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: 2002-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, hard cheese, labelling, product designation

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Official Journal of the European Communities

12.11.2002

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

(2002/C 275/05)

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 FOR AMENDMENT OF A SPECIFICATION: ARTICLE 9

1. Registered name: Parmigiano Reggiano

2. Responsible department in the Member State

Ministero delle Politiche agricole e forestali
Dipartimento della Qualità dei prodotti agroalimentari e dei servizi
Direzione Generale della Qualità dei prodotti agroalimentari e la tutela del consumatore
Via XX Settembre n. 20
I-00187 Roma
Tel. (39) 06 481 99 68
Fax (39) 06 42 01 31 26
E-mail: qtc3@politicheagricole.it

3. Amendment(s) requested

— Specification heading:

& name

description

& geographical area

& proof of origin

method of production

& link

labelling

& national requirements

other

— Amendment(s):

Description:

The mould ranges in height from not less than 20 cm to not more than 26 cm with resulting
variations in weight, the minimum being set at 30 kg.

The oiling of the exterior of the mould, a possibility almost never availed of, has now been
discontinued as it proved to be a drawback when marketing the product.

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Method of production:

The use of raw milk is specified. Heat treatment may not be applied and no additives may be used.

Milking operations, the maximum period for which milking takes place, conservation and the partial
skimming of the milk by removal of the cream that rises to the top in open-air tanks, the adding of
natural whey inoculum produced by spontaneous acidification of the whey residue from the
previous day's processing,
the curds and the
moulding of the cheese are explained as appropriate in accordance with local, trustworthy and
established practice, as traditionally observed.

the coagulation of

the dripping of

the milk,

Labelling:

The origin of the cheese is stencilled on the product and a casein nameplate is attached bearing the
words Parmigiano Reggiano together with codes identifying the mould so that the product can be
accurately traced.

Selection is marked by the ‘Consorzio di tutela del Parmigiano Reggiano’ using indelible marks for
the selection classes following verification by the approved inspection agency.

Other — Rules on feed for cows

A list of prohibited fodder and by-products is specified, reflecting currently available technical
knowledge of animal nutrition.

Aspects of the rules on feed that have no impact on the link with the territory have been simplified
and the rules themselves have been tightened as regards the use of the ‘unifeed technique’ for
administering feed.

4. Date of receipt of the full application: 13 May 2002.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2948 — CVC/Kwik-Fit)

(2002/C 275/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 October 2002, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2948. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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