ANNEX I

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

Amendment to the specification of a protected designation of origin (article 9)

EC No: ES/0070/24.01.1994

ANNEX II

SUMMARY

REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

‘LES GARRIGUES’

EC No: ES/0070/24.1.1994

PDO (X)    PGI (  )

This summary has been drawn up for information purposes only. For full details, in particular the producers of the products covered by the PDO or PGI concerned, please consult the complete version of the product specification obtainable at national level or from the European Commission (1).

1.    Responsible department in the Member State: :

Name	:	Subdirección General de Sistemas de Calidad Diferenciada. Dirección General de Alimentación. Secretaría General de Agricultura y Alimentación. Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación de España.
Address	:	Po Infanta Isabel, 1 – E-28071 Madrid
Telephone	:	(34-91) 347 53 94
Fax	:	(34-91) 347 54 10

2.    Applicant group: :

2.1.	Name : CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA D.O.P ‘LES GARRIGUES’

2.2.	Address : Complex la Caparrella 97 1a planta. E-25192 Lleida Telephone : (34-973) 28 04 70 Fax : (34-973) 26 04 27

2.3.	Composition : producer/processor (X) other (  )

3.    Type of product : virgin olive oil - Class 1.5

4.    Description : (summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1.    Name : ‘Les Garrigues’

4.2.    Description : Virgin olive oil obtained from olives of the varieties Arbequina and Verdiell. Acidity < 0,5 o; PN max 15; Humidity < 0,1 %. Distinguishing characteristics: Fruity: greenish in colour with a taste of bitter almonds, and Sweet: yellow and sweet.

4.3.    Geographical area : The south-east of the province of Lérida. Various municipal areas in the districts of Les Garrigues, El Segriá and L'Urgel. The municipalities are the following:

Region	Municipality
Les Garrigues	Albagés,l'; Albi,l'; Arbeca; Bellaguarda; Borges Blanques, les; Bovera; Castelldans; Cervià de les Garrigues; Cogul, el; Espluga Calba, l'; La Floresta; Fulleda; Granyena de les Garrigues; Granadella, la; Juncosa; Juneda (up to the road from Lleida to Tarragona); Omellons, els; Pobla de Cérvoles, la; Soleràs, el; Tarrés; Torms, els; Vilosell, el; Vinaixa
El Segrià	Aitona; Alcanó; Alcarràs; Alfés; Almatret; Aspa; Granja d'Escarp, la; Llardecans; Maials; Massalcoreig; Sarroca de Lleida; Seròs; Soses; Sunyer (up to the Seròs canal); Torrebesses; Torres de Segre
L'Urgell	Belianes; Ciutadilla; Guimerà; Maldà; Nalec; Omells de Na Gaia, els; San Martí de Riucorb; Vallbona de les Monges; Verdú

4.4.    Proof of origin : Oil is extracted in registered plants under the supervision of the Regulatory Board from olives of the varieties authorised from registered olive groves.

4.5.    Method of production : The oil is extracted from healthy clean olives using appropriate techniques which do not detract from the product’s characteristics.

4.6.    Link : Loose limey soil clayey-loamy in texture and reddish-ochre in colour. Continental climate. Supervised cultivation, collection and production.

4.7.    Inspection body :

Name	:	Consejo Regulador D.O. ‘Les Garrigues’
Address	:	Complex la Caparrella 97 1a planta. – E-25192 Lleida
Telephone	:	(34-973) 28 04 70
Fax	:	(34-973) 26 04 27

The Regulatory Board for the protected designation of origin ‘Les Garrigues’ meets the requirements of standard EN 45011.

4.8.    Labelling : Labels authorised by the Regulatory Board reading: Denominación de Origen ‘Les Garrigues’ aceite virgen. Back-labels are numbered and issued by the Regulatory Board.

4.9.    National legislative requirements (if any) : Law No 25/1970 of2 December 1970. Order of 10 May 1987 regulating the ‘Borjas Blancas’ designation of origin and its Regulatory Board. Order of 9 August 1993 replacing the designation ‘Borjas Blancas’ by the designation ‘Les Garrigues’.

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(1)   European Commission – Directorate-General for Agriculture – Agricultural product quality policy – B-1049 Brussels.