Official Journal of the European Union

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

(2019/C 419/11)

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 on the Commission’s DOOR database.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘MEL DE BARROSO’

EU No: PDO-PT-0229-AM02 — 31.7.2019

PDO (X) PGI ( )

1. Name(s)

‘Mel de Barroso’

2. Member State or Third Country

Portugal

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1. Type of product

Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)

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

‘Mel de Barroso’ is a honey produced by Apis mellifera iberiensis from the nectar of the melliferous flora typical of the region. It has the following characteristics:

— moisture: less than 18 %;

— reducing sugars (fructose, glucose): higher than 65 %;

— ash: less than 0,6 %;

— insoluble substances: less than 0,1 %;

— colour: higher than 80 on the Pfund scale (mm);

— ericaceous pollen: predominant, always higher than 15 %;

— eucalyptus pollen: less than 5 %.

‘Mel de Barroso’ with an ericaceous pollen content higher than 35 % can be called ‘Mel de Urze’ or ‘Mel de Queiró’.

3.3. Feed (for products of animal origin only)

Artificial feeding of the bee colonies that produce ‘Mel de Barroso’ is not permitted, except in situations where mandatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures are imposed, or when natural disasters or adverse meteorological conditions occur, in which case beekeepers may feed the colonies with a syrup consisting of water and sugar and/or honey.

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

Production and extraction.

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

‘Mel de Barroso’ must be packaged before being placed on the market. It can be sold in liquid or crystallised form or as honeycomb (as long as it is fully capped and contains no brood).

Honey presenting serious defects, namely phase separation (glucose precipitation) or fermentation, cannot be placed on the market as ‘Mel de Barroso’.

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

The packaging of ‘Mel de Barroso’ must:

— bear one of the following wordings: ‘MEL DE BARROSO — DENOMINAÇÃO DE ORIGEM PROTEGIDA’ or ‘MEL DE BARROSO DOP’;

— bear the wording ‘Mel de Urze’ or ‘Mel de Queiró’ if applicable;

— identify the inspection body.

4. Concise definition of the geographical area

The municipalities of Boticas, Chaves, Montalegre and Vila Pouca de Aguiar, and the parishes of Jou and Valongo de Milhais in the municipality of Murça.

5. Link with the geographical area

‘Mel de Barroso’ is produced in the highest areas of the Barroso region. It is produced by Apis mellifera iberiensis, a bee that is extraordinarily well-adapted to the region’s climatic conditions, from the vegetation typical of the region, which mostly consists of heathers (Erica spp.). As well as Erica umbellata, also known locally as ‘queiró’, other varieties which can be found are Erica cinerea, Erica arborea, Erica vagans, Erica ciliaris and Calluna vulgaris. As well as being ideal for the development of the bee colonies, this vegetation produces a dark-coloured honey that is much appreciated, in which pollen from the region’s typical Ericaceae predominates.

Publication reference of the specification

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

https://www.dgadr.gov.pt/images/docs/val/dop_igp_etg/Valor/doc/CE_Mel_Barroso.pdf

(1) OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17.