10.7.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 227/6

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND

(2020/C 227/06)

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND – 2017

Application of Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 (1)

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2017 to family members who do not reside in the same Member State as the insured person, as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (2), will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Age group	Annual	Net monthly x = 0,20
Ireland	under 20 years	EUR 1 699,83	EUR 113,32
	20 – 64 years	EUR 2 633,94	EUR 175,60
	65 years and over	EUR 9 141,62	EUR 609,44
Portugal	under 20 years	EUR 868,83	EUR 57,92
	20 – 64 years	EUR 753,12	EUR 50,21
	65 years and over	EUR 1 691,19	EUR 112,75
Finland	under 20 years	EUR 1 175,67	EUR 78,38
	20 – 64 years	EUR 1 960,93	EUR 130,73
	65 years and over	EUR 5 872,79	EUR 391,52
Sweden	under 20 years	SEK 14 581,95	SEK 972,13
	20 – 64 years	SEK 21 136,00	SEK 1 409,07
	65 years and over	SEK 63 426,26	SEK 4 228,42
United Kingdom	under 20 years	GBP 836,64	GBP 55,78
	20 – 64 years	GBP 1 870,87	GBP 124,72
	65 years and over	GBP 5 359,37	GBP 357,29

II.

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2017 to pensioners and members of their family, as provided for in Article 24(1) and Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Age group	Annual	Net monthly x = 0,20	Net monthly x = 0,15 (3)
Ireland	under 20 years	EUR 1 699,83	EUR 113,32	EUR 120,40
	20 – 64 years	EUR 2 633,94	EUR 175,60	EUR 186,57
	65 years and over	EUR 9 141,62	EUR 609,44	EUR 647,53
Portugal	under 20 years	EUR 868,83	EUR 57,92	EUR 61,54
	20 – 64 years	EUR 753,12	EUR 50,21	EUR 53,35
	65 years and over	EUR 1 691,19	EUR 112,75	EUR 119,79
Finland	under 20 years	EUR 1 175,67	EUR 78,38	EUR 83,28
	20 – 64 years	EUR 1 960,93	EUR 130,73	EUR 138,90
	65 years and over	EUR 5 872,79	EUR 391,52	EUR 415,99
Sweden	under 20 years	SEK 14 581,95	SEK 972,13	SEK 1 032,89
	20 – 64 years	SEK 21 136,00	SEK 1 409,07	SEK 1 497,13
	65 years and over	SEK 63 426,26	SEK 4 228,42	SEK 4 492,69
United Kingdom	under 20 years	GBP 836,64	GBP 55,78	GBP 59,26
	20 – 64 years	GBP 1 870,87	GBP 124,72	GBP 132,52
	65 years and over	GBP 5 359,37	GBP 357,29	GBP 379,62

(1) OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(3) The reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (x = 0,15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (according to Article 64(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009).

10.7.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 227/9

CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2020 – EAC/A03/2020

Erasmus accreditation in the field of youth

(2020/C 227/08)

RESERVE CLAUSE

The 2021-2027 EU Programme for education, training, youth and sport proposed by the European Commission on 30 May 2018 (hereafter the Programme) has not yet been adopted by the European legislators. However, this call for accreditation is published to facilitate the application of potential beneficiaries of Union grants as soon as the legal basis is adopted by the European legislators.

This Call for accreditation does not legally bind the European Commission. In case of a substantial modification of the legal basis by the European legislators, the present Call might be modified or cancelled and other Calls for accreditation with different content and appropriate deadlines for reply may be launched.

More generally, any action flowing from this Call for accreditation is subject to the following conditions, whose implementation is beyond the Commission’s control:

—	the adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union of the final text of the legal basis establishing the Programme,

—	the adoption of the 2021 and subsequent annual work programmes and the general implementation guidelines, criteria and procedures of selection, after referral of the committee of the Programme, and

—	the adoption of the 2021 and subsequent budgets of the European Union by the budgetary authority.

The proposed 2021-2027 EU Programme for education, training, youth and sport is based on Articles 165 and 166 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and on the subsidiarity principle.

1. Introduction

Erasmus accreditations are a tool for organisations that want to open up to cross-border exchange and cooperation.

Accredited Erasmus organisations will gain simplified access to funding opportunities under Key Action 1 of the future Programme (2021-2027). The conditions for accredited organisations’ access to funding will be defined in yearly calls for proposals published by the European Commission.

