# Official Journal C 190/2008

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5129 July 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 190

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5129 July 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Council |
| 2008/C 190/01 | Council Decision of 24 July 2008 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency | 1 |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 190/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2008/C 190/03 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2008/C 190/04 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2008/C 190/05 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
  1
  ) | 6 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Council

2008/C 190/01

Council Decision of 24 July 2008 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

1

Commission

2008/C 190/02

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 190/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  )

1

3

2008/C 190/04

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (
  1
  )

1

5

2008/C 190/05

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
  1
  )

1

6

| | V   Announcements |
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| | OTHER ACTS |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 190/06 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 7 |

V   Announcements

OTHER ACTS

Commission

2008/C 190/06

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

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 July 2008

appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

(2008/C 190/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council should appoint as Members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency one representative from each Member State. |
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(1)

Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council should appoint as Members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency one representative from each Member State.

| (2) | By Decision of 7 June 2007 (2) the Council appointed 27 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency. |
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(2)

By Decision of 7 June 2007 (2) the Council appointed 27 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency.

| (3) | The Danish Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Danish representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2011, |
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(3)

The Danish Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Danish representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2011,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Per NYLYKKE, of Danish nationality, born on 19 January 1965, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency in place of Mr Helge ANDREASEN for the period from 30 July 2008 to 31 May 2011.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2008.

For the Council

The President

B. HORTEFEUX

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 134, 16.6.2007, p. 6.

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Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

28 July 2008

(2008/C 190/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,5746 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 169,63 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4617 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,79250 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4538 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6285 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 129,58 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,0750 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 23,695 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 230,87 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7033 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,2053 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5455 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 30,390 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8963 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6466 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6087 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 12,2839 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,1163 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1453 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 584,99 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 11,8339 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,7650 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2203 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 357,99 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,1450 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 69,125 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 36,7500 |
| THB | Thai baht | 52,666 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,4735 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 15,8846 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,5746

JPY

Japanese yen

169,63

DKK

Danish krone

7,4617

GBP

Pound sterling

0,79250

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4538

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6285

ISK

Iceland króna

129,58

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,0750

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

23,695

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

230,87

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7033

PLN

Polish zloty

3,2053

RON

Romanian leu

3,5455

SKK

Slovak koruna

30,390

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8963

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6466

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6087

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

12,2839

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,1163

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1453

KRW

South Korean won

1 584,99

ZAR

South African rand

11,8339

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,7650

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2203

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 357,99

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,1450

PHP

Philippine peso

69,125

RUB

Russian rouble

36,7500

THB

Thai baht

52,666

BRL

Brazilian real

2,4735

MXN

Mexican peso

15,8846

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Official Journal of the European Union

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 190/03)

| Aid No | XS 96/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Subvenciones a PYMES para adquisición o renovación de equipamiento industrial |
| Legal basis | Orden del 28 de marzo de 2008 por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, de subvenciones a PYMES gallegas para la adquisición o renovación de equipamiento industrial, y se procede a su convocatoria (IN530B) (DOG 9.4.2008) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 6,294709 million
  Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 17.11.2008 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consellería de Innovación e Industria, Dirección Xeral de Promoción Industrial e da Sociedade da Información |
| Edificio Administrativo Xunta de Galicia |
| San Caetano s/n bloque 5 4o |
| E-15781 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) |

Aid No

XS 96/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Galicia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Subvenciones a PYMES para adquisición o renovación de equipamiento industrial

Legal basis

Orden del 28 de marzo de 2008 por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, de subvenciones a PYMES gallegas para la adquisición o renovación de equipamiento industrial, y se procede a su convocatoria (IN530B) (DOG 9.4.2008)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 6,294709 million

Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

17.11.2008

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Consellería de Innovación e Industria, Dirección Xeral de Promoción Industrial e da Sociedade da Información

Edificio Administrativo Xunta de Galicia

San Caetano s/n bloque 5 4o

E-15781 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)

| Aid No | XS 97/08 |
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| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Islas Baleares |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Concesión de ayudas para PYMES industriales de las Islas Baleares |
| Legal basis | Orden por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones para las empresas de las Illes Balears de 31 de enero de 2005 (BOIB no 67 de 3 de mayo de 2005) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 4,62 million
  Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 29.3.2008 |
| Duration | 15.11.2010 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consellería de Comercio, Industria y Energía del Govern de les Illes Balears |
| Cami de Son Rapinya, no 17 |
| E-07013 Palma de Mallorca |

