Official Journal C 156 of the European Union

Volume 63 English edition Information and Notices 8 May 2020

Contents

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2020/C 156/01 Communication from the Commission — Guidance on free movement of health professionals and minimum harmonisation of training in relation to COVID-19 emergency measures – recommendations regarding Directive 2005/36/EC ...... 1

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2020/C 156/02 Euro exchange rates — 7 May 2020 ...... 5

2020/C 156/03 Notice from the Commission pursuant to paragraph 17 of Article 4 of the Protocol 1 to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the SADC EPA States, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation — Notification of the revised list of materials originating in South Africa and which cannot be imported directly into the EU duty-free quota-free, to which the cumulation provided for under paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Protocol 1 to the EU-SADC EPA shall not apply ...... 6

EN V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2020/C 156/04 Notice concerning the anti-subsidy measures in force on imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey: change of name of a company subject to the countervailing duty rate for non-sampled cooperating companies ...... 10

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2020/C 156/05 Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 ...... 11 8.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 156/1

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Guidance on free movement of health professionals and minimum harmonisation of training in relation to COVID-19 emergency measures – recommendations regarding Directive 2005/36/EC

(2020/C 156/01)

The COVID-19 crisis requires immediate and exceptional measures in the field of public health. Member States are struggling to provide enough medical staff to fight the crisis and still be able to diagnose, treat and care for patients. The situation in healthcare facilities and training institutions may have an impact on the possibility to provide full training to health professions, in particular practical training.

While reacting swiftly to the crisis is of paramount importance, there is also a need to keep in mind the more medium- or long-term effects that any emergency measures might have and to mitigate the negative impacts as far as possible by being resourceful and flexible. The Commission wishes to support the Member States by providing assistance and information, and in particular by highlighting certain aspects of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) that are important when considering how to minimise the consequences of the crisis’ impact on healthcare professionals. This includes impacts on harmonised training requirements and safeguarding the full rights of health professionals, including the facilitation of the recognition of qualifications for cross-border movement and ensuring a high level of health and safety for the patients.

The aim of this guidance is to ensure the free movement of health professionals to the largest extent possible, given the extraordinary circumstances they are currently facing. This guidance complements the information provided in the Communication on EU emergency assistance on cross-border cooperation in healthcare related to the COVID-19 crisis (2) and in the Communication on the implementation of the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU, on the facilitation of transit arrangements for the repatriation of EU citizens, and on the effects on visa policy (3).

The Commission wishes to reassure Member States that it will be available to discuss with each and every one of them the particular problems encountered during the crisis and to address them, if appropriate and necessary, in a suitable way, using all the administrative and legislative means at its disposal.

The Directive sets out rules on the cross-border recognition of professional qualifications. For certain sectoral professions such as general care nurses, dentists (including specialists), doctors (including a range of specialists) and pharmacists, the Directive also lays down minimum training requirements at EU level. Under Article 21(1) of the Directive, host Member States must automatically recognise the qualifications awarded at the end of such training listed in Annex V of the

(1) OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22. (2) OJ C 111I, 3.4.2020, p. 1. (3) OJ C 102I, 30.3.2020, p. 3. C 156/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

Directive. The qualifications of other health professionals, such as specialised nurses for whom no minimum training requirements exist at EU level, are not subject to automatic recognition. Host Member States are allowed (but not obliged) to check the qualifications of those professionals and may impose compensation measures where appropriate.

The following points should guide Member States when considering measures to address immediate staff shortages or measures for training future health professionals.

1. Recognition and permission to work for health professionals in cross-border situations

(a) The Directive provides professionals requesting recognition of their qualifications in another EU country with rights to ensure that Member State authorities assess their requests properly and within certain procedural safeguards and deadlines. These rules set out the most that can be required of health professionals. They do not oblige the Member States to impose restrictions as regards recognition procedures. As a result:

The Directive does not prevent Member States from taking a more liberal approach to how they treat incoming health professionals, both for temporary service provision or establishment, for instance by dropping the requirement for a prior declaration and prior check of qualifications or by applying shorter deadlines for handling applications, requesting fewer documents than usual, not asking for certified translations or not insisting on a compensation measure when the host Member State considers that there is no major risk to patient safety. The measures in place should be of non-discriminatory nature.