The award of the Erasmus Youth accreditation confirms that the applicant has appropriate and effective processes and measures in place to implement high quality learning mobility activities as planned and use them to benefit the youth field.

2. Objectives

This action has the following objectives:

—	Strengthen personal and professional development of young people through non formal and informal learning mobility activities;

—	Foster the empowerment of young people, their active citizenship and participation in democratic life;

—	Foster quality development of youth work at local, regional, national, European and international level by building capacity of organisations active in the youth field and supporting the professional development of youth workers;

—	Promote inclusion and diversity, intercultural dialogue and the values of solidarity, equal opportunities and human rights among young people in Europe.

3. Eligibility

Only applicants satisfying the requirements set under Article 23(1) of the Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (1) may apply.

The Erasmus Youth accreditation is open to the participation of any public or private body established in:

—	the Member States of the European Union,

—	third countries associated to the Programme, under the conditions set out in the legal basis (2)

4. Deadline for submission

The evaluation of applications and the award of accreditations is a permanent process.

The simplified access to funding opportunities in a given year requires the prior obtaining of the accredited status. In order to obtain the accreditation under the present Call, applications must be submitted no later than 31 December 2021.

5. Selection procedure

Proposals will be assessed against the set of award criteria as well as exclusion and selection criteria defined in the Rules of application.

The National Agency in charge of the selection will appoint an evaluation committee to oversee the management of the whole selection process. On the basis of the assessment carried out by experts, the evaluation committee will establish a list of applications proposed for selection.

6. Full details

The Commission proposal for a Regulation establishing the 2021-2027 Union programme for education, training, youth and sport can be found at the following webpage:

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1585129325950&uri=CELEX:52018PC0367

Detailed conditions, rules and procedures of this call for accreditations can be found in the Rules of application at the following internet address:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/calls/2020-erasmus-accreditation-youth

The Rules of application constitute an integral part of this call for accreditations and the conditions for participation expressed therein apply in full to this call.

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50.

(2) Pending adoption of the legal basis. In the Erasmus+ 2014-2020 Programme, this list includes: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Turkey, North Macedonia and Serbia.

10.7.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 227/11

Call for proposals

The European Investment Bank Institute proposes a new EIBURS sponsorship under its Knowledge Programme

(2020/C 227/09)

The Knowledge Programme of the European Investment Bank Institute channels its research grants through different schemes, one of which is:

—	EIBURS, the EIB University Research Sponsorship Programme

EIBURS provides grants to university departments or research centres associated with universities in the EU, candidate or potential candidate countries working on research topics of major interest to the Bank. EIBURS sponsorships – of up to EUR 100 000 per year for a period of three years – are awarded through a competitive process to interested university departments or research centres with recognised expertise in the selected area. Successful proposals entail the delivery of a variety of outputs that will be the subject of a contractual agreement with the European Investment Bank.

For the academic year 2020/2021, the EIBURS programme is seeking proposals on a new research theme:

‘Impact of gender mainstreaming in infrastructure projects’

1. Focus of the Project

The EIB Group Strategy on Gender and Women’s Economic Empowerment (GS) took effect in January 2017. This Strategy aims to embed gender equality and women’s economic empowerment into the EIB Group’s activities both inside and outside the EU. The GS is implemented through the Gender Action Plans (GAP), which provide a roadmap and specify activities for the EIBG to undertake so as to ensure fulfilment of commitments made under the Strategy (2017-2022).

The GAP includes four areas of activities, amongst which is enhancing the impact of EIB operations on gender equality. To ensure that EIB operations mainstream due attention to gender into the investment process, the EIBG is introducing a gender tag, akin to a classification system, at the appraisal stage. The purpose of the tag is to readily identify, ex-ante, those operations likely to have an impact on gender equality. Such ex-ante assessments are particularly important for investments not targeting gender equality as a specific outcome or objective but that could, with the right design features or in the right geographies/sectors, have significant effects on gender equality. For example, evidence seems to indicate that incorporating gender concerns into the design and implementation of infrastructure projects makes project benefits more accessible and inclusive, and enhances the projects’ development impact (ADB 2019) (1). Similarly, it is expected that infrastructure investments designed in a gender-responsive manner may increase women’s economic resilience and well-being, for instance through time saving, increased sense of safety and security, increased mobility, higher bargaining power or by overcoming social norms that cause barriers (e.g. digital investments overcome norms that limit women’s mobility and therefore access to banking or information), etc. (2) However, at this pilot stage, progress is required in developing rigorous ex-ante estimations to guide project design and measurement approaches in relation to gender equality outcomes and impacts of the EIB-supported infrastructure operations.

