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: Corsica, cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation

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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 296/03)

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: Brocciu corse or Brocciu

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)Brocciu corse(cid:146) or (cid:145)Brocciu(cid:146) weighs between 250 grams and 3 kilograms (instead of 500 grams and
1 500 grams), and the four types of moulds used contain 3 kg, 1 kg, 500 g and 250 g.

The (cid:145)passu(cid:146) type contains at least 35 grams of dry matter for 100 grams of cheese.

Method of production:

The following major features of the method of production of (cid:145)Brocciu corse(cid:146) or (cid:145)Brocciu(cid:146) are clarified
as follows:

(cid:151) from July 2006, only the Corsican breed of sheep and the Corsican breed of goats are to be

authorised,

(cid:151) the fresh whey derived from the rennet-based curdling of the milk is used two hours at most
after it is obtained. During the heating process of the whey, whole fresh and raw milk is added
in a proportion not exceeding 25 % of the volume of the whey (instead of 35 %) as well as
drinking water in a proportion not exceeding 15 % (instead of an unlimited quantity); the use
of milk and whey which is frozen, powdered or in any other preserved form is prohibited,

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(cid:151) the resulting mass obtained is placed manually and carefully in successive stages in truncated

cone-shaped moulds of the appropriate size,

(cid:151) (cid:145)Brocciu corse(cid:146) or (cid:145)Brocciu(cid:146) of the (cid:145)passu(cid:146) type is salted with dry salt and ripened for at least 21

days (instead of 15 days).

Labelling:

The label bears the name of
(registered designation of origin) or (cid:145)AOC(cid:146)
shown on the label.

the designation and the words (cid:145)Appellation d’origine contr(cid:244)lØe(cid:146)
in letters at least two-thirds the size of the largest

On fresh cheese the word (cid:145)frais(cid:146) (fresh) must appear. The indication of the date of manufacture is
mandatory.

On ripened cheese the word (cid:145)passu(cid:146) (instead of (cid:145)sec(cid:146) or (cid:145)passu(cid:146)) must appear.

National requirement:

for:

(cid:145)Decree of 10 June 1983(cid:146),

read:

(cid:145)Decree on the (cid:147)Brocciu corse or Brocciu(cid:148) registered designation of origin(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 296/04)

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 FOR AMENDMENT OF A SPECIFICATION: ARTICLE 9

1. Registered name: ComtØ

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