EN Official Journal of the European Union L 71/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 205/2009

of 16 March 2009

approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Riso Nano Vialone Veronese (PGI))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to 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), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and Article 17(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s request for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).

(2) The aim of the request is to amend the specification as regards the product description. The first amendment states that the seeds used must be of the Vialone Nano variety. The second amendment relates to the biometric characteristics of the rice grains and establishes minimum or maximum values instead of the average values provided to date. The third amendment concerns the physico-chemical parameters (amylase, gelatinisation, consistency, viscosity).

(3) The Commission has examined the amendments in question and concluded that they are justified. Since these are minor amendments within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may approve them without using the procedure set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

A consolidated version of the summary containing the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.

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, 16 March 2009. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19.

ANNEX I The following amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ have been approved: ‘Description of product’: (1) In Article 4(5), ‘The Vialone Nano seeds used must not be infected with cryptogam parasites, such as pircularia oryzæ, fusarium monoliforme and drechslera oryzæ. The seeds must be certified by ENSE.’, should be replaced by : ‘The seeds used must be of the Vialone Nano variety and certified by ENSE.’ (2) In Article 6(1) concerning the biometric characteristics of the grain, ‘length : 5,7 mm; width : 3,5 mm; thickness : 2,1 mm; shape (length/width) : 1,6’, should be replaced by : ‘length : 5,6-5,8 mm; width : 3,4-3,6 mm; thickness : 2,0-2,2 mm; shape (length/width) : 1,5-1,7’; (3) In Article 6(4) concerning the physico-chemical parameters, ‘amylose : more than 23 % dry matter; gelatinisation time : 15,5 – 16,5 minutes; consistency index : more than 0,90 kg/cm2; viscosity index : less than 1,1 g/cm’, should be replaced by : ‘amylose : no less than 21 % dry matter; gelatinisation time : between 15 and 20 minutes; consistency index : no less than 0,85 kg/cm2; viscosity index : no more than 2,5 g/cm’.