Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2000 of 12 July 2000 amending items in the specifications for several names listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92
Date: 2000-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Luxembourg, designation of origin, location of production, product designation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1509/2000

of 12 July 2000

amending items in the specifications for several names listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
indications and designations of origin under the
1107/96 on the registration of geographical

procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14
July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and
designations of origin for agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, the French Government has requested that
items be amended in the specifications for several names
registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/
96 (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No
813/2000 (4). Those applications have been considered
and the amendments deemed minor ones.

As regards the name ‘Volailles de Bresse’ registered as a
protected designation of origin under ‘national require-
ments’ in the specification provided for in Article 4 of
‘Decree of 4 January
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92,
1995’ should be replaced by ‘Decree on the registered
designation of origin “Volailles de Bresse”’. The new
decree replaces the previous one to take account of a
judgment of
the European
Communities.

the Court of

Justice of

As regards the name ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ regis-
tered as a protected designation of origin in the specifi-
cation provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation, all
references to the French decree of 30 July 1996 should
be replaced by ‘Decree on the registered designation of
origin “Miel de Sapin des Vosges”’. The new decree
replaces the previous one to take account of a judgment
of the Court of Justice of the European Communities.

As regards the name ‘Chaource’ registered as a protected
in
designation of origin under ‘national requirements’
the specification provided for in Article 4 of that Regula-
tion, ‘Decree of 29 December 1986’ should be replaced
by ‘Decree on the registered designation of origin
“Chaource”’. The new decree replaces the previous one
to take account of a judgment of the Court of Justice of

the European Communities. It also amends the wording
the transitional provision on the possibility of
of
ripening the cheese outside the geographical area.

As regards the name ‘Foin de Crau’ registered as a
protected designation of origin under ‘national require-
ments’ in the specification provided for in Article 4 of
that Regulation,
‘Decree of 31 May 1997’ should be
replaced by ‘Decree on the registered designation of
origin “Foin de Crau”’. The new decree replaces the
previous one to take account of a judgment of the Court
of Justice of the European Communities.

As regards the name ‘Lentille verte du Puy’ registered as
a protected designation of origin in the specification
provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation, all refer-
ences to the French decree of 7 August 1996 should be
replaced by ‘Decree on the registered designation of
origin “Lentille verte du Puy”’. The new decree replaces
the previous one to take account of a judgment of the
Court of Justice of the European Communities. It also
amends the wording of the provision on the technical
conditions under which the lentils are dried.

As regards the name ‘Olives noires de Nyons’ registered
as a protected designation of origin in the specification
provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation, a new detail
should be added to allow a tolerance in the minimum
olive diameter of 14 mm. Consequently, 5 % of the
olives may be not less than 13 mm in diameter. This
does not affect the link between the product and the
designated area.

In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, the Luxembourg Government has requested
that the specifications for two names be amended. Since
these are only slight alterations to the names, they are
deemed minor amendments.

As regards the name ‘Miel Luxembourgeois de marque
nationale’ registered as a protected designation of origin,
it should be altered to ‘Miel — Marque nationale du
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg’.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 156, 13.6.1997, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 5.

(10) As regards the name ‘Beurre rose de marque nationale
du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg’, it should be altered to
‘Beurre rose — Marque nationale du Grand-Duché de
Luxembourg’.

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(11)

(12)

In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, the German Government has requested that an
item be amended in the specification for the name
‘Schwarzwaldforelle’ registered as a protected geograph-
ical
indication by Commission Regulation (EC) No
2325/97 (1). The sentence ‘The addition of pure oxygen
for raising trout in the Black Forest is prohibited’
is
replaced by ‘The raising of trout in the Black Forest in
closed-circuit installations is prohibited’. This is because
the addition of pure oxygen has become common prac-
tice on fish farms for economic and ecological reasons,
without impairing the quality of the product or affecting
the link between the product and the designated area. It
improves the health of the fish and is supported by the
most recent scientific publications on this matter. As a
result,

it is deemed a minor amendment.

In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No
2081/92, the Greek Government has requested that an
item be amended in the specification for the name
‘Kasseri’ registered as a protected designation of origin
by Regulation (EC) No 1107/96,
to increase the
maximum moisture content of this cheese from 40 % to
45 %,
i.e. the limit applying to similar medium-hard
cheeses competing with Kasseri. The 40 % limit is diffi-

cult to achieve in practice. Since the link between the
product and the designated area is not affected, this is
deemed a minor amendment.

(13)

(14)

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9
of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, by decision of 6 June
2000 the Commission decided not to apply the Article 6
procedure, considering the amendments to be minor.

The amendments have also been found to comply with
Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. As a result, they should
be registered and published,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments set out in the Annex are registered and
published in accordance with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2081/92.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 33.

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ANNEX

FRANCE

Volailles de Bresse

Requirements (if any) (Article 4(2)(i)):

Instead of ‘Decree of 4 January 1995’ read ‘Decree on the registered designation of origin “Volailles de Bresse”’.

Miel de Sapin des Vosges

Requirements (if any) (Article 4(2)(i)):

Instead of ‘Decree of 30 July 1996’ read ‘Decree on the registered designation of origin “Miel de Sapin des Vosges”’.

Chaource

Requirements (if any) (Article 4(2)(i)):

Instead of ‘Decree of 29 December 1986’ read ‘Decree on the registered designation of origin “Chaource”’.

Foin de Crau

Requirements (if any) (Article 4(2)(i)):

Instead of ‘Decree of 31 May 1997’ read ‘Decree on the registered designation of origin “Foin de Crau”’.

Lentille verte du Puy

Requirements (if any) (Article 4(2)(i)):

Instead of ‘Decree of 7 August 1996’ read ‘Decree on the registered designation of origin “Lentille verte du Puy”’.

Olives noires de Nyons

Description (Article 4(2)(b))

‘5 % of the olives may be not less than 13 mm in diameter’.

LUXEMBOURG

Miel luxembourgeois de marque nationale

Name (Article 4(2)(a))

Instead of ‘Miel luxembourgeois de marque nationale’ read ‘Miel — Marque nationale du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg’.

Beurre rose de marque nationale du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Name (Article 4(2)(a))

Instead of ‘Beurre rose de marque nationale du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg’ read ‘Beurre rose — Marque nationale du
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg’.

GERMANY

Schwarzwaldforelle

Method of production (Article 4(2)(e)

Instead of ‘The addition of pure oxygen for raising trout in the Black Forest is prohibited’ read ‘The raising of trout in the
Black Forest in closed-circuit installations is prohibited’.

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GREECE

Kasseri

Description (Article 4(2)(b))

Instead of ‘with a maximum moisture content of 40 %’ read ‘with a maximum moisture content of 45 %’.