Publication of a request under Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 to amend one or more parts of the specification of a name registered under Article 17 or Article 6 of that Regulation
Date: 2001-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, designation of origin, location of production, product quality, root vegetable

24.2.2001

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C 60/15

Publication of a request under Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 to amend one
or more parts of the specification of a name registered under Article 17 or Article 6 of that
Regulation

(2001/C 60/04)

Publication confers the right to object within the meaning of Article 7 of the Regulation. Any objections to
this request must be forwarded via the competent authority of a Member State within six months of the
publication date.

The amendment is not a minor one and it must therefore be published under Article 6(2) of the
Regulation.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92

APPLICATION TO AMEND A SPECIFICATION: ARTICLE 9

1. Registered name: Lammefjordsgulerod.

2. Responsible department in the Member State

Ministeriet for Fłdevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri, Fłdevaredirektoratet, Młrkhłj Bygade 19,
DK-2860 Słborg
Tel. (45) 33 95 60 00
Fax (45) 33 96 60 01.

3. Amendments requested

Specifications headings

& Name

& Description

Geographical area

Proof of origin

& Method of production

Link

& Labelling

& National requirements

Amendments

Geographical area

For:

(cid:145)The Lammefjord carrot comes from the reclaimed area of
the Lammefjord, which is physically
delimited by the Ringkanal and the Audebo dam. Lammefjord is situated in Odsherred on Zealand,
Denmark(cid:146)

read:

(cid:145)The Lammefjord carrot comes from the reclaimed area of
the Lammefjord, which is physically
delimited by the Ringkanal and the Audebo dam. Lammefjord is situated in Odsherred on Zealand,
Denmark. Svinninge Vejle is part of the drained Lammefjord at the innermost end of the fjord. The area
was drained before Lammefjord primarily because it was narrow and shallow. Sidinge Fjord is also a
reclaimed area of Isefjord, located north of Lammefjord. Klintsł is the northernmost area. This was
originally a fjord but the mouth was blocked by natural silting. The area is also surrounded by drainage
channels(cid:146).

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Proof of origin

For:

(cid:145)Lammefjord carrots must be washed and packed by approved washing enterprises on Lammefjord,
which is where documentary evidence of origin is kept. One of the conditions imposed on an approved
washing enterprise is that records are kept of receipt of carrots from the growing location and there is a
clear physical separation of Lammefjord carots from any other carrots. The Plantedirektorat’s IP check is
a further check on these conditions(cid:146)

read:

(cid:145)Lammefjord carrots must be washed and packed by approved washing enterprises on Lammefjord,
which is where documentary evidence of origin is kept. One of the conditions imposed on an approved
washing enterprise is that records are kept of receipt of carrots from the growing location and a clear
physical separation of Lammefjord carrots from any other carrots grown on normal sandy soil outside
the named areas is guaranteed. The Plantedirektorat’s IP check is a further check on these conditions(cid:146).

Link

For:

(cid:145)The reclamation of the Lammefjord commenced in 1873. It created exceptionally good agricultural
land, given that the former bed of the fjord was mainly silt and therefore very rich in nutrients. The
nutrients were created by dead plants and animals falling to the seabed over the millennia and becoming
silt (in some places over 20 metres deep). The silt contained sand and also clay particles. Large areas of
Lammefjord are more or less free of stones and the large numbers of old mussel and oyster shells give a
naturally high calcium content.

The former shore zones have sandy soil; the sand has been polished and is smoother and rounder than
in classic sandy soils. All the above conditions are of significance for the cultivation of the Lammefjord
carrot(cid:146)

read:

(cid:145)The first area to be drained in the Lammefjord region was Sidinge Fjord. Then Svinninge Vejle was
drained and reclamation of the largest area, Lammefjord, commenced in 1873. The last area to be
drained was Klintsł. It created exceptionally good agricultural land, given that the former bed of the
fjord was mainly silt and therefore very rich in nutrients. The nutrients were created by dead plants and
animals falling to the seabed over the millennia and becoming silt (in some places over 20 metres deep).
The silt contained sand and also clay particles. Large areas of Lammefjord are more or less free of stones
and the large numers of old mussel and oyster shells give a naturally high calcium content.

The former shore zones have sandy soil; the sand has been polished and is smoother and rounder than
in classic sandy soils, which means that the carrots do not have cracks in them when they are picked.
The dull grey colour which is a characteristic of normal sandy soil carrots is therefore avoided. All the
conditions are of significance for the cultivation of the Lammefjord carrot(cid:146).

4. Date of receipt of the full application: 16 August 2000.