Publication of an approved standard amendment to a product specification of a geographical indication, as referred to in Article 4(4) and Article 5(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27
Date: 2025-04-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, consumer information, designation of origin, fresh meat, frozen product, labelling, poultry, poultrymeat, product designation, quality control of agricultural products








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C/2025/2451


24.4.2025






Publication of an approved standard amendment to a product specification of a geographical indication, as referred to in Article 4(4) and Article 5(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27
(C/2025/2451)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 5(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27 (1).
COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT
(Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143)


                     ‘Volailles des Landes’
                  


PGI-FR-0163-AM01 – 4.2.2025
                  

1.   Name of product


               ‘Volailles des Landes’
            
2.   Geographical indication type







☐


Protected designation of origin (PDO)










■


Protected geographical indication (PGI)










☐


Geographical indication (GI)




3.   Sector







■


Agricultural produce










☐


Wines










☐


Spirit drinks




4.   Country to which the geographical area belongs

France
5.   Qualification as standard amendment

The application for an amendment to the ‘Volailles des Landes’ PGI does not involve any of the three situations constituting a Union amendment, specifically:






a)


it does not include a change in the name of the protected geographical indication;










b)


it does not risk voiding the link with the geographical environment;










c)


it does not entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product.




The French authorities therefore consider that the application is for a standard amendment.
6.   Description of the approved standard amendment(s)

1.   Responsible department in the Member State

The ‘Competent authority of the Member State’ section containing the contact details for the National Institute of Origin and Quality (Institut national de la qualité et de l’origine – INAO) as the competent authority of the Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 has been added.
The amendment does not affect the single document.
2.   Applicant group

The ‘Applicant group’ section has been amended to contain only the details of the group and its composition.
The amendment does not affect the single document.
3.   Type of product

The ‘Type of product’ section has been updated in accordance with the nomenclature in force.
The amendment does not affect the single document.
4.   Name of product

The ‘Name of product’ section has been restricted to the name of the PGI ‘Volailles des Landes’. The products covered by the designation are listed in the description part.
The amendment does not affect the single document.
5.   Description of the product

The ‘Product description’ section has been amended to add guinea fowl capons, mini capons and giblets to the list of types of poultry concerned.
Guinea fowl capons and mini capons round off the ‘Volailles des Landes’ range of festive products.
The giblets concerned are the liver, gizzard and heart. These are taken from poultry carcasses slaughtered for the PGI. They can be marketed on their own under the PGI.
The description has been supplemented by a table showing the various types of poultry, their colour and the minimum weight of the carcasses.
The weight of the capons and poulards, which in the current specification is expressed as a live weight, has been amended to be expressed in carcass weight as in the case of the other poultry types.
The list of cuts has been deleted, as this is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 relating to marketing standards for poultrymeat.
A clarification that cuts may come from carcasses of Class A or having slight defects has been added. The carcasses from which the cuts are produced must comply with the minimum weight of the carcasses eviscerated without giblets. The appearance of the cuts must comply with the presentation criteria for Class A.
The marketing of whole carcasses, cuts and giblets in deep-frozen form has been added.
The description of poultry characteristics has also been revised to clarify the concepts of poultry with firm flesh (for raw poultry), covered poultry (with well-distributed subcutaneous fat) and meaty poultry (developed muscle mass and balanced fattening).
The amendment affects the single document.
6.   Definition of the geographical area

The wording of the ‘Definition of the geographical area’ section has been amended, but the geographical area itself has not been modified. The list of cantons mentioned initially has been replaced by the list of corresponding municipalities contained in the product specification.
The amendment affects the single document.
7.   Evidence that the product originates from the geographical area

The ‘Evidence that the product originates from the geographical area’ section has been amended. An obligation to identify in advance the operators responsible for conducting the necessary checks has been added. The table of traceability elements (step / information followed / relevant document) has been updated.
The amendment does not affect the single document.
8.   Method of production

The ‘Method of production’ section has been amended as follows:






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                        ‘Selection’
                     
A table has been added with the phenotypes of the strains selected for production under the PGI, specifying the plumage and the colours of the skin and feet.










