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: 2001-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Franche-Comté, cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation

23.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 296/13

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 Regu-
lation

(2001/C 296/07)

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 FOR AMENDMENT OF A SPECIFICATION: ARTICLE 9

1. Registered name: Mont d’Or or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs

2. Responsible department in the Member State

Institut national des appellations d’origine
138, Avenue des Champs-(cid:201)lysØes
F-75008 Paris
Tel. (33-1) 53 89 80 00
Fax (33-1) 42 25 57 97

3. Amendment(s) requested

(cid:151) Specification heading:

& name

description

& geographical area

& proof of origin

method of production

& link

labelling

national requirements

(cid:151) Amendment(s):

Description:

(cid:145)Mont d’Or(cid:146) and (cid:145)Vacherin du Haut-Doubs(cid:146) cheeses, weighing, with box, either 480 g to 1,3 kg
(instead of 400 g to 1 kg without box), or 2 kg to 3,2 kg (instead of 1,8 kg to 3 kg), are
marketed whole in the box. They may not be frozen.

The moisture content of the fat-free cheese may not exceed 75 % (instead of the minimum dry
matter content is 45 g per 100 g of cheese).

Method of production:

The main points of the method of production of (cid:145)Mont d’Or(cid:146) and (cid:145)Vacherin du Haut-Doubs(cid:146) cheese
are clarified in the following respects:

(cid:151) each cow must have at least one hectare of grassland for feeding,

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23.10.2001

(cid:151) the cheese is produced from 15 August to 15 March (instead of 15 August to 31 March); it may
be placed on the market from 10 September to 10 May only; certain technical parameters
relating to the chilling of the milk and to renneting are added,

(cid:151) maturing: the cellars must have a humidity of at least 92 %.

Labelling:

The labelling particulars, i.e. the name of the designation, the words (cid:145)Appellation d’origine contr(cid:244)lØe(cid:146)
(registered designation of origin), the logo and the name of the production plant (clearly printed),
must be marked on the side of the box.

National requirement:

for:

(cid:145)Decree of 29 December 1986(cid:146),

read:

(cid:145)Decree on the appellation d’origine contr(cid:244)lØe (cid:147)Mont d’Or(cid:148) or (cid:147)Vacherin du Haut-Doubs(cid:148) (cid:146).

4. Date of receipt of the full application: 20 April 2001.

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 Regu-
lation

(2001/C 296/08)

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 FOR AMENDMENT OF A SPECIFICATION: ARTICLE 9

1. Registered name: Reblochon or Reblochon de Savoie

2. Responsible department in the Member State

Institut national des appellations d’origine
138, Avenue des Champs-ElysØes
F-75008 Paris
Tel. (33-1) 53 89 80 00
Fax (33-1) 42 25 57 97

3. Amendment(s) requested

(cid:151) Specification heading:

& name

& description