, EUR 2,93 million for 2011 (provisional amounts for next years on line with the indicated first three years budget)

Overall maximum amount: EUR 15 million

Intensity

Max. 100 % of eligible costs

Duration (period)

2009-2015

Economic sectors

Forestry sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta

Amerique 127/A

11020 Quart AO

ITALIA

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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| 24.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/4 |
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24.12.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 320/02

| Date of adoption of the decision | 19.11.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | NN 43/09 |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | Groningen |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Maatregelen ten gunste van Groningen Aiport NV |
| Legal basis | Overeenkomst beëindiging subsidierelatie Staat/GAE
  Overeenkomst inzake baanverlenging en waarde luchthaven terreinen GAE |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Regional development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 21,32 million |
| Intensity | 100 % |
| Duration (period) | — |
| Economic sectors | Transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat |
| Plesmanweg 1-6 |
| 2597 JG Den Haag Postbus 20 904 — 2500 EX Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.11.2009

Reference number of State Aid

NN 43/09

Member State

Netherlands

Region

Groningen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Maatregelen ten gunste van Groningen Aiport NV

Legal basis

Overeenkomst beëindiging subsidierelatie Staat/GAE

Overeenkomst inzake baanverlenging en waarde luchthaven terreinen GAE

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 21,32 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

Transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat

Plesmanweg 1-6

2597 JG Den Haag Postbus 20 904 — 2500 EX Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 24.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/5 |
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24.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/5

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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 December 2009

2009/C 320/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,4276 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 130,95 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4433 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,89470 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,4511 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,4895 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3525 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,403 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 273,70 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7082 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1723 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,1937 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,1784 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6270 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4983 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,0698 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,0345 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0142 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 689,95 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,8969 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,7482 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2940 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 13 574,46 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9074 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 66,403 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 43,1707 |
| THB | Thai baht | 47,603 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5370 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,3732 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 66,8470 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4276

JPY

Japanese yen

130,95

DKK

Danish krone

7,4433

GBP

Pound sterling

0,89470

SEK

Swedish krona

10,4511

CHF

Swiss franc

1,4895

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3525

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,403

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

273,70

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7082

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1723

RON

Romanian leu

4,1937

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1784

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6270

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4983

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,0698

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,0345

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0142

KRW

South Korean won

1 689,95

ZAR

South African rand

10,8969

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,7482

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2940

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

13 574,46

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9074

PHP

Philippine peso

66,403

RUB

Russian rouble

43,1707

THB

Thai baht

47,603

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5370

MXN

Mexican peso

18,3732

INR

Indian rupee

66,8470

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 24.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/6 |
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24.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/6

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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

2009/C 320/04

Aid No: XA 215/09

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Seine-Maritime

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides aux diagnostics d’installation des exploitations ne bénéficiant pas d’une Dotation Jeune Agriculteur (Seine-Maritime)

Legal basis: Articles L1511-2, L3231-2 et 3232-1 du Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales; délibération du Conseil général du 31 mars 2009 relative à la politique agricole départementale de la période 2009-2012.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 20 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: From when the Commission confirms receipt.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2009-2012

Objective of aid: The aim of this provision is to allow those wishing to take up farming but who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Young Farmer Grant to carry out a preparatory study of their plan to take up farming. This preparatory study must examine the economic viability of the project and facilitate the prospective farmers’ access to credit as they will have a reliable study to submit to the banks should they wish to negotiate loans. This provision should help ensure that fewer farms are set up on an unsound economic footing and therefore reduce the number of farms in financial difficulties.

The aid will be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: The entire agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Monsieur le Président du Département de Seine-Maritime |
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| Quai Jean Moulin |
| 76101 Rouen Cedex 1 |
| FRANCE |

Monsieur le Président du Département de Seine-Maritime

Quai Jean Moulin

76101 Rouen Cedex 1

FRANCE

Website: http://www.seinemaritime.net/guidedesaides/medias/File/aide-aux-diagnostics-d-installation-des-exploitants-ne-beneficiant-pas-de-la-dotation-jeune-agriculteur-t2.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 216/09

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Seine-Maritime

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides aux études technico-économiques et juridiques préalables à une diversification (Seine-Maritime)

Legal basis: Articles L1511-2, L3231-2 et 3232-1 du Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales; délibération du Conseil général du 31 mars 2009 relative à la politique agricole départementale de la période 2009-2012.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 75 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: From when the Commission confirms receipt.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2009-2012

Objective of aid: The aim of this aid scheme is to allow farmers who are planning to diversify their activities to assess the eligibility of their projects.

Studies will be limited to diversification projects that remain within the sector of the primary production of agricultural products or the first sale on farm premises of these animal or vegetable products.

This study should also facilitate farmers’ access to credit by providing them with a precise and reliable study as a basis for negotiating any loan agreements with banks.

The aid will be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: The entire agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Monsieur le Président du Département de Seine-Maritime |
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| Quai Jean Moulin |
| 76101 Rouen Cedex 1 |
| FRANCE |

Monsieur le Président du Département de Seine-Maritime

Quai Jean Moulin

76101 Rouen Cedex 1

FRANCE

Website: http://www.seinemaritime.net/guidedesaides/medias/File/etude-technico-economique-et-juridique-de-diversification-t2.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 219/09

Member State: France

Region: Département de la Seine-Maritime

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aides à la certification annuelle «Agriculture Biologique» (Seine-Maritime)

Legal basis: Articles L1511-2, L3231-2 et 3232-1 du Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales; délibération du Conseil général du 31 mars 2009 relative à la politique agricole départementale de la période 2009-2012.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 10 000 per year

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the cost of the service provision, with a ceiling of EUR 200 per service

Date of implementation: From when the Commission confirms receipt.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2009-2012 period

Objective of aid: The number of farms certified in organic farming in Seine-Maritime is relatively low. The aim of this aid is to encourage this type of production by subsidising the cost of certification for farmers who decide to obtain organic certification for their farms.

In addition to, where appropriate, other State aid, or aid from public bodies or collectivities, and strictly in compliance with the aid ceiling set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 where aid is accumulated, this scheme must encourage the development of organic farming in the department.

Aid will be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: The entire agricultural sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Monsieur le Président du Département de Seine-Maritime |
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| Quai Jean Moulin |
| 76101 Rouen Cedex 1 |
| FRANCE |

Monsieur le Président du Département de Seine-Maritime

Quai Jean Moulin

76101 Rouen Cedex 1

FRANCE

Website: http://www.seinemaritime.net/guidedesaides/medias/File/aide-a-la-certification-annuelle-agriculture-biologique-+-formulaire-t2.pdf

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 224/09

Member State: Italy

Region: Toscana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Attività di divulgazione in merito alla assicurabilità delle produzioni agricole e zootecniche da eventi atmosferici, epizoozie e danni da animali predatori

Legal basis: L.R. 24 gennaio 2006, n. 1 «Disciplina degli interventi regionali in materia di agricoltura e di sviluppo rurale»

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,100 million for 2009

Maximum aid intensity: 80 %

Date of implementation: 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:

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

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code

A10601 — Support activities for crop production;

A10602 — Support activities for animal production.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Regione Toscana |
| --- |
| Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati |
| Piazza del Duomo 10 |
| 50122 Firenze FI |
| ITALIA |

Regione Toscana

Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati

Piazza del Duomo 10

50122 Firenze FI

ITALIA

Website: http://www.regione.toscana.it/regione/export/RT/sito-RT/Contenuti/sezioni/agricoltura/aziende_agricole/rubriche/opportunita_scadenze/visualizza_asset.html_1224200525.html

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 229/09

Member State: Poland

Region: Obszar całego kraju

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Program pomocy dla rodzin rolniczych, w których gospodarstw rolnych i działach specjalnych produkcji rolnej powstały szkody spowodowane przez powódź w 2009 r.

Legal basis: Uchwała nr 137/2009 Rady Ministrów z dnia 11 sierpnia 2009 r. w sprawie ustanowienia programu pomocy dla rodzin rolniczych, w których gospodarstw rolnych i działach specjalnych produkcji rolnej powstały szkody spowodowane przez powódź w 2009 r.

and

Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of th20061215e Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3).

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The planned volume of national budget resources for all forms of farm aid under this scheme may total PLN 190 million.

Maximum aid intensity:

| 1. | crops, i.e. plants grown on agricultural land for subsequent use:






  (a) | 80 % of the reduction in income calculated by the regional governor in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006; or |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

crops, i.e. plants grown on agricultural land for subsequent use:

(a)

80 % of the reduction in income calculated by the regional governor in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006; or

| (b) | 90 % of the reduction in income calculated by the regional governor in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 for holdings located in mountain regions and other less-favoured areas (LFAs) as defined in the rules on support for rural development co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or within Natura 2000 sites and areas involved in implementation of the Water Framework Directive; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

90 % of the reduction in income calculated by the regional governor in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 for holdings located in mountain regions and other less-favoured areas (LFAs) as defined in the rules on support for rural development co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or within Natura 2000 sites and areas involved in implementation of the Water Framework Directive;

| 2. | livestock buildings, storage buildings, glasshouses and other agricultural buildings and structures, agricultural tractors, machinery and equipment and livestock:






  (a) | 80 % of the gross aid intensity referred to in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, calculated according to the costs actually incurred; |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

livestock buildings, storage buildings, glasshouses and other agricultural buildings and structures, agricultural tractors, machinery and equipment and livestock:

(a)

80 % of the gross aid intensity referred to in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, calculated according to the costs actually incurred;

| (b) | 90 % of the gross aid intensity referred to in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, calculated according to the costs actually incurred, in less-favoured areas (LFAs) as defined in the rules on rural development support co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or within Natura 2000 sites and areas involved in implementation of the Water Framework Directive. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

90 % of the gross aid intensity referred to in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, calculated according to the costs actually incurred, in less-favoured areas (LFAs) as defined in the rules on rural development support co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or within Natura 2000 sites and areas involved in implementation of the Water Framework Directive.

Date of implementation: Aid may be granted from the date on which the aid scheme’s identification number is published on the European Commission’s website.

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

Objective of aid: To help farming families to overcome temporary financial difficulties caused by damage to crops or to livestock housing, storage buildings, glasshouses and other agricultural buildings and structures, agricultural tractors, machinery and equipment and livestock, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

| 1. | Form of aid:
  Aid for interest payments on disaster loans
  Authority: Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa
  Address:





  Al. Jana Pawła II 70 |
| --- | --- |
| 00-175 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

1.

Form of aid:

Aid for interest payments on disaster loans

Authority: Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa

Address:

Al. Jana Pawła II 70

00-175 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

| 2. | Form of aid:
  Reductions and exemptions in respect of the payment of social security contributions and the settlement of related arrears in the form of the deferment of deadlines for the payment of contributions or the division of payments into easy instalments; full or partial write-off of contributions
  Authority: Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego
  Address:





  Al. Niepodległości 190 |
| --- | --- |
| 00-608 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

2.

Form of aid:

Reductions and exemptions in respect of the payment of social security contributions and the settlement of related arrears in the form of the deferment of deadlines for the payment of contributions or the division of payments into easy instalments; full or partial write-off of contributions

Authority: Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego

Address:

Al. Niepodległości 190

00-608 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

| 3. | Form of aid:
  Deferment and division into instalments of payments under ZWRSP (Agricultural Property Stock of the State Treasury) sale and lease agreements, without applying charges and interest for the duration of the deferment and reductions, and writing-off of instalments of payments of rent under lease agreements
  Authority: Agencja Nieruchomości Rolnych
  Address:





  ul. Dolańskiego 2 |
| --- | --- |
| 00-215 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

3.

Form of aid:

Deferment and division into instalments of payments under ZWRSP (Agricultural Property Stock of the State Treasury) sale and lease agreements, without applying charges and interest for the duration of the deferment and reductions, and writing-off of instalments of payments of rent under lease agreements

Authority: Agencja Nieruchomości Rolnych

Address:

ul. Dolańskiego 2

00-215 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

| 4. | Form of aid:
  Agricultural tax relief
  Authority: Mayor of the municipality, town or city
  Address: Varies according to where the land is located |
| --- | --- |

4.

Form of aid:

Agricultural tax relief

Authority: Mayor of the municipality, town or city

Address: Varies according to where the land is located

| 5. | Form of aid:
  Social assistance in the form of a targeted one-off payment
  Authority: Social assistance centres
  Address: Varies according to the farmers’ place of residence |
| --- | --- |

5.

Form of aid:

Social assistance in the form of a targeted one-off payment

Authority: Social assistance centres

Address: Varies according to the farmers’ place of residence

Website: http://www.minrol.gov.pl/, under ‘Pomoc dla rodzin rolniczych, w których gospodarstwach rolnych i działach specjalnych produkcji rolnej powstały szkody spowodowane przez powódź w 2009 r.’