The training of some health professions, such as doctors with basic medical training, a number of medical specialisations such as respiratory medicine or anaesthetics, and general care nurses is based on minimum harmonisation under the Directive.

For the purpose of temporary and occasional service provision, where these health professionals move temporarily to another Member State to strengthen the workforce for a limited period, only a simple prior declaration may be required of them, without any need to wait for a decision from the host Member State authorities. Such declaration obligations can be waived unilaterally by the host Member State, either in general or for particular periods, activities or sectors.

For other health professions, Member States can impose a prior check of the qualifications of professionals whose activities have health and safety implications. This may be the case for specialist nurses (as opposed to general care nurses), certain specialist doctors, for example if the receiving Member State has a regulated specialty that does not exist in the sending Member State, or paramedical professionals such as physiotherapists.

Prior checks are not mandatory under the Directive and Member States remain free to speed up, reduce or dispense with such prior checks.

(b) The Directive does not apply to applicants that are not yet fully qualified in their home Member State. This does not prevent the host Member State from allowing them to provide limited health services in its territory or be employed under its own national law, including via specific procedures put in place to respond to the crisis.

2. Early graduation for sectoral health professions or temporary adaptations of the curricula due to the crisis

Some Member States may be considering early graduation for students at an advanced stage of training in order to make medical staff available or because the final months of training cannot be completed due to the crisis (closed training institutions, inability to provide structured practical training in hospitals etc.) Any such consideration needs to take into account the fact that the sectoral health professions are subject to minimum training requirements at EU level. 8.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 156/3

(a) If the minimum requirements set out in the Directive are met, early graduation in sectoral professions or shortening of training is within the competence of the Member States and is in line with the Directive. The qualifications listed in Annex V can be issued to the professionals in question and they will have full rights to automatic recognition in the future. This may be the case, for example, in countries where training goes beyond the minimum requirements required by the Directive.

(b) If the minimum requirements set out in the Directive cannot be met, a derogation from Article 21(6) of the Directive would need to be requested so that students graduating in 2020 could obtain, under the current exceptional circumstances linked to COVID-19, the diploma listed in Annex V.

Article 61 of the Directive provides the possibility to allow for a derogation from specific provisions of the Directive for a limited period via adoption of an implementing act if a Member State encounters major difficulties in applying a specific provision of the Directive. The implementing act could take the form of a Decision or a Regulation.

The scope and content of any derogation will depend on the specific circumstances in a given Member State. The need for a derogation would have to be determined on the basis of clear and concrete information from the Member States concerned as to which rules they would not be able to follow due to the exceptional circumstances and whether this would apply to all graduates or only to individual ones or to specific institutes, regions etc. Furthermore, the Member State would need to specify the means by which the graduates will be able to complete the missing parts of the minimum training requirements and over which period of time.

The derogation, if considered appropriate, would be contained in an implementing act and would be subject to the condition that the knowledge, skills and competences referred to in the minimum training requirements will be acquired, albeit in part after the diploma has been issued. Completion of the training in line with the Directive could be achieved in different ways, for example by professional experience gained during the emergency situation or afterwards, further specialised training or continuous professional development programmes. It would therefore not be necessary to return to the training programme or to integrate the 2020 graduates into the following year’s programme once the emergency is over.

Diplomas that are issued based on the conditions set out in a derogation would not be eligible for automatic recognition by the host Member State until the minimum training requirements have been met. The Commission considers that such diplomas could be identified by issuing a diploma supplement, detailing the parts of the minimum training requirements that are missing. This would allow for the identification of any shortcomings and facilitate the recognition process for graduates wishing to take advantage of the right to free movement before they have completed the missing parts of their training. The information in the diploma supplement would help the host Member State decide on the recognition and application of possible compensation measures, with full knowledge of the background and exceptional reasons for non-compliance with the minimum requirements.

