C 164/36 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 13.5.2020

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Publication of the amended single document following the approval of a minor amendment pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

(2020/C 164/08)

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).

The application for approval of this minor amendment can be consulted in the Commission’s eAmbrosia database.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘AIL VIOLET DE ’

EU No: PDO-FR-02103-AM01 – 4.2.2020

PDO (X) PGI ( )

1. Name(s) ‘Ail violet de Cadours’

2. Member State or Third Country

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 ‘Ail violet de Cadours’ is a garlic that is sold dry, with a minimum dry matter content of 30 %. It is produced from the Germidour and Valdour varieties, which were isolated from the local purple garlic population. It has violet ‘wine-coloured’ striations on its white outer tunics. ‘Ail violet de Cadours’ is distinguished by its size of 45 mm or greater, and the regular, round shape of the bulb. The bulbs are sold whole and well-cleaned. There must be at least one whole, undamaged layer of outer skin. The roots are cut flush with the bulb, their length equal to or less than 2,5 mm. Both the cloves and the root disc of the bulb are firm to the touch. In the case of bulbs sold trimmed, the length of the remaining stem is between 10 mm and 30 mm inclusive. The skin of the cloves is beige, streaked with violet. The flesh of the cloves when cut ranges from ivory to cream in colour.

(1) OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17. 13.5.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 164/37

Raw, it has a distinctive, persistent garlic smell and an intense sharpness. Cooked, ‘Ail violet de Cadours’ has a garlic fragrance. It has a light piquancy to the taste, with a good aromatic persistence. It is soft in texture and its flavour is slightly sweet.

In order to obtain an aesthetically pleasing sales presentation, the bulbs selected are uniform in colour, shape and size. In particular, the size of the largest bulb may not exceed the size of the smallest by more than 20 mm.

‘Ail violet de Cadours’ may be presented for sale as:

— a braid, including at least 9 untrimmed bulbs, weighing 500 g, 1 kg or 2 kg depending on the number of bulbs and their size,

— a sheaf of untrimmed bulbs, minimum weight 8 kg,

— a bunch of untrimmed bulbs, weighing 500 g, 1 kg or 2 kg,

— a 5 kg bag, hand-sorted, composed of trimmed bulbs,

— a crate of trimmed bulbs measuring between 60 mm and 70 mm, or more than 70 mm, hand-sorted,

— a basket of trimmed bulbs 60 mm to 80 mm in size, hand-sorted,

— a net of trimmed bulbs, maximum weight 1 kg,

— a punnet of trimmed bulbs, maximum weight 1 kg.

The product is sold in the original packaging. Only from the crate and the basket may single bulbs be sold individually.

3.3. Feed (for products of animal origin only) and raw materials (for processed products only)

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3.4. Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area

All steps in the production of ‘Ail violet de Cadours’ must take place in the geographical area.

3.5. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product the registered name refers to

‘Ail violet de Cadours’ must be packaged within the geographical area in order to preserve quality.

In order to ensure that the product remains in sound conditi