The EIB is currently considering using women’s time usage as a proxy indicator of the impact that infrastructure investments can have on freeing up women’s time to engage in productive activities and hence to reduce the gender wage and pension gaps. However, the suitability and effectiveness of using this indicator still has to be tested. The EIB has thus approved a pilot phase during which such an indicator, its use and validity will be explored alongside its potential practicable application to EIB infrastructure investments.

In light of the above, we propose to focus the research on the following key questions:

In which ways can improvements, generated through infrastructure investments (e.g. public transport or affordable housing), to women’s access to productive resources (such as finance, land and other natural resources) and economic opportunities (decent jobs) enhance their economic resilience and well-being?

Based on which transversal indicators can the EIB most effectively estimate the possible differential effects of infrastructure investments on women and men and ensure that the projects’ outcomes will address existing gender gaps? In particular, is the time poverty (3) dimension an appropriate indicator?

To respond to those research questions, researchers will need to provide a conceptual framework, develop a research hypothesis and carry out an empirical study. The latter will focus on one specific infrastructure project (4) and set the stage for a rigorous impact evaluation of the socioeconomic impact and improvements in women’s economic resilience and well-being. The research work will include appropriate data collection mechanisms (qualitative and quantitative), build a relevant database and identify the optimal design to establish a counterfactual. In addition, it will carry out rigorous statistical analysis on the baseline.

2. Challenges

Three main challenges will need to be addressed by the research team. First, the identification of an optimal methodology for estimating – ex ante – the impact of infrastructure investments on wider societal gender inequality and the selection of the most appropriate indicators that could apply across sectors and regions. Since this methodological challenge is recurrent when appraising EIB support, the research team should develop a rigorous methodology, backed by academic research, that can be used in a simple way to inform EIB gender tagging and project selection and design where relevant.

Second, given the long-term nature of infrastructure projects, the three-year time frame for the empirical work might appear challenging. However, the research work is expected to collect data at the onset of the project, when the project has not yet influenced the outcome variables of interest (i.e. women’s economic resilience and well-being). This, combined with the identification of a valid comparison group, will make it possible to compare baseline data with the same indicators collected ex-post. The research team is expected to engage in discussions with the relevant EIB services and project promoter to explain the approach and its implications.

Finally, infrastructure investments also have the potential to have indirect and induced impacts on women’s prospects, and these are harder to measure. Nevertheless, they are also important to consider in terms of both risks and opportunities in designing projects.

3. Deliverables

Given the three-year time frame, the research work should include intermediary deliverables and final deliverables.

Year 1:

—	a review of the related academic literature (5);

—	a brief note formulating the research hypothesis based on a conceptual framework investigating how women’s access to productive resources and economic opportunities enhance their economic resilience and well-being, and the relevance of time savings in this regard;

—

empirical analysis:

—	selection of the most appropriate infrastructure project supported by the EIB for a rigorous impact evaluation, in collaboration with the EIB, based on a preselection of projects;

—

a methodological note on the design of the impact evaluation, specifying the identification of a valid comparison group, the preparation of qualitative and quantitative data collection tools/survey questionnaires/interview guides and required indicators, the modalities of data collection (e.g. sampling strategy and power calculations, training of the enumerators, pilot mission, organisation of focus group discussions) and a calendar of the activities.

Year 2:

—	baseline data collection (timing to align with the project timeline);

—	construction of the indicators, data cleaning and creation of the project-relevant databases (e.g. in stata, R or Excel format).

Year 3:

—	a report presenting rigorous statistical analysis on the data collected at baseline and including triangulation of various data sources (qualitative and quantitative);

—

a methodological note on the implications for the EIB in the appraisal of infrastructure projects, based on the study results. This note should also provide guidance on the best indicator for the EIB to use as a proxy of gender equality impact through investments in infrastructure, in particular considering time poverty as an indicator of particular interest to the EIB. It should provide recommendations on how such an indicator can be tracked (including data sources for triangulation etc.);

—	dissemination of research results with the EIB (such as seminars/conferences).