The possibility to provide for derogations from minimum harmonised training requirements under Article 61 needs to be assessed on the basis of clear and concrete information about the specific difficulties encountered in the specific Member States. Member States concerned are responsible for providing for possibilities for graduates with shortened training to compensate for the missed parts of the regular training. Such measures could for example consist in taking into account professional experience gained during the emergency or afterwards, on a case-by-case basis.

3. Recognition of health professionals with qualifications from outside the EU/European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Member States

The recognition of health professionals with diplomas from outside the EU/EFTA is granted according to national procedures in the Member States. However, for health professions where minimum training requirements are harmonised at EU level, including doctors and nurses responsible for general care, the EU minimum training requirements must be respected (Article 2(2) of the Directive). If professionals have a non-EU/EFTA qualification in one of those professions that does not meet the harmonised requirements, the Member State intending to recognise such a diploma must apply compensation measures. Alternatively, these professionals may be allowed to work in health care, but without being treated as a member of the profession for which they do not meet the qualification standards laid down in the Directive. C 156/4 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

For example, a third-country qualified nurse whose training does not meet the minimum harmonisation requirements may be allowed to work as a health care assistant carrying out limited tasks as specified for such activities in national law.

Member States may employ health professionals with diplomas from third countries either by ensuring that their professional qualifications comply with the minimum training requirements at EU level or by granting them a different status than that of a full member of one of the professions for which minimum training requirements are harmonised in the EU.

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IV

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1) 7 May 2020

(2020/C 156/02)

1 euro =

Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate

USD US dollar 1,0783 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5177 JPY Japanese yen 114,91 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,3580 DKK Danish krone 7,4605 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,7820 GBP Pound sterling 0,87478 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5303 KRW South Korean won 1 320,18 SEK Swedish krona 10,6200 ZAR South African rand 20,0698 CHF Swiss franc 1,0530 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,6427 ISK Iceland króna 159,10 HRK Croatian kuna 7,5665 NOK Norwegian krone 11,0405 IDR Indonesian rupiah 16 223,02 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,6631 CZK Czech koruna 27,158 PHP Philippine peso 54,497 HUF Hungarian forint 349,36 RUB Russian rouble 79,5801 PLN Polish zloty 4,5467 THB Thai baht 34,969 RON Romanian leu 4,8235 BRL Brazilian real 6,2271 TRY Turkish lira 7,7792 MXN Mexican peso 26,0677 AUD Australian dollar 1,6704 INR Indian rupee 81,7685

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 156/6 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

Notice from the Commission pursuant to paragraph 17 of Article 4 of the Protocol 1 to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the SADC EPA States, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation Notification of the revised list of materials originating in South Africa and which cannot be imported directly into the EU duty-free quota-free, to which the cumulation provided for under paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Protocol 1 to the EU-SADC EPA shall not apply

(2020/C 156/03)

The European Commission publishes the revised list of materials originating in South Africa and which cannot be imported directly into the EU duty-free quota-free, to which the cumulation provided for under paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Protocol 1 to the EU-SADC EPA shall not apply. The list is based on the 2017 edition of the WCO Harmonized System Nomenclature.

The EU has notified the list to the Secretariat of the Southern African Customs Union and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Mozambique.

The present notice is published in accordance with paragraph 17 of Article 4 of Protocol 1 to the EU-SADC EPA, and replaces Notice 2018/C 407/06 published on 12 November 2018.

The materials corresponding to each code can be consulted in the EU’s TARIC Database: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric/taric_consultation.jsp?Lang=en

Informative note: measures affecting higher levels of the structure of the code nomenclature (i.e. at the level of 2 (1), 4 (2), 6 (3) or 8 (4) digits), are also applicable to all codes in lower levels of the code structure. For example: Import into the EU of products originating in South African under Harmonized System (HS) Heading 1704 are subject to duties and, therefore, in accordance with Art. 4.15(c) of Protocol 1, they can not be used for cumulation provided for in Art 4.2 of the Protocol 1. This affects all the codes under this heading: 17041010; 17041090; 17049010; 17049030; 17049051; 17049055; 17049061; 17049065; 17049071; 17049075; 17049081; 1704909911; 1704909919; 1704909991 and 1704909999. Import into the EU of products originating in South African under HS Subheading 0201 10 are subject to duties and, therefore, in accordance with Art. 4.15(c) of Protocol 1, they can not be used for cumulation provided for in Art 4.2 of the Protocol 1. This affects all the codes under this HS subheading, which are: 0201100021; 0201100029; 0201100092; 0201100094; 0201100097 and 0201100098.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Notice concerning the anti-subsidy measures in force on imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey: change of name of a company subject to the countervailing duty rate for non- sampled cooperating companies

