EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/20

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

2012/C 122/08

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 objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

AMENDMENT APPLICATION

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

AMENDMENT APPLICATION ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 9

‘CABRITO TRANSMONTANO’

EC No: PT-PDO-0117-0225-10.03.2011

PGI ( ) PDO ( X )

1. Heading in the specification affected by the amendment:

—  Product name — Description of commodity — Geographical area — Proof of origin — Method of production —  Report — Labelling —  National requirements —  Other (to be specified)

2. Type of change:

—  Amendment to single document or summary sheet — Amendment to specification of registered PDO or PGI for which neither the single document nor summary has been published —  Amendment to specification that requires no amendment to the published single document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) —  Temporary amendment to specification resulting from imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

3. Amendment(s):

1. Definitions

The name ‘Cabrito Transmontano’ refers to the carcass/meat of animals of the Serrana goat breed, either male or female, born of animals entered in the zootechnical register and/or in the flock book for that breed, fed on mother's milk, between 30 and 90 days of age and reared in 13 municipalities of its area of origin.

2. Geographical area

Extension of the geographical area: the municipalities of Alijó, Vimioso and Bragança (only the parishes of Quintela de Lampaças, Santa Comba de Rossas, Failde, Mós, Grijó de Parada, Parada, Pinela, Salsas, Serapicos, Coelhoso, Calvelhe, Paradinha Nova, Macedo do Mato, Iseda and Sendas) should be included.

3. Marketing period

The marketing period should be extended to cover the whole year (to include May, September, October and November).

4. Carcass weight

Extend the weight range for the carcass of ‘Cabrito Transmontano’, which should be between 4 kg and 9 kg instead of between 5 kg and 9 kg.

5. Authorisation for marketing the carcass by the quarter or in whatever portion size, either chilled or frozen

Marketing of the carcass should not only be whole or in half but should also be allowed to be cut into quarters or any other portion size.

6. Authorisation to freeze the carcass for a maximum period of six months subject to the obligation that reference to its being a frozen product appears on the label.

7. Compulsory packaging when the carcass is sold as a whole, in quarters or in any smaller portions.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘CABRITO TRANSMONTANO’

EC No: PT-PDO-0117-0225-10.03.2011

PGI ( ) PDO ( X )

1. Name:

‘Cabrito Transmontano’

2. Member State or Third Country:

Portugal

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1. Product type:

Type 1.1. Fresh meat (and offal)

3.2. Description of the product to which the name in point 1 applies:

The name ‘Cabrito Transmontano’ refers to the carcass/meat of animals of the Serrana goat breed, either male or female, born of animals entered in the zootechnical register and/or in the flock book for that breed, fed on mother's milk, between 30 and 90 days of age and reared in 13 municipalities of its area of origin.

3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only):

—

3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only):

The goats feed on wild-growing plants, in particular plants that are present in uncultivated areas, waste land and fallow land. Pastures covered in trees (yearly shoots and leaves of certain trees) and shrubs (of various types such as heaths, heathers and carqueixa (Pterospartum tridentatum)) are those preferred by Serrana goats and, given a choice, these may provide 90 % of their nutrition needs.

Kids are fed on mother's milk.

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

Localisation of holdings, rearing and slaughtering of animals.

3.6. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.:

Packaging is compulsory when marketing the carcass in quarters or other portion sizes.

3.7. Specific rules on labelling:

The label to be affixed in the leg region (for marketing the carcass as a whole or half the carcass) should include the following information:

— D.O.P. ‘Cabrito Transmontano’

Packaging is compulsory for marketing quarters and other portions sizes of the carcass and the label must contain the above text.

For the frozen product, the label must also state clearly that the product is frozen.

4. Concise definition of the geographical area:

The production area of origin of ‘Cabrito Transmontano’ includes the municipalities of Mirandela, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Alfândega da Fé, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Vila Flor, Torre de Moncorvo, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Mogadouro, Vimioso e Bragança (only the parishes of Quintela de Lampaças, Santa Comba de Rossas, Failde, Mós, Grijó de Parada, Parada, Pinela, Salsas, Serapicos, Coelhoso, Calvelhe, Paradinha Nova, Macedo do Mato, Iseda and Sendas) of the district of Bragança; and the municipalities of Alijó, Valpaços and Murça of the district of Vila Real.

5. Link with the geographical area:

5.1. Specificity of the geographical area:

As regards the geographical situation and the topographical and climate conditions, the region of Trás-os-Montes will need to be identified since this PDO covers over one third of the region, which is subdivided into the two following districts: Bragança and Vila Real.

This area within the Trás-os-Montes region includes 447 600 ha of fissures, deep erosion valleys and plateaux.

The Douro river basin dominates the whole region, where its right-bank tributaries, i.e. the rivers Sabor, Tua, Pinhão and Corgo, and its left-bank tributaries, i.e. the rivers Águeda, Côa, Távora and Varosa, separate mountain ranges running parallel to the coastline reaching at times 1 500 m above sea level.

The peculiar characteristics of the basin of the second main river of the Iberian peninsula in Portugal confer on the region as a whole features that are very special and at times unique in the world, giving rise to an incredible climate and cultural and even human diversity (LAGE, 1985).

These mountain ranges along the coastline protect the area from the onshore winds so that they blow less strongly inland, gradually increasing the influence of the continental climate. In a north-south direction towards the Douro, the influence of the Mediterranean climate is also greater.

There is a strict correlation between the geological and lithological structure, the terrain, the climate and the morphology of the land. The soil of the region derives primarily from granite, schist and graywacke with a loamy-sandy texture.

5.2. Specificity of the product:

Goat farming in the sector of kid meat production is an important activity in the 13 municipalities (in the municipality of Bragança only in 15 of its abovementioned parishes) covered by this PDO, which may be considered the most rural and marginal and having the lowest standards of living, suffering the greatest decrease in population of the last decade. Goat meat production in these areas is strictly related to the climatic cycle and the goat farmers' lifestyle, deprived of any external influence, who rear the animals as if they were in their natural environment (traditional extensive production system).

5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI):

The agri-environmental conditions of the mountain areas of the Trás-os-Montes region, combined with the peculiar characteristic of this age-old breed, which is so well adjusted to this Portuguese region, have helped to make ‘Cabrito Transmontano’ stand out on the basis of the organoleptic quality of its meat, such as its palatability, tenderness, succulence, taste and aroma.

Reference to publication of the specification:

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

http://www.gpp.pt/Valor/DOP_IGP_ETG.html

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