ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II SUMMARY COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 ‘NOCCIOLA DI GIFFONI’ (EC No: IT/117/1538/29.4.2004) PDO (..) PGI (X) This summary has been drawn up for information only. For full details, interested parties are invited to consult the full version of the product specification obtainable from the national authorities indicated in section 1 or from the European Commission ( 1 ) . 1. Responsible department in the Member State : Name : Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali Dipartimento della Qualità dei Prodotti Agroalimentari e dei Servizi Address : Via XX Settembre, 20 I-00187 Rome Tel. : (39-06) 481 99 68 Fax : (39-06) 42 01 31 26 E-mail : qtc3@politicheagricole.it 2. Group : Name : Associazione produttori nocciole tonda di Giffoni Address : via A. Russomando, 9 I-84095 Giffoni Valle Piana (SA) Tel. : (39-089) 86 64 90 Fax : (39-089) 982 81 59 E-mail : info@tondadigiffoni.it Composition : Producers/processors (X) Other ( ) 3. Type of product : Class 1.6 — Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed. 4. Specification : (summary of requirements under Article 4(2)) 4.1. Name : ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ 4.2. Description : The indication ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ refers only to the fruit of biotypes corresponding to the hazelnut cultivar ‘Tonda di Giffoni’, which is produced in the geographical area defined in point 4.3. At the time of release for consumption, the ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ must display the following features: — medium-sized, spheroidal nut measuring not less than 18 mm in shell, — brown shell with darker streaks, — spheroidal nut measuring not less than 13 mm when shelled, — white firm flesh with a pleasant fragrance. 4.3. Geographical area : The production area comprises part of the province of Salerno, encompassing the following municipalities in full: Giffoni Valle Piana, Giffoni Sei Casali, San Cipriano Piacentino, Fisciano, Calvanico, Castiglione del Genovesi, Montecorvino Rovella; and parts of the following municipalities: Baronissi, Montecorvino Pugliano, Olevano sul Tusciano, San Mango Piemonte, Acerno. 4.4. Proof of origin : Hazel groves eligible for ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ production are entered in a register kept by the supervisory body, a copy of which is lodged with the municipalities located within the geographical area. Proof of origin is also provided through the keeping of production registers and the declaration in due time of the quantities produced. 4.5. Method of production : The environmental conditions for cultivating hazels intended for ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ production must be the traditional conditions of the region, i.e. they must be able to give the product its specific quality characteristics. The planting distance and the training and pruning methods must be those in general use; plants must not exceed a density of 660 per hectare and must be trained to a multi-stem shrub system or be pruned to an open-centre or shrub shape. Y-shape and hedge-shape pruning systems are also allowed, provided that the specific quality characteristics are maintained and the number of plants per hectare does not exceed 1 000. The maximum authorised yield is 40 quintals per hectare of specialised production. 4.6. Link : The requirements for the ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ relate to the environment and natural and human factors specific to the production area. In particular, the ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ is cultivated in a local biotope favouring the characteristics of the plant in conjunction with climate factors peculiar to the defined area, which is located in hazel-growing districts of Campania. This is a conducive environment for growing the ‘Tonda di Giffoni’ variety since the soil, which is volcanic in nature and origin, offers the best conditions from a fertility point of view. 4.7. Inspection body : Name : IS.ME.CERT Address : Via G. Porzio, Centro direzionale Isola G/1 Scala C I-80143 Napoli Tel. : (39-081) 787 97 89 Fax : (39-081) 604 01 76. E-mail : — 4.8. Labelling : The ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ must be marketed in sacks in the case of the product in the shell, and in sacks or boxes in the case of the shelled product. In all cases the wording ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ and ‘Protected Geographical Indication’ and the relevant graphic symbol must appear on the packaging. 4.9. National requirements : — ( 1 ) European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agricultural Product Quality Policy, B-1049 Brussels.