Publication of the single document amended following the approval of a minor amendment pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

(2019/C 409/11)

The European Commission has approved this minor amendment in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 of 18 December 2013 (1).

The application for approval of this minor amendment can be consulted in the Commission’s DOOR database.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘ANONA DA MADEIRA’

EU No: PDO-PT-0082-AM01 — 5.4.2019

PDO (X) PGI ( )

1. Name(s)

‘Anona da Madeira’

2. Member State or Third Country

Portugal

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1. Type of product

Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

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

‘Anona da Madeira’ refers to the fresh fruit of the Annona cherimola Mill. species, in the diverse varieties to be found in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, which are produced, packaged and labelled in accordance with the applicable Product Specification.

The ‘Anona da Madeira’ is typically cordate (heart-shaped) and the surface corresponding to each carpel is more uneven at the base of the fruit than at the top. The skin is fairly smooth or with a few small conical protuberances. The peel is fine and delicate. The colouring may be pale green, yellow-green or bronze green. The number of seeds per 100 g of pulp varies between 6 and 9 with a Brix value (o Bx) of between 17,5 and 21. The size of the cherimoyas (determined by weighing the fruit) can vary between 100 g and 2 kg.

The pulp of the ‘Anona da Madeira’ is white, creamy and juicy. Slightly acid and delicate flavour with a marked fragrance.

3.3. Feed (for products of animal origin only)

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

Fruit production, packaging.

3.5. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product the registered name refers to

Given the characteristics of the cherimoya (a perishable fruit with a short conservation period) and of the geographical area (an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean), packaging must be carried out within the geographical production area.

The ‘Anona da Madeira’ must be intact, healthy (free of any changes caused by pests or disease) and free of any visible foreign matter, strange odours or damage due to incorrect refrigerated conservation. The peduncle must be limited to the level of the fruit surface but not cut in such a way as to affect the insertion point. Not more than 10 % of the fruit’s surface can have marks caused by exposure to sunlight and it must have reached a suitable degree of ripeness.

The ‘Anona da Madeira’ must be classified and presented in accordance with the quality and sizing categories (and respective tolerances) laid down in the ‘Technical Recommendation on the Commercial Quality of the “Anona da Madeira”’ approved in Ministerial Implementing Order No 287/2018 of 24 August 2018 (‘TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION’).

3.6. Specific rules concerning labelling of the product the registered name refers to

The labelling is subject to the rules of the ‘TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATION’. To be more specific, each package must have an external label featuring in the same visual field the following wording in visible, indelible characters, as well as any other information required by law: ‘“Anona da Madeira” — Denominação de Origem Protegida’ or ‘“Anona da Madeira” — DOP’.

4. Concise definition of the geographical area

The geographical area for the production and packaging of ‘Anona da Madeira’ is the island of Madeira.

5. Link with the geographical area

The cherimoya tree was introduced to the island of Madeira around the year 1600 by Madeira islanders returning from Peru, which is where the plant originates. There are many documented references to the existence of the Annona cherimola Mill. species in Madeira. In 1897, M. Grabham wrote in the Journal of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, ‘Many of the estates on the warm southern slopes of the island, formerly covered with vineyards, have now been systematically planted with cherimoya. The fruits vary in weight between three and eight pounds, exceptionally large ones may reach 16 pounds and over ...’. Also on the excellent characteristics of the ‘Anona da Madeira’, Sarmento wrote in 1945: ‘Perusing the extensive General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants by botanist and horticulturalist George Dom, consisting of four large volumes and containing a description of some 47 species of the Anona genus and some of its varieties, there is none to match those that have been perfected by the privileged circumstances of our climate and surpassed all others’ and ‘... Nowhere else has it found such an optimal environment providing the best conditions for it to evolve as on the island of Madeira, which gave it the sunlight, warmth, soil and humidity it most needed ...’

Madeira’s location on the great sea shipping routes explains the significant traffic between the port of Funchal, where countless vessels would anchor in search of products destined for the Flemish markets, and various Mediterranean ports. There are references dating from the early 20th century to the export of cherimoya to Lisbon and London.

The cherimoya tree thrives in sandy clay loam soils with a pH of between 5,5 and 6,5, which are slightly calcareous and relatively fertile. The plot must have good air circulation and drainage because the tree does not tolerate waterlogging. As the cherimoya tree has shallow roots, it does not need deep soils. Most cherimoya orchards are located in soils belonging to the ‘Cambisols (CM)’ group, particularly ‘Humic Cambisols (CMu) and Chromic Cambisols (Cmx)’ and to a lesser extent, soils belonging to the ‘Phaeozems (PH)’ group.

The climate in Madeira is mostly temperate with oceanic characteristics, ranging from dry to humid and from moderately to very wet as altitude increases. In the north of the island, the climate is always more rainy and temperatures are typically lower. Another peculiarity of the climate is the area of permanent mists at variable altitudes, with a lower limit of about 500 m in the winter and slightly higher in the summer.

The average annual air temperature drops from values above the isotherm of 17,5oC on the coast (higher on the southern coast than on the northern one) to values of about 9 oC in plateau areas and the high peaks in the interior of the island. The annual average relative humidity varies between 55 % in lowland areas to about 90 % in the misty areas, dropping again at higher altitudes to about 75 %. Annual rainfall clearly increases with altitude, from 500 mm (on the southern coast) or 1 000 mm (on the northern coast) to just above 3 200 mm in the highest areas of the interior.

The soils, climate and relief of the island of Madeira, which are associated with the cultural practices and expertise of the local population, mean that this fruit features special characteristics which are linked to the geographical environment from which it originates.

Reference to publication of the specification:

(the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of this Regulation)

https://tradicional.dgadr.gov.pt/images/prod_imagens/frescos/docs/CE_AnonaMadeiraDOP2019.pdf

(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.