Other information: —

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24.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/10

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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

2009/C 320/05

Aid No: XA 206/09

Member State: Spain

Region: Región de Murcia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas a las Organizaciones Interprofesionales Agroalimentarias en la Región de Murcia

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura y Agua, que establece las bases reguladoras de concesión de ayudas a las Organizaciones Interprofesionales Agroalimentarias en la Región de Murcia.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 0,240 million

Maximum aid intensity: 0,70

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

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

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code;

A1 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Gines Vivancos Mateo |
| --- |
| Dirección General de Industrias y Asociacionismo Agrario |
| Consejería de Agricultura y Agua |
| Plaza de Juan XXIII, s/n |
| 30008 Murcia |
| ESPAÑA |

Gines Vivancos Mateo

Dirección General de Industrias y Asociacionismo Agrario

Consejería de Agricultura y Agua

Plaza de Juan XXIII, s/n

30008 Murcia

ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.carm.es/neweb2/servlet/integra.servlets.ControlPublico?IDCONTENIDO=12950&IDTIPO=100&RASTRO=c428$m

Other information: The beneficiaries of this aid are Interbranch Agri-food Organisations (Organizaciones Interprofesionales Agroalimentarias) that are legally established and recognised under Law 38/1994, that represent a significant proportion of the Murcian agricultural sector, carry out activities aimed at providing technical support to primary producers (farmers) and constitute SMEs in accordance with the definition of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.

Aid No: XA 235/09

Member State: Czech Republic

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Finanční podpora pojištění

Legal basis: § 2da zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdější předpisů, zásady pro poskytování finanční podpory pojištění PGRLF, a.s.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: CZK 500 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the cost of insuring livestock against contagious and other epizootic diseases,

50 % of the cost of insuring crops against losses caused by climatic events.

Date of implementation: From the time summary information on the aid scheme is published on the European Commission’s website.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The objective is to try to make insurance cover available to a large number of farmers, thus ensuring better protection of commercial activities against unforeseeable losses. The aid is to be granted pursuant to Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: Small and medium-sized enterprises active in the primary production of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the EC Treaty.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Podpůrný a garanční rolnický a lesnický fond, a. s. |
| --- |
| Za Poříčskou branou 252/6 |
| Karlín |
| 186 00 Praha 8 |
| ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA |

Podpůrný a garanční rolnický a lesnický fond, a. s.

Za Poříčskou branou 252/6

Karlín

186 00 Praha 8

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Website: The programme will be published on http://www.pgrlf.cz/pojisteni/zvysenapodpora.php

Other information: The aid will not constitute a barrier to the operation of the internal market for insurance services. The aid is not limited to insurance provided by a single insurance company or group of companies. Insurance companies with which a contract is concluded do not have to be established in the Czech Republic.

Prague, 10 September 2009.

Ing. Martin KARBAN

ředitel a předseda představenstva PGRLF, a. s.

Aid No: XA 237/09

Member State: Republic of Lithuania

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Paramos teikimas už šalutinių gyvūninių produktų, neskirtų vartoti žmonėms, pašalinimą ir sunaikinimą (schemos Nr. XA 194/07 pakeitimas)

Legal basis: Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministro 2007 m. balandžio 13 d. įsakymas Nr. 3D-162 „Dėl paramos teikimo už šalutinių gyvūninių produktų, neskirtų vartoti žmonėms, pašalinimą ir sunaikinimą taisyklių patvirtinimo ir žemės ūkio ministro 2006 m. gegužės 26 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-217 bei žemės ūkio ministro 2006 m. spalio 3 d. įsakymo Nr. 3D-385 pripažinimo netekusiais galios pakeitimo projektas.“

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: LTL 6 235 000 (EUR 1 807 233 at the official exchange rate)

Maximum aid intensity:

| 1. | Up to 100 % of the costs of removal and destruction of fallen stock, where there is an obligation to perform TSE tests on the fallen stock concerned. |
| --- | --- |

1.

Up to 100 % of the costs of removal and destruction of fallen stock, where there is an obligation to perform TSE tests on the fallen stock concerned.

| 2. | Up to 100 % of the costs of removal and up to 75 % of the costs of destruction of:






  — | horses, cattle younger than 24 months old, sheep and goats younger than 18 months old, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

Up to 100 % of the costs of removal and up to 75 % of the costs of destruction of:

—

horses, cattle younger than 24 months old, sheep and goats younger than 18 months old,

| — | pigs, where the keeper has up to 1 000 pigs, |
| --- | --- |

—

pigs, where the keeper has up to 1 000 pigs,

| — | fallen poultry. |
| --- | --- |

—

fallen poultry.

| 3. | Up to 50 % of the costs of removal and up to 75 % of the costs of destruction, where:






  — | the pig keeper has more than 1 000 pigs. |
| --- | --- | --- |

3.

Up to 50 % of the costs of removal and up to 75 % of the costs of destruction, where:

—

the pig keeper has more than 1 000 pigs.

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will enter into force after the Commission has sent a notice of receipt, assigned an identification number to the scheme and published the summary information on the Internet.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Aid to SMEs.

To provide support to enterprises and farmers operating in the livestock sector in order to ensure a consistent programme of control and safe removal of all fallen stock.

Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 applies.

Sector(s) concerned: Primary production of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija |
| --- |
| Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6) |
| LT-01103 Vilnius |
| LIETUVA/LITHUANIA |

Lietuvos Respublikos žemės ūkio ministerija

Gedimino pr. 19 (Lelevelio g. 6)

LT-01103 Vilnius

LIETUVA/LITHUANIA

Website: http://www.lrs.lt/pls/proj/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=5634&p_query=&p_tr2=&p_org=13&p_fix=

Other information: Upon entry into force of this State aid scheme, Scheme No XA 194/07 will cease to apply.

Aid No: XA 239/09

Member State: Italy

Region: Provincia Autonoma di Trento

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: «Programma di aiuti per la prevenzione, il controllo e l’eradicazione della malattia denominata “Apple proliferation” (Scopazzi del melo). Indennizzo per le perdite di reddito dovute all’abbattimento e alla distruzione degli impianti infetti».

Scopazzi del melo

Legal basis: Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006;

Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2391 del 31 ottobre 2007;

Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 2392 del 31 ottobre 2007;

Deliberazione della Giunta provinciale n. 684 del 18 marzo 2008.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3 000 000,00

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 70 % of eligible expenditure

Date of implementation: From 15 October 2009

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid may be granted until 31 December 2010.

Objective of aid: To compensate farmers for the loss of income caused by compulsory felling and destruction of infected trees (Regulation (EC) 1857/2006, Article 10).

Degree of aid: Up to 70 % of eligible expenditure

Sector(s) concerned: NACE Code: A 01.24 (Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits)

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Provincia Autonoma di Trento |
| --- |
| Servizio Aziende agricole e territorio rurale |
| Via G.B. Trener 3 |
| 38100 Trento TN |
| ITALIA |

Provincia Autonoma di Trento

Servizio Aziende agricole e territorio rurale

Via G.B. Trener 3

38100 Trento TN

ITALIA

Website: http://www.delibere.provincia.tn.it/ricerca_delibere.asp (Insert the number and the year of the reference decision you wish to consult.)

Other information: Extension of the previous scheme authorised under No XA 161/08

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List of ports in EU Member States where landings and transhipment operations of fishery products are allowed and port services are accessible for third-country fishing vessels, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008

2009/C 320/06

The publication of this list is in accordance with Article 5(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 (1).

| Member State | Designated ports |
| --- | --- |
| Belgium | Oostende
  Zeebrugge |
| Bulgaria | Burgas
  Varna |
| Cyprus | Limassol |
| Denmark | Esbjerg
  Fredericia
  Hanstholm
  Hirtshals
  København
  Skagen
  Thyborøn (2)

  Aalborg
  Århus |
| Estonia | None at the moment |
| Finland | None at the moment |
| France | En métropole: | Bordeaux |

Member State

Designated ports

Belgium

Oostende

Zeebrugge

Bulgaria

Burgas

Varna

Cyprus

Limassol

Denmark

Esbjerg

Fredericia

Hanstholm

Hirtshals

København

Skagen

Thyborøn (2)

Aalborg

Århus

Estonia

None at the moment

Finland

None at the moment

France

En métropole:

Bordeaux

| | Dunkerque |
| --- | --- |

Dunkerque

| | Boulogne |
| --- | --- |

Boulogne

| | Le Havre |
| --- | --- |

Le Havre

| | Caen (2) |
| --- | --- |

Caen (2)

| | Cherbourg (2) |
| --- | --- |

Cherbourg (2)

| | Granville (2) |
| --- | --- |

Granville (2)

| | Saint-Malo |
| --- | --- |

Saint-Malo

| | Roscoff (2) |
| --- | --- |

Roscoff (2)

| | Brest |
| --- | --- |

Brest

| | Douarnenez (2) |
| --- | --- |

Douarnenez (2)

| | Concarneau (2) |
| --- | --- |

Concarneau (2)

| | Lorient (2) |
| --- | --- |

Lorient (2)

| | Nantes–Saint-Nazaire (2) |
| --- | --- |

Nantes–Saint-Nazaire (2)

| | La Rochelle (2) |
| --- | --- |

La Rochelle (2)

| | Rochefort sur Mer (2) |
| --- | --- |

Rochefort sur Mer (2)

| | Port la Nouvelle (2) |
| --- | --- |

Port la Nouvelle (2)

| | Sète |
| --- | --- |

Sète

| | Marseille Port |
| --- | --- |

Marseille Port

| | Marseille Fos-sur-Mer |
| --- | --- |

Marseille Fos-sur-Mer

Dans les départements d’outre-mer:

| | Le Port (La Réunion) |
| --- | --- |

Le Port (La Réunion)

| | Fort de France (Martinique) (2) |
| --- | --- |

Fort de France (Martinique) (2)

| | Port de Jarry (Guadeloupe) (2) |
| --- | --- |

Port de Jarry (Guadeloupe) (2)

| | Port du Larivot (Guyane) (2) |
| --- | --- |

Port du Larivot (Guyane) (2)

Germany

Bremerhaven

Cuxhaven

Rostock (transhipments not allowed)

Sassnitz/Mukran (transhipments not allowed)

Greece

None at the moment

Ireland

Killybegs (2)

Italy

Ancona

Brindisi

Civitavecchia

Fiumicino (2)

Genova

Gioia Tauro

La Spezia

Livorno

Napoli

Olbia

Palermo

Ravenna

Reggio Calabria

Salerno

Taranto

Trapani

Trieste

Venezia

Latvia

Liepaja

Riga

Ventspils

Lithuania

Klaipeda

Malta

Valletta (Deepwater Quay, Laboratory Wharf, Magazine Wharf)

Netherlands

None at the moment

Poland

Gdynia

Szczecin

Świnoujście

Portugal

Aveiro

Lisbon

Peniche

Porto

Setúbal

Sines

Viana do Castelo

Açores:

| | Horta |
| --- | --- |

Horta

| | Ponta Delgada |
| --- | --- |

Ponta Delgada

Madeira:

Caniçal

Romania

Midia

Slovenia

None at the moment

Spain

A Coruña

A Pobra do Caramiñal

Algeciras

Alicante

Almería

Barcelona

Bilbao

Cádiz

Cartagena

Castellón

Gijón

Huelva

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Málaga

Marín

Palma de Mallorca (2)

Ribeira

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santander

Tarragona

Valencia

Vigo (Área Portuaria)

Vilagarcia de Arousa

Sweden

None at the moment

United Kingdom

Aberdeen (2)/ (3)

Dundee (2) (only access to port services)

Falmouth (2) (no landings)

Fraserburgh (2)/ (3)

Grangemouth (2) (only access to port services)

Greenock (2) (only access to port services)

Grimsby

Hull

Immingham

Invergordon (2) (only access to port services)

Kinlochbervie (2)/ (3)

Leith (2) (only access to port services)

Lerwick (2)/ (3)

Lochinver (2)/ (3)

Methel (2) (only access to port services)

Peterhead

Plymouth (2)/ (3)

Scrabster (2)/ (3)

Stornoway (2) (only access to port services)

Ullapool (2)/ (3)

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(1)  OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

(2)  Not an EU Border Inspection Post (BIP).

(3)  Landings only accepted from fishing vessels flying the flag of EEA or EFTA countries.