Proposals should be submitted in English by 30 September 2020 24:00 (CET). Proposals submitted after this date will not be considered. Proposals should be sent by email to:

Events.EIBInstitute@eib.org

For more exhaustive information on the EIBURS selection process and on the EIB Institute, please visit: http://institute.eib.org/

(1) ADB (2019), ‘Gender in Infrastructure: Lessons from Central and West Asia’.

(2) Jacobson, J., Mohun, R., and Sajjad, F. (2016). ‘Infrastructure: A game changer for women’s economic Empowerment’. UKaid and ICED.

(3) More time spent working in unpaid work-related activities means less leisure and less time to engage in productive activities, and therefore higher ‘time poverty’ and often poverty itself. Women’s time poverty can be due to gender/social norms that mean that women disproportionately engage in certain unpaid caring responsibilities or activities that take up time away from more productive ones. These can relate to lack of access to care services, poor access to safe public transport and, outside the EU in particular, to firewood and water collection?

(4) To be defined in collaboration with EIB based on a preselection of projects.

(5) As well as a review of ex-ante social/gender impact assessment approaches and related proxy indicators used by other financial institutions, including but not limited to IFIs, MDBs, DFIs and also by academic/research/think tank institutions (e.g. European Institute for Gender Equality EIGE, GROW in Canada).

10.7.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 227/18

Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2020/C 227/12)

This notice is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO’

Reference number: PDO-IT-A1308-AM02

Date of communication: 21.4.2020

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1. ‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ – Labelling

A requirement has been added whereby the broader geographical term ‘Toscana’ [Tuscany] must appear on the label in addition to the protected designation of origin ‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’.

The amendment makes it possible to provide precise information on the geographical origin of the wines.

The amendment concerns section 9 of the single document and Article 7 of the product specification.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1. Name of the product

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

2. Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin

3. Categories of grapevine product

Wine

4. Description of the wine(s)

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ including Riserva

Colour: ruby red, tending to garnet with age;

Aroma: intense, ethereal, distinctive;

Taste: dry, well balanced and lasting, with possible hints of wood;

Minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 12,50 %; 13,00 in the Riserva type;

Minimum sugar-free extract (g/l): 23,0.

Any analytical parameters not shown in the table below comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation.

General analytical characteristics
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume):
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume):
Minimum total acidity:	4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre):	20
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre):

5. Wine-making practices

a. Specific oenological practices

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’

Specific oenological practice

Wine with the ‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ controlled and guaranteed designation of origin (DOCG) must undergo an ageing period of at least 2 years, with at least 1 year in wooden containers.

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’

Specific oenological practice

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ DOCG wine from grapes with a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 12,50 % that has undergone an ageing period of at least 3 years including 6 months in the bottle may be referred to as ‘Riserva’ on its label.

b. Maximum yields

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’

8 000 kg of grapes per hectare

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’

56 hectolitres per hectare

6. Demarcated geographical area

The grape production area falls within the administrative territory of the municipality of Montepulciano, in the province of Siena, Region of Tuscany. It does not include the Valdichiana plain.

7. Main wine grape variety(ies)

Sangiovese N. – Sangioveto

8. Description of the link(s)

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’

The age-old history of wine in Montepulciano from the Etruscan era to the present day is due to the human factor whereby experience and know-how have developed over time through the interaction with the environment and the selection of the most appropriate practices for the production of high-quality wine. Popes and renowned figures from the past, including Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire and Alexandre Dumas, were familiar with the wine. The first historical documentation demonstrating the widespread use of ‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ dates back to 1787. This wealth of knowledge has been demonstrated by studies on the area which have shown how the soils of Montepulciano confer upon Vino Nobile distinctive and recognisable notes.

9. Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ – Vinification and ageing

Legal framework:

National legislation

Type of further condition:

Bottling within the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition:

Vinification and mandatory ageing must take place in the municipality of Montepulciano.

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ – Bottling within the demarcated area

Legal framework:

National legislation

Type of further condition:

Bottling within the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition:

Bottling must take place within the grape production area so that the specific characteristics of the wine can be preserved and the guarantee of origin maintained.

‘Vino Nobile di Montepulciano’ – Labelling

Legal framework:

EU legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

Link to the product specification

https://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/15313

(1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.

10.7.2020

Official Journal of the European Union

C 227/21

(2020/C 227/13)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATION OF STANDARD AMENDMENT MODIFYING THE SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘CAMPO DE BORJA’

PDO-ES-A0180-AM02

Date of communication: 22.4.2020

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

The amendments described and reasoned below are considered standard amendments because they do not affect the name of the protected designation of origin, nor constitute a change to, or removal or addition of, a wine product category. They also do not invalidate the link, or lead to marketing restrictions of the product.

