Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, agricultural education, agricultural holding, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 135/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6.6.2002

Details are provided on the milk and its storage, renneting (carried out at a temperature of between
28 °C and 34 °C), the curd (delaying formation not allowed), the moulding of the curd (done after
pre-draining), draining (done without pressing), the marking, seeding and pricking of the cheese;
pricking and delivery to the ripening cave must take place within two days, or four under certain
conditions. The cheese is produced in specially dedicated facilities.

The cheese is ripened and aged for at least 90 days from the date of its manufacture. During this
period, it is first ripened and then aged at a controlled temperature. The cheese is left exposed in the
caves for the length of time needed for the Penicillium Roqueforti to develop successfully. This must
not be a period of less than two weeks. Slow ageing in a protective wrapping then continues in the
caves or in temperature-controlled cellars where the cheese is stored. Protective wrapping takes
place only in the caves.

The cheese is aged, stored, cut, conditioned, pre-packed and packed exclusively in the municipality
of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

Labelling

Except for the ‘Brebis Rouge’ shared trademark and other special trading or manufacturing marks or
corporate names or symbols, it is not permitted to qualify the name ‘Roquefort’ or add any other
words to it.

National requirements

‘Decree of 29 December 1986’, Read:

For:
“Roquefort”.’

‘Decree on the registered designation of origin

4. Date of receipt of the full application: 14 September 2001.

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2002/C 135/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT/31/2001.

Member State: Italy.

Region: Reggio Emilia (Regione Emilia-Romagna).

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Contributions to training measures in farming
in Reggio Emilia.

Objective of aid: The aid is aimed at training measures in the
agricultural sector in the province of Reggio Emilia in order to:

— improve the occupational

skills of

farmers and farm
workers in preparation for the qualitative reorientation of
application of production practices
production,
environment,
compatible with the protection of
enhancement of
the landscape, hygiene standards and
animal welfare,

the

the

Legal basis: Deliberazione della Giunta della Camera di com-
mercio di Reggio Emilia n. 90 del 26.4.2001.

— providing farmers and farm workers with the necessary
knowledge to run an economically profitable business.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
EUR 154 938,07.

Maximum aid intensity: 70 %.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Farming.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Date of implementation: 18.5.2001 (Deadline for presen-
tation of the application: 31.7.2001).

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 30.6.2002.

Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di
Reggio Emilia
Piazza della Vittoria
I-42100 Reggio Emilia
Tel.: (39) 05 22 79 61