(2020/C 156/04)

Imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey are subject to definitive countervailing duties imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/309 (1).

Penta Su Ürünleri Üretim ve Sanayi Tic. A.Ş., TARIC (2) additional code B985, a company subject to the countervailing duty rate for non-sampled cooperating companies of 7,6 %, informed the Commission that it had changed its name to Fishark Su Ürünleri Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

The company, following a change of its name (3) requested on 16 January 2020, the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the duty rate applied to it under its previous name.

The Commission examined the information supplied and concluded that the change of name in no way affects the findings of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/309.

Therefore, the references in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/309 to:

Penta Su Ürünleri Üretim ve Sanayi Tic. A.Ş. B985

Should be read as:

Fishark Su Ürünleri Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. B985

The TARIC additional code B985 previously attributed to Penta Su Ürünleri Üretim ve Sanayi Tic. A.Ş. shall apply to Fishark Su Ürünleri Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/309 of 26 February 2015 imposing a definitive countervailing duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey (OJ L 56, 27.2.2015, p. 12). (2) The Integrated Tariff of the European Union. (3) Turkish Trade Registry Gazette No 9827 of 13.5.2019. 8.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 156/11

OTHER ACTS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2020/C 156/05)

This notice is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1)

COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘Alpes-Maritimes’

PGI-FR-A1148-AM02

Date of communication: 10.2.2020

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1. Description of the wine(s)

In point 3.3 ‘description of the wine(s)’ and point 7.2 ‘specificity of the products’ of Chapter I of the specification for the ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ PGI, the description of the wines has been supplemented to specify their colour and organoleptic characteristics.

These details have also been added to the ‘Link with the geographical area’ and ‘Description of the wine(s)’ sections of the single document.

2. Vine varieties

In point 5 of Chapter I of the specification, the Artaban N, Floreal B, Monarch N, Muscaris B, Prior N, Solaris B, Soreli B, Souvignier Gris B, Vidoc N and Voltis B varieties have been added to the list of varieties that may be used for the production of the ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ PGI.

These varieties are known to be resistant to drought and cryptogamic diseases. While they are similar to the varieties used to produce the PGI wines, they allow the use of plant protection products to be reduced. They do not affect the wines’ characteristics.

The ‘Main wine varieties’ section of the single document has been supplemented by adding these varieties.

3. Geographical area

Point 4.1 of Chapter I of the specification has been updated with a formal amendment to the description of the geographical area.

It now specifies the year of the Geographic Code, which is the national reference listing the municipalities per department making up the geographical area of the PGI. The relevant Geographic Code is the one published in 2018.

This amendment does not affect the single document.

(1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2. C 156/12 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1. Name of the product

Alpes-Maritimes

2. Geographical indication type

PGI – Protected Geographical Indication

3. Categories of grapevine product

1. Wine

5. Quality sparkling wine

4. Description of the wine(s)

Still red, rosé and white wines

Wines eligible to bear the protected geographical indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ include still red, rosé and white wines.

Still wines bearing the protected geographical indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ have a minimum actual alcoholic strength by volume of 9 %.

In the case of still wines, the threshold or limit values for actual alcoholic strength (sparkling wines only), total alcoholic strength, total acidity, volatile acidity, total sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide (sparkling wines only) are as established in EU legislation.

The red wines are generally tannic, sophisticated and powerful. Their colour is deep and ranges from ruby red to garnet with purple tints.

The rosé wines are either floral or fruity and spicy, powerful in the mouth depending on the blends used, with freshness principally from the N and Cinsault N varieties. They are bright pink with salmon tints.