1. Lifting restrictions on oenological practices

This amendment concerns point 3 of the product specification on specific cultivation practices and restrictions, and point 4(a) of the Single Document, Wine-making practices: Essential oenological practices.

The restriction on specific oenological practices concerning the ban on techniques that involve preheating the grapes or heating the musts or wines, in the presence of the marc, with the purpose of forcing the extraction of the colouring material, has been removed.

The extraction of colour from the musts or wines is a technique that is currently generating a lot of interest in the area of red wine making. This technique considerably increases the levels of fruit in the wines, heightening the descriptors’ olfactory and gustatory perceptions when assessing the fruit intensity of the wines.

At present, this technique ensures absolute respect for the crop’s integrity. It extracts all the phenolic compounds in a quick and selective way, and it considerably reduces the pyrazine content (greenness) and the geosmin content (impurities), which improves the quality. Additionally, the harmful enzymes are removed (laccase, polyphenol oxidase, etc.) which results in wines that are more healthy, long-lasting, and well-structured, as well as being smoother and more aromatic.

On an economic level, this technique leads to a significant reduction in labour costs during the wine-making stage, optimising the use of tanks, leading to considerable energy savings.

Consequently, the use of the harvest or must heating technique, using relevant technological advances, produces supremely reliable wines, significantly improving the quality of the final product.

2. Amended wording of the section on the demarcation of the geographical area

The amendment concerns point 4 of the product specification, Demarcation of the geographical area, and point 5 of the Single Document, Demarcated area.

This section is completed with the naming of the province and autonomous community in which the geographic area of the PDO is located. Furthermore, the word ‘suitable’ referring to the soil has been deleted, as there is no classification of the geographical area that determines the soil’s suitability for vine cultivation.

3. Amendment to maximum yield

This amendment concerns point 5 of the product specification, Maximum yields, and point 4(b) of the Single Document, Wine-making practices: Maximum yields.

The permitted maximum production of grapes per hectare has been increased to 8 000 kg for the red grape varieties, and 10 000 kg for the white grape varieties.

Additionally the maximum yield of wine per hectare has been set at 56 hectolitres for wines from red grape varieties and 70 hectolitres for wines from white grape varieties, taking into account the maximum yield noted in the PDO product specification.

This amendment is supported by the report on the Amendment to the product specification of the PDO ‘Campo de Borja’, written by the Escuela Politécnica Superior de Huesca (Polytechnic School of Huesca) of the University of Zaragoza (July, 2018).

Despite the existing link to the geographical area, concerning both the human and natural factors, as described in the product specification, the changes in climate and in production techniques have resulted in a series of significant changes that justify increasing unit yields without affecting or altering the fundamental characteristics of the protected product, including:

Increasing the vineyard irrigation area and implementing different restructuring plans

Between the years 2000 and 2016, the irrigated vineyard areas rose from barely 34,3 % to 45,7 %.

Furthermore, the vineyard restructuring plans carried out in the PDO have triggered a change in the vine formation systems, from the goblet system to the trellis system – mostly double cordon – which permits a significant improvement in the mechanisation of crop cultivation, making pruning and phytosanitary treatments easier.

Both factors have meant that the vineyard has gone from receiving one irrigation a year, usually during the winter break period, to having a localised drip irrigation. This leads to a greater efficiency in water use and provision based on needs, practically until the onset of ripening, in such a way that the grapes ripen free from conditions of stress.

All of this has an effect on the quantity of grapes produced, through increasing the density of the plantation, greater aeration of the bunches, and the ease of managing the surfaces of the leaves, which in turn helps achieve sufficient ripening. This means that an increase in yields, applying the appropriate technology, is compatible with high grape quality.

Improvements in plant health, nutrition and pest and disease control

To date, almost all the PDO geographical area is protected against the European grapevine moth (lobesia botrana) through the use of sexual confusion techniques, which have contributed to yield increases and, at the same time, a higher quality by curtailing problems caused by rotting in late-harvests.

Additionally, the high level of training of field and wine technicians has led to a better control of nutrient application and the adaptation of varietal fertilisation plans through soil or leafstalk analysis techniques, as well as the use of more efficient and suitable techniques regarding pest and disease control.

