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C 157/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 4.6.2013 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 (2013/C 157/04) 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 ). AMENDMENT APPLICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs ( 2) AMENDMENT APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 ‘DINDE DE BRESSE’ EC No: FR-PDO-0217-0144-08-04-2010 PGI ( ) PDO ( X ) 1. Heading in the specification affected by the amendment — Name of product — ☒ Description of product — ☒ Geographical area — Proof of origin — ☒ Method of production — ☒ Link — ☒ Labelling — ☒ National requirements — ☒ Other (references to inspection bodies) 2. Type of amendment(s) — Amendment to single document or summary sheet — ☒ Amendment to specification of registered PDO or PGI for which neither the single document nor the summary sheet has been published — Amendment to specification that requires no amendment to the published single document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) — Temporary amendment to specification resulting from imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) ( 1 ) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1. ( 2 ) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 4.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 157/5 3. Amendment(s) 3.1. Description of product The total rearing period of a minimum of 28 weeks has been added to the description of product. The maximum weight for the turkeys has been removed. ‘Dinde de Bresse’ may not be sold outside the Christmas/New Year period, a period which runs from 1 November to 31 January depending on the date on which the turkey poults can be obtained. Turkeys can be presented in various forms: they can be sold ‘partially eviscerated’, ‘oven-ready’ or ‘eviscerated’ with the head and a collar of feathers. They must meet the following requirements: they must have good conformation and a thick fat layer all over the carcase, i.e. plump flesh with a well- developed breast; their skin must be fine, without blemishes, quills, tears, bruises or discoloration. 3.2. Geographical area There are various stages which must take place within the geographical area of the designation: turkeys covered by the protected designation of origin must be reared, slaughtered and prepared within the geographical area. The preparation of the turkeys (finishing the plucking and cleaning of the collar of feathers) must also be carried out within the geographical area by the operators in this sector. This preparation stage is part of the classification of turkeys under the ‘Dinde de Bresse’ protected desig­ nation of origin and is crucial for good product presentation and quality. Moreover, material errors in the list of municipalities have been corrected and a map of the geographical area of the protected designation of origin has been attached to the specification. 3.3. Method of production Details have been added with regard to the general feeding rules for ‘Dinde de Bresse’: — a ban has been introduced on the use of GMOs in all of the feed for ‘Dinde de Bresse’, including in the feed distributed during the start-up period, and on the planting of genetically modified plant varieties in the farms, — the specification does permit, in the event of extreme weather conditions (extreme heat, storms), that the turkeys be housed indoors to keep them healthy during their growth period, — supplements may be added to acidify and purify the drinking water of the turkeys. The aim of these supplements is to prevent disease and to guarantee that the drinking water given to the turkeys is clean, — details have also been added on the types of feed which must be used at each rearing stage, — during the start-up period: a positive list of the types of raw material used in start-up feed has been added, as well as information on the content of start-up feed, which is of a higher quality than standard feed (% of cereals and by-products and the use of maize in the subsequent start-up period), — with regard to the dairy products used during the growth period, there is a minimum limit for powdered dairy products used in the feed (5 % of the total ration), — during the final stages, the feed is checked to make sure that it is suitable for the traditional ‘Dinde de Bresse’, i.e. it is a ‘growth’ food to which rice or potatoes may be added. C 157/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 4.6.2013 3.4. Link with the geographical area This part has been rewritten to show the characteristics of the geographical area, as well as the characteristics of the product and its link with the geographical area. The heading has been added pursuant 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 foodstuffs. 3.5. References to inspection bodies This part has been updated with the contact details of the inspection body for PDOs. 3.6. Labelling Further details have been added on the content of identification marks, on the process for issuing and affixing them, as well as on the use of the ‘Bresse’ designation on the accompanying documents and invoices, and on the content of the seal and labelling. 3.7. National requirements In accordance with the national reform of the inspection system, the specification must contain a table listing the main inspection points and the assessment methods to be used. SINGLE DOCUMENT COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs ( 3) ‘DINDE DE BRESSE’ EC No: FR-PDO-0217-0144-08-04-2010 PGI ( ) PDO ( X ) 1. Name ‘Dinde de Bresse’ 2. Member State or third country France 3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff 3.1. Type of product Class 1.1. Fresh meat (and offal) 3.2. Description of product to which the name in point 1 applies ‘Dinde de Bresse’ belongs to the genus Meleagris and the species Gallopavo dom. Adult turkeys have the following specific characteristics: black feathers, red caruncles, delicate feet, which are completely smooth and black, and white skin and flesh. The designation refers to male and female turkeys with a minimum age of 28 weeks which are sold only over the Christmas/New Year period, a period which runs from 1 November to 31 January depending on the date on which the turkey poults can be obtained. The turkeys must be sold ‘partially eviscerated’ and meet the following requirements: they must have good conformation and a thick fat layer all over the carcase, i.e. plump flesh with a well-developed breast; their skin must be fine, without blemishes, quills, tears, bruises or discoloration; the backbone must be concealed by the fat layer; there must be no changes in the natural shape of the breastbone. The extremities must not have any fractures. The collar of feathers on the neck must be clean. Any dirt must be removed from the feet. ( 3 ) Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 4.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 157/7 They must have a minimum weight of: 3 kg for partially eviscerated female turkeys; 5,5 kg for partially eviscerated male turkeys. They may be sold ‘oven-ready’ or ‘eviscerated’, along with the head and a collar of feathers, on the condition that the extremities, with the exception of the phalanges, have not been removed. 3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only) — 3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only) The Bresse turkeys are reared in three successive stages: the start-up, growth and final fattening periods. During the ‘start-up’ period, which lasts a maximum of 10 weeks, the turkey feed is made up of a minimum of 30 % cereals and cereal by-products in the initial start-up period (0 to 28 days) and a minimum of 50 % cereals and cereal by-products, including 20 % maize, for the subsequent start-up period (29 to 70 days). The raw materials used in the start-up feed may come from outside the geographical area. They are made up exclusively of plants, dairy products and minerals: — cereal grains, their products and by-products, — oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, their products and by-products (with regard to vegetable oils, only crude and refined oils are allowed), — legume seeds, their products and by-products, — tubers and roots, their products and by-products: beetroots and potatoes, — other seeds and fruits, their products and by-products: grapes, — fodder, including roughage: alfalfa and its derivatives, — other plants, their products and by-products: sugar-cane molasses, sugar and sea-algae, — dairy products: milk, buttermilk and whey, — minerals: dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, salt and magnesium. The total amount of fatty matter in the feed is limited to 6 %. During the start-up period, the authorised additives are those stipulated by the legislation in force with the following restrictions: — processing additives belonging to the emulsifying, stabilising, thickening and gelling agent groups are prohibited. During the growth period, which lasts a minimum of 15 weeks, in addition to free-range grass, the ‘growth’ feed for turkeys is made up of cereals, whether cooked, cracked or ground (without any other processing), and dairy products.

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