The complex and elegant white wines are characterised in particular by floral and citrus aromas. They are fine, fruity and lively, and either pale yellow with hints of green or a bright and clear gold.

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum total acidity

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

Quality sparkling wine

Wines eligible to bear the protected geographical indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ include sparkling red, rosé and white wines.

The quality sparkling wines have fine, elegant bubbles and a pleasant freshness combined with floral or fruity aromas, depending on the varieties used for the cuvée. Quality sparkling rosé wines are mainly produced from Grenache N and Mourvèdre N and quality sparkling white wines from B and Sémillon B. They are fruity and floral and have similar organoleptic characteristics to the still wines.

In the case of quality sparkling wines, the threshold or limit values for actual alcoholic strength (sparkling wines only), total alcoholic strength, total acidity, volatile acidity, total sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide (sparkling wines only) are as established in EU legislation. 8.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 156/13

General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

5. Wine-making practices

a. Essential oenological practices Specific oenological practice All winemaking practices followed must comply with the requirements laid down at EU level and in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

b. Maximum yields 120 hectolitres per hectare

6. Demarcated geographical area The harvesting of the and the vinification and processing of ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ PGI wines must take place in the department of Alpes-Maritimes.

7. Main grape varieties Sauvignon gris G – Fié gris Ugni blanc B Piquepoul noir N Cabernet-Sauvignon N Téoulier N Muscat Ottonel B – Muscat, Moscato Mauzac B Gascon N Mérille N Mouyssaguès Saint-Pierre doré B Gros Manseng B Gewurztraminer Rs Voltis B Solaris B Colombard B Plant droit N – Espanenc Chatus N Liliorila B Gamay N C 156/14 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

Persan N Pinot gris G Terret blanc B Counoise N Elbling B Plant de Brunel N Carcajolo N Colombaud B – Bouteillan Gamay de Bouze N Muresconu N – Morescono Gamaret Sacy B Muscat cendré B – Muscat, Moscato Graisse B Fuella nera N Baroque B Sauvignon B – B – Doucillon blanc Tannat N Montils B Semillon B Muscardin N Riesling B Soreli B Valdiguié N Piquepoul blanc B Roussette d’Ayze B Mondeuse blanche B Meunier N Lledoner pelut N Aramon gris G Mourvèdre N – Monastrell Lauzet B Joubertin Aubin vert B Carcajolo blanc B Arinarnoa N Petit Courbu B 8.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 156/15

Etraire de la Dui N Prior N Corbeau N – Douce noire Prunelard N Grenache blanc B Muscaris B Riminèse B Petit Manseng B Verdesse B Couderc noir N Ondenc B Piquepoul gris G Clarin B Clairette B Noir Fleurien N Monerac N Artaban N Cot N – Malbec Rivairenc N – Aspiran noir Chardonnay B Arbane B Mollard N Select B Souvignier gris Rs Chenanson N Gouget N Viognier B Blanc Dame B Brachet N – Braquet Aramon N Terret gris G N – Shiraz Béclan N – Petit Béclan Muscat à petits grains roses Rs – Muscat, Moscato Courbu B – Gros Courbu Muscat à petits grains rouges Rg – Muscat, Moscato Folle blanche B Aubin B Folignan B C 156/16 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

Carignan blanc B Bouillet N Portan N Négret de Banhars N Tourbat B Jurançon noir N – Dame noire Codivarta B Pinot noir N Varousset N Castets N Auxerrois B Tibouren N Mancin N Béquignol N Bachet N N Roublot B Villard blanc B Perdea B Morrastel N – Minustellu, Graciano Rosé du Var Rs Muscat à petits grains blancs B – Muscat, Moscato Ekigaïna N Duras N Terret noir N Seinoir N Aubun N – Murescola Grassen N – Grassenc Durif N Calitor N Arrouya N Molette B Pascal B Floreal B Oberlin noir N Picardan B – Araignan Mourvaison N Marselan N Arriloba B 8.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 156/17