Use of rootstock or clones from selected varieties

The clones that had previously been used have been progressively replaced in the new plantations by clones that are characteristically more productive and have less tendency to blossom drop, which contributes to production stability, especially with regards to Grenache, the main variety in ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO.

Delimitation of plots of each parcel

At present, the area of the parcels recorded in the Vineyard Register is based on a measuring system using LPIS references, meaning the vineyard areas have been demarcated according to the area strictly under cultivation, not counting borders and lanes providing access and for moving machinery, which used to be included in the wine-growing area.

The use of this system has led to a marked decline in the vineyard area of the PDO, amounting to around 1 500 ha less in the 2009-2016 period, which directly implies an increase in yields per unit of area (the area being slightly smaller).

4. Addition of new varieties

The amendment affects point 6 of the product specification, Variety or varieties of grapes from which the wine is made. It does not affect the Single Document as the new varieties are classed as secondary.

Three varieties for making wines protected by the ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO have been added: Caladoc and Marselan, both red grape varieties, and Viognier, a white grape variety.

This amendment is supported by the report on the addition of the white grape variety Viognier and red grape varieties Caladoc and Marselan to the ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO product specification, written by the Oenology Unit of the Government of Aragón’s Department of Rural Development and Sustainability (June, 2018). The conclusions of the report, based on studies and tests carried out on each variety in the geographical area, show that they are suitable both in terms of agronomic aspects as well as in the analytical and sensory aspects of the wines.

In particular, it has been observed that the production of the Caladoc red variety is suitable where yield is concerned. No problems with cultivation have been observed, nor elevated sensitivity to fungal diseases compared to the control variety used (Red Grenache). It also has a stronger resistance to powdery mildew, its harvest being 10 days earlier than that of Red Grenache.

Wines made with this variety present analytical and aromatic qualities similar to wines made from Grenache, highlighting its great phenolic potential which translates to increased colour and polyphenols, and in particular improves the process of ageing in barrels, making it a complementary variety to Grenache.

Marselan is a red grape variety perfectly adapted to the soil and climate conditions of the ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO, as demonstrated by the tests carried out. Its ripeness and harvest are similar to those of Red Grenache and is considered complementary to the latter for its great phenolic capacity, even more so than the Caladoc variety. It has a sensory profile between Cabernet Sauvignon wines and Red Grenache wines.

With regards the Viognier white grape variety, the tests show that it does not present any cultivation problems in the PDO geographic area. The wines display analytical characteristics similar to the wines made with the Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc varieties, which are both included in the PDO product specification. As for the smell and taste profiles, the wines are rich in floral and fruity aromas, with a greater intensity in the taste.

5. Additional information on the causal link between the geographical area and characteristics of the product

This amendment affects point 7 of the product specification, Link to the geographical area, and point 7 of the Single Document, Description of the links.

Some natural and human factors that determine the link of the product to the geographical area have been specified, namely the explanation that there is no doubt that a historical tradition has always existed, not only in red wine making, but also in the making of liqueur wines and quality sparkling wines. Additionally, some details related to wine-growing in the area have been added.

Furthermore, the causal link between the geographical area and the characteristics of the product has been extended to include the description for each of the wine product categories mentioned in the ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO (wine, liqueur wine, and quality sparkling wine).

6. Amendment to the labelling requirements

This amendment concerns point 8(b)(v) of the product specification, Applicable requirements: Additional requirements: Labelling.

In accordance with the legislation and case-law on industrial property and trademarks, and keeping in mind the principles of market unity, the only additional requirement established for the wineries registered in the PDO is the obligation that they provide information on the commercial labels that will identify the wines they place on the market, so the Regulatory Board can include them in the label register, eliminating the need for the Board to approve them.

7. Updating the legislative references

The references to EU Regulations, international standard UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and the ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO Regulation in the Autonomous Community of Aragon cited in the product specification, have been updated.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1. Name of the product

Campo de Borja

2. Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin

3. Categories of grapevine products

Wine

3.	Liqueur wine

5.	Quality sparkling wine

4. Description of the wine(s)

White and rosé wines

White:

Appearance: clear, crystalline, greenish-yellow.

Aroma: floral, fruity, bold.

Taste: fresh, acidic.

Rosé wine:

Appearance: clear, crystalline, (deep) pink.

Aroma: fruity, floral.

Taste: fresh, acidic, fruity.