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List of Member States and their competent authorities concerning Articles 15(2), 17(8) and 21(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008

2009/C 320/07

The publication of this list is in accordance with Article 22(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 (1). The competent authorities have been notified in accordance with the following articles of that Regulation:

| (a) | Article 15(1): The exportation of catches made by fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall be subject to the validation of a catch certificate by the competent authorities of the flag Member State, as established in Article 12(4), if required within the framework of the cooperation laid down in Article 20(4).
  Article 15(2): Flag Member States shall notify to the Commission their competent authorities for the validation of the catch certificates referred to in paragraph 1. |
| --- | --- |

(a)

Article 15(1): The exportation of catches made by fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall be subject to the validation of a catch certificate by the competent authorities of the flag Member State, as established in Article 12(4), if required within the framework of the cooperation laid down in Article 20(4).

Article 15(2): Flag Member States shall notify to the Commission their competent authorities for the validation of the catch certificates referred to in paragraph 1.

| (b) | Article 17(8): Member States shall notify to the Commission their competent authorities for the checks and verifications of the catch certificates in accordance with Article 16 and paragraphs (1) to (6) of this Article. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

Article 17(8): Member States shall notify to the Commission their competent authorities for the checks and verifications of the catch certificates in accordance with Article 16 and paragraphs (1) to (6) of this Article.

| (c) | Article 21(3): Member States shall notify to the Commission their competent authorities for the validation and the verification of the section ‘re-export’ of catch certificates in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 15. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

Article 21(3): Member States shall notify to the Commission their competent authorities for the validation and the verification of the section ‘re-export’ of catch certificates in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 15.

| Member State | Competent authorities |
| --- | --- |
| Austria | (a):






  — | not applicable |

Member State

Competent authorities

Austria

(a):

—

not applicable

(b), (c):

| — | Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit, Bundesamt für Ernährungssicherheit |
| --- | --- |

—

Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit, Bundesamt für Ernährungssicherheit

Belgium

—

Bulgaria

(a), (b), (c):

| — | National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| --- | --- |

—

National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture

Cyprus

(a), (b), (c):

| — | Τμημα αλιείασ και θαλάσσιων ερευνών (Department of Fisheries and Marine Research) |
| --- | --- |

—

Τμημα αλιείασ και θαλάσσιων ερευνών (Department of Fisheries and Marine Research)

Czech Republic

(a):

| — | not applicable |
| --- | --- |

—

not applicable

(b), (c):

| — | General Directorate of Customs, Customs Division |
| --- | --- |

—

General Directorate of Customs, Customs Division

Denmark

(a):

| — | The Danish Directorate of Fisheries |
| --- | --- |

—

The Danish Directorate of Fisheries

(b):

| — | The Danish Directorate of Fisheries |
| --- | --- |

—

The Danish Directorate of Fisheries

| — | The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration |
| --- | --- |

—

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration

(c):

| — | pending |
| --- | --- |

—

pending

Estonia

(a):

| — | Ministry of the Agriculture Fishery Economic Department |
| --- | --- |

—

Ministry of the Agriculture Fishery Economic Department

(b), (c):

| — | Estonian Tax and Customs Board |
| --- | --- |

—

Estonian Tax and Customs Board

Finland

(a), (b), (c):

| — | Uudenmaan työ- ja elinkeinokeskus (The Employment and Economic Development Centre of Uusimaa) |
| --- | --- |

—

Uudenmaan työ- ja elinkeinokeskus (The Employment and Economic Development Centre of Uusimaa)

| — | Kaakkois-Suomen työ- ja elinkeinokeskus (The Employment and Economic Development Centre of South-East Finland) |
| --- | --- |

—

Kaakkois-Suomen työ- ja elinkeinokeskus (The Employment and Economic Development Centre of South-East Finland)

France

(a):

| — | Les directions départementales des affaires maritimes (DDAM) |
| --- | --- |

—

Les directions départementales des affaires maritimes (DDAM)

| — | Les directions régionales des affaires maritimes (DRAM) |
| --- | --- |

—

Les directions régionales des affaires maritimes (DRAM)

| — | Le Centre de surveillance des pêches CROSS A Etel |
| --- | --- |

—

Le Centre de surveillance des pêches CROSS A Etel

(b):

| — | Les bureaux de dédouanement |
| --- | --- |

—

Les bureaux de dédouanement

| — | Le Centre de surveillance des pêches CROSS A Etel |
| --- | --- |

—

Le Centre de surveillance des pêches CROSS A Etel

(c):

| — | Les bureaux de dédouanement |
| --- | --- |

—

Les bureaux de dédouanement

Germany

(a), (b), (c):

| — | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung |
| --- | --- |

—

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung

Greece

(a), (b):

| — | Υπουργειο αγροτικησ αναπτυξησ & Τροφιμων, διευθυνση θαλασσιασ αλιειασ (Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Directorate of Marine Fisheries) |
| --- | --- |

—

Υπουργειο αγροτικησ αναπτυξησ & Τροφιμων, διευθυνση θαλασσιασ αλιειασ (Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Directorate of Marine Fisheries)

| — | Υπουργειο αγροτικησ αναπτυξησ & Τροφιμων, διευθυνση αλιευτικων εφαρμογων & Εαπ (Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Directorate of Fisheries Extension) |
| --- | --- |

—

Υπουργειο αγροτικησ αναπτυξησ & Τροφιμων, διευθυνση αλιευτικων εφαρμογων & Εαπ (Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Directorate of Fisheries Extension)

(c):

| — | Υπουργειο αγροτικησ αναπτυξησ & Τροφιμων, Διεύθυνση αλιευτικών εφαρμογών & Εαπ (Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Directorate of Fisheries Extension) |
| --- | --- |

—

Υπουργειο αγροτικησ αναπτυξησ & Τροφιμων, Διεύθυνση αλιευτικών εφαρμογών & Εαπ (Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Directorate of Fisheries Extension)

Hungary

(a):

| — | not applicable |
| --- | --- |

—

not applicable

Ireland

(a), (c):

| — | Sea Fisheries Protection Authority |
| --- | --- |

—

Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

(b):

| — | Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (Border Inspection Posts) |
| --- | --- |

—

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (Border Inspection Posts)

| — | Office of Customs & Excise |
| --- | --- |

—

Office of Customs & Excise

Italy

—

Latvia

(a):

| — | Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia |
| --- | --- |

—

Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia

(b), (c):

| — | State Environmental Service, Marine and Inland Waters Administration |
| --- | --- |

—

State Environmental Service, Marine and Inland Waters Administration

Lithuania

(a):

| — | Fisheries Department under the Ministry of Agriculture |
| --- | --- |

—

Fisheries Department under the Ministry of Agriculture

(b), (c):

| — | Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance |
| --- | --- |

—

Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance

Luxembourg

(a):

| — | not applicable |
| --- | --- |

—

not applicable

(b), (c):

| — | Administration des services vétérinaires |
| --- | --- |

—

Administration des services vétérinaires

Malta

(a), (b), (c):

| — | The Veterinary Regulation, Fisheries Conservation and Control Division |
| --- | --- |

—

The Veterinary Regulation, Fisheries Conservation and Control Division

Netherlands

(a), (c):

| — | Algemene Inspectie Dienst |
| --- | --- |

—

Algemene Inspectie Dienst

(b):

| — | Algemene Inspectie Dienst |
| --- | --- |

—

Algemene Inspectie Dienst

| — | Customs Department |
| --- | --- |

—

Customs Department

Poland

(a), (b), (c):

| — | Gdynia District Sea Fisheries Inspectorate |
| --- | --- |

—

Gdynia District Sea Fisheries Inspectorate

| — | Słupsk District Sea Fisheries Inspectorate |
| --- | --- |

—

Słupsk District Sea Fisheries Inspectorate

| — | Szczecin District Sea Fisheries Inspectorate |
| --- | --- |

—

Szczecin District Sea Fisheries Inspectorate

Portugal

(a), (c):

| — | Direcção-Geral das Pescas e Aquicultura, Autoridade Nacional de Pesca |
| --- | --- |

—

Direcção-Geral das Pescas e Aquicultura, Autoridade Nacional de Pesca

| — | Direcção de Serviços de Informação e Gestão de Actividade |
| --- | --- |

—

Direcção de Serviços de Informação e Gestão de Actividade

| — | Direcção de Serviços de Estruturas e Economia da Pesca, Divisão da Indústria Transformadora e Mercados |
| --- | --- |

—

Direcção de Serviços de Estruturas e Economia da Pesca, Divisão da Indústria Transformadora e Mercados

| — | Direcção de Serviços de Fiscalização da Pesca |
| --- | --- |

—

Direcção de Serviços de Fiscalização da Pesca

| — | Inspecção Regional das Pescas dos Açores |
| --- | --- |

—

Inspecção Regional das Pescas dos Açores

| — | Direcção Regional de Pescas da Madeira |
| --- | --- |

—

Direcção Regional de Pescas da Madeira

(b):

| — | Direcção-Geral das Pescas e Aquicultura, Autoridade Nacional de Pesca |
| --- | --- |

—

Direcção-Geral das Pescas e Aquicultura, Autoridade Nacional de Pesca

| — | Direcção de Serviços de Fiscalização da Pesca |
| --- | --- |

—

Direcção de Serviços de Fiscalização da Pesca

| — | Alfândega de Viana do Castelo |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega de Viana do Castelo

| — | Alfândega de Leixões |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega de Leixões

| — | Alfândega do Aeroporto do Porto |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega do Aeroporto do Porto

| — | Alfândega de Aveiro |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega de Aveiro

| — | Alfândega de Peniche |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega de Peniche

| — | Alfândega Marítima de Lisboa |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega Marítima de Lisboa

| — | Alfândega do Aeroporto de Lisboa |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega do Aeroporto de Lisboa

| — | Alfândega de Setúbal |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega de Setúbal

| — | Delegação Aduaneira de Sines |
| --- | --- |

—

Delegação Aduaneira de Sines

| — | Delegação Aduaneira do Aeroporto de Faro |
| --- | --- |

—

Delegação Aduaneira do Aeroporto de Faro

| — | Alfândega de Ponta Delgada |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega de Ponta Delgada

| — | Delegação Aduaneira do Aeroporto de Santa Maria |
| --- | --- |

—

Delegação Aduaneira do Aeroporto de Santa Maria

| — | Delegação Aduaneira da Horta |
| --- | --- |

—

Delegação Aduaneira da Horta

| — | Alfândega do Funchal |
| --- | --- |

—

Alfândega do Funchal

| — | Delegação Aduaneira do Aeroporto da Madeira |
| --- | --- |

—

Delegação Aduaneira do Aeroporto da Madeira

Romania

(a):

| — | National Agency of Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| --- | --- |

—

National Agency of Fisheries and Aquaculture

(b), (c):

| — | National Customs Authority |
| --- | --- |

—

National Customs Authority

Slovakia

(a):

| — | not applicable |
| --- | --- |

—

not applicable

(b), (c):

| — | The State Veterinary and Food Administration |
| --- | --- |

—

The State Veterinary and Food Administration

Slovenia

(a):

| — | Carinski urad Koper, Izpostava Luka Koper (Customs Directorate Koper, Customs Office Luka Koper) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Koper, Izpostava Luka Koper (Customs Directorate Koper, Customs Office Luka Koper)

(b), (c):

| — | Carinski urad Koper, Izpostava Luka Koper (Customs Directorate Koper, Customs Office Luka Koper) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Koper, Izpostava Luka Koper (Customs Directorate Koper, Customs Office Luka Koper)

| — | Carinski urad Ljubljana, Izpostava Terminal Ljubljana (Customs Directorate Ljubljana, Customs Office Terminal Ljubljana) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Ljubljana, Izpostava Terminal Ljubljana (Customs Directorate Ljubljana, Customs Office Terminal Ljubljana)

| — | Carinski urad Ljubljana, Izpostava Letališče Brnik (Customs Directorate Ljubljana, Customs Office Letališče Brnik) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Ljubljana, Izpostava Letališče Brnik (Customs Directorate Ljubljana, Customs Office Letališče Brnik)

| — | Carinski urad Maribor, Izpostava Maribor (Customs Directorate Maribor, Customs Office Maribor) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Maribor, Izpostava Maribor (Customs Directorate Maribor, Customs Office Maribor)

| — | Carinski urad Maribor, Izpostava Gruškovje (Customs Directorate Maribor, Customs Office Gruškovje) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Maribor, Izpostava Gruškovje (Customs Directorate Maribor, Customs Office Gruškovje)

| — | Carinski urad Celje, Izpostava Celje (Customs Directorate Celje, Customs Office Celje) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Celje, Izpostava Celje (Customs Directorate Celje, Customs Office Celje)

| — | Carinski urad Sežana, Izpostava Jelšane (Customs Directorate Sežana, Customs Office Izpostava Jelšane) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Sežana, Izpostava Jelšane (Customs Directorate Sežana, Customs Office Izpostava Jelšane)

| — | Carinski urad Sežana, Izpostava Terminal Sežana (Customs Directorate Sežana, Customs Office Izpostava Terminal Sežana) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Sežana, Izpostava Terminal Sežana (Customs Directorate Sežana, Customs Office Izpostava Terminal Sežana)

| — | Carinski urad Brežice, Izpostava Obrežje (Customs Directorate Brežice, Customs Office Izpostava Obrežje) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Brežice, Izpostava Obrežje (Customs Directorate Brežice, Customs Office Izpostava Obrežje)

| — | Carinski urad Brežice, Izpostava ŽP Dobova (Customs Directorate Brežice, Customs Office Izpostava ŽP Dobova) |
| --- | --- |

