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Prime Minister,
On the report of the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, Handicrafts, Professions And the Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs,
In the light of Council Regulation No 2081 /92/EEC of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and Designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs;
Given the rural code, and in particular Articles L. 641-2, L. 641-3, L. 641-5 and L. 641-6;
Given the code of consumption, and in particular Articles L. 115-6 and L. 115-20 ;
In view of the decree of 16 May 2005 on the designation of controlled origin " Pomme du Limousin " ;
Given the proposal of the National Agri-Food Committee of the National Institute of Appellations of Origin dated June 17, 2004,
Describes:
Appoint Apples as Controlled Origin " Pomme du Limousin " Includes, for all operators involved in the conditions of production of the said appellation:
-a declaration of fitness;
-if it has not been found non-compliance with the conditions of production, an analytical examination and Organoleptic by survey.
For producers, the approval also includes a declaration of harvesting including:
-the surface of the UHP for which the production is claimed as a controlled appellation of origin;
-the Total production;
-for producers selling all or part of their production to a packer, quantities, name and address of each conditioner.
The declaration of fitness includes a commitment for the operator to respect the conditions of production laid down in the decree of 16 May 2005 on the appellation of origin Controlled " Pomme du Limousin " Above. It shall be subscribed to the services of the National Institute of Appellations of Origin (INAO).
Any change in the structure or status of the operator shall be notified to the services of the said Institute and shall be the subject of Filing of a new declaration of fitness.
Failure to declare aptitude results in an inability to produce and market apples under the name of the controlled appellation of origin." Pomme du Limousin ".
Producers maintain a culture book on which all cropping operations carried out on each homogeneous unit of production (UHP) as defined in Article 3 of the Decree of 16 are carried forward. May 2005 relating to the controlled appellation of origin " Pomme du Limousin "
This registry is kept at the disposal of the screening officers.
Packagers maintain an entry and exit register to identify the origin and destination of apples, as well as the quantities of apples implemented and the quantities put in
This register shall be kept at the disposal of the control officers.
Non-maintenance of the register shall lead to the invalidation of the declaration of fitness of the operator
. INAO's services a summary of the volumes of apples that they put into circulation during the previous campaign.
The declarations and registers referred to in Articles 1 and 3 of this Decree shall be made on printed matter supplied by the recognised organisation referred to in Article 6 of this Decree and in accordance with the models approved by the Director of the INAO.
Control of production conditions is under the responsibility of the INAO.
The arrangements for the organisation of the control of the conditions of production are defined by a convention between the Director of The INAO and the recognised organisation of the appellation of origin controlled ' Pomme du Limousin " Approved by the National Committee of Agri-Food Products of the INAO, hereinafter referred to as the National Committee.
This body shall be approved by the national committee, after the opinion of the defence trade union of the controlled appellation of origin " Pomme du Limousin ". This authorisation shall be granted for a maximum period of three years which may be renewed and shall enter into force only after the signing of the Convention by the Director of the INAO and the said body.
Failure to comply with conditions of production or refusal of control by an operator results in the invalidation of its declaration of fitness. Such invalidation shall be decided upon and notified by the Director of the INAO, who may, in advance, consult a commission known as " Committee conditions of production ".
The production conditions commission shall consist of members on a list drawn up by the Director of INAO on the proposal of the defence trade union of the controlled appellation of origin". Pomme du Limousin ". The persons on this list shall be chosen from among the families of producers, packers of the appellation and other qualified persons.
The invalidation decision may be accompanied by an obligation for the operator
invalidation of the declaration of fitness shall result in an inability to produce and market apples under the name of the appellation of origin controlled '. Pomme du Limousin " For the current campaign.
To regain their ability to produce and market apples under the controlled appellation of origin " Pomme du Limousin " The following campaign, operators must file with the services of INAO a new declaration of fitness and furnish proof to the director of the institute that all the conditions of production of the appellation of origin controlled Are met again.
Apples from holdings whose declaration of fitness has not been invalidated shall be the subject of an examination of the analytical and organoleptic examinations provided for in Article 1 of this
. The analytical examination deals with firmness, sugar content and acidity. The
examination is based on firmness, sugar content and acidity. It is carried out by a laboratory approved by the public authorities.
The organoleptic examination relates to the criteria relating to the product, as listed in the decree of 16 May 2005 on the designation of controlled origin. ' Pomme du Limousin ".
The organoleptic examination is carried out by a commission known as" Commission approval commission ". This committee is composed of members on a list drawn up by the Director of INAO on the proposal of the defence trade union of the controlled appellation of origin." Pomme du Limousin ". The persons on this list are chosen from among the families of producers, packers of the appellation and other qualified persons.
Analytical and organoleptic examinations are organized under the responsibility of INAO by the accredited organization referred to in section 6 of this Order.
Terms and Conditions The organisation of such examinations shall be defined by the Convention provided for in Article 6 of this Decree, including in the Annex the organoleptic examination grid.
A non-compliant analytical examination or an adverse opinion after the organoleptic examination results in a warning, with or without decommission of the lot in issue, Delivered by the services of the INAO.
Decommissioning entails, for the lot in question, the impossibility of being marketed as a controlled appellation of origin ' Pomme du Limousin ".
In the same campaign, three warnings issued on different dates shall result in the invalidation of the declaration of fitness of the operator concerned in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of this Decree.
The Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, the Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fishing and Rural Affairs and the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Trade, The craft, professions and consumption shall each be responsible for the execution of this Decree, which shall be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
In Paris, May 16, 2005.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
By the Prime Minister:
The Minister of Agriculture, Food,
of Fisheries and Rurality,
Dominique Bussereau
Minister of the Economy,
Finance and Industry,
Thierry Breton
The Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises,
of Commerce, Handicrafts,
and consumer professions,
Christian Jacob
