EN Official Journal of the European Union C 171/24

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

(2007/C 171/14)

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

AMENDMENT APPLICATION

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Amendment application pursuant to Article 9 and Article 17(2)

‘LENTEJA DE LA ARMUÑA’

EC No: ES/PGI/117/0102/27.01.2004

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

Amendment(s) requested:

Heading(s) in the specification:

Name of product Description of product Geographical area Proof of origin Method of production Link X Labelling National requirements

Amendment(s):

Labelling

The following paragraphs are included in the specification at the end of the section on ‘Labelling’ and set out the conditions to be met by prepared and processed products using Lenteja de La Armuña as a raw material to be able to use the designation on labelling.

‘Products prepared using Lenteja de La Armuña PGI as the raw material, including those which have undergone processing, may be released for consumption in packaging bearing the following reference to the PGI, “Elaborado con Lenteja de la Armuña IGP” (prepared with Lenteja de la Armuña PGI), along with its logo, but without the Community logo, provided that:

— Lenteja de La Armuña PGI, certified as such, is the sole component of the product group concerned.

— The manufacturers or processors concerned are approved by the Regulatory Council, which will enter them in the appropriate register for inspection purposes and ensure that the protected designation is used correctly.

When Lenteja de La Armuña PGI is not used exclusively, the protected designation may be mentioned only in the list of ingredients of products containing it or obtained from its processing or preparation.’

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘LENTEJA DE LA ARMUÑA’

EC No: ES/PGI/117/0102/27.01.2004

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

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

1. Responsible department in the Member State:

Name: Subdirección General de Calidad y Promoción Agroalimentaria — Dirección General de Industria Agroalimentaria y Alimentación — Secretaría General de Agricultura y Alimentación — Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España Address: Paseo Infanta Isabel, no 1 E-28071 Madrid Tel.: (34) 913 47 53 94 Fax: (34) 913 47 54 10 E-mail: sgsicadi@mapya.es

2. Group:

Name: Consejo Regulador de la IGP «Lenteja de la Armuña» Address: Ctra. de Valladolid s/n. — Edificio Caja Duero E-37184 Villares de la Reina (Salamanca) Tel.: (34) 923 22 83 45 Fax: (34) 923 22 83 45 E-mail: info@legumbresdecalidad.com Composition: Producers/processors ( X ) other ( )

3. Type of product:

Class 1.6: Vegetables

4. Specification:

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

4.1. Name: ‘Lenteja de la Armuña’

4.2. Description: Dried lentils of the variety Rubia de La Armuña. The lentils are up to 9 mm in diameter and are a light green, sometimes mottled, colour.

The packed lentils, of 'Extra' Class and Class I, are intended for human consumption.

4.3. Geographical area: The lentils are grown and packed in an area of 756 square kilometres, covering 34 municipalities in the District of Armuña in the North of the Province of Salamanca.

4.4. Proof of origin: The lentils of the authorised variety are grown on registered parcels, hulled, cleaned and selected under the supervision of the Regulatory Council and then packed in the production area at registered packing plants.

4.5. Method of production: The lentils are of authorised varieties, grown on registered holdings and harvested mechanically when they have sufficiently ripened. They are stored on clean, dry premises and care is taken to prevent outside contamination. Quality checks, including analysis of cooking properties, are carried out. Foreign bodies and defective seeds are removed and the lentils are then graded by size for packing and marketing as dried lentils.

4.6. Link:

— Historical: references to lentil-growing in the books of Columella and the Libro de Buen Amor (Book of Good Love).

— Natural: deep, fertile, neutral or slightly alkaline, brown and reddish-brown soils with sufficient quantities of calcium and potassium. Continental climate with little precipitation. Long, cold winters and short, hot, dry summers provide ideal conditions for growing this variety of lentil, peculiar to the area and characterised by its high protein, calcium and iron contents.

4.7. Inspection body:

Name: Comité de Certificación adscrito al Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida «Lenteja de La Armuña» Address: Avenida de Toro no 2 E-37184 Villares de la Reina (Salamanca) Tel.: (34) 923 22 83 45 Fax: (34) 923 22 83 45 E-mail: —

The Certification Body, attached to the Regulatory Council of the Lenteja de la Armuña Protected Geographical Indication, meets Standard EN-45011 and is a public body competent for carrying out official checks.

4.8. Labelling: The commercial labels of each registered company must be approved by the Regulatory Council. Labels must bear the words: Indicación Geográfica Protegida ‘Lenteja de La Armuña’.

All packaging in which the protected lentils are released for consumption must carry a guarantee seal and numbered labels or secondary labels issued by the Regulatory Council, affixed at the registered warehouse or packing plant in such a way that they cannot be reused.

Products prepared using Lenteja de La Armuña PGI as the raw material, including those which have undergone processing, may be released for consumption in packaging bearing the following reference to the PGI, ‘Elaborado con Lenteja de la Armuña IGP’ (prepared with Lenteja de la Armuña PGI), along with its logo, but without the Community logo, provided that:

Lenteja de La Armuña PGI, certified as such, is the sole component of the product group concerned.

The manufacturers or processors concerned are approved by the Regulatory Council, which will enter them in the appropriate register for inspection purposes and ensure that the protected designation is used correctly.

When Lenteja de La Armuña PGI is not used exclusively, the protected designation may be mentioned only in the list of ingredients of products containing it or obtained from its processing or preparation.

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