—

Carinski urad Brežice, Izpostava ŽP Dobova (Customs Directorate Brežice, Customs Office Izpostava ŽP Dobova)

Spain

(a):

| — | Subdirección General de Asuntos Pesqueros Comunitarios |
| --- | --- |

—

Subdirección General de Asuntos Pesqueros Comunitarios

| — | Subdirección General de Acuerdos y Organizaciones Regionales de Pesca |
| --- | --- |

—

Subdirección General de Acuerdos y Organizaciones Regionales de Pesca

| — | Subdirección General de Conservación de los Recursos Litorales y Acuicultura |
| --- | --- |

—

Subdirección General de Conservación de los Recursos Litorales y Acuicultura

(b):

| — | Subdirección General de Asuntos Pesqueros Comunitarios |
| --- | --- |

—

Subdirección General de Asuntos Pesqueros Comunitarios

| — | Subdirección General de Inspección Pesquera |
| --- | --- |

—

Subdirección General de Inspección Pesquera

(c):

| — | Subdirección General de Asuntos Pesqueros Comunitarios |
| --- | --- |

—

Subdirección General de Asuntos Pesqueros Comunitarios

Sweden

(a), (b), (c):

| — | Swedish Board of Fisheries |
| --- | --- |

—

Swedish Board of Fisheries

United Kingdom

(a):

| — | Marine Scotland |
| --- | --- |

—

Marine Scotland

| — | Marine and Fisheries Agency |
| --- | --- |

—

Marine and Fisheries Agency

(b):

| — | UK Port Health Authorities |
| --- | --- |

—

UK Port Health Authorities

(c):

| — | Marine and Fisheries Agency |
| --- | --- |

—

Marine and Fisheries Agency

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(1)  OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/21

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Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 320/08

| Member State | Italy |
| --- | --- |
| Concerned routes | Alghero–Rome Fiumicino and return
  Alghero–Milan Linate and return
  Cagliari–Rome Fiumicino and return
  Cagliari–Milan Linate and return
  Olbia–Rome Fiumicino and return
  Olbia–Milan Linate and return |
| Date of entry into force of the public service obligations | 20th December 2009 |
| Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained | Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) |
| Direzione Trasporto Aereo |
| Viale del Castro Pretorio 118 |
| 00185 Roma RM |
| ITALIA |
| web: http://www.enac.gov.it |
| E-mail: osp@enac.gov.it |

Member State

Italy

Concerned routes

Alghero–Rome Fiumicino and return

Alghero–Milan Linate and return

Cagliari–Rome Fiumicino and return

Cagliari–Milan Linate and return

Olbia–Rome Fiumicino and return

Olbia–Milan Linate and return

Date of entry into force of the public service obligations

20th December 2009

Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained

Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC)

Direzione Trasporto Aereo

Viale del Castro Pretorio 118

00185 Roma RM

ITALIA

web: http://www.enac.gov.it

E-mail: osp@enac.gov.it

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 24.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/22 |
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24.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/22

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5744 — Toray/TCC/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 320/09

| 1. | On 15 December 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Toray Industries Inc. (‘Toray’, Japan) and Tonen Chemical Corporation (‘TCC’, Japan) (controlled by Exxon Mobil Corporation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of Tonen Specialty Separator Godo Kaisha (‘TKGK’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 15 December 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Toray Industries Inc. (‘Toray’, Japan) and Tonen Chemical Corporation (‘TCC’, Japan) (controlled by Exxon Mobil Corporation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of Tonen Specialty Separator Godo Kaisha (‘TKGK’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Toray: Fibres and textiles; plastics and films; carbon fibres and carbon fibre composite materials; materials for electronic circuits and semi-conductors; water treatment membranes; and pharmaceutical and life sciences, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Toray: Fibres and textiles; plastics and films; carbon fibres and carbon fibre composite materials; materials for electronic circuits and semi-conductors; water treatment membranes; and pharmaceutical and life sciences,

| — | for TCC: basic petrochemicals as well as petrochemical-based specialty chemicals, including solvents and adhesives, |
| --- | --- |

—

for TCC: basic petrochemicals as well as petrochemical-based specialty chemicals, including solvents and adhesives,

| — | for TKGK: Research, development, manufacture and marketing of separator film for lithium ion (‘li-ion’) batteries. |
| --- | --- |

—

for TKGK: Research, development, manufacture and marketing of separator film for lithium ion (‘li-ion’) batteries.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
| --- | --- |

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5744 — Toray/TCC/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5744 — Toray/TCC/JV, 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.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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24.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/23

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Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) 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

2009/C 320/10

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in an area known as Terschelling-West.

The area covered by the application is in the province of Friesland and in territorial waters and is bounded by the straight lines joining the following vertices:

| Vertex | X | Y |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 139 725,00 | 600 837,00 |
| 2 | 145 445,00 | 598 067,00 |
| 3 | 142 573,00 | 595 291,00 |
| 4 | 140 264,00 | 595 686,00 |
| 5 | 137 803,00 | 598 952,00 |

Vertex

X

Y

1

139 725,00

600 837,00

2

145 445,00

598 067,00

3

142 573,00

595 291,00

4

140 264,00

595 686,00

5

137 803,00

598 952,00

The above-mentioned vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the National Triangulation System (RD, Rijks Driehoeksmeting).

On the basis of this description of the area, the surface area is 23,22 km2.

With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the area bounded by the above-mentioned vertices and coordinates.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the above-mentioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

| De minister van Economische Zaken |
| --- |
| ter attentie van J. C. De Groot, directeur Energiemarkt |
| ALP A/562 |
| Bezuidenhoutseweg 30 |
| Postbus 20101 |
| 2500 EC Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

De minister van Economische Zaken

ter attentie van J. C. De Groot, directeur Energiemarkt

ALP A/562

Bezuidenhoutseweg 30

Postbus 20101

2500 EC Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E. J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797088.

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| 24.12.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 320/24 |
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24.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5730 — Telefónica/Hansenet Telekommunikation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 320/11

| 1. | On 16 December 2009, 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 Telefónica Deutschland GmbH (‘Telefónica’ Germany), controlled by Telefónica S.A. (Spain), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Hansenet Telekommunikation GmbH (‘Hansenet’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 16 December 2009, 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 Telefónica Deutschland GmbH (‘Telefónica’ Germany), controlled by Telefónica S.A. (Spain), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Hansenet Telekommunikation GmbH (‘Hansenet’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Telefónica: fixed and mobile telephony services, electronic communication services, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Telefónica: fixed and mobile telephony services, electronic communication services,

| — | for Hansenet: broadband internet access and various telecommunications services. |
| --- | --- |

—

for Hansenet: broadband internet access and various telecommunications services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
| --- | --- |

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5730 — Telefónica/Hansenet Telekommunikation, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5730 — Telefónica/Hansenet Telekommunikation, 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.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5661 — Abbott/Solvay Pharmaceuticals)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 320/12

| 1. | On 15 December 2009, 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 Abbott, USA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Belgium, by way of purchase of assets. |
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1.

On 15 December 2009, 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 Abbott, USA acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Belgium, by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for Abbott: A global health care company active in pharmaceutical, nutritional and diagnostic products and medical devices, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Abbott: A global health care company active in pharmaceutical, nutritional and diagnostic products and medical devices,

| — | for Solvay Pharmaceuticals: Active in pharmaceutical products and, via its subsidiary Innogenetics N.V., in the diagnostics field. |
| --- | --- |

—

for Solvay Pharmaceuticals: Active in pharmaceutical products and, via its subsidiary Innogenetics N.V., in the diagnostics field.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5661 — Abbott/Solvay Pharmaceuticals, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5661 — Abbott/Solvay Pharmaceuticals, 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.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/26

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5723 — Warburg Pincus/Novo/Archimedes Pharma JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 320/13

| 1. | On 11 December 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII OP and Warburg Pincus International Partners LP, controlled by Warburg Pincus & Co., USA, (‘Warburg Pincus’) and Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S, wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark, (‘Novo’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of Archimedes Pharma Ltd., United Kingdom, (‘Archimedes’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 11 December 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII OP and Warburg Pincus International Partners LP, controlled by Warburg Pincus & Co., USA, (‘Warburg Pincus’) and Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S, wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark, (‘Novo’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of Archimedes Pharma Ltd., United Kingdom, (‘Archimedes’) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Warburg Pincus: A US based global private equity investor with investments focused on a range of sectors, including healthcare, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Warburg Pincus: A US based global private equity investor with investments focused on a range of sectors, including healthcare,

| — | for Novo: An institution that supports research in health science and art history primarily through the award of grants, |
| --- | --- |

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for Novo: An institution that supports research in health science and art history primarily through the award of grants,

| — | for Archimedes: A hospital-focused specialty pharmaceutical group with established commercial operations and a portfolio of products focused on oncology, pain, neurology and critical care. |
| --- | --- |

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for Archimedes: A hospital-focused specialty pharmaceutical group with established commercial operations and a portfolio of products focused on oncology, pain, neurology and critical care.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5723 — Warburg Pincus/Novo/Archimedes Pharma JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5723 — Warburg Pincus/Novo/Archimedes Pharma JV, 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.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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

2009/C 320/14

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

AMENDMENT APPLICATION

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Amendment application according to Article 9

‘CASTELMAGNO’

EC No: IT-PDO-0217-0006-17.03.2006

PGI ( ) PDO ( X )

1.   Heading in the specification affected by the amendment:

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

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

Name of product

—



Description of product

—



Geographical area

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Image

Proof of origin

—

Image

Method of production

—



Link

—

Image

Labelling

—



National requirements

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

Other (to be specified)

2.   Type of amendment:

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

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

Amendment to single document or summary sheet

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Amendment to specification of registered PDO or PGI for which neither the single document nor the summary sheet has been published

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

Amendment to specification that requires no amendment to the published single document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

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

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

3.   Amendment(s):

3.1.   Proof of origin:

Addition of information concerning traceability of the product which was not included in the former product specification.

3.2.   Method of production:

The percentage of sheep’s and/or goat’s milk that may be added to the raw cow’s milk when manufacturing the cheese is specified.

The breeds of cattle whose milk is used to produce ‘Castelmagno’ are specified.

Addition of information on the prohibited types of fodder and feed, as well as the feed components supplementing the diet.

The fact that milking must be limited to a maximum of four consecutive milkings is clarified.

The production method for ‘Castelmagno’, as traditionally handed down from generation to generation, is described in detail.

The production method for ‘Castelmagno’ bearing the additional wording ‘di Alpeggio’ (from Alpine pasture) is identified.

The fact that the possible presence inside the cheese of greenish-blue veining — a characteristic that has always been present in the specification — may also be the result of piercing of the cheeses using the traditional technique (manually with long iron prongs) is specified.

It is also explained that, during ripening, the cheeses may be brushed and/or washed using natural substances that have no direct colouring effect, so as to prevent the development of unwanted moulds and mites.

3.3.   Labelling:

The origin mark with which the cheese is marked at the time of moulding is described in detail.

It is specified that, since all ‘Castelmagno’ is produced at more than 600 m above sea level, the labels may include the wording ‘prodotto della montagna’ (mountain product).

Identification of a mark of conformity, known as the ‘sventolina’ (little fan), which, prior to marketing, is placed on the same face of the cheese as that occupied by the origin mark. The size and colours of the two ‘sventolina’ marks bearing the additional wordings ‘prodotto della montagna’ (mountain product) or ‘di Alpeggio’ (from Alpine pasture) are described.

The ways in which the cheese may be sold, namely whole or in segments for slicing, in portions or pre-packaged, are specified.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘CASTELMAGNO’

EC No: IT-PDO-0217-0006-17.03.2006

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

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

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Via XX Settembre 20 |
| 00187 Roma RM |
| ITALIA |

Name:

Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali

Address:

Via XX Settembre 20

00187 Roma RM

ITALIA

Tel.

+39 0646655106

Fax

+39 0646655306

E-mail:

saco7@politicheagricole.it

2.   Group:

| Name: | Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Castelmagno |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Piazza Caduti 1 |
| 12020 Castelmagno (Cuneo) CN |
| ITALIA |

Name:

Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Castelmagno

Address:

Piazza Caduti 1

12020 Castelmagno (Cuneo) CN

ITALIA

Tel.

