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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2155/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/2155",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2155/2005 of 23 December 2005 amending the specification of a designation of origin appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (Miel de sapin des Vosges) (PDO)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2155",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2155/2005\nof 23 December 2005\namending the specification of a designation of origin appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (Miel de sapin des Vosges) (PDO)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, and in particular Article 6(3), the second indent of Article