The DIRECTOR GENERAL for the promotion of quality food and Agriculture of the horse sector having regard to Regulation (EC) no 1151/2012 of November 21, 2012 its quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs; Having regard to law no 526 December 21, 1999 laying down rules for fulfilment of the obligations arising from Italy's membership of the European Community-Community law 1999; Visto l'art. 14 of the above Act December 21, 1999 # 526, and in particular paragraph 15, which identifies the functions for the exercise of which the protection consortia of PDOs, PGIs and TSGS can receive, by measure of recognition, the corresponding assignment by the Ministry of agricultural food and forestry policies; Having regard to the ministerial decrees April 12, 2000, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale n. 97 of April 27, 2000, containing general provisions concerning reliability requirements ' the protection consortia of protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGI) and identification of the criteria of representation in the corporate bodies of the consortium of protection of designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGI), issued by the Ministry of agricultural food and forestry policies in art. 14, paragraph 17 of the abovementioned law no 526/1999; Having regard to the September 12, 2000, Decree No. 410 published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale n. 9 of January 12, 2001 by which, pursuant to art. 14, paragraph 16, of law No. 526/1999, it was adopted the regulation concerning the distribution of costs arising from the activities of consortia of protection of PDOs and PGIs entrusted by the Ministry; Seen on October 12, 2000 Decree published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale n. 272 of November 21, 2000 by which, in accordance with the provisions of art. 14, paragraph 15, point d) were given directives for the collaboration of the consortium of protection of PDOs and PGIs with the Ispettorato centrale repressione frodi, now Ispettorato centrale repressione frodi and quality protection of agri-food products (ICQRF), in the Committee; Seen the Decree May 10, 2001, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale n. 134 of June 12, 2001, incorporating additions to the mentioned decrees of April 12, 2000; Having regard to the Legislative Decree n November 19, 2004. 297, published in Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale No. 293 of December 15, 2004 establishing a «penalty provisions under Regulation (EEC) no 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs "; Seen the Decree May 4, 2005, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale-n. 112 of May 16, 2005 laying down these decrees of April 12, 2000 integration; Seen the Decree May 4, 2005, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale-n. 112 of May 16, 2005, establishing a mode of derogation from art. 2 of said Decree of April 12, 2000; Seen August 5, 2005 Decree, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale-n. 191 of August 18, 2005, amending the Decree of May 4, 2005; Having regard to the departmental Decree # 7422 of May 12, 2010 laying down general provisions concerning verification of institutional activity attributed to the protection consortia pursuant to art. 14, paragraph 15 of Act No 526 December 21, 1999; Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) no 644 of March 20, 1998, published in the official journal of the European Communities L. 87 of March 21, 1998 by which it recorded the protected designation of origin ' Salame Brianza»; Having regard to the Ministerial Decree of December 21, 2005, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale-# 3 of January 4, 2006, whereby it was attributed for three years to the Consortium Salame Brianza the recognition and the task to carry out the functions referred to in art. 14, paragraph 15, of law December 21, 1999, # 526 for the PDO "Salame Brianza»; Visto l'art. the Ministerial Decree of 7 April 12, 2000, 61413 quoted laying down general provisions concerning the requirements of reliability is the protection consortia of PDOs and PGIs detecting methods for the verification of the existence of the requirement of reliability is carried out every three years, the Ministry of agricultural food and forestry policies; Having regard to the Ministerial Decree of February 16, 2009, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale-# 51 of March 3, 2009, with whom it has been confirmed for three years to the Consortium appointed to perform the functions of Salame Brianza under art. 14, paragraph 15, of law December 21, 1999, # 526 for the PDO "Salame Brianza»; Having regard to the Ministerial Decree of March 6, 2012, published in Gazzetta Ufficiale-serie generale-# 72 of March 26, 2012, with whom it has been confirmed for three years to the Consortium appointed to perform the functions of Salame Brianza under art. 14, paragraph 15, December 21, 1999, law n. 526 for the PDO "Salame Brianza»; Considered that the condition required by art. 5 April 12, 2000 Decree mentioned above, reliability requirements ' the protection consortia, it is satisfied because the Ministry has verified that the participation, in the shareholder structure, the subjects belonging to the category < processors > sectors identified in art. 4 < meat preparations >) (f) of the same Decree, represents at least the 2/3 of production controlled by the inspection body in significant period of reference. This verification was performed on the basis of declarations made by the applicant and certificates issued by the inspection body Ineq, authorised to carry out the activities of control over protected designation of origin ' Salame Brianza»; Considering that the Statute approved by this Administration has been subjected to the verification referred to in art. 3, paragraph 2, of the aforementioned Decree departmental May 12, 2010; Was therefore considered necessary to confirm the assignment of the Consortium Salame Brianza to perform the functions listed in art. 14, paragraph 15, of the law 526/1999, Decrees: article 1. It is confirmed for a period of three years from the date of publication of this Decree, granted by Decree December 21, 2005 and already confirmed by Decree of February 16, 2009 and by Decree of March 6, 2012, the Consorzio Salame Brianza located in Merate (LC), via Bergamo 35, to carry out the functions referred to in art. 14, paragraph 15, December 21, 1999, law n. 526 for the PDO "Salame Brianza». 2. The predicted position, which entails the obligation of the specifications given in the Decree of December 21, 2005 may be suspended with motivated and withdrawn according to art. 7 April 12, 2000 Decree laying down general provisions concerning the requirements of reliability is the protection consortia of protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGI). This Decree is published in the official journal of the Italian Republic.
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