+39 0171986148

Fax

+39 0171986148

E-mail:

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Composition:

Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.   Type of product:

| Class 1.3. — | Cheese |
| --- | --- |

Class 1.3. —

Cheese

4.   Specification:

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

4.1.   Name:

‘Castelmagno’

4.2.   Description:

Raw cow’s milk cheese possibly with added sheep’s and/or goat’s milk from a minimum of 5 % to a maximum of 20 %. The cattle used must belong to the following breeds: Barà Pustertaler, Bruna, Pezzata Rossa d’Oropa, Pezzata Rossa, Montbeliard, Grigio Alpina, Piemontese, Valdostana and their crossbreeds.

The characteristics of the PDO after the minimum ripening period (60 days) are as follows: cylindrical, with flat faces of 15-25 cm diameter and a heel of 12-20 cm, weighing between 2 kg and 7 kg. It is a semi-hard pressed rennet cheese that is produced throughout the year, except for the Alpine pasture variety which is produced in the May-October period. After the minimum ripening period the rind is inedible, thin, reddish-yellow and smooth, tending to be rigid and regular. As ripening progresses it darkens, thickens and becomes coarse. The flesh of the cheese is a pearly white or ivory white colour after the minimum ripening period and, as ripening progresses, it takes on an ochre yellow colour, possibly with internal greenish-blue veining, perhaps obtained by piercing the cheeses using the traditional technique (manual with long iron prongs). After the minimum ripening period the cheese is crumbly, becoming denser as ripening progresses. After the minimum ripening period its flavour is subtle, delicate and moderately salty, becoming more flavoursome as ripening progresses.

The minimum fat content is 34 % of fat in dry matter.

The cheese may be sold whole or in segments for slicing, in portions or pre-packaged. Cutting and pre-packaging may be carried out outside the geographical production area.

4.3.   Geographical area:

‘Castelmagno’ cheese must be produced and ripened in the administrative territory of the following municipalities in Cuneo Province: Castelmagno, Pradleves and Monterosso Grana.

4.4.   Proof of origin:

Each stage of the production process must be monitored, listing all inputs and outputs. In this way, and by drawing up lists managed by the inspection body of livestock farmers, producers/ripeners, packagers and cutters, keeping registers of production and packaging and notifying the inspection body of the quantities produced, product traceability throughout the production chain is guaranteed. Furthermore, the milk produced and the relevant cattle and sheep/goats must undergo fitness-for-purpose checks. The data sheet for the rennet and a reference to the batch in use must always be present. Every month, the number of cheeses produced must also be notified. For ‘Castelmagno’ cheese boasting the additional wording ‘di Alpeggio’ (from Alpine pasture), the parcels on which the animals are kept at pasture must be entered in a list kept for that purpose by the inspection body. For these parcels, the maximum quantities of milk produced for each animal species are determined, and account will be taken of this in issuing the authorisation for using the mark. The maximum potential of the area under pasture in terms of the sustainable number of litres of milk must be estimated taking account of the composition of its flora, the time of use, and the animal type and density. In addition, each year the inspection body must be informed of the beginning and end of pasture activity. Alpine pastures must be surveyed by the inspection body. All natural and legal persons recorded in the relevant lists will be subject to checks by the inspection body according to the terms of the production specification and the corresponding inspection plan.

The conditions to be fulfilled apply to facilities used for producing, processing and ripening the milk. The sheds where the milk is produced must be registered pursuant to the legislation in force and processing locations must have either the EEC mark or, for operators selling directly, appropriate health authorisation issued in accordance with the national legislation in force.

By the 10th day of each month, the inspection body must be informed of the number of cheeses produced or ripened by each operator in the previous month.

4.5.   Method of production:

Cattle providing milk for the PDO must be milked no more than twice a day. It is not permitted to use milk that has been stored for more than two days, i.e. a maximum of four consecutive milkings. As regards farm management, the cattle’s dry cycle must not be outside the typical production area, except for cattle belonging to persons practising Alpine pasture. The staple diet of the cattle and, where relevant, sheep and goats must be composed of green or hay fodder obtained from meadows, pastures and hay from mixed-grass meadows, predominantly originating from the municipalities of Castelmagno, Pradleves and Monterosso Grana. The use of maize silage is prohibited. The feed components supplementing the diet must be made up of cereals, pulses, mineral salts and vitamins that are permitted under the legislation in force. It is permitted to cool the milk for storage to a temperature not lower than 6 °C. After possible surface creaming, the milk must be heated to a temperature of 30 °C-38 °C. The milk may not undergo pasteurisation or thermisation. The use of enzymes is prohibited. Coagulation occurs at a temperature of 30 °C-38 °C over a period of 30 to 90 minutes with liquid calf rennet (with at least 70 % chymosin). The mass is worked in the vat for 10 to 15 minutes by constant stirring. The curd broken in this way is left to settle at the bottom of the vat or is drawn off. The curd is left to rest for at least 18 hours and may be cooled. After 18 hours, the curd is placed in recipients and submerged in the whey from previous production operations for a period of between two and four days for normal fermentation. The curd is then broken and finely ground, mixed and salted. The product is then wrapped in a cloth of plant or synthetic origin, placed for moulding in the cheese strainers made of wood or another suitable material where it remains for at least one day and is manually or mechanically pressed. Additional dry salting of the cheese is permitted in order to give colour and consistency to the rind. Ripening must occur in cool, damp natural caves — or in premises that replicate these environmental conditions — for a minimum of 60 days on boards of wood or another suitable material. Ripening must occur at a temperature of 5 °C-15 °C, with humidity of 70 %-98 %, so as to ensure the necessary conditions for the correct development of the natural moulds that are typical of ‘Castelmagno’ PDO. During ripening, the cheeses may be brushed and/or washed using natural substances that have no direct colouring effect, so as to prevent the development of unwanted moulds and mites. ‘Castelmagno’ cheese may bear the additional wording ‘di Alpeggio’ (from Alpine pasture) provided that the milk comes exclusively from cattle, goats and sheep fed at pasture with at least 90 % local flora for a period between the start of May and the end of October, that the entire production process occurs in Alpine areas and that the cheese making occurs more than 1 000 m above sea level.

4.6.   Link:

Natural factors: the climatic conditions of the mountain area concerned that influence the quality of the fodder, which is characterised by Alpine essences, and the natural ripening of the product. Human factors: the continuity of a centuries-old tradition, including as regards the technical aspects of the process, which, over time, has continued to follow consolidated practices.

4.7.   Inspection body:

The inspection body fulfils the conditions set out in standard EN 45011.

| Name: | INOQ — Istituto Nord Ovest Qualità |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Piazza Carlo Alberto Grosso 82 |
| 12093 Moretta (Cuneo) CN |
| ITALIA |

Name:

INOQ — Istituto Nord Ovest Qualità

Address:

Piazza Carlo Alberto Grosso 82

12093 Moretta (Cuneo) CN

ITALIA

Tel.

+39 0172911223

Fax

+39 0172911320

E-mail:

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4.8.   Labelling:

The product is marked by the producer by stamping the logo on the face that is in contact with the base of the cheese strainer at the time of moulding. Prior to placing on the market, an identifying label is affixed to compliant cheese. This is the mark of conformity, known as the ‘sventolina’ (little fan), and it is on the same face as the origin mark. The origin mark is a stylised ‘C’ with the outline of Alpine peaks in the upper part and, in the centre, the elliptical shape of a cheese wheel with a segment cut out. The mark comes in two sizes: 11 cm × 12 cm for cheeses between 2 kg and 3 kg, and 15,3 cm × 16,3 cm for cheeses between 3 kg and 7 kg.

Since all ‘Castelmagno’ cheese is produced at more than 600 m above sea level, the labels include the wording ‘prodotto della montagna’ (mountain product). When milk production and cheese making occur more than 1 000 m above sea level, the PDO cheese will bear not only the wording ‘prodotto della montagna’ (mountain product) but also the wording ‘di Alpeggio’ (from Alpine pasture). Where ‘Castelmagno’ cheese is a ‘mountaing product’, the writing on the ‘sventolina’ mark will be on a blue background. Where it is ‘from Alpine Pasture’, the wording ‘Di alpeggio’ (From Alpine Pasture) will be written on the four blades of the ‘fan’, with the word ‘Castelmagno’ being written on a moss-green background and the characters of the wording ‘Di Alpeggio’ (From Alpine Pasture), located below the word ‘Castelmagno’, being 6 mm high. The wording ‘crosta non edibile’ (inedible crust) will be included on both marks.

The product may be marketed with the ‘Castelmagno’ protected designation of origin only after such marking and labelling. The conformity mark is a circular paper label with four ‘fan blades’ cut out. It has a diameter of 18 cm and features the same design as the origin mark. The marks must bear the statutory wordings, the wording ‘Denominazione di Origine Protetta “Castelmagno” ’ (Castelmagno Protected Designation of Origin) and, as appropriate, the additional markings ‘prodotto della montagna’ (mountain product) or ‘di Alpeggio’ (from Alpine pasture). Where it is sold in portions or pre-packaged, the origin mark and the identifying mark must always be recognisable. In such cases, the labels must bear the name of the producer and ripener and must be in line with the legislative provisions in force concerning the labelling and presentation of food products. In any event, they must be such that the PDO marks and the number of the batch to which the cheese belongs are always visible, so as to allow better traceability of the product.

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Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize originating in third countries

2009/C 320/15

I.   PURPOSE

| 1. | A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the import duty on maize falling within CN code 1005 90 00 originating in third countries. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the import duty on maize falling within CN code 1005 90 00 originating in third countries.

| 2. | The tendering procedure will be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009 (1). |
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2.

The tendering procedure will be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009 (1).

II.   TIME LIMITS

| 1. | The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10.00 (Brussels time) on 14 January 2010.
  The deadline for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be on the following days at 10.00 (Brussels time):






  — | 28 January 2010, |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10.00 (Brussels time) on 14 January 2010.

The deadline for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be on the following days at 10.00 (Brussels time):

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28 January 2010,

| — | 11 and 25 February 2010, |
| --- | --- |

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11 and 25 February 2010,

| — | 11 and 25 March 2010, |
| --- | --- |

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11 and 25 March 2010,

| — | 15 and 29 April 2010, |
| --- | --- |

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15 and 29 April 2010,

| — | 12 and 27 May 2010. |
| --- | --- |

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12 and 27 May 2010.

| 2. | This notice is published for the purposes of the present invitation to tender only. Until such time as it is amended or replaced, its terms will apply to each partial award held during the period of validity of this invitation. |
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2.

This notice is published for the purposes of the present invitation to tender only. Until such time as it is amended or replaced, its terms will apply to each partial award held during the period of validity of this invitation.

III.   TENDERS

| 1. | Tenders must be submitted in writing and delivered no later than the dates and times indicated in Title II, either by personal delivery against a receipt or by electronic means, to one of the following addresses:
  Delivery address:





  Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA) |
| --- | --- |
| C/ Beneficencia, 8 |
| 28004 Madrid |
| ESPAÑA |
| E-mail: intervec@fega.mapya.es |
| Fax +34 913104618 / 915219832 / 915224387 / 913476387 / 913474708 |

1.

Tenders must be submitted in writing and delivered no later than the dates and times indicated in Title II, either by personal delivery against a receipt or by electronic means, to one of the following addresses:

Delivery address:

Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA)

C/ Beneficencia, 8

28004 Madrid

ESPAÑA

E-mail: intervec@fega.mapya.es

Fax +34 913104618 / 915219832 / 915224387 / 913476387 / 913474708

Tenders not submitted by electronic means must be enclosed in two sealed envelopes, one inside the other. The inner envelope must be marked ‘Tender under invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize — Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009’.

Once submitted, no tender may be withdrawn before the Member State concerned has informed the tenderer of the result of the tender.

| 2. | The tender, as well as the proof and statement referred to in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 (2), must be worded in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State to whose competent authority the tender is addressed. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The tender, as well as the proof and statement referred to in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 (2), must be worded in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State to whose competent authority the tender is addressed.

IV.   TENDER SECURITY

The tendering security must be made out in favour of the competent authority concerned.

V.   AWARD OF CONTRACTS

Award of the contract will establish:

| (a) | the right to the issue in the Member State in which the tender is submitted of an import licence specifying the reduction in the import duty referred to in the tender and awarded for the quantity concerned; |
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(a)

the right to the issue in the Member State in which the tender is submitted of an import licence specifying the reduction in the import duty referred to in the tender and awarded for the quantity concerned;

| (b) | the obligation to apply in the Member State referred to in point (a) for an import licence for that quantity. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the obligation to apply in the Member State referred to in point (a) for an import licence for that quantity.