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                        ‘Farming method’
                     
The rearing conditions have been specified: poultry are installed in a permanent or portable building, the maximum size of which is laid down (400 m2 for permanent buildings and 150 m2 for portable buildings). They have permanent access to water and food.
A description of the buildings (hatch, opening) has been added to ensure proper ventilation and airing, to avoid condensation and provide natural lighting inside the building.
The description of the runs has been amended. The term ‘shaded’ has been replaced by a specific number of trees or shrubs, depending on the number of birds in the run.
For the rearing of guinea fowl or guinea fowl capons, the obligation to have perches has been added.
A calculation basis has been added for determining the duration of the fallowing time.
The table summarising the habitat and run conditions for the various types of poultry has been updated in line with the above amendments, in particular as a result of the addition of guinea fowl capons and mini capons.










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                        ‘Feed’
                     
A positive list of permitted categories of raw materials has been added. Provision has been made for feeding poultry without using GMO maize.
The amounts of cereals and derived products at the fattening stage has also been amended; instead of a minimum of 75 % it is now a minimum of 70 %.
As regards the amount of products derived from cereals, there is an addition to the effect that the percentage of such products may not exceed 15 % of the total weight of the feed formula.
The share of maize in the feed is set at 50 % for yellow and white chickens, capons and poulards, and for quails.
The proportions for guinea fowl and guinea fowl capons are set at 30 %, with 20 % for turkeys.
Guinea fowl capons and mini capons have been added to the provision for capons and poulards, with a diet supplemented with dairy products of at least 5 % by weight of the feed formula. The feeding period for capons has been changed from the last 25 days to the last 21 days; this is now the same for all festive poultry.










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                        ‘Conditions for removal, transport and slaughter’
                     
Provisions have been added to the specification to make fasting obligatory and to lay down the maximum period between the end of removal and slaughter, the maximum transport time and a recovery time before slaughter.










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                        ‘Slaughter – cutting’
                     
Provisions have been added to the specification concerning the time between slaughter and cutting and/or deep-freezing (96 hours maximum).
The specification has been supplemented to add the criteria for sorting offal.
The amendment does not affect the single document.




9.   Link

The ‘Link’ section has been reorganised into three parts to distinguish the specific characteristics of the geographical area, the product and the causal link.
The amendment affects the single document.
10.   Inspection body

The ‘Inspection body’ section has been amended, in accordance with national guidelines aimed at harmonising how specifications are drafted, to contain only the name and contact details of the competent national authorities (the INAO (National Institute of Origin and Quality) and the DGCCRF (Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention)).
The INAO can provide the name and contact details of the certifying body.
The amendment does not affect the single document.
11.   Labelling

The ‘Labelling’ section has been amended in accordance with national guidelines aimed at harmonising how specifications are drafted. The current paragraph has been deleted and replaced by a sentence indicating the mandatory regulatory elements.
The amendment affects the single document.
12.   National requirements

The ‘National requirements’ section is presented in the form of a table showing the main items to be checked and the evaluation methods to be used, in line with changes to national legislation and rules.
The amendment does not affect the single document.
SINGLE DOCUMENT

Designations of origin and geographical indications of agricultural products

1.   Name(s)


               ‘Volailles des Landes’
            
2.   Geographical indication type

PDO ☐ PGI ■
3.   Country to which the demarcated geographical area belongs

France
4.   Description of the agricultural product

4.1.   Classification of the agricultural product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143







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02 – MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL




4.2.   Description of the agricultural product to which the registered name applies


                  ‘Volailles des Landes’ are birds of the Galliformes order. They belong to various families and include several types of bird:
Chickens, capons, mini capons and poulards
Guinea fowl and guinea fowl capons
Quail
Turkeys
They are derived from hardy, slow-growing strains adapted to a long rearing period which allow slaughter on the threshold of sexual maturity, ensuring optimum product quality.
They are reared in the open air or free-range (chickens) on runs lined with trees.
These rearing conditions, combined with a feed based on cereals, and maize in particular, make it possible to obtain poultry with firm flesh (for raw poultry), which is covered (with well-distributed subcutaneous fat) and meaty (developed muscle mass and balanced fattening). The relevant characteristics correspond to the criteria given below.









