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Publication of an application for registration of a name 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
Publication of an application for registration of a name 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
Publication of an application for registration of a name 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
C/2024/1595
OJ C, C/2024/1989, 12.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1989/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Publication of an application for registration of a name 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
(C/2024/1989)
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) within three months from the date of this publication.
SINGLE DOCUMENT
‘Bingöl Balı’
EU No: PDO-TR-02886 – 5.1.2023
PDO (x) PGI ( )
1. Name(s)
‘Bingöl Balı’
2. Member State or Third Country
Türkiye
3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff
3.1. Type of product
Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)
3.2. Description of product to which the name in (1) applies
‘Bingöl Balı’ is polyfloral honey obtained from the geographical area specified in Section 4. Its color can vary from light amber to dark amber. It is marketed as honeycomb and extracted honey. In production, Apis mellifera anatoliaca, A. mellifera caucasica, A. mellifera meda bee breeds and their hybrids are used.
The pollen characteristics of ‘Bingöl Balı’ are as follows.
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Pollen should include at least one of the related taxa Astragalus sp. (milkvetch), Centaurea sp. (centaury), Hypericum sp. (St. John’s wort), Trifolium sp. (clover) and Xeranthemum sp. (immortelle or annual everlasting), |
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Pollen isshould also comply with the pollen spectrum listed in Table 2 (the presence of all listed pollen taxa together is not required). Table 1 Physicochemical characteristics of ‘Bingöl Balı’
Table 2 Melissopalynological characteristics of ‘Bingöl Balı’
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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 identified geographical area
All stages of production, processing and preparation must take place in the defined geographical area.
3.5. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product the registered name refers to
The honey is sold in glass jars of maximum 1 kg.
Honeycomb honeys are sold in rectangular, square or lacquered packaging of 3-5 kg, suitable for contact with food.
The honey put on sale must be protected from direct sunlight and stored in clean and dry places with an internal temperature not exceeding 20 °C, free from odors.
3.6. Specific rules concerning labelling of the product the registered name refers to
The name ‘Bingöl Balı’ and one of the following logos of ‘Bingöl Balı’ must be found on the packaging of the product.
4. Concise definition of the geographical area
The demarcated geographical area covers all the villages and towns belonging to Bingöl province in Eastern Anatolia in Türkiye.
5. Link with the geographical area
The application for registration of the designation of origin ‘Bingöl Balı’ is based solely on the specific quality and characteristics of the product, which result from the natural and human factors present in the geographical area.
Specificity of the geographical area
Bingöl province is surrounded by mountains. The main morphological units are volcanic plateaus at different elevations in mountainous areas throughout the province, valleys formed by streams cutting through mountainous areas and settling on fault lines, and plains and basins formed due to tectonic activity among mountainous masses. Altitudes and landforms changing over short distances lead to diversity in topography, climate elements and vegetation.
The annual rainfall and the high number of sunny days in Bingöl make the flora of the geographical area rich. Oaks (Quercus petraea subsp. pinnatiloba (K.Koch) Menitsky and Quercus libani Oliv.) form the dominant cover in forest areas. In steppe areas, the milkvetch species Astragalus muschianus Kotschy & Boiss. ex Boiss. and Astragalus gummifer Labill. are abundant.
Since the average height of the plateaus is 1 500-2 000 m, the summer period is cool and the flowering period is prolonged. This leads to the formation of natural nesting sites that can be used from June to October in terms of beekeeping activities. It also provides sheltered local areas for beekeeping.
The absence of heavy industry enterprises in Bingöl has ensured that the soil and water resources remain clean.
Specificity of the product
Bingöl province has an important place for beekeeping activities in terms of its location, natural conditions and production values. Bingöl, is located in the east of the Anatolian Diagonal in the Iranian-Turanian flora region, with a distinct topography compared to the wider region and the country, and has major potential for beekeeping due to its rich floristic diversity and wide range of flowering periods. For this reason, Bingöl province has a rich plant diversity and shows a high rate of endemism. There are approximately 1 700 plant species, of which 300 are endemic to Bingöl. In addition, more than 200 plant taxa have been registered as bee plants with melissopalynological analyses. The main plant families among these bee plants are Asteraceae (Daisy family), Fabaceae (Legume family) and Hypericaceae (St. John’s wort family). This floral diversity is obviously reflected in the botanical origin of ‘Bingöl Balı’.
Botanically, ‘Bingöl Balı’ is characterised by its rich pollen content, including the presence of at least one of the related taxa Astragalus sp. (milkvetch), Centaurea sp. (centaury), Hypericum sp. (St. John’s wort), Trifolium sp. (clover) and Xeranthemum sp. (immortelle or annual everlasting), and some of the pollens indicated in Table 2 of point 3.2.
Human factor
Beekeeping activities, which have been carried out for many years in Bingöl province, are an important source of income for the geographical area.
Beekeeping activities are mostly carried out in the form of migratory beekeeping. The beekeepers’ activities start at the beginning of March with the care and feeding of the bee colonies during the winter and managing the queen bee. This preparation continues until mid-May. Beekeepers can relocate their bees within the geographical area in May, depending on the nectar flow rate.
Changing the location of bees mainly depends on altitude. Vegetation becomes scarcer from an altitude of 1 100 m, so the bees move to 1 900 m and higher, 3-4 km away from the settlements, towards natural water sources and areas with abundant nectar and pollen flows.
Reference to publication of the specification
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(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1151/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1989/oj
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