A) of Regulation (EU) No 1151 /2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (2015/C 317/03
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25.9.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 317/3 V (Announcements) OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2015/C 317/03) This publication confers the right to oppose the application pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF NON-MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR A PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OR PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION Application for approval of amendments in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 ‘HUILE D'OLIVE DE NIMES’ EU No: FR-PDO-0105-01283 – 21.11.2014 PDO ( X ) PGI ( ) 1. Applicant group and legitimate interest Syndicat des AOP Olive et Huile d'Olive de Nîmes Mas de l'Agriculture - 1120 Route de Saint Gilles 30 900 Nîmes FRANCE Tel. +33 466045034 Fax +33 466045031 E-mail: [email protected] The Syndicat des AOP Olive et Huile d'Olive de Nîmes is made up of olive producers and processors of ‘Huile d'olive de Nîmes’ and it has a legitimate interest in submitting an amendment application. 2. Member State or Third Country France 3. Headings in the specification affected by the amendment(s) — Name of product — Description of product — Geographical area — Proof of origin — Method of production (1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1. C 317/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.9.2015 — Link — Labelling — Other: inspection 4. Type of amendment(s) — Amendments to the product specification of a registered PDO or PGI which cannot be regarded as minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 — Amendments to the product specification of a registered PDO or PGI for which a Single Document (or equivalent) has not been published and which cannot be regarded as minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 5. Amendment(s) Description of product The description has been clarified in order to: — on the one hand, supplement the organoleptic characteristics of the oils. The specification submitted when applying to register the PDO specified simply that ‘Huile d'olive de Nîmes’ had the following characteristics: ‘When smelled, it exhibits aromas of artichoke and greenery. Those aromas of greenery acquire hints of garri gue and red fruit in the mouth.’ The inspections carried out since this designation was recognised make it possible to specify that the scents of greenery are ‘reminiscent of plants and vegetables (…), with odours of fresh grass, mown hay, raw artichoke and tomato seedlings.’ and that the fruity aromas in the mouth are pre dominantly those of: ‘grass, hay, pineapple, yellow plum and raw artichoke, possibly combined with aromas of red plum and apple.’. — and, on the other hand, include the analytical characteristics of the olive oil when it is first placed on the market: the oleic acid content is limited to 0,8 g/100 g and the peroxide value is limited to 16 meq of oxygen peroxide per 1 kg of olive oil. In this connection, bitterness (between 1,5 and 4,5 out of 10 according to the organoleptic scale of the Interna tional Olive Oil Council) and pungency levels (between 1,5 and 4,5 out of 10 according to the organoleptic scale of the International Olive Oil Council) have been introduced. These amendments aim at characterising and identifying the product better. Geographical area Methods for identifying land parcels, provided for in the initial decree on the recognition of the designation, have been added to the specification. Proof of origin Owing to developments in national legislation and regulations, the text under the heading ‘Evidence that the prod uct originates from the defined geographical area’ has been consolidated to bring together, in particular, provisions on declaration requirements and the keeping of registers for tracing products and monitoring production conditions. That section has also been extended to include several provisions on registers and declaration documents, enabling traceability to be guaranteed and ensuring that product compliance with the requirements of the specification is monitored. Method of production — Varieties: without changing the relative share of the different varieties originally provided for, the wording has been amended to better highlight the fact that the predominant variety is the Picholine, in keeping with the link between the product and its origin. Consequently the Picholine, Négrette and Noirette varieties have been divi ded into ‘main variety’ and ‘secondary varieties’. Furthermore, an additional amendment has been requested. It consists of removing the reference to the maximum quantity of olives obtained from pollinator varieties authorised for the production of oil and initially set at 5 % (which is identical to the number of trees obtained from these varieties in the groves). For the production of olive oil, the olive quantities picked from trees of pollinator varieties are usually included in the overall volume of olives brought to the mill to make the PDO oil and they are minimal. 25.9.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 317/5 — Planting density: provisions stating that the minimum planting density is 24 m2 per tree (‘this area is obtained by multiplying the two inter-row distances and the space between trees’) have been added in order to clarify the provision and monitor compliance. A clarification has been added concerning trees that underwent the 1956 frost, taking into account the regrowth and coppicing that took place after the frost and led to multi-trunk trees. In that case, the distance between trees may be less than 4 metres. — Pruning: the provision on the disposal of pruning debris has been removed, since, depending on the disposal methods used, pruning debris may be crushed on the spot instead of being removed from the parcel. — Irrigation: the latest possible irrigation date has been set at 30 September in order to facilitate inspections. — Maintenance of the groves: more detailed information has been provided on the arrangements for maintaining the groves. The notion of ‘cultivation practices’ has been clarified by specifying that it may refer to weeding or ploughing. This clarification also makes it possible to align the specification for this oil with that for ‘Olive de Nîmes’. — Yield: the wording has been amended and the provision concerning yield overruns and reductions has been removed. Such an exemption is not considered appropriate. — Harvesting: the wording concerning the age when the trees start producing has been amended: in order to clarify the provision for inspection purposes, it is stated that the trees must have been on the parcel for five years. — The harvesting techniques have been specified (‘direct harvesting from the tree, either manually or mechani cally’), and the proposed methods are similar to the practices defined in the previous specification. The maxi mum percentages of spoiled olives have been specified according to the different types of spoilage (less than 5 % of olives damaged by pests, less than 10 % of hail-damaged olives, no frostbitten or mouldy olives) in order to guarantee the sanitary quality of the olives used. Besides, in order to simplify administrative procedures, the date when harvesting begins is set by the Director of the INAO instead of by prefectural order and exemptions are no longer possible. The minimum maturity level has been lowered so that now at least 10 % of the olives must have gone from clear green to yellow (instead of 25 %): this amendment is justified by the specificity of the Picholine variety, which darkens very late and may remain green even once it has reached physiological maturity. The time between harvesting and delivering the olives to the mill has been adjusted according to the type of container used. In order to prevent any deterioration of the olives, the maximum delivery time of 3 days has been reduced to 24 hours if box pallets are used in harvesting. — Processing conditions: the specification has been supplemented with a provision on a maximum period for storing the olives at the mill (4 d ays) and with provisions on the conditions for storing the olives at the mill before crushing, in order to prevent any deterioration of the olives. The maximum time between harvesting and crushing has been reduced to 6 days (as opposed to 8 days currently) in order to have greater control over the quality of the olives. The share of the Picholine variety has been increased from 60 % to 70 % of the total mass of olives used to obtain the oil in order to take into account the higher yield of olive trees of the Picholine variety compared to the other varieties in the oil. The treatments authorised have been specified (leaf stripping, crushing and mixing have been added) so as to avoid any mistaken interpretation of the provisions of the specification. Labelling The wording of labels specific to the designation has been brought into line with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012: addition of a requirement to affix the European Union PDO symbol and the words ‘appellation d'origine protégée’ (‘protected designation of origin’] or ‘AOP’ (‘PDO’] instead of the national terms. Other: inspection In the light of changes to national legislation and rules, the section entitled ‘National requirements’ now contains a table indicating the main points to be checked, their reference values and the evaluation methods to be used. The contact details of the inspection bodies have been updated. C 317/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.9.2015 SINGLE DOCUMENT ‘HUILE D'OLIVE DE NIMES’ EU No: FR-PDO-0105-01283 – 21.11.2014 PDO ( X ) PGI ( ) 1.