Finished product


Minimum dressed weight


Minimum weight gutted without offal


Skin/flesh colour


Leg colour




Chickens


1,3  kg


1  kg


Yellow or white


Yellow, white or black




Chicken capons


2,9  kg


2,5  kg


Yellow or white


Yellow, white or black




Mini capons


2  kg


1,7  kg


Yellow or white


Yellow, white or black




Poulards


1,95  kg


1,65  kg


Yellow or white


Yellow, white or black




Guinea fowl


1,1  kg


0,85  kg


Off-white


Black




Guinea fowl capons


1,8  kg


1,4  kg


Off-white


Black




Turkeys


2,7  kg


2,3  kg


Yellow or white


Black




Quail


_


With heads: 150  g
Without heads: 140  g


Yellow


Grey




 


 


 


 


 




Whole pieces, cuts and giblets (heart, gizzards and liver) are marketed fresh or deep-frozen.
4.3.   Derogations on sourcing of feed (for products of animal origin designated by a protected designation of origin only) and restrictions on sourcing of raw materials (for processed products designated by a protected geographical indication only)

The constituent raw materials of the feed for ‘Volailles des Landes’ are exclusively plant-based raw materials, dairy products and minerals.
The poultry’s feed is free from GMO maize.
During the fattening period, the poultry receive feed containing at least 70 % cereals, of which at least:






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50 % maize for chickens, poulards, capons, mini capons and quail,










—


30 % maize for guinea fowl and guinea fowl capons,










—


20 % maize for turkeys.
The percentage of products derived from cereals must not exceed 15 % of the total weight of the feed formula.
This period starts, for:










—


chickens, capons, guinea fowl capons, mini capons and poulards: from the 29th day










—


guinea fowl and turkeys: from the 64th day










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quail: from the 15th day
Capons, mini capons, guinea fowl capons and poulards are fed, in the last 21 days before slaughter, with dairy products representing at least 5 % by weight of the feed formula.




4.4.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area


                  ‘Volailles des Landes’ are reared in the demarcated geographical area, from their establishment on the holding until their removal from it.
4.5.   Specific rules concerning packaging, slicing, grating, etc. of the agricultural product the registered name refers to

Whole birds must be Class A carcasses.
Cuts may come from carcasses of Class A standard or having slight defects. The carcasses from which the cuts are produced must comply with the minimum weight of the carcasses eviscerated without giblets. The appearance of the cuts must comply with the presentation criteria for Class A.
Whole poultry is presented:






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                        ‘ready-to-cook’ (RTC) carcasses (plucked, eviscerated fowl, without the head and with or without the tarsus),










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                        ‘gutted’ (plucked, gutted, with head, feet and giblets present).
The cuts are presented as follows:










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cuts from the carcass,










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offal (heart, gizzard and liver).
Whole pieces, cuts and giblets are marketed fresh or deep-frozen.




4.6.   Specific rules concerning labelling of the agricultural product the registered name refers to

The labelling must include an information field giving consumers details of the characteristics of the product: rearing method, duration of rearing and feeding
5.   Concise definition of the geographical area

