1999/165/EC: Commission Decision of 19 February 1999 approving the conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the Canary Islands (notified under document number C(1999) 389) (Only the Spanish text is authentic)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the Canary Islands, as presented by the Spanish authorities and set out in the Annex hereto, are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 19 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 182, 23. 7. 1996, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 280, 31. 10. 1996, p. 1.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

Extract from the Order of the Government of the Canary Islands setting out the conditions of utilisation and the administrative rules for the application of the graphic symbol for agricultural products specific to the Canary Islands.

EXTRACT

1. The graphic symbol shall be used solely for natural agricultural and fishery products produced in the Canary Islands.

2. Where the main characteristic of processed products specific to the autonomous community of the Canary Islands is the raw material used, at least 90 % by volume must have been obtained locally.

Where the main characteristic of the processed products is the method of production or manufacturing, consideration shall be given to the specific nature of that method of production or manufacturing.

3. The products must possess special characteristics as products of the Canary Islands; these may cover the conditions, methods and techniques of production or manufacturing and compliance with standards of presentation and packaging.

4. The graphic symbol shall be used solely for products of superior quality. Quality shall be defined by reference to Community regulations or, where none such exist, international standards.

Where no Community or international standards exist, the applicable standards shall be laid down by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the basis of proposals from the trade organisations.