Publication of a request under Article 9 of 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: 2002-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: blue-veined cheese, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, product designation, product quality

6.6.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 135/7

Publication of a request under Article 9 of 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

(2002/C 135/05)

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: Roquefort.

2. Responsible department in the Member State

Institut National des Appellations d'Origine
138, avenue des Champs-Élysées
F-75008 Paris
Tel. (33-1) 53 89 80 00
Fax (33-1) 42 25 57 97.

3. Amendment(s) requested:

— specification headings:

& name

description

& geographical area

& proof of origin

method of production

& link

labelling

national requirements

— amendment(s):

Description

The cheese is between 8,5 and 11,5 cm in height (instead of 8,5 and 10,5 cm) and weighs between
2,5 and 3 kg (instead of 2,5 and 2,9 kg). Its dry matter content must not be less than 55 grams per
100 grams of ripened cheese (instead of 56 grams per 100 grams).

Method of production

The breed of milk-producing sheep is specified (the ‘Lacaune’ breed and ‘black’ sheep bred from
animals of the ‘Lacaune’ breed standard), with a five-year time limit for conforming to that standard.
Details are given of their feed (at least three quarters of which must come from the area, unless
exceptions are made; obligatory daily pasturing, once weather conditions allow).

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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