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Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin
Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin
Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin
OJ C 41, 17.2.2004, p. 2–5
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
17.2.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 41/2 |
Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin
(2004/C 41/02)
This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Articles 7 and 12d of the abovementioned Regulation. Any objection to this application must be submitted via the competent authority in a Member State, in a WTO member country or in a third country recognized in accordance with Article 12(3) within a time limit of six months from the date of this publication. The arguments for publication are set out below, in particular under 4.6, and are considered to justify the application within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION: ARTICLE 5
PDO (x) PGI ( )
National application No: 12/2002
1.
Name: Ministero delle Politiche agricole e forestali
Address: Via XX Settembre, 20 — I-00187 Roma
Tel. (39-06) 481 99 68
Fax (39-06) 42 01 31 26
E-mail: qualita@politicheagricole.it
2.
Name: Consorzio di tutela e valorizzazione dell'olio extra di oliva Cartoceto
Address: Piazza Garibaldi, 1 — I-61030 Cartoceto (PS)
Composition: Producer/processor (x) other ( )
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4.
4.1.
4.2.
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maximum acidity: 0,5 % (expressed as oleic acid), |
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panel test points ≥ 7, clear absence of defects and perception of the fruity, |
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peroxides: maximum value 12 meq O2/kg, |
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total polyphenols ≥ 100 mg/kg, |
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oleic/linoleic acid ratio ≥ 8, |
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green or green with golden yellow tints for oils still very young; golden yellow with greenish tints for more mature oils, |
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aroma: green olive fruity from light to medium on the IOOC scale with a light herbaceous note, |
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taste: well balanced, fusing green fruity, sweet, bitter and pungent. |
4.3.
4.4.
The presence of the olive in the Cartoceto district is attested by a series of acts and documents dating back to the 13th century, when for the granting of lands in lease, including ground with olive trees at Ripalta, from 1178 agreements were concluded assigning half of the olive crop and stipulating payment of 100 soldi of Lucca if the terms were not kept. The lands under the jurisdiction of Fano were an important source of olive oil and Cartoceto was of particular importance, outstanding for its production, as noted in 1392 by l'Amiani in the Memorie historiche della città di Fano. The great interest of the owners in growing olives is apparent in the 1540 land register when 116 out of 195 had olive trees on their ground. Despite the duties on oil Cartoceto increased the number of trees over the centuries. Between 1590 and 1681 it quadrupled.
Notarial acts of that period record the presence of numerous mills at Cartoceto and cast light on the provisions governing them. Joint operation is a recurring feature throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, with enterprises being set up between owners on specific terms. In consequence breaking up the ownership of a mill was a complex and sometimes confused matter. Often one is dealing with a half or a third part but there are also cases of smaller divisions where given the awkwardness of the operation several people were assigned to the assessment. From examination of the notarial deeds in chronological succession it is deduced that on 1 August 1538 seven mills were operating in Cartoceto. That oil produced there has always been among the most highly prized of goods is shown by its being used in 1390 to indicate the value of other goods, e.g. ‘a white ass with a saddle is worth seven quartaroli of oil’ (61 litres). The oil fulfilled various functions: it served as a form of payment for various types of work and was given in income to each canon of the collegiate church and as revenue to the bishop. From the earliest times the community made sure that the oil could be sold at a booth in the piazza particularly on market days. The seller undertook not to increase the price to strangers, to keep the oil in good condition and in the containers and to display a placard with the price. The oil met not only the needs of the district but was in demand and appreciated elsewhere. Various documents attest the fame that the oil produced at Cartoceto had acquired as far back as 1500.
Growing, processing and bottling take place within the delimited area. Bottling has to be within the area in order to safeguard the distinctive characteristics and quality of the oil by having inspection by the third party organisation carried out under the watchful eye of the producers themselves, to whom the protected designation of origin is of vital importance, offering as it does, and as the Regulation itself intends, a means of supplementing their income. Moreover, this operation has traditionally being carried out in the delimited area.
The olives come from the growers' registered groves and extraction, bottling and packaging are done by approved registered establishments. The inspection body checks that the technical requirements that the production specification imposes for registration are met and that all the parties in the production chain comply with the traceability provisions.
4.5.
Maximum production is 9 000 kg per hectare for the new groves (dynamic layout, irrigated land, particularly fertile soil) and for the old traditional groves 7 500 kg, while for mixed groves the average production is 20 kg per tree. The oil must be bottled in the area and produced exclusively from healthy olives grown and crushed in it. Crushing must occur within 48 hours of cropping and the olives can be kept in the mill for only a few hours. Extraction is exclusively by traditional methods or in continuous process and throughout the extraction cycle the temperature parameters set in Regulation (EC) 2568/92 must be strictly observed and the production specification requirements setting crushing procedures, temperatures and kneading times according to the degree of colouring and cropping period adhered to. The ripasso method is prohibited, as are use of chemical or biochemical products during conversion of the olives into oil, and only mechanical filteration is permitted. Deleafing is done in advance. The yield may not exceed 18 kg/quintal of olives. Until bottled the oil must be kept in stainless steel casks under nitrogen.
4.6.
Olive-growing is deeply rooted in the delimited area and there are numerous testimonies to the strong tie between the olive and the population. A well known example is the First People's Council in January 1558, where in the presence of Cartoceto's magistrate and the area's notary 50 of the most representative and prominent people discussed the serious economic and financial situation into which the Cartoceto community was falling owing to the many recurring fiscal impositions. To stop the situation constantly worsening the community decided to acquire one or two oil mills in order to provide a secure income with which to pay the various taxes.
As far back at the 16th century the oil was subjected to rigid supervision and there were various provisions aimed at keeping track of the olives pouring into the mills and so forestalling speculative hoarding and smuggling. Successive decrees required declaration of the oil just extracted and also of old oil and the place where it was stored. It was made compulsory to keep at the mills dated books with progressive numbers and to enter on one side the olives brought and the presser's name and on the other the quantity of oil produced. For offenders there was a fine of 25 scudi and other penalties. After pressing a note of the oil had to be sent to the criminal chancery at Fano.
Despite the vicissitudes the Cartoceto community has undergone interest in the olive and its cultivation has always been high and establishment of the ‘Olive and olive oil fair and market’, held in the month of November since 1977, which arouses great interest and is highly attended, is the most conspicuous manifestation of this.
4.7.
Name: Agroqualita' s.r.l.
Address: Via Montebello, 8 — I-00185 Roma
4.8.
The name must appear on the label in clear indelible lettering coloured in strong contrast to the label colour and markedly distinct from the other indications on the label.
The oil must be sold for consumption in glass containers of capacity not exceeding 5 litres.
4.9.
EC No: IT/00292/31.01.2003.
Date of receipt of full application: 17 November 2003.