Aid No

XS 97/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Islas Baleares

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Concesión de ayudas para PYMES industriales de las Islas Baleares

Legal basis

Orden por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones para las empresas de las Illes Balears de 31 de enero de 2005 (BOIB no 67 de 3 de mayo de 2005)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 4,62 million

Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

29.3.2008

Duration

15.11.2010

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Consellería de Comercio, Industria y Energía del Govern de les Illes Balears

Cami de Son Rapinya, no 17

E-07013 Palma de Mallorca

| Aid No | XS 101/08 |
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| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Firma Hans Finhagen |
| Inh. Wolfgang Duckwitz |
| Meyer-Delius-Platz 1 |
| D-22419 Hamburg |

Aid No

XS 101/08

Member State

Germany

Region

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Firma Hans Finhagen

Inh. Wolfgang Duckwitz

Meyer-Delius-Platz 1

D-22419 Hamburg

Legal basis

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 70/2001 der Kommission vom 12. Januar 2001 über die Anwendung der Artikel 87 und 88 EG-Vertrag auf staatliche Beihilfen an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (ABl. EG 13.1.2001 L 10/33 verlängert durch ABl. EU 23.12.2006 L 368/85);

Gesetz über die Kreditkommission vom 29.4.1997 (Hamburgisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt 1997, Nr. 18, Seite 133)

Type of measure

Ad hoc

Budget

Annual budget: —

Overall budget: EUR 2 560

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

6.5.2008

Duration

5.11.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All manufacturing

Name and address of the granting authority

| Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg |
| --- |
| Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit |
| Referat Finanzierungshilfen |
| Alter Steinweg 4 |
| D-20459 Hamburg |

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Referat Finanzierungshilfen

Alter Steinweg 4

D-20459 Hamburg

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 190/04)

| Aid No | XE 19/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Hungary |
| Region | Észak-Alföld |
| Title of aid scheme | Foglalkoztatási támogatás Mátészalka Város Önkormányzat vagyonrendelete alapján |
| Legal basis | Mátészalka Város Önkormányzat vagyonáról, a vagyontárgyak feletti tulajdonosi jogok gyakorlásáról szóló 20/2006 (VIII.25.) rendelet |
| Budget | Annual budget: HUF 100 million
  Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 25.4.2008 |
| Duration | 31.12.2008 |
| Objective | Art. 4: Creation of employment |
| Economic sectors | All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Mátészalka Város Önkormányzata |
| Hosök tere 9 |
| H-4700 Mátészalka |

Aid No

XE 19/08

Member State

Hungary

Region

Észak-Alföld

Title of aid scheme

Foglalkoztatási támogatás Mátészalka Város Önkormányzat vagyonrendelete alapján

Legal basis

Mátészalka Város Önkormányzat vagyonáról, a vagyontárgyak feletti tulajdonosi jogok gyakorlásáról szóló 20/2006 (VIII.25.) rendelet

Budget

Annual budget: HUF 100 million

Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

25.4.2008

Duration

31.12.2008

Objective

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Mátészalka Város Önkormányzata

Hosök tere 9

H-4700 Mátészalka

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(1)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 190/05)

| Reference number of the aid | XT 57/08 |
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| Member State | Germany |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Förderung der Aus- und Fortbildung von Beschäftigten in den Bereichen Landwirtschaft, Ernährungswirtschaft, Lebensmittelhandel, Gastronomie, Großverbraucher von Erzeugnissen der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft, Schulwesen und Gesundheitswesen |
| Legal basis | CMA-Leitlinien zur Förderung von Aus- und Fortbildungsmaßnahmen auf Grundlage des § 2 Absatzfondsgesetz |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 2 million
  Overall budget: — |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.5.2008 |
| Duration | 31.12.2015 |
| Objective | General training; Specific training |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture, Other manufacturing, Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH |
| Koblenzer Straße 148 |
| D-53177 Bonn |

Reference number of the aid

XT 57/08

Member State

Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Förderung der Aus- und Fortbildung von Beschäftigten in den Bereichen Landwirtschaft, Ernährungswirtschaft, Lebensmittelhandel, Gastronomie, Großverbraucher von Erzeugnissen der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft, Schulwesen und Gesundheitswesen

Legal basis

CMA-Leitlinien zur Förderung von Aus- und Fortbildungsmaßnahmen auf Grundlage des § 2 Absatzfondsgesetz

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 2 million

Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.5.2008

Duration

31.12.2015

Objective

General training; Specific training

Economic sectors

Agriculture, Other manufacturing, Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH

Koblenzer Straße 148

D-53177 Bonn

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V Announcements

OTHER ACTS

Commission

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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

(2008/C 190/06)

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

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘CASTAGNA DI VALLERANO’

EC No: IT/PDO/005/0474/03.03.2005

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 alimentari e forestali |
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| Address: | Via XX Settembre, 20 — I-00187 Roma |
| Tel. | (39) 06 481 99 68 |
| Fax: | (39) 06 42 01 31 26 |
| E-mail: | qpa3@politicheagricole.gov.it |

Name:

Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali

Address:

Via XX Settembre, 20 — I-00187 Roma

Tel.