* Maximum sulphur dioxide: 250 mg/l if the sugar content ≥ 5 g/l

General analytical characteristics
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)	10
Minimum total acidity	4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)	13,33
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)	200

Red wines

Appearance: clear, crystalline, (cherry) red.

Aroma: fruity, ripe, floral.

Taste: long, pleasant, well-structured, fleshy, voluminous.

* Maximum sulphur dioxide: 200 mg/l if the sugar content ≥ 5 g/l

General analytical characteristics
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)	11
Minimum total acidity	4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)	13,3
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)	150

Quality sparkling wine

Appearance: clear, crystalline, yellow.

Aroma: fruity, floral.

Taste: acidic, balanced, fresh.

General analytical characteristics
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)	10
Minimum total acidity	4,5 in milliequivalents per litre
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)	10,83
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)	160

Naturally sweet wines

Appearance: based on its cuvée (whether they be whites, rosés or reds), they will present hints of greens, violets and reds.

Aroma: without diverging from the aroma of its cuvée, with clean aromas, more intense.

Taste: intense, pleasant on the palate and with a certain sweetness, characteristic of its sugar levels, with candied or dried fruit notes.

* maximum sulphur dioxide 200 mg/l in whites and 150 mg/l in reds if the sugar content < 5 g/l.

* maximum sulphur dioxide 250 mg/l in whites and 200 mg/l in reds if the sugar content ≥ 5 g/l.

General analytical characteristics
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)	13
Minimum total acidity	4,5 in milliequivalents per litre
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)	20
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

Late-harvest wines

Appearance: based on its cuvée (whether they be whites, rosés or reds), they will present hints of greens, violets and reds.

Aroma: without diverging from the aroma of its cuvée, with clean aromas, more intense.

Taste: intense, pleasant on the palate with a certain sweetness, characteristic of its sugar levels, with candied or dried fruit notes.

* maximum sulphur dioxide 200 mg/l in whites and 150 mg/l in reds if the sugar content < 5 g/l.

* maximum sulphur dioxide 250 mg/l in whites and 200 mg/l in reds if the sugar content ≥ 5 g/l.

General analytical characteristics
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)	13
Minimum total acidity	4,5 in milliequivalents per litre
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)	15
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

Liqueur wine

Appearance: based on its cuvée (whether they be whites, rosés or reds), they will present hints of greens, violets and reds.

Aroma: without diverging from the aroma of its cuvée, with clean aromas, more intense.

Taste: intense, pleasant on the palate with a certain sweetness, characteristic of its sugar levels, with candied or dried fruit notes.

* 200 mg/l if sugar content ≥ 5 g/l

General analytical characteristics
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume)
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)	15
Minimum total acidity	4,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)	15
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)	150

5. Wine-making practices

a. Specific oenological practices

Cultivation method

The planting density will be a minimum 1 500 plants per hectare and a maximum 4 000 plants per hectare, distributed uniformly over the whole vine planting area.

Specific oenological practice

When the harvest is carried out, healthy grapes which are sufficiently ripe, and have a sugar content equal to or more than 170 g/l of must, are used exclusively for the production of the protected wines. Grapes not in perfect condition are set aside.

Sufficient pressure shall be applied to extract the must or wine and separate it from the marc, so that the yield is not greater than 70 litres of wine for each 100 kilograms of grapes.

b. Maximum yields

Red grape varieties

8 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

Red grape varieties

56 hectolitres per hectare

White grape varieties

10 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

White grape varieties

70 hectolitres per hectare

6. Demarcated geographical area

The ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO geographical area is comprised of land located in the following municipalities of the province of Zaragoza in the Autonomous Community of Aragon: Agón, Ainzón, Alberite, Albeta, Ambel, Bisimbre, Borja, Bulbuente, Bureta, El Buste, Fuendejalón, Magallón, Maleján, Pozuelo de Aragón, Tabuenca, and Vera de Moncayo, as well as the cadastral polygons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the municipality of Mallén, and the cadastral polygons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 19 of the municipality of Fréscano.

