Of Regulation (EU) No 1151 /2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (2017/C 206/18)
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C 206/50 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.6.2017 OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Application for approval of a minor amendment in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2017/C 206/18) The European Commission has approved this minor amendment in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (1). APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A MINOR AMENDMENT Application for approval of a minor amendment in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) ‘CAROTA NOVELLA DI ISPICA’ EU No: PGI-IT-02291 – 22.2.2017 PDO ( ) PGI ( X ) TSG ( ) 1. Applicant group and legitimate interest Consorzio di tutela I.G.P. Carota Novella di Ispica Address: Via Benedetto Spadaro 97 97014 Ispica (RG) ITALIA Email: [email protected]; [email protected] The protection association Consorzio di tutela I.G.P. Carota Novella di Ispica is entitled to submit an amendment application pursuant to Article 13(1) of Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy Decree No 12511 of 14 October 2013. 2. Member State or Third Country Italy 3. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment(s) — Product description — Proof of origin — Production method — Link — Labelling — Other: [Packaging] 4. Type of amendment(s) — Amendment to product specification of registered PDO or PGI to be qualified as minor in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, that requires no amendment to the published single document. (1) OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17. (2) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1. 30.6.2017 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 206/51 — Amendment to product specification of registered PDO or PGI to be qualified as minor in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, that requires an amendment to the published single document. — Amendment to product specification of registered PDO or PGI to be qualified as minor in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, for which a single document (or equivalent) has not been published. — Amendment to product specification of registered TSG to be qualified as minor in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 5. Amendment(s) Production method The following sentence in point 5.7 of Article 5 of the product specification: ‘The carrots are harvested on a daily basis from 20 February to 15 June.’ is amended as follows: ‘The carrots are harvested on a daily basis from 1 February to 15 June.’ Observations made by farmers in recent years have shown that the specific quality characteristics of ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ are fully developed as early as from the first of February. Therefore, so as not to exclude the product from the PGI certification system, the harvesting date set in the specification should be brought forward from 20 to 1 February. Link The above amendment also requires the following sentence of Article 6 of the product specification: ‘The Ispica carrot is a ‘new carrot’ which reaches commercial maturity from as early as the end of February (20 February) up to the beginning of June (15 June).’ to be amended as follows: ‘The Ispica carrot is a ‘new carrot’ which reaches commercial maturity from as early as the beginning of February (1 February) up to early June (15 June).’ The amendments set out in points 1 and 2 above are minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) as the essential characteristics of the product and the link with the production area are not affected; indeed, an early harvest is one of the main characteristics of the registered designation. Packaging The following points in Article 8 of the product specification: ‘— polyethylene or polypropylene bag containing between 1 and 6 kg in weight; — ‘stay fresh’ bag containing between 6 and 12 kg in weight.’ are amended as follows: ‘— polyethylene or polypropylene bag containing between 0,5 and 6 kg in weight; — box with ‘stay fresh’ bag containing between 6 and 12 kg in weight.’ Setting a lower required weight for the bags has proved necessary to respond to demand from large retailers for carrot bags weighing less than the minimum currently laid down by the product specification. It has been specified that the ‘stay fresh’ bag is contained in a box. Such a box makes the ‘stay fresh’ bag easy to handle. This amendment facilitates transport operations. The amendment set out in point 3 should be considered as minor since it concerns only the manner in which ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ PGI is packaged. 6. Updated product specification (only for PDO and PGI) C 206/52 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.6.2017 SINGLE DOCUMENT ‘CAROTA NOVELLA DI ISPICA’ EU No: PGI-IT-02291 – 22.2.2017 PDO ( ) PGI ( X ) 1. Name(s) ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ 2. Member State or Third Country Italy 3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff 3.1. Type of product Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed 3.2. Description of product to which the name in (1) applies ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ PGI (protected geographical indication) is the product obtained by growing the species Daucus carota L. The varieties used are based on the Nantes half-long carrot variety and appropriate hybrids such as Exelso, Dordogne, Nancò, Concerto, Romance, Naval, Chambor and Selene. Other hybrids may be used provided that they belong to the Nantes half-long variety and provided that the producers have proven through tests that they comply with the quality requirements for ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’. The use of new hybrids to produce ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ is permitted subject to favourable evaluation of the tests by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy which may request for that purpose the technical opinion of the inspection body or another body. When placed on the market, the ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ is cylindrical/conical in shape, with a diameter of between 15 and 40 mm and a weight of between 50 and 150 g, and does not have secondary roots, a root at the tip or cracking of the stem. ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ reaches commercial maturity from as early as the beginning of February (1 February) up to early June (15 June). It is consequently available on the market in the winter-spring period, when it has the organoleptic properties typical of the fresh product. It adheres to the following specific chemical and nutritional parameters: — high glucide content: > 5 % fresh product (by weight); — beta-carotene content (depending on the production period): > 4 mg/100 g of fresh product; — mineral salt content: between 0,5 % and 0,9 %. Organoleptic properties are assessed using the UNI 10957 (2003) method. The descriptors are quantified on a five-point scale in line with the UNI ISO 4121 system (1989) with 1 as the least intense and 5 as the most intense value. The minimum values awarded by judges for each of the main descriptors are as follows: — intensity of colour 2,5 — crunchiness 2,5 — typical carrot smell 2,5 — herbaceous aroma 2,5. In addition, the skin is clear, the flesh tender and the core not too fibrous. Only ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ in the commercial categories Extra and I, as defined by the UN/ECE standard con cerning the marketing and commercial quality control of carrots, may obtain recognition. 3.3. Feed (for products of animal origin only) and raw materials (for processed products only) — 3.4. Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area All steps in the production of ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’, from sowing to harvesting, must take place within the geographical area defined in point 4. The carrots are harvested on a daily basis from 1 February to 15 June. 30.6.2017 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 206/53 3.5. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product the registered name refers to Once harvested, the fresh product is processed on a daily basis on the processing lines available on holdings. The chief phases which are typical of the carrot processing process are washing, removal of waste, sorting by size and packaging. Processing and initial packaging must be carried out within the production area identified in point 4.3 in order to guarantee product quality, monitoring and traceability. Subsequent repackaging outside the geographical area is permitted. ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ is packaged in packs sealed in such a way that opening the packaging will tear the seal. Only the following packaging combinations are permitted: — tray of up to 2 kg covered with protective film; — polyethylene or polypropylene bag containing between 0,5 and 6 kg in weight; — box with ‘stay fresh’ bag containing between 6 and 12 kg in weight. 3.6. Specific rules concerning labelling of the product the registered name refers to In addition to the EU graphic symbol and the information required by law, the packaging must carry on the label the following indications in clear and legible print: — the ‘Carota Novella di Ispica’ PGI logo; — the name, company/business name and address of the producer and packager; — the commercial category (‘Extra’ or ‘I’). It is forbidden to add any description that is not expressly provided for.