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: Rhône-Alpes, cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation

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(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

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geographical area

& proof of origin

method of production

& link

labelling

national requirements

(cid:151) Amendment(s):

Geographical area:

Limited changes to the geographical area involving the deletion of two communes in Saint-Jean de
Maurienne, the inclusion of the whole of a commune hitherto included in part only, the inclusion of
two communes, and a formal change where communes formerly amalgamated have
parts of
separated.

Method of production:

The main points of the (cid:145)Reblochon(cid:146) or (cid:145)Reblochon de Savoie(cid:146) production method are clarified in the
following respects:

(cid:151) allowing for exceptions of up to 25 % of the dairy herd’s annual needs, feed is to be provided by
fodder from the geographical area: grazing in summer and properly preserved hay in winter;
silage is banned on holdings producing milk for Reblochon,

(cid:151) the cheese is made in specially dedicated workshops; certain technical parameters relating to
collection, storage and taking delivery of the milk, renneting (within no more than 24 hours
from the first milking, at a temperature of between 30 (cid:176)C and 35 (cid:176)C), addition of starter cultures,
coagulation, shaping (in perforated moulds measuring 14 cm in diameter and 6-8 cm in height),
pressing, salting, prematuring after removal from the mould (for a minimum of four days),
washing and maturing (at between 12 (cid:176)C and 14 (cid:176)C) are added,

(cid:151) where a waiver is granted, maturing may take place in two adjacent communes outside the

geographical area until 1 January 2015 (instead of indefinitely),

(cid:151) packaging of the whole cheeses (mandatory for manufacture of cheese on the farm) or as

half-cheeses must take place within the geographical area.

Clarifications are provided regarding manufacture on the farm.

Labelling:

A casein label, affixed during manufacture, gives the plant’s identification number.

The word (cid:145)fermier(cid:146) may be used subject to certain conditions.

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)Reblochon(cid:148) (cid:146).

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