Feunate N Saint-Macaire N Melon B Villard noir N Tressot N Merlot N Mondeuse N B Barbaroux Rs Segalin N Muscadelle B Claverie B Gramon N Roussanne B Furmint B Macabeu B – Macabeo Monarch N Petit Meslier B Chenin B Grenache N Crouchen B – Cruchen Portugais bleu N Carmenère N Caladoc N Raffiat de Moncade B Aligoté B Genovèse B Knipperlé B Orbois B Brun Fourca N Semebat N Tempranillo N Muscat de Hambourg N – Muscat, Moscato Précoce de Malingre B Cabernet blanc B Brun argenté N – Vaccarèse Listan B – Palomino N – Cinsault Sylvaner B C 156/18 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

Courbu noir N Aranel B Muscat d’Alexandrie B – Muscat, Moscato Egiodola N Alicante Henri Bouschet N Jurançon blanc B Camaralet B Pineau d’Aunis N Meslier Saint-François B – Gros Meslier Négrette N Servanin N Grolleau gris G Précoce Bousquet B N – Nielluciu Saint Côme B Gringet B Chasan B Altesse B Biancu Gentile B Müller-Thurgau B Grenache gris G Pagadebiti B Milgranet N Maréchal Foch N Rivairenc blanc B – Aspiran blanc Bouquettraube B Bouchalès N Goldriesling B Aramon blanc B Rivairenc gris G – Aspiran gris Cabernet franc N Mayorquin B Pinot blanc B Grolleau N Mauzac rose Rs César N Vermentino B – Rolle Vidoc N Petit Verdot N 8.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 156/19

8. Description of the link(s)

Specificity of the geographical area and of the product

Located in south-eastern France, in the -Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, and bordering the Mediterranean, the geographical area of the protected geographical indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ covers the entire department of Alpes- Maritimes. It is primarily characterised by extremely varied landscapes. The agricultural area of this department is limited and located close to the coastal strip, where there is strong competition for land, as well as in the valleys, which ascend towards the mountains, and on the best-exposed slopes. These slopes are traditionally home to both vines and olive trees, as the valleys are more commonly used for growing flowers or fruit and vegetables.

The protected geographical indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ is produced in a small area of vineyards (less than 50 hectares) split up into larger and smaller pieces of land (in the municipalities of Nice, Saint-Jeannet and Saint-Paul-de-Vence) that are distributed among small holdings.

These vineyards, which are located at the heart of alpine Provence, on the eastern border of calcareous Provence, consist primarily of the vineyards in Nice and its surroundings. Their subsoil dates back to the ‘Pliocene revolution’, which gave rise to this large sea when Provence shifted towards the south. The resulting sedimentary deposits are covered by thick layers of conglomerates called ‘conglomerates of the Pliocene delta of the Var’. The landscapes were formed in the Quaternary period, when Provence underwent a new shift – this time towards the west – which pushed these conglomerates up to an altitude of 600 m. This is how the steep slopes came into existence.

The soils created by these formations consist of sand-lime pudding stones and roundstones from the erosion of the Alpine peaks close by. One notable exception are the dolomitic, clay-limestone, magnesium-rich soils of the Lérins Islands.

The vineyards are planted at an altitude of up to 400 metres, almost exclusively on slopes facing north-south, and rarely on hilltop plateaux. They have an eastern or western exposure and grow on parcels that have been carefully selected for the of the grapes. The vines are rooted in narrow man-made bench terraces, or ‘restanques’, consisting of roundstones mixed with very light coarse sand (pudding stone) with veins of clay.

The average annual rainfall is 830 mm, with plenty of sunshine, as much as 2 820 hours a year.

The Var Valley is fundamental to the description of the climate affecting the vines. The valley allows the wind to circulate according to the axis of the slopes, thereby subjecting the vineyards to northern winds blowing from the Alps during the night and part of the morning, and then to sea breezes from the east at the end of the day. Even though the economic balance of the holdings depends partly on having to plant all the vine varieties capable of producing original blends and satisfying the markets, one of the particularities of this protected geographical indication can be found in the winemakers’ wish to preserve local vine varieties, such as Braquet N, Fuella Nera N, Grassen N and Mourvaison N., for the making of red wines. Wines from the varieties Braquet N and Fuella Nera N are well suited to ageing. In addition, there are vine varieties that are common to the rest of Provence and are based on Mourvèdre N, Cinsault N, Carignan N, even Grenache N or Alicante N.

