Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2007 of 10 September 2007 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Melon du Quercy (PGI))
Date: 2007-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, designation of origin, fruit vegetable, location of production, product designation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1040/2007

of 10 September 2007

approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected
designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Melon du Quercy (PGI))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications
and designations of origin for agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1)
and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the
Commission has examined the application from France
for approval to amend the specification for the protected
designation of origin ‘Melon du Quercy’ registered by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/2004 (2).

The purpose of this application is to amend the specifi-
cation concerning the names of the communes included
in the geographical area for ‘Melon du Quercy’, since five
communes were mistakenly omitted from the list when
the names of the cantons and communes were tran-
scribed from the map.

in
The Commission has examined the amendment
justified. Since this
question and decided that
is
in accordance with
concerns a minor amendment,
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006,
the
Commission may adopt it without using the procedure
set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Regulation,

it

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

indication ‘Melon du
is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to

The specification for the geographical
Quercy’
this Regulation.

Article 2

A summary of the main points of the specification is given in
Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 September 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 952/2007 (OJ L 210, 10.8.2007, p. 26).

(2) OJ L 224, 25.6.2004, p. 16.

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ANNEX I

The following amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Melon du Quercy’ (France) have
been adopted:

‘Geographical area’:

in the paragraph beginning ‘The following cantons’

— under the first indent ‘In Tarn and Garonne’, in the second sub-indent

— ‘Canton de Valence d’Agen’

the name of the following commune shall be added:

‘Perville’

— under the second indent, ‘In Lot’,

a fourth sub-indent shall be added with the names of the following communes:

— Canton de Cahors Sud: ‘Labastide-Marnhac’, ‘Le Montat’

— under the second indent, ‘In Lot’,

— sub-indent Canton de Luzech,

the name of the following commune shall be added:

‘Cambayrac’

— sub-indent Canton de Puy l’Evêque,

the name of the following commune shall be added:

‘Floressas’.

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ANNEX II

SUMMARY

Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin of
agricultural products and foodstuffs
‘MELON DU QUERCY’

EC No: FR/IGP/105/0086/30.12.2005

PDO ( )

PGI (X)

This summary sets out the main points of the product specification for information purposes.

1.

Responsible department in the Member State:

Name:

Address:
Tel.:

Fax:

E-mail:

2. Group:

Name:
Address:

Tel.:

Fax:
E-mail:

Institut National des Appellations d’Origine
51, rue d’Anjou — F-75008 Paris
(33) 153 89 80 00

(33) 142 25 57 97

info@inao.gouv.fr

Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Melon du Quercy
29, avenue du Général-de-Gaulle — F-46170 Castelnau-Montratier
(33) (0)5 65 21 96 83

(33) (0)5 65 21 88 15
melon-du-quercy@wanadoo.fr

Composition: Producers/processors (X)

Other ( )

3.

Type of product:
Class 1,6 — Fruit, vegetables, cereals, whether or not processed

4.

Specifications

(summary of the requirements in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

4.1. N a m e

Melon du Quercy

4.2. D e s c r i p t i o n

Melon with smooth or netted grey/green to yellow peel and orange flesh. Weight: from 450 g to 1 300 g and above.

4.3. G e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a

The Melon du Quercy PGI area includes:

The following cantons:

— In Tarn et Garonne: Bourg-de-Visa, Caussade, Lafrançaise, Lauzerte, Moissac, Molières, Montaigu-de-Quercy,

Monpezat-de-Quercy, Monclar-de-Quercy, Négrepolisse, Villebrumier, Montauban.

— In Lot: Castelnau-Montratier, Montcuq, Lalbenque.

— In Lot et Garonne: Tournon, Penne, Beauville, Puymirol.

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The communes in the following cantons:

— In Tarn et Garonne:

— Canton de Caylus: Mouillac.

— Canton de Valence d’Agen: Castelsagrat, Goudouville, Saint-Clair, Gasque, Montjoi, Perville, Pommevic, Valence

d’Agen.

— In Lot:

— Canton de Cahors Sud: Labastide-Marnhac, Le Montat

— Canton de Limogne: Concots.

— Canton de Luzech: Cambayrac, Carnac Rouffiac, Villesèque, Sauzet.

— Canton de Puy l’Évêque: Floressas, Lacapelle Cabanac, Sérignac, Mauroux.

4.4. P r o o f o f o r i g i n

Melon du Quercy has been produced in Quercy since the XVIth century. In 1930, production received a boost when
the area planted was increased and the melon appeared on local markets. Production again increased between 1940
and 1945. Since 1960, exports have permitted further production growth.

Melon du Quercy now has a confirmed reputation and the range of marks used in itself shows the importance of the
link between the product and the area.

At the beginning of each marketing year, experts approved by the Certifying Body authorise each grower’s parcels
(geographical area and eligible land). Each parcel is entered in the Melon du Quercy cultivation register: commune,
section, land register references, area in ares.

A copy of the information is kept in the grower’s cultivation register, a copy sent to the fruit packing station and
another to the ‘Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Melon du Quercy’.

For each lot delivered to the packing station, the name of the grower, the variety and the parcels are identified and
recorded. The packing station puts together lots from several growers. Certified lots are separated from non-certified
lots on entry into the packing station and are packed, labelled and marketed separately.

4.5. M e t h o d o f p r o d u c t i o n

The melons are grown from selected varieties. They are harvested when fully ripe and, if possible, before 1 p.m.
every day. They are then placed in a single layer on wooden trays or in plastic crates, closely packed but not crushed
together.

After harvesting, the melons are placed under cover to protect them from the sun and any bad weather and
transported to the packing station the same day. The melons are then checked and approved on the basis of
their appearance and sugar content. They are sorted, graded and packed in trays on cellular trays and/or in
paper depending on their weight and colour.

4.6. L i n k

What makes Quercy suited to melon growing are its soil and its climate. The alternance of ocean (cool and wet) and
Mediterranean (hot and dry) influences typical of its climate produces large temperature ranges on a daily basis,
providing the plant with ideal growing conditions (temperature and moisture).

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Another factor is the limy-clayey soil. The clay is basically of illite and montmorillonite, which retain potassium, thus
regulating the plant’s uptake of the mineral. This gives the melon a particular perfume and unique characteristics.
The soil retains water well, ensuring that the plant receives a regular supply.

4.7. I n s p e c t i o n b o d y

Name: Qualisud
Address: 15, avenue de Bayonne — F-40500 Saint-Sever
Tel.:

(33) (0)558 06 53 30

Fax:

(33) (0)562 88 13 91

E-mail:

qualisud@wanadoo.fr

4.8. L a b e l l i n g :

— Product name: Melon du Quercy.

— Certified characteristics: Grown in Quercy, harvested fully ripe.