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(1)  OJ L 347, 24.12.2009.

(2)  OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57.

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24.12.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/35

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Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize originating in third countries

2009/C 320/16

I.   PURPOSE

| 1. | A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the import duty on maize falling within CN code 1005 90 00 originating in third countries. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the import duty on maize falling within CN code 1005 90 00 originating in third countries.

| 2. | The tendering procedure will be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009 (1). |
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2.

The tendering procedure will be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009 (1).

II.   TIME LIMITS

| 1. | The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10.00 (Brussels time) on 14 January 2010.
  The deadline for the submission of tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be on the following days at 10.00 (Brussels time):






  — | 28 January 2010, |
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1.

The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10.00 (Brussels time) on 14 January 2010.

The deadline for the submission of tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be on the following days at 10.00 (Brussels time):

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28 January 2010,

| — | 11 and 25 February 2010, |
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11 and 25 February 2010,

| — | 11 and 25 March 2010, |
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11 and 25 March 2010,

| — | 15 and 29 April 2010, |
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15 and 29 April 2010,

| — | 12 and 27 May 2010. |
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12 and 27 May 2010.

| 2. | This notice is published for the purposes of the present invitation to tender only. Until such time as it is amended or replaced, its terms will apply to each partial award held during the period of validity of this invitation. |
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2.

This notice is published for the purposes of the present invitation to tender only. Until such time as it is amended or replaced, its terms will apply to each partial award held during the period of validity of this invitation.

III.   TENDERS

| 1. | Tenders must be submitted in writing and delivered no later than the dates and times indicated in Title II, either by personal delivery against a receipt or by electronic means, to one of the following addresses:
  Delivery address:





  Ministério das Finanças |
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| Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo |
| Terreiro do Trigo — Edifício da Alfândega |
| 1149-060 Lisboa |
| PORTUGAL |
| Tel. +351 218814263 |
| Fax +351 218814261 |

1.

Tenders must be submitted in writing and delivered no later than the dates and times indicated in Title II, either by personal delivery against a receipt or by electronic means, to one of the following addresses:

Delivery address:

Ministério das Finanças

Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo

Terreiro do Trigo — Edifício da Alfândega

1149-060 Lisboa

PORTUGAL

Tel. +351 218814263

Fax +351 218814261

Tenders not submitted by electronic means must be enclosed in two sealed envelopes, one inside the other. The inner envelope must be marked ‘Tender under invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize — Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009’.

Once submitted, no tender may be withdrawn before the Member State concerned has informed the tenderer of the result of the tender.

| 2. | The tender, as well as the proof and statement referred to in Article 7(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 (2), must be worded in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State to whose competent authority the tender is addressed. |
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2.

The tender, as well as the proof and statement referred to in Article 7(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 (2), must be worded in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State to whose competent authority the tender is addressed.

IV.   TENDER SECURITY

The tendering security must be made out in favour of the competent authority concerned.

V.   AWARD OF CONTRACTS

Award of the contract will establish:

| (a) | the right to the issue in the Member State in which the tender is submitted of an import licence specifying the reduction in the import duty referred to in the tender and awarded for the quantity concerned; |
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(a)

the right to the issue in the Member State in which the tender is submitted of an import licence specifying the reduction in the import duty referred to in the tender and awarded for the quantity concerned;

| (b) | the obligation to apply in the Member State referred to in point (a) for an import licence for that quantity. |
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(b)

the obligation to apply in the Member State referred to in point (a) for an import licence for that quantity.

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(1)  OJ L 347, 24.12.2009.

(2)  OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57.

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Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on sorghum originating in third countries

2009/C 320/17

I.   SUBJECT

| 1. | A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the import duty on sorghum falling within CN code 1007 00 90 originating in third countries. |
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1.

A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the import duty on sorghum falling within CN code 1007 00 90 originating in third countries.

| 2. | The tendering procedure will be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009 (1). |
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2.

The tendering procedure will be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009 (1).

II.   TIME LIMITS

| 1. | The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10.00 (Brussels time) on 14 January 2010.
  The deadline for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be on the following days at 10.00 (Brussels time):






  — | 28 January 2010, |
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1.

The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10.00 (Brussels time) on 14 January 2010.

The deadline for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be on the following days at 10.00 (Brussels time):

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28 January 2010,

| — | 11 and 25 February 2010, |
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11 and 25 February 2010,

| — | 11 and 25 March 2010, |
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11 and 25 March 2010,

| — | 15 and 29 April 2010, |
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15 and 29 April 2010,

| — | 12 and 27 May 2010. |
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12 and 27 May 2010.

| 2. | This notice is published for the purposes of the present invitation to tender only. Until such time as it is amended or replaced, its terms will apply to each partial award held during the period of validity of this invitation. |
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2.

This notice is published for the purposes of the present invitation to tender only. Until such time as it is amended or replaced, its terms will apply to each partial award held during the period of validity of this invitation.

III.   TENDERS

| 1. | Tenders must be submitted in writing and delivered no later than the dates and times indicated in Title II, either by personal delivery against a receipt or by electronic means, to one of the following addresses:
  Delivery address:





  Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA) |
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| C/ Beneficencia, 8 |
| 28004 Madrid |
| ESPAÑA |
| E-mail: intervec@fega.mapya.es |
| Fax +34 913104618 / 915219832 / 915224387 / 913476387 / 913474708 |

1.

Tenders must be submitted in writing and delivered no later than the dates and times indicated in Title II, either by personal delivery against a receipt or by electronic means, to one of the following addresses:

Delivery address:

Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA)

C/ Beneficencia, 8

28004 Madrid

ESPAÑA

E-mail: intervec@fega.mapya.es

Fax +34 913104618 / 915219832 / 915224387 / 913476387 / 913474708

Tenders not submitted by electronic means must be enclosed in two sealed envelopes, one inside the other. The inner envelope must be marked ‘Tender under invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on sorghum — Regulation (EU) No 1292/2009’.

Once submitted, no tender may be withdrawn before the Member State concerned has informed the tenderer of the result of the tender.

| 2. | The tender, as well as the proof and statement referred to in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 (2), must be worded in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State to whose competent authority the tender is addressed. |
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2.

The tender, as well as the proof and statement referred to in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 (2), must be worded in the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State to whose competent authority the tender is addressed.

IV.   TENDER SECURITY

The tendering security must be made out in favour of the competent authority concerned.

V.   AWARD OF CONTRACTS

Award of the contract will establish:

| (a) | the right to the issue in the Member State in which the tender is submitted of an import licence specifying the reduction in the import duty referred to in the tender and awarded for the quantity concerned; |
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(a)

the right to the issue in the Member State in which the tender is submitted of an import licence specifying the reduction in the import duty referred to in the tender and awarded for the quantity concerned;

| (b) | the obligation to apply in the Member State referred to in point (a) for an import licence for that quantity. |
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(b)

the obligation to apply in the Member State referred to in point (a) for an import licence for that quantity.

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(1)  OJ L 347, 24.12.2009.

(2)  OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57.

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INFORMATION NOTICE — PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Geographical indications from Switzerland

2009/C 320/18

Bilateral negotiations with Switzerland on the protection of geographical indications are underway. In this context, the protection in the European Community, as geographical indications, of the names set out below is under consideration.

The Commission invites any Member State or third country or any natural or legal persons having a legitimate interest, established or resident in a Member State or in a third country to submit objections to such protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement.

Statements of objection must reach the European Commission within 2 months from the date of this publication. Statements of objection should be sent to the following e-mail address: AGRI-B3-GI@ec.europa.eu

Statements of objection shall be examined only if they are received within the time limit set out above and if they show that the protection of the name proposed would:

| (a) | conflict with the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a result is likely to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product; |
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(a)

conflict with the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a result is likely to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product;

| (b) | be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already protected in the European Community under Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1); |
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(b)

be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already protected in the European Community under Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1);

| (c) | in the light of a trademark's reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product; |
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(c)

in the light of a trademark's reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product;

| (d) | jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trademark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication of this notice; |
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(d)

jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trademark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication of this notice;

| (e) | or if they can give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which protection is considered is generic. |
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(e)

or if they can give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which protection is considered is generic.

The criteria referred to above shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Community, which in the case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are protected. The eventual protection of these names in the European Community is subject to the successful conclusion of these negotiations and subsequent legal act.

This present notice is without prejudice to the possibility of applying for registration of names from Switzerland under Article 5(9) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.

List of GIs for agricultural products and foodstuffs
   (2)

| Class of product | Name | Protection (2) |
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| Spices | Munder Safran | AOP |
| Cheeses | Berner Alpkäse/Berner Hobelkäse | AOP |
| | Formaggio d’alpe ticinese | AOP |
| | L’Etivaz | AOP |
| | Gruyère | AOP |
| | Raclette du Valais | AOP |
| | Sbrinz | AOP |
| | Tête-de-Moine/Fromage de Bellelay | AOP |
| | Vacherin fribourgeois | AOP |
| | Vacherin Mont-d’Or | AOP |
| Fruits | Poire à Botzi | AOP |
| Vegetables | Cardon épineux genevois | AOP |
| Meat products | Longeole | IGP |
| | Saucisse d’Ajoie | IGP |
| | Saucisson neuchâtelois/Saucisse neuchâteloise | IGP |
| | Saucisson vaudois | IGP |
| | Saucisse aux choux vaudoise | IGP |
| | St. Galler Bratwurst/St. Galler Kalbsbratwurst | IGP |
| | Viande des Grisons | IGP |
| | Viande séchée du Valais | IGP |
| Bakery | Pain de seigle valaisan | AOP |
| Milling products | Rheintaler Ribel | AOP |

Class of product

Name

Protection (2)

Spices

Munder Safran

AOP

Cheeses

Berner Alpkäse/Berner Hobelkäse

AOP

Formaggio d’alpe ticinese

AOP

L’Etivaz

AOP

Gruyère

AOP

Raclette du Valais

AOP

Sbrinz

AOP

Tête-de-Moine/Fromage de Bellelay

AOP

Vacherin fribourgeois

AOP

Vacherin Mont-d’Or

AOP

Fruits

Poire à Botzi

AOP

Vegetables

Cardon épineux genevois

AOP

Meat products

Longeole

IGP

Saucisse d’Ajoie

IGP

Saucisson neuchâtelois/Saucisse neuchâteloise

IGP

Saucisson vaudois

IGP

Saucisse aux choux vaudoise

IGP

St. Galler Bratwurst/St. Galler Kalbsbratwurst

IGP

Viande des Grisons

IGP

Viande séchée du Valais

IGP

Bakery

Pain de seigle valaisan

AOP

Milling products

Rheintaler Ribel

AOP

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

(2)  List provided by the Swiss Authorities, in the framework of ongoing negotiations. Excerpt from the Swiss GI Register, Swiss Ordinance of 28 May 1997 (http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c910_12.html).

(3)  According to the Swiss legislation in force (Swiss ordinance of 28 May 1997).

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Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed

2009/C 320/19

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006. Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

TSG REGISTRATION APPLICATION

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 509/2006

‘BRATISLAVSKÝ ROŽOK’ OR ‘PRESSBURGER KIPFEL’ OR ‘POZSONYI KIFLI’

EC No: SK-TSG-0007-0056-04.02.2008

1.   Name and address of the applicant group:

| Name: | Cech pekárov a cukrárov regiónu západného Slovenska |
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| Address: | M.R. Štefánika 10 |
| 902 01 Pezinok |
| SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA |

Name:

Cech pekárov a cukrárov regiónu západného Slovenska

Address:

M.R. Štefánika 10

902 01 Pezinok

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Tel.

+421 336413314

E-mail:

repecu@stonline.sk

2.   Member State or non-member country:

Slovak Republic (SK)

3.   Product Specification:

3.1.   Name proposed for registration:

‘Bratislavský rožok’ or ‘Pressburger Kipfel’ or ‘Pozsonyi kifli’

3.2.   The name:

| | is specific in itself |
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|  | expresses the specific character of the agricultural product or foodstuff |

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is specific in itself



expresses the specific character of the agricultural product or foodstuff

The product is specific in terms of the historically established composition and method of production. The term ‘Bratislavský rožok’ is used exclusively to denote this particular type of fine bakery ware.

The Slovak name ‘Bratislavský rožok’ began to be used in about 1920, after the city of Pressburg, then part of Czechoslovakia and the capital of Slovakia, had been renamed Bratislava. As of that year, the name of the pastry was adapted in line with the city's new name, hence ‘Bratislavský rožok’. After the new name of the city was adopted, the expression Kipfel began to be used in Austria, instead of the usual Beugel, together with the old name of the city. This custom has persisted in Austria to the present day and we therefore recommend the name ‘Pressburger Kipfel’ as the German version. The name originally used in Hungarian was Pozsonyi patkó (which translated as ‘Bratislava horseshoe’). According to current information from several Hungarian bakers or confectioners, particularly in Budapest, this product is manufactured and marketed under the name ‘Pozsonyi kifli’, which translates as ‘Bratislavský rožok’, the name of the city being in use from 1918. In view of the established custom, we propose that the name ‘Pozsonyi kifli’ be retained.