The geographical area covers:
Department of Gers:
Arblade-le-Bas, Arblade-le-Haut, Aurensan, Ayzieu, Barcelonne-du-Gers, Bascous, Bernède, Bétous, Bourrouillan, Bretagne-d’Armagnac, Campagne-d’Armagnac, Castelnau d’Auzan Labarrère, Castex-d’Armagnac, Caumont, Caupenne-d’Armagnac, Cazaubon, Cazeneuve, Corneillan, Courrensan, Cravencères, Dému, Eauze, Espas, Estang, Fourcès, Gée-Rivière, Gondrin, Le Houga, Labarthète, Lagraulet-du-Gers, Lanne-Soubiran, Lannemaignan, Lannepax, Lannux, Larée, Larroque-sur-l’Osse, Laujuzan, Lauraët, Lelin-Lapujolle, Lias-d’Armagnac, Loubédat, Luppé-Violles, Magnan, Manciet, Marguestau, Mauléon-d’Armagnac, Maulichères, Maumusson-Laguian, Maupas, Monclar, Monguilhem, Monlezun-d’Armagnac, Montréal, Mormès, Mourède, Nogaro, Noulens, Panjas, Perchède, Projan, Ramouzens, Réans, Sainte-Christie-d’Armagnac, Saint-Germé, Saint-Griède, Saint-Martin-d’Armagnac, Saint-Mont, Salles-d’Armagnac, Séailles, Ségos, Sion, Sorbets, Tarsac, Toujouse, Urgosse, Vergoignan, Verlus, Viella and the part of the municipality of Riscle corresponding to the municipality of Riscle before it was merged with the municipality of Cannet on 1 January 2019.
Department of Gironde:
Andernos-les-Bains, Arbanats, Arcachon, Arcins, Arès, Arsac, Aubiac, Audenge, Auros, Avensan, Ayguemorte-les-Graves, Balizac, Le Barp, Barsac, Bazas, Beautiran, Bégadan, Bègles, Belin-Béliet, Bernos-Beaulac, Berthez, Biganos, Birac, Blaignan-Prignac, Blanquefort, Bommes, Bordeaux, Bourideys, Le Bouscat, Brach, Brannens, La Brède, Brouqueyran, Bruges, Budos, Cabanac-et-Villagrains, Cadaujac, Canéjan, Captieux, Carcans, Castelnau-de-Médoc, Castres-Gironde, Cauvignac, Cazalis, Cazats, Cérons, Cestas, Cissac-Médoc, Civrac-en-Médoc, Coimères, Couquèques, Cours-les-Bains, Cudos, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, Escaudes, Eysines, Fargues, Gaillan-en-Médoc, Gajac, Gans, Giscos, Goualade, Gradignan, Grayan-et-l’Hôpital, Grignols, Guillos, Gujan-Mestras, Le Haillan, Hostens, Hourtin, Illats, Isle-Saint-Georges, Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac, Labarde, Labescau, Lacanau, Lados, Lamarque, Landiras, Langon, Lanton, Lartigue, Lavazan, Lège-Cap-Ferret, Léogeats, Léognan, Lerm-et-Musset, Lesparre-Médoc, Lignan-de-Bazas, Listrac-Médoc, Louchats, Lucmau, Ludon-Médoc, Lugos, Macau, Marcheprime, Margaux-Cantenac, Marimbault, Marions, Martignas-sur-Jalle, Martillac, Masseilles, Mazères, Mérignac, Mios, Moulis-en-Médoc, Naujac-sur-Mer, Le Nizan, Noaillan, Ordonnac, Origne, Parempuyre, Pauillac, Pessac, Le Pian-Médoc, Podensac, Pompéjac, Le Porge, Portets, Préchac, Preignac, Pujols-sur-Ciron, Queyrac, Roaillan, Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc, Saint-Christoly-Médoc, Saint-Côme, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Germain-d’Esteuil, Saint-Jean-d’Illac, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, Saint-Laurent-Médoc, Saint-Léger-de-Balson, Saint-Magne, Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans, Saint-Michel-de-Castelnau, Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret, Saint-Morillon, Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Selve, Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, Saint-Symphorien, Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc, Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc, Sainte-Hélène, Salaunes, Salles, Saucats, Saumos, Sauternes, Sauviac, Sendets, Sigalens, Sillas, Soulac-sur-Mer, Soussans, Le Taillan-Médoc, Talais, Talence, Le Teich, Le Temple, La Teste-de-Buch, Toulenne, Le Tuzan, Uzeste, Valeyrac, Vendays-Montalivet, Vensac, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Vertheuil, Villandraut, Villenave-d’Ornon and Virelade.
Department of Landes: The whole department.
Department of Lot-et-Garonne:
Allons, Ambrus, Antagnac, Anzex, Barbaste, Beauziac, Boussès, Casteljaloux, Caubeyres, Damazan, Durance, Fargues-sur-Ourbise, Houeillès, Labastide-Castel-Amouroux, Lavardac, Leyritz-Moncassin, Mézin, Montgaillard-en-Albret, Pindères, Pompiey, Pompogne, Poudenas, Poussignac, Réaup-Lisse, La Réunion, Saint-Léon, Saint-Martin-Curton, Sainte-Maure-de-Peyriac, Saint-Pé-Saint-Simon, Saint-Pierre-de-Buzet, Sauméjan, Sos, Villefranche-du-Queyran and Xaintrailles.
Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques:
Arancou, Argagnon, Arget, Arnos, Arthez-de-Béarn, Artix, Arzacq-Arraziguet, Aubous, Auterrive, Aydie, Ayherre, Baigts-de-Béarn, Balansun, Baliracq-Maumusson, Bardos, La Bastide-Clairence, Bayonne, Bellocq, Bérenx, Bergouey-Viellenave, Bidache, Bonnut, Boucau, Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque, Bouillon, Boumourt, Briscous, Burosse-Mendousse, Cabidos, Came, Carresse-Cassaber, Castagnède, Casteide-Cami, Casteide-Candau, Castétis, Castetpugon, Castillon (Canton d’Arthez-de-Béarn), Cescau, Conchez-de-Béarn, Coublucq, Diusse, Doazon, Escos, Fichous-Riumayou, Garlin, Garos, Géus-d'Arzacq, Guiche, Hagetaubin, Isturits, Labastide-Cézéracq, Labastide-Monréjeau, Labastide-Villefranche, Labeyrie, Lacadée, Lacq, Lahonce, Lahontan, Lanneplaà, Larreule, Léren, Lonçon, Louvigny, Malaussanne, Mascaraàs-Haron, Mazerolles, Méracq, Mesplède, Mialos, Moncla, Mont-Disse, Montagut, Morlanne, Mouguerre, Mouhous, Orthez, Piets-Plasence-Moustrou, Pomps, Portet, Poursiugues-Boucoue, Puyoô, Ramous, Ribarrouy, Saint-Boès, Saint-Dos, Saint-Girons-en-Béarn, Saint-Jean-Poudge, Saint-Médard, Saint-Pé-de-Léren, Saint-Pierre-d’Irube, Salies-de-Béarn, Salles-Mongiscard, Sallespisse, Sames, Sault-de-Navailles, Séby, Serres-Sainte-Marie, Tadousse-Ussau, Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave, Urcuit, Urdès, Urt, Uzan, Vialer, Viellenave-d’Arthez, Vignes and Villefranque.
Maps of this geographical area can be found on the website of the National Origin and Quality Institute (Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité).
6.   Link with the geographical area