7. Main wine grapes variety(ies)

CHARDONNAY

GARNACHA BLANCA

GARNACHA TINTA

GARNACHA TINTORERA

MACABEO – VIURA

MAZUELA

MOSCATEL DE ALEJANDRÍA

MOSCATEL DE GRANO MENUDO – MOSCATEL MORISCO

SYRAH

TEMPRANILLO

VERDEJO

8. Description of the link(s)

WINE

The link to the geographical area is based on historic tradition that pre-dates 1203. The Monastery of Veruela’s influence on the development of the vine was significant. It preserved, developed and strengthened the viticulture that exists to this day. The low precipitation, the ‘Cierzo’ wind and the sudden changes in temperature affect the organoleptic qualities of the wines. The ‘Cierzo’ wind produces an intense transpiration that limits moisture in the soil, causing permanent water stress which weakens the vines. Consequently, phenolic ripeness is very slow, which boosts the presence of aromas and intense colour tones in the wines.

LIQUEUR WINE

Traditional liqueur wines of the ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO date back various centuries. The geographical and climatic conditions of the area provide a very high degree of ripeness and, together with low production and late harvest in the vineyards, confer a distinctive personality in which aromas of very ripe or even overripe fruit, which are highly appropriate qualities for liqueur wines, stand out.

QUALITY SPARKLING WINE

The quality sparkling wines are influenced by the natural soil, climate, and wine-making elements in the area which give them their specific visual, olfactory and gustatory characteristics. As a result of being made according to the traditional method, these sparkling wines are soft and creamy, presenting a mix of the aromas and tastes of the wines produced in the geographical area. Its secondary fermentation in the bottle and ageing on the fermentation lees gives it fine, long-lasting bubbles, as well as a fruity and elegant aroma.

9. Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Legal framework:

In national legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

The commercial labels of each registered company must be communicated to the Regulatory Board to be recorded in the label register, subject to controls for compliance with the requirements of this product specification.

Labels must bear the following wording: Denominación de Origen ‘Campo de Borja’ [Designation of Origin ‘Campo de Borja’]. Products intended for consumption must bear guarantee marks, numbered and issued by the Regulatory Board, which will be attached in the registered winery, ensuring that they cannot be re-used.

The traditional terms that may be used on wines covered by the ‘Campo de Borja’ PDO are:

—	Traditional terms referred to in Article 112(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council: ‘Denominación de Origen’ [‘Designation of Origin’] or ‘DO’

—	Traditional terms referred to in Article 112(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council: ‘Crianza’, ‘Reserva’, ‘Gran Reserva’, ‘Añejo’, ‘Noble’, ‘Clásico’, ‘Rancio’, ‘Superior’ and ‘Viejo’.

The additional wording that may be used on the labelling depending on the method of production are: ‘Naturally sweet’, ‘Late-harvest’, ‘Carbonic maceration’, ‘Oak’, and ‘Barrel Fermented’.

This wording will be used on the wines that meet the requirements established in points 2 and 3.

Legal framework:

In national legislation

Type of further condition:

Packaging within the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition:

Packaging must take place in the demarcated geographical area described in point 4 of the product specification, which will guarantee the origin of the product.

Transporting and bottling the wine outside the wine-making area can jeopardise quality, as the wine can be exposed to oxidation-reduction, variations in temperature and other influences. The further the wine travels, the greater the risk. Bottling in the area of origin allows the product’s characteristics and quality to be preserved.

Bottling is an important operation that, if not performed in compliance with rigorous requirements, may be seriously undermine product quality and alter the characteristics of the wine.

This, combined with the experience and deep knowledge of the wines’ particular qualities, built up over the years by the wineries of the designation of origin ‘Campo de Borja’, make it necessary to bottle in the area of origin. Consequently, all the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of these wines are preserved.

Link to the product specification

https://www.aragon.es/documents/20127/20408990/Pliego+de+condiciones+modificado+de+la+DOP+Campo+de+Borja-consolidado.pdf/2c6b3f59-ec26-25ef-d091-298a4b158ce9?t=1572445693220

(1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 227

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 63 10 July 2020

Contents		page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2020/C 227/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9801 – Allianz/OMERS Infrastructure/T&R JV) ( 1 )	1
2020/C 227/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9840 – Macquarie/Fresco International) ( 1 )	2
2020/C 227/03	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9804 – Saudi Aramco Development/Baker Hughes/JV) ( 1 )	3
2020/C 227/04	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9783 – EQT/OMERS/DGF/INEXIO) ( 1 )	4

	IV Notices
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	European Commission
2020/C 227/05	Euro exchange rates — 9 July 2020	5
2020/C 227/06	Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems Average costs of benefits in kind	6
	Court of Auditors
2020/C 227/07	Special Report 15/2020 Protection of wild pollinators in the EU – Commission initiatives have not borne fruit	8

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	V Announcements
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