EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 708/2005

of 10 May 2005

amending the specification for a designation of origin in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (Azeites do Norte Alentejano) (PDO)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 6(3), the second indent of Article 6(4) and Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Portugal's application to amend points of the specification of the protected designation of origin ‘Azeites do Norte Alentejano’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).

(2) As no statement of objections has been notified to the Commission under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, those amendments must be registered and published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The specification for the designation of origin ‘Azeites do Norte Alentejano’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I hereto.

Article 2

The summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II hereto.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 May 2005. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1345/2004 (OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 14).

(3) OJ C 262, 31.10.2003, p. 17 (Azeites do Norte Alentejano).

ANNEX I PORTUGAL ‘Azeites do Norte Alentejano’ Amendments: — Chapter of specification:  Name Description Geographical area  Proof of origin  Method of production  Link  Labelling  National requirements — Amendments Description— North Alentejo olive oil is a slightly thick, fruity, greenish-yellow oil that meets the minimum grade of 6,5 for extra virgin olive oil and 6,0 for virgin olive oil. In-depth studies conducted on the characteristics of this olive oil have shown that there is a need to revise some of its parameters, namely: Delta K, triglicerides LLL, OLLn, PLLn, OLL, PLL, POL, POO, OOO, PPO; fatty acids C16:0, C16:1, C17:0, C17:1, C18:0, C18:1, C18:2 and C18:3; trans fatty acids, cholesterol, Campestanol and Delta 7 — Stigmasterol. The regional varieties Carrasquenha, Redondil and Azeiteira (or Azeitoneira) are added to the authorised varieties. Geographical area— Extension of the geographical production area to include the municipalities of Alandroal, Nisa, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Évora (freguesias of Na Sr.a de Machede, S. Mansos, S. Vicente do Pigeiro, S. Miguel de Machede and S. Bento do Mato) and Mourão (freguesias of Luz and Mourão), on the grounds that: — the same conditions obtain in these municipalities and freguesias with regard to soils and weather patterns, — the olive oil produced there has the same physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics as that obtained in the current geographical area, — the inhabitants of these municipalities have inherited the same customs and authentic, unvarying know-how as those in the rest of the geographical area.