The ‘Volailles des Landes’ PGI is based on a reputation and characteristics linked to the birds’ maize-based feed and a farming method that favours access to wooded poultry runs.
The geographical area is characterised by a climate conducive to livestock farming over large areas and people with know-how in this type of production. The reputation of ‘Volailles des Landes’ was forged on the basis of these factors.
Natural factors
The geographical area of the ‘Volailles des Landes’ PGI refers both to the department of Landes, which forms its heart, and to the area of Landes de Gascogne, which gives it a boundary. It covers a vast area: it forms part of the Aquitaine Basin and has a triangle shape pointing towards the Atlantic Ocean. The valley of the River Gave de Pau is located at its base, with the Pointe de Grave at the tip of the Gironde estuary at its top end.
Much of this area comprises sandy, quaternary-era deposits shaped by the wind. Sandy soils are often marshy with heath-like vegetation. The pine forest was planted in this area starting at the end of the 18th century so as to keep the dunes stable and drain the marshland.
The Landes have scattered forest or farm holdings with their buildings constructed around what is known locally as an ‘airial’ – a very large, unfenced grassy area with a few trees, forming a clearing at the heart of the forest, with several houses and outhouses (barns, sheep pens and chicken coops).
To the south is the hilly landscape of Chalosse, with its geology originating in detritus caused by erosion in the Pyrenees. Agriculture is diverse, including mixed crop farming and animal rearing, often combining maize and poultry farming.
The predominantly oceanic climate has mild temperatures, low winds, a low temperature range and rainfall that is relatively abundant and well distributed throughout the year.
Human factors
Until the 19th century, agriculture in the Landes was based on a subsistence economy. Poultry farming was at that time an important part of the farmers’ economy: poultry, together with pork, was families’ only sources of meat products. Until the 1950s, poultry was a matter for women, a secondary activity in farm life.
After the Second World War, forest farms in the Landes suffered from both a huge fire (in 1949) and the falling value of pine resin. The production of poultry appeared an asset for the area, with a relatively short production cycle allowing farmers to get more frequent returns on their money.
Production was still traditional but new farming techniques developed. Farmers in the Landes formed a union and chose not to take the path of intensive poultry farming; instead, they opted for quality while rationalising traditional farming methods. The first red label was obtained in 1965 for yellow chickens. Others would follow.
Poultry production could not have been established and developed without growing maize, which is one of the factors underpinning the feed for ‘Volailles des Landes’.
This cereal was first introduced into France in the south of the Landes and in Chalosse before 1600 [according to J. P. Lescarret, Bull., Soc. de Borda, 1983]. In 1785, Parmentier wrote the following about maize: ‘There is nothing that poultry like and that benefits them more than this grain of which they are fond (…). Their flesh is fine, tender and delicate (…). Indeed, no animal exists for which maize is not a delicious meal’ [Parmentier, Maize or Wheat from Turkey (Le Maïs ou blé de Turquie), p. 114].
The way the habitat is marked off in ‘airials’ with large unoccupied areas meant that poultry could benefit from runs under tree cover. Poultry in ‘airials’ in the Landes, or in farms in Chalosse, are entirely free to choose their runs. This is true for the whole day, from the moment the coop is opened until it is shut again.
Animal rearing is still often carried out in small portable buildings moved after each use. This helps regenerate the runs and thus encourages the poultry to move around in them.
Specificity of the product