Using this selection of ‘black’ grape varieties, wine estates produce tannic, sophisticated and powerful red wines.

The rosé wines are made from blends that produce either floral or fruity and spicy wines that are powerful in the mouth but always pleasantly fresh.

The white wines, composed mainly of the Vermentino B variety, locally called ‘rolle’, are complex and elegant, with floral and citrus aromas. They are often well suited to ageing. Other vine varieties may be used as well, such as Roussanne B, Clairette B, Bourboulenc B and Chardonnay B.

Quality sparkling rosé wines are mainly produced from Grenache N and Mourvèdre N and quality sparkling white wines from Vermentino B and Sémillon B. They are fruity and floral and have similar organoleptic characteristics to the still wines.

Causal link

These vineyards are very strongly marked by their geographical environment and varying and contrasting landscapes ranging from the Mediterranean coast to the high mountains. They combine the characteristics of a Provençal vineyard with certain northern influences. The sea and the mountains, the sun and the cold wind, and the striking contrasts between northern and southern exposure affect the vines, olive trees and men alike. C 156/20 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.5.2020

The well-exposed slopes, the draining soils that encourage the establishment and growth of the vine while protecting it against the damage caused by summer storms, the sunny and windy weather allowing good ripening and protection against cryptogamic diseases – all of these contribute to the development of the vineyard. The climatic characteristics enable slow ripening, which is essential in particular to the freshness and elegance of the white and rosé wines and the sparkling wines. They are also behind the powerful, tannic character of the red wines. Furthermore, the establishment of the vines has benefited from the location of the slopes, as they are sufficiently far away from the coast to have discouraged barbarian invasions but still close enough to the sea to have rendered possible the development of trade. Thus, despite competition from other crops and, in particular, the cultivation of the Nice carnation, which was very lucrative after the Second World War, the vineyards gradually flourished again thanks to the determination of a few winegrowing families, who were able to preserve old and very distinctive local varieties that were well adapted to the area. A dozen or so family holdings are persevering in winemaking on the Côte d’Azur. They produce approximately 600 to 700 hl per year of still wines, 50 % of which are red wines, 35 % white wines and 15 % rosé wines. Their quality has been recognised since 1979 under the denomination ‘Vin de Pays’. A total of 3 000–4 000 bottles of sparkling wine are produced every year. Wines bearing the protected geographical indication have displayed their own identity and built a strong reputation; the recognised, high-quality wines produced by the monks of Lérins are excellent proof of this. The reputation of the wines of Alpes Maritimes is reflected in the sound economic health of this production, 70 % of which is marketed at regional level, at remunerative prices of EUR 8 to 10 per bottle to clients who are mostly tourists, while 20 % is sold domestically and 10 % exported.

9. Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements) Legal framework: National legislation Type of further condition: Additional provisions relating to labelling Description of the condition: The Protected Geographical Indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ may be supplemented by the name of one or more grape varieties. The Protected Geographical Indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’ may be supplemented by the terms ‘primeur’ (early) or ‘nouveau’ (new). The terms ‘primeur’ or ‘nouveau’ are reserved for still wines only. The European Union PGI logo must appear on the label if the words ‘indication géographique protégée’ (Protected Geographical Indication) are replaced by the traditional expression ‘Vin de Pays’. Legal framework: National legislation Type of further condition: Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area Description of the condition: The area in immediate proximity, defined by derogation for the making and development of wines with the Protected Geographical Indication ‘Alpes-Maritimes’, comprises the following districts bordering the geographical area: in the south-west, bordering the department of Var: the district of Draguignan; in the west, bordering the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: the districts of Barcelonnette and Castellane.

Link to the product specification

https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-d665acec-e3bc-4cf1-b3b9-2e571e3bf214

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