(39) 06 481 99 68

Fax:

(39) 06 42 01 31 26

E-mail:

qpa3@politicheagricole.gov.it

2.   Group:

| Name: | Associazione Castanicoltori Vallecimina |
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| Address: | Via Torrione, 5 — I-01030 Vallerano (VT) |
| Tel./Fax | (39) 0761 75 19 49 |
| E-mail: | vallecimina@libero.it |
| Composition: | Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( ) |

Name:

Associazione Castanicoltori Vallecimina

Address:

Via Torrione, 5 — I-01030 Vallerano (VT)

Tel./Fax

(39) 0761 75 19 49

E-mail:

vallecimina@libero.it

Composition:

Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.   Type of product:

Class 1.6 — Fruit, vegetables, cereals, whether or not processed

4.   Specification:

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

4.1.   Name: ‘Castagna di Vallerano’

4.2.   Description: The protected designation of origin ‘Castagna di Vallerano’ is reserved for nuts of the local ‘Castanea sativa Miller’ grown in the area referred to in point 4.3 and with the following characteristics:

local ‘Castanea sativa Miller’ ecotype,

large size (50-70 achenes/kg of fresh product),

medium size (71-95 achenes/kg of fresh product),

small size (96-120 achenes/kg of fresh product),

mainly ellipsoidal but sometimes round in shape, with a pointed apex, terminating with remnants of styles (torcia); quadrangular, generally flat hilum scar that does not extend to the sides of the fruit,

thin, easy-to-peel, reddish-brown pericarp, with between 25 and 30 raised, darker-coloured vertical striations,

suede-coloured episperm, which does not generally penetrate into the main grooves of the seed,

low percentage of septate fruit,

he seed has virtually no surface grooves and has a white, crunchy flesh with a pleasant, sweet taste, which remains firm after cooking.

Analysis: edible part: 84-88 %; peel: 12-16 %. Composition per 100 g of edible part: water: 51-60 %, proteins: 2,5-3,2 %, lipids: 1,40-1,60 %, total carbohydrates: 38-44 %, potassium: 400-440 mg.

4.3.   Geographical area: The production area of ‘Castagna di Vallerano’ is represented only by the territory of the Municipality of Vallerano, in the province of Viterbo.

4.4.   Proof of origin: Chestnut groves for nut production are entered in registers held and updated by the inspection body, thus providing an effective system to ensure traceability throughout the production process.

Applications to amend registrations must be submitted before 30 April each year.

4.5.   Method of production: According to the product specification, the planting distances and the growing and pruning methods, both periodic and multiannual, will follow traditional practices in the area, although a density of between 50 and 100 plants per hectare must be guaranteed. Irrigation is allowed.

Harvesting will be carried out between 20 September and 10 November each year, either manually or with towed harvesting suction machines and self-propelled harvesting machines which do not damage the product.

The yield varies between 2 tonnes/ha and 6 tonnes/ha.

Preservation of the product is by cold bath treatment with no additives or by sterilisation through hot bath treatment followed by cold bath, again with no additives.

Cleaned chestnuts, still damp, are put in piles and after a short period spread on the ground and selected to eliminate moulded fruits. To have the chestnuts dry quickly, the fruits are often moved either manually or by means of wooden shovels during the first days or, as an alternative, they are placed in special containers from which they can be removed on a daily basis.

After being rinsed, chestnuts fall into a cooling cistern where they remain for about 15-30 minutes while being automatically skimmed to eliminate flawed fruits coming the surface and separated from the rest by an appropriate device.

Draining and drying are followed by the brushing, grading and sizing phase.

All production, grading, sizing, processing and preservation operations must be carried out in the production area. Packaging may also be carried out outside the production area indicated in point 4.3.