               ‘Volailles des Landes’ come from hardy, slow-growing strains adapted to long periods of rearing on tree-covered, low-density runs.
These rearing conditions, combined with feed based on cereals, and maize in particular, make it possible to obtain poultry with firm flesh (for raw poultry) that are covered (with well-distributed subcutaneous fat) and meaty (developed muscle mass and balanced fattening).
Causal link
The geographical area of ‘Volailles des Landes’ has exceptional climatic conditions favourable to poultry rearing. The presence of a large mass of forest has a buffer effect on variations in temperatures, humidity and wind intensity. It is thus an ideal environment for poultry rearing.
The nature of human occupation in this area and the development of maize crops have made it possible to maintain traditional poultry farming with a diet based on cereals, in which maize accounts for at least half of the feed. The emphasis is on a coop habitat, often in the form of simple shacks kept open during the day to give access to the run and used only to protect the poultry from humidity and morning frosts, and from predators.
Slow-growing strains need more time than others to develop muscles naturally. Free-range or outdoor rearing helps ‘Volailles des Landes’ to develop their characteristics: muscle mass and firm flesh, when the maize feed, a cereal rich in starch, provides the poultry with the energy ration needed to give it complete cover (well-distributed subcutaneous fat).
Respect for local traditions and the judicious adaptation of farming methods to modern production requirements have enabled it to maintain a quality that is always appreciated: the yellow chicken of the Landes (under various brands) obtained the gold medal at the Concours Général de Paris on several occasions (e.g. in 2022).
Michelin-starred chefs talk about the chicken from the Landes. One example is Philippe Lagraula, who likes to cook poultry. ‘The yellow chicken of the Landes is in a class of its own with its unparalleled taste and soft and tender flesh. It doesn’t bear comparison with other poultry.’ [as told to Sabine Darre, writing in the À table supplement to the Dauphiné Libéré, 2023]. There is also chef Hélène Darroze: ‘The taste of roast chicken is my version of Proust’s madeleine; it is the dish of my childhood in the Landes. On Sunday evenings my family would get together at my grandfather’s house in Villeneuve-de-Marsan. We’d eat an oven-roasted chicken accompanied by thick-cut chips cooked in duck fat. It was very fatty Landes poultry, fed on maize and running around the farm.’ [As told to Jacky Durand, Libération, October 2008.] Landes poultry is also dear to chef Michel Guérard for whom ‘the best chicken in the world comes from the Landes’. [As told to Audrey Ludwig in a special edition of the Côté Landes series, Alfred Éditions, June 2022.]

Reference to publication of the geographical indication


https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/boagri/document_administratif-adbcc949-fc76-4495-a764-229800b37dda



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            OJ L, 2025/27, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/27/oj.


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