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: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation, product quality

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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 210/04)

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 SPECIFICATION: ARTICLE 9

1. Registered designation: ‘Roncal’.

2. Responsible department in the Member State:

Name:

Subdirección General de Denominaciones de Calidad y Relaciones Interprofesionales y
Contractuales — Dirección General de Alimentación — Subsecretaría de Agricultura,
Pesca y Alimentación del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España.

Address:

Infanta Isabel, 1 — E-28071 Madrid

Tel. (34) 913 47 53 94

3. Amendments requested:

— Specification headings:

& name

description

& geographical area

& proof of origin

method of production

& link

& labelling

& national requirements

— Amendments:

Description:

for:

‘Pressed cheese made from milk of ewes of the “Rasa” and “Lacha” breeds, not containing
colostrum or medicinal products that might affect the preparation, ageing or conservation of
the cheese.’

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read:

‘Pressed cheese made from milk of ewes of the “Rasa” and “Lacha” breeds and the F1 Lacha x
Milchschaf crossbreed, not containing colostrum or any medicinal products that might affect
the preparation, ageing or conservation of the cheese.’

for:

‘. . . the final product has a fat content (fat/dry extract) of more than 50 %.’

read:

‘. . . the final product has a fat content (fat/dry extract) of more than 45 %.’

for:

‘The physico-chemical properties of the cheese are as follows:

fat content (fat/dry extract) ................. not less than 50 %
...................................
moisture content

less than 40 %’.

read:

‘The physico-chemical properties of the cheese are as follows:

fat content (fat/dry extract) ................. not less than 45 %
...................................
moisture content

less than 40 %’.

Method of production:

for:

‘The milk is coagulated using sufficient natural rennet to ensure coagulation in a minimum of
one hour.’

read:

‘The milk is coagulated using sufficient natural rennet to ensure coagulation in a maximum of
one hour.’

for:

‘The curd maintains a temperature of between 32 °C and 37 °C during coagulation, cutting
and draining.’

read:

‘The curd maintains a temperature of between 30 °C and 37 °C during coagulation, cutting
and draining.’

4. Date of receipt of the full application: 30 April 2001.