3.3.   Is reservation of the name sought under Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006?

| | Registration with name reservation |
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|  | Registration without name reservation |

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Registration with name reservation



Registration without name reservation

3.4.   Type of product:

| Class 2.3. | Confectionery, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares |
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Class 2.3.

Confectionery, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares

3.5.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff to which the name under 3.1 applies:

Fine, crescent-shaped pastry with a poppy-seed or walnut filling and a glossy and marbled surface.

Organoleptic characteristics:

Colour: brown to dark brown crust; on the cut surface, after a few millimetres of rough pastry case there is filling only — the poppy-seed filling is dark grey to black, and the walnut filling is brown;

Appearance: a uniform glossy brown to dark brown surface with delicate mottling in a lighter shade, resembling marbling, on the upper crust;

Consistency: pastry case: firm, thin, crumbles when broken;

Aroma and flavour: delicate, typical of the chosen filling (i.e. typically walnut or poppy-seed flavour), pleasant sweet taste with an aroma of the ingredients used.

Physical characteristics:

Shape: horseshoe shape with narrower diameter for the poppy-seed filling, and a letter C shape for the walnut filling;

Weight: usually 40 to 60 g.

Chemical properties:

| — | fat content in dry matter — min. 20 %; |
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fat content in dry matter — min. 20 %;

| — | sugar content in dry matter — min. 12 %. |
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sugar content in dry matter — min. 12 %.

3.6.   Description of the production method for the agricultural product or foodstuff to which the name under 3.1 applies:

Raw materials and ingredients used for the product

Recipe for 10 kg flour:

| DOUGH | poppy-seed | walnut |
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| wheat flour T-512 | 10,00 kg | 10,00 kg |
| granulated sugar | 1,50-1,70 kg | 1,50-1,70 kg |
| yeast | 0,40-0,70 kg | 0,40-0,70 kg |
| edible fat (vegetable oil, margarine or butter) | 3,00-4,00 kg | 3,00-4,00 kg |
| salt | 0,06-0,10 kg | 0,06-0,10 kg |
| powdered milk | 0,20-0,30 kg | 0,20-0,30 kg |
| egg pulp (fresh eggs) | 0,40-1,20 kg | 0,40-1,20 kg |
| water | 2,00-2,50 kg | 2,00-2,50 kg |
| POPPY-SEED FILLING | | |
| ground poppy-seeds | 8,00-12,00 kg | — |
| granulated sugar | 4,00-8,00 kg | — |
| vanilla sugar | 0-0,50 kg | — |
| powdered milk | 0-1,00 kg | — |
| chopped lemon peel or lemon paste | 0-0,10 kg | — |
| ground cinnamon | 0-0,05 kg | — |
| water | 4,00-6,00 kg | — |
| WALNUT FILLING | | |
| ground walnut kernels | — | 8,00-12,00 kg |
| granulated sugar | — | 4,00-6,00 kg |
| sweet crumbs | — | 1,00-3,00 kg |
| raisins | — | 0-0,50 kg |
| flavouring | — | 0-0,10 kg |
| water | — | 3,00-5,00 kg |
| FINISHING | | |
| egg pulp or yolk
  (for coating the surface) | 0,60-1,20 kg | 0,60-1,20 kg |

DOUGH

poppy-seed

walnut

wheat flour T-512

10,00 kg

10,00 kg

granulated sugar

1,50-1,70 kg

1,50-1,70 kg

yeast

0,40-0,70 kg

0,40-0,70 kg

edible fat (vegetable oil, margarine or butter)

3,00-4,00 kg

3,00-4,00 kg

salt

0,06-0,10 kg

0,06-0,10 kg

powdered milk

0,20-0,30 kg

0,20-0,30 kg

egg pulp (fresh eggs)

0,40-1,20 kg

0,40-1,20 kg

water

2,00-2,50 kg

2,00-2,50 kg

POPPY-SEED FILLING

ground poppy-seeds

8,00-12,00 kg

—

granulated sugar

4,00-8,00 kg

—

vanilla sugar

0-0,50 kg

—

powdered milk

0-1,00 kg

—

chopped lemon peel or lemon paste

0-0,10 kg

—

ground cinnamon

0-0,05 kg

—

water

4,00-6,00 kg

—

WALNUT FILLING

ground walnut kernels

—

8,00-12,00 kg

granulated sugar

—

4,00-6,00 kg

sweet crumbs

—

1,00-3,00 kg

raisins

—

0-0,50 kg

flavouring

—

0-0,10 kg

water

—

3,00-5,00 kg

FINISHING

egg pulp or yolk

(for coating the surface)

0,60-1,20 kg

0,60-1,20 kg

Production method:

The dough is prepared by mixing the flour with 2,00-2,50 kg of water or water to which powdered milk has been added, yeast, salt, sugar and edible fat (vegetable oil, margarine or butter). The mixed dough is left to rise for 30 to 40 minutes. After the dough has visibly increased in volume, it is briefly rekneaded and then separated into pieces which are formed into balls. After rising for 15 to 20 minutes, these are rolled out into elliptical strips measuring 12-15 cm along their longer axis. The thickness of the rolled pastry strip must be 2 to 3 mm. Cylindrical pieces of poppy-seed or walnut filling are placed on the rolled pastry strips and wrapped to form cylinders 12 to 15 cm long, gradually narrowing in diameter from the centre to the end. When the filling has been wrapped, the dough should be joined evenly and the point at which the joint is made must be on the underside of the product when it is shaped into a crescent on the baking tray. The product is formed into a horseshoe shape for the poppy-seed filling or into a letter C shape for the walnut filling. The shapes must be sufficiently different for it to be clear at a glance which filling they contain.

The poppy-seed filling is prepared by dissolving the sugar in a small quantity of water and bringing it to the boil. Ground poppy seeds mixed with powdered milk are gradually added to the dissolved sugar under constant stirring and boiled to produce a fairly thick mass. The poppy-seed filling is then cooled and a generous portion of chopped fresh lemon peel or lemon paste is added, together with a small amount of vanilla sugar where necessary. The walnut filling is not cooked, but the ground walnut kernels are simply mixed with sugar, hot water and an appropriate quantity of flavouring. A maximum of 10 % by weight of ground walnut kernels may be replaced by sweet crumbs.

Both fillings must be thick enough for small balls to be formed by hand.

The shaped products are placed on a baking tray and brushed with whole egg pulp or yolk only, diluted with a very small quantity of water. The egg-coated products on the trays are left in a cool place with air circulation so that the flow dries their surface slightly. Once the surface is dried, the products are placed in a proving oven. The risen products are baked as yeast-based pastry products. During rising and particularly during baking, the dry airflow on the surface creates fine fissures and the typical marbled structure of the product's upper crust.

If the intention is to make the ‘strongly marbled’ surface of ‘Bratislavský rožok’, the croissants are removed from the proving oven halfway through rising, coated again with whole egg pulp or yolk, allowed to dry (15 to 30 minutes) and then returned to the proving oven to finish rising. This produces more marbling. The products are baked without steam at a temperature of 180-200 °C.

Baking time depends on the size of the products; at 30-35 g the baking time is 7-8 mins, at 40-50 g the time is 10-12 mins and at 60 g and above the time is 15 mins or more.

After cooling, the baked products are prepared for dispatch and sale.

Labelling:

the highlighted name of the product ‘Bratislavský rožok’ or the equivalent in German or Hungarian

the Community logo or the logo and the inscription Zaručená tradičná špecialita (Traditional speciality guaranteed). The abbreviation ZTŠ (TSG) may appear on the packaging.

Method and place of sale:

The ‘Bratislavský rožok’ is sold by the piece in the manufacturer's specialist outlets or in confectioners’ shops, cafés and fast-food outlets.

Storage:

It is stored at a temperature of up to +10 °C.

3.7.   Specificity of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

| — | the specific character of the product lies in its distinctive surface, which is ‘marbled’, i.e. finely self-mottled with lighter colouring than the rest of the upper crust. Other bakery or confectionery products do not have this type of surface, |
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the specific character of the product lies in its distinctive surface, which is ‘marbled’, i.e. finely self-mottled with lighter colouring than the rest of the upper crust. Other bakery or confectionery products do not have this type of surface,

| — | the product differs from similar types of fine short pastry wares on the market by virtue of its different form and weight, but also of the quantity of filling. The dough has more fat added to it than other products, and no other type of bakery ware has marbling on the surface, |
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—

the product differs from similar types of fine short pastry wares on the market by virtue of its different form and weight, but also of the quantity of filling. The dough has more fat added to it than other products, and no other type of bakery ware has marbling on the surface,

| — | the product has a specific aroma and flavour achieved through the use of poppy-seed or walnut filling, |
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—

the product has a specific aroma and flavour achieved through the use of poppy-seed or walnut filling,

| — | the product has a distinctive appearance and a horseshoe or letter C shape, |
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—

the product has a distinctive appearance and a horseshoe or letter C shape,

| — | the product is hand-made and not mass produced. |
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—

the product is hand-made and not mass produced.

To preserve the traditional character of the product, the following recipe requirements must be met when it is prepared:

| — | for the preparation of the dough, the recipe must specify at least 30 % edible fat in proportion to the quantity of flour used, |
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for the preparation of the dough, the recipe must specify at least 30 % edible fat in proportion to the quantity of flour used,

| — | the filling must constitute more than 50 % of the total weight of the baked product, |
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the filling must constitute more than 50 % of the total weight of the baked product,

| — | whole egg pulp or yolk only must be brushed on to the product before baking and, according to the production method, must produce marbling on the baked product. |
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whole egg pulp or yolk only must be brushed on to the product before baking and, according to the production method, must produce marbling on the baked product.

3.8.   Traditional character of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

The traditional character of the product is based on its traditional composition, i.e. the filling must constitute more than 50 % of the total weight of the baked product.

The product with its specific name has already been made for more than two centuries, including in the neighbouring countries of Hungary and Austria with which Slovakia shared a single constitution less than 90 years ago.

Vladimír Tomčík's book S vareškou dvoma tisícročiami (tracing 2 000 years of gastronomy) quotes entries from ledgers indicating that the ‘Bratislavský rožok’ was being served in inns in 1590, although the secret of its manufacture is much older.

In the publication Ulice a námestia mesta Bratislavy (‘Streets and Squares of the City of Bratislava’) by Tivadar Ortvay, published in Bratislava in 1905, page 305 reads as follows: ‘not far from Viktor Mayer's confectioner's shop, the old Scheuermann bakery (now Lauda) bakes the poppy-seed and walnut horseshoes which made Bratislava famous as a speciality’. (Ulice a námestia mesta Bratislavy; A history of the city by names of streets and squares according to original research by Dr. Tivadar Ortvay, Bratislava, 1905; printed by F.K. Wigand. Pages 304 and 305 in Hungarian of the book named in Annex 1 mention the Scheuermann bakery in connection with today's Hviezdoslavovo námestie. The relevant part of the text reads: ‘Nearby there is the old Scheuermann (now Lauda) poppy-seed and walnut horseshoe bakery, which established Bratislava's fame for this speciality. The “Bratislava cracker” is another of these specialities ...’)

The publication Chlieb náš každodenný (‘Our Daily Bread’) by V. Szemes and V. Karovič, published in Bratislava in 1992, states on page 52: ‘For St Nicholas’ Day in 1785 the baker Schiermann placed in his shop window a new kind of filled bakery product which went down in history as the prešpurské beugle. We regard the difference in the names Scheuermann and Schiermann as a typographical error; the correct name is Scheuermann.

Several bakers in Bratislava went on to make ‘Bratislavský rožok’. One of the best known is Ágoston Schwappach, whose bakery was founded in 1834 and offered poppy-seed and walnut horseshoes. Two of the successors to the ‘Bratislavský rožok’ bakers Scheuermann and Lauda were the master baker Johann Korče, who lived from 1851 to 1919 and was a knight of the Order of Franz Josef, and his son, the master baker Hans Korče. The Korče family was succeeded by Emil Kastner.

The Gustáv Wendler bakery in Štefánikova ulica in Bratislava, which also sent ‘Bratislavský rožok’ by mail order, was also well known.

In the former Bratislava journal Pressburger Wegweiser of 1863, the Anton Pressberger confectioner and bakery advertises, inter alia, ‘poppy-seed and walnut beugle’.

