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: 2003-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, Scotland, originating product, product designation, sheepmeat

25.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 99/3

Method of production

As a result of the amendment to the description described above it is necessary to amend the details
of the method of production. In addition, when the original application was put forward there was
almost no Scotch Beef sold in a frozen state. While this practice is still not widespread, the applicant
would like to remove the words ‘Only fresh or chilled product may be sold’ to allow Scotch Beef to
be sold frozen if a processor so wishes.

Therefore the current description,

‘Cattle are finished in Scotland for a period of not less than three months. The cattle are slaughtered
and dressed in accordance with the set specifications. Only fresh or chilled product may be sold.’

is being amended to the following:

‘Cattle are born and reared for the entirety of their lives in the designated geographical area. The
animals will have been produced and slaughtered in accordance with Quality Assurance schemes
accredited to European Standard EN45011 (ISO Guide 65) and having the same standards and
assessments and assessment frequencies of those set by the applicant. They are slaughtered and
dressed in that area in accordance with the set specifications.’

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

(2003/C 99/03)

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: Scotch Lamb

2. Responsible department in the Member State:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agrifood Exports and Regional Food Promotion Division
Regional and Local Foods Branch
Room 407
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London, SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-207) 238 66 87
Fax (44-207) 238 56 71

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Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2003

3. Amendment(s) requested:

— Specification heading(s):

name

x

description

geographical area

proof of origin

x method of production

link

labelling
national requirements

— Amendment(s):

Description

In order to better reflect current practice, take account of consumer concerns about greater trans-
parency in labelling and improve the quality of Scotch Lamb the current description,

‘The product is derived from lambs finished, for a minimum period of two months, slaughtered and
dressed in the designated area.’

is being amended to the following:

‘The product is derived from lambs born, reared for the entirety of their lives, slaughtered and
dressed in the designated geographical area. The animals will have been produced and slaughtered
in accordance with Quality Assurance schemes accredited to European Standard EN45011 (ISO
Guide 65) and having the same standards and assessments and assessment frequencies of those set
by the applicant.’

Method of production

As a result of the amendment to the description described above it is necessary to amend the details
of the method of production. In addition, when the original application was put forward there was
almost no Scotch Lamb sold in a frozen state. While this practice is still not widespread, the
applicant would like to remove the words ‘Only fresh or chilled product may be sold’ to allow
Scotch Lamb to be sold frozen if a processor so wishes.

Therefore the current description,

‘Lambs are finished in Scotland for a minimum of two months. They are slaughtered and dressed in
accordance with set specifications. The lamb is sold fresh or chilled.’

is being amended to the following:

‘Lambs are born and reared for the entirety of their lives in the designated geographical area. The
animals will have been produced and slaughtered in accordance with Quality Assurance schemes
accredited to European Standard EN45011 (ISO Guide 65) and having the same standards and
assessments and assessment frequencies of those set by the applicant. They are slaughtered and
dressed in that area in accordance with the set specifications.’