4.6.   Link: The production area, covering the whole of the Municipality of Vallerano, is particularly suited to chestnut growing because of the characteristics of the soil, with deep, cool, well-drained substrata of volcanic tufa rich in organic substances, which makes it highly fertile; it is conducive to the presence of potassium in the nuts, as well as lipids and carbohydrates. The area's climate is also especially suited to chestnut production.

The area has a particularly consistent, continental climate, with hot summers and harsh, wet winters. The annual temperature range is fairly wide, while rainfall, although well distributed throughout the year, is limited.

Chestnut groves situated in areas of volcanic origin, at 400-500 m above sea level, produce high-quality chestnuts. Pedoclimatic factors and parallel human actions (grafting and, in general, cultivation techniques suited to the species) have over the centuries exercised a high selection pressure on ‘Castanea sativa Miller’ in the area of Vallerano, resulting in the selection of local ecotypes that are adapted to the pedoclimatic parameters of the area and are now well established. These exhibit the particular and valuable characteristics that go to make the typical product known as ‘Castagna di Vallerano’.

These particular environmental and climatic factors, together with the age-old, traditional practices of the local population have contributed, thanks to agricultural skills, constant research and traditional specialised techniques, with a particular emphasis on constant improvement, to creating a real chestnut culture, with all that that implies in economic, agricultural and gastronomic terms, as evidenced in agricultural and scientific literature.

The link between Vallerano and chestnuts is confirmed by the caves dug out of the tufa, with their cisterns and storage tanks for cold curing chestnuts (cellars), which are still used for preserving the product. Chestnut groves for fruit production have always existed in the area of Vallerano.

The trees have been there since time immemorial and certainly predate other crops, including tree crops, and a large part of the land on which chestnuts are grown has never been used for any other crop.

This has shaped certain characteristics of the trades carried out by the inhabitants of Vallerano and influenced the overall development of this particular social environment linked to chestnut production.

This influence can also be seen in the local architecture, with the constructions known locally as ‘radicci’ to be found in chestnut woods and the series of caves dug out of the base of the tufa crag on which this ancient town is built, equipped with ‘cisterns’ and ‘storage tanks’.

The caves in the tufa were used to cure and preserve chestnuts while the ‘radicci’ were for drying them. These constructions show that chestnuts are a well-rooted and continuous part of life in the area.

In ‘Vallerano e le Confraternite’, published in 1996, Mon. Manfredo Manfredi states that the main source of income of the local confraternities was the sale of chestnuts.

In the Italian magazine Rivista Geografica Italiana, issue No 87 (1980), it is stated that chestnuts were already being grown in 1500. In 1584, Prince Farnese authorised the export of chestnuts only to neighbouring states that could pay in cereals.

The minutes of the International Convention held in Spoleto in 1993 describe Vallerano as the most important centre in the Province of Viterbo for both the production and the marketing of chestnuts.

An environment suited to the production of a quality product has made Vallerano one of Italy's main centres for the production and marketing of chestnuts.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | Camera di commercio industria artigianato e agricoltura di Viterbo |
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| Address: | Via F.lli Rosselli, 4 — I-01100 Viterbo |
| Tel. | (39) 0761 2341 |
| Fax | (39) 0761 345755 |
| E-mail: | camera.commercio.viterbo@vt.legalmail.camcom.it |

Name:

Camera di commercio industria artigianato e agricoltura di Viterbo

Address:

Via F.lli Rosselli, 4 — I-01100 Viterbo

Tel.

(39) 0761 2341

Fax

(39) 0761 345755

E-mail:

camera.commercio.viterbo@vt.legalmail.camcom.it

4.8.   Labelling: The product is released for consumption in bags of a suitable material weighing 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 30 kg.

The bags must be sealed in such a way as to prevent the contents being removed without breaking the seal.

The seal comprises an irremovable label bearing the following wording:

It is forbidden to use with the ‘Castagna di Vallerano’ protected designation of origin any other description or wording, including adjectives such as ‘extra’, ‘fine’, ‘selezionata’ (selected), ‘superiore’ (superior) and similar descriptions.

The designation's logo is oval and shows Vallerano in profile in dark brown, white and blue in a chestnut, above which is shown the ‘Monti Cimini’ in profile in medium-brown.

Typeface and size of characters:

D.O.P.: Bauer Bodoni bold (14)

‘Castagna di Vallerano’: Amaze bold (27)

Colours to be used:

Brown

Profile of Vallerano: C0 M56 Y60 K47

Brown

Profile of the ‘Monti Cimini’: C0 M28 Y30 K23,5

Blue: C100 M60 Y0 K20

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

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