The Viennese newspaper Neue Freie Presse of 16 April 1938 has a recipe for Pressburger Kipfel — Bratislavské rožky. The description of the recipe and production method is almost identical to that used today.

Terézia Vansová and Ján Babilon also described the ‘Bratislavský rožok’ in their book in 1870.

A series of bakers and confectioners have made the ‘Bratislavský rožok’ in several European cities, particularly in Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary. According to information gathered from bakery experts in other countries, a product bearing the name ‘Bratislavský rožok’ is made in several cities, or its shape, approximate recipe and production method is at least known. Practical training in the making of the ‘Bratislavský rožok’ was given at vocational colleges of bakery and confectionery in the former Czechoslovakia, particularly after 1950. The name ‘Bratislavský rožok’ began to be used in 1918, after the founding of Czechoslovakia and the re-naming of the city from the original Pressburg or Pozsony to Bratislava. The name of the product also changed. The original name beugle was in Hungarian turned into patkó, meaning ‘horseshoe’. The term rožok apparently began to be used together with the new name of the city. In Hungary the name ‘Pozsonyi kifli’ (‘Bratislavský rožok’), i.e. the old name for the city with the new name for the shape, is used to the present day. In Austria, too, the name ‘Pressburger Kipfel’ is used more often and the term beugle is rarely heard.

The ‘Bratislavský rožok’ is a historic product despite its present-day popularity. According to estimates, it is regularly made in Slovakia by more than 20 bakeries and confectioners and at least once a week by dozens more manufacturers.

In 1999 and 2005, the Slovak bakers’ cooperative presented ‘Bratislavský rožok’ amongst the competition products in the final of the Lesaffre Bakery World Cup in Paris and they were highly commended by the judges.

At the beginning of 2007, an international competition for the best ‘Bratislavský rožok’ was held for the first time in history as part of the Danubius Gastro exhibition in Bratislava, attracting nine teams from three countries (front page of Bratislavské novíny, 25 January 2007).

Bratislava newspapers and several nationwide periodicals ran a series of articles about the competition.

On 25 July 2008, the daily Nový čas ran an article on the ‘Bratislavský rožok’. The article also contains a traditional recipe from 1938, and the description of the product states that: ‘... it is formed into a horseshoe shape with poppy-seed filling or a letter C with walnut filling.’.

An article entitled ‘The Bratislavský rožok — a tradition with a long history’ on p. 52 of EPICURE magazine states that the product: ‘with poppy-seed filling is shaped into a horseshoe, and with walnut filling has a letter C shape’.

3.9.   Minimum requirements and procedures to check the specific character:

The basic analytical characteristics of the given recipe are checked — the dough recipe must contain at least 30 % edible fat and the filling must constitute more than 50 % of the total weight of the finished product.

Checks are carried out on the raw materials used for manufacture and on compliance with the precise proportions of the ingredients according to the recipe.

The following parameters are also inspected:

| — | organoleptic characteristics
  visual inspection of the surface and appearance; both must comply with the characteristics set out in point 3.5 of the specifications; sensory analysis of aroma and flavour, |
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organoleptic characteristics

visual inspection of the surface and appearance; both must comply with the characteristics set out in point 3.5 of the specifications; sensory analysis of aroma and flavour,

| — | physical, chemical and microbiological requirements
  the shape of the product is inspected visually; it must comply with the characteristics set out in point 3.5 of the specifications,
  the fat and dry matter content is monitored using standard analytical methods,
  the filling must constitute more than 50 % of the total weight of the baked product, as set out in point 3.7 of the specifications, |
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physical, chemical and microbiological requirements

the shape of the product is inspected visually; it must comply with the characteristics set out in point 3.5 of the specifications,

the fat and dry matter content is monitored using standard analytical methods,

the filling must constitute more than 50 % of the total weight of the baked product, as set out in point 3.7 of the specifications,

| — | compliance with the technological production method. |
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compliance with the technological production method.

The frequency of inspection by the authority or body verifying compliance with the product specification is once per year.

Sensory checks on the organoleptic characteristics are as a rule made once per year.

Each manufacturer performs his or her own interim checks.

4.   Authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the product specification:

4.1.   Name and address:

| Name: | BEL/NOVAMANN International, s r.o. |
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| Address: | Továrenská 14
  815 71 Bratislava
  P.O.BOX 11
  820 04 Bratislava 24
  SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA |
| Tel. | +421 250213376 |
| E-mail: | tomas.ducho@ba.bel.sk |

Name:

BEL/NOVAMANN International, s r.o.

Address:

Továrenská 14

815 71 Bratislava

P.O.BOX 11

820 04 Bratislava 24

SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA

Tel.

+421 250213376

E-mail:

tomas.ducho@ba.bel.sk

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4.2.   Specific tasks of the authority or body:

Quality control and checks on compliance with the specification for the ‘Bratislavský rožok’ on the basis of the criteria laid down in the application are carried out by the firm BEL/NOVAMANN International, s.r.o., as the CERTEX certified body accredited in accordance with the EN 45011 standard. This company is authorised by the Slovak Ministry of Agriculture to check compliance with the product specification.

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24.12.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 320/47

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

2009/C 320/20

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

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘HESSISCHER HANDKÄSE’, ‘HESSISCHER HANDKÄS’

EC No: DE-PGI-0005-0618-06.07.2007

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1.   Name:

‘Hessischer Handkäse’, ‘Hessischer Handkäs’

2.   Member State or third country:

Germany

3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1.   Type of product:

| Class 1.3: | cheese |
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Class 1.3:

cheese

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

‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ denotes small cheeses which were originally formed by hand and so became palm-sized. ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is to be classed among the sour milk cheeses. Sour milk cheeses are made primarily from sour milk quark produced only by acidification (without rennet).

‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ can take the form of smeared acid curd cheese (yellow cheese) with mould formation. In the latter case, the extent of the mould formation varies. The characteristic whole-cheese shape of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’ is determined by its traditional production. Each cheese weighs between 20 g and 125 g. ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is produced only in the low-fat category.

‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ has the following characteristics:

| (a) | As smeared acid curd cheese (yellow cheese):






  Exterior | smooth surface with golden-yellow to red-brown spread, fat, shiny appearance |
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| Interior | white to slightly yellow in colour |
| Consistency | soft to firm, even ripeness from the outside inwards |
| Smell and taste | pure, spicy to piquant |

(a)

As smeared acid curd cheese (yellow cheese):

Exterior

smooth surface with golden-yellow to red-brown spread, fat, shiny appearance

Interior

white to slightly yellow in colour

Consistency

soft to firm, even ripeness from the outside inwards

Smell and taste

pure, spicy to piquant

| (b) | As smeared acid curd cheese (yellow cheese) with lactic mould formation (home-made):






  Exterior | slightly yellow with white lactic mould layer, also one-sided, sometimes an uneven to wrinkly skin |
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| Interior | white to yellow in colour, matt cut surface |
| Consistency | soft, even ripeness from the outside inwards |
| Smell and taste | pure, mild to slightly aromatic |

(b)

As smeared acid curd cheese (yellow cheese) with lactic mould formation (home-made):

Exterior

slightly yellow with white lactic mould layer, also one-sided, sometimes an uneven to wrinkly skin

Interior

white to yellow in colour, matt cut surface

Consistency

soft, even ripeness from the outside inwards

Smell and taste

pure, mild to slightly aromatic

The composition of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ depends on the raw material: sour milk quark. Table 1 shows the main substances contained in ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’.

Table 1

Composition of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ (main substances)

| | Proportion (in %) |
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| Fat in dry mass | 1,1-2,3 |
| Protein | 26,6-37,7 |
| Carbohydrates | < 1 |
| Water | 55,2-68,6 |

Proportion (in %)

Fat in dry mass

1,1-2,3

Protein

26,6-37,7

Carbohydrates

< 1

Water

55,2-68,6

3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only):

The raw material for ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is sour milk quark. As the main ingredient for the cheese, it is of central importance. It is produced exclusively from cow's milk. Further ingredients are ripening salts, table salt (possibly iodinated), caraway, depending on the recipe variation, possibly casein and the pure cultures (red smear cultures).

In order to produce ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ the sour milk quark used must have the following characteristics:

| Appearance | white |
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| Consistency | soft, but granular, slightly gritty, not oily |
| Smell and taste | pure, lactic sour |
| Dry mass | at least 32 % |
| pH value | < 4,2 |

Appearance

white

Consistency

soft, but granular, slightly gritty, not oily

Smell and taste

pure, lactic sour

Dry mass

at least 32 %

pH value

< 4,2

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

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

Production of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ takes place in the geographical area.

Production consists of the following stages:

| — | blending and grinding of the individual batches of sour milk quark, |
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blending and grinding of the individual batches of sour milk quark,

| — | mixing with the ingredients such as ripening salts, table salt, possibly caraway, as well as the ingredients and cultures required for the respective types ‘smeared acid curd cheese’ or ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ with lactic mould formation, |
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mixing with the ingredients such as ripening salts, table salt, possibly caraway, as well as the ingredients and cultures required for the respective types ‘smeared acid curd cheese’ or ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ with lactic mould formation,

| — | forming of the cheeses, |
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forming of the cheeses,

| — | ripening of the cheese in the sweating room followed by post-ripening until the ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is packaged. |
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ripening of the cheese in the sweating room followed by post-ripening until the ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is packaged.

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

The fully ripened cheese is packaged at the makers in the geographical area, since the cheese cannot be taken to other regions for packaging, as the quality of these small cheeses, each weighing at most 125 g, would suffer a great deal if they were transported unpackaged. Their surface would dry out during transport from the maker to another packaging firm. There would also be an excessively high risk of bacteriological infection during transport to the new packaging firm.

3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling:

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4.   Concise definition of the geographical area:

The federal state of Hessen

5.   Link with the geographical area:

5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area:

‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ has been produced for centuries in a traditional manner on farms. The recipes and production methods have been maintained over time in Hessen's cheese factories and, adapted to modern requirements in sour milk cheese making, use the traditional production method.

The first historical mention of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ was in 1813, when people from the town of Gross Gerau sold their hand-formed cheese on the market in Mainz.

As production increased, ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ became a staple food for ordinary people. The economic and cultural significance of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’ was underlined by the invention of the cheese machine in 1893. This invention, by Peter Traiser II from Gross Gerau, enabled production of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ to be further increased. The Hüttenberger Land region, now in the Lahn-Dill District, was and still is a centre of production. From as early as 1835 onwards the local chronicle of Hochelheim municipality reported that trading with cheese brought money into the village.

Over time a separate tradition has developed around the way ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is eaten. One of the region's best-known variants involves placing the cheese in a special marinade of onions, vinegar and oil to produce so-called ‘Handkäs mit Musik’. The traditional recipes for both production and consumption and the name ‘Hessischer Handkäs’/‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ have been retained up to the present day.

‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is now produced in a few small and medium-sized artisanal cheese factories. They produce the speciality using traditional recipes and methods, adapted to modern technologies.

5.2.   Specificity of the product:

‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ is highly regarded in Hessen and neighbouring areas and is known as a typical Hessen dish. Every inn in Hessen simply has to offer both ‘Äbbelwoi’ (cider) and ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’. Its major significance for the people of Hessen, both as a food and as an economic factor, led in the past to ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ acquiring a special status in the region. ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ therefore occupies a position of very special importance as part of Hessen’s food culture and in the public’s mind as a high-quality foodstuff. Today it is still regarded as typical of Hessen. Respect is paid to ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ as Hessen's best-known food through the television programmes ‘Handkäs mit Musik’, which reports about Hessen's culinary delights. The uniqueness of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ derives from the long experience of the Hessen cheese dairies in obtaining the best characteristics from each batch of sour milk quark in order to emphasise the best properties of the quark. This increases quality and ensures a uniformly high quality primary product. The traditional artisanal production and the experience contribute to the uniqueness and special nature of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’. ‘Traditional production’ means the selection, individual composition and mixing of individual batches of sour milk quark from different quark manufacturers into a production batch for ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’. This method ensures a raw material that is almost completely homogeneous. The formed cheeses are ripened for 2-3 days, the temperature in the sweating room rising from about 18 °C to about 30 °C at the end of ripening. This ‘traditional method’ gives the cheese a stronger flavour.

The uniqueness and special character of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/Hessischer Handkäs, above all the version with ‘Musik’, means that it is known as a Hessen speciality beyond the region's borders.

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 long tradition of making the product in Hessen, the resulting special know-how of Hessen's cheese factories which guarantees high quality and the rooting of ‘Hessischer Handkäse’/‘Hessischer Handkäs’ in gastronomy in Hessen as the region's typical dish have made it a well-known and popular regional speciality.

Reference to publication of the specification:

http://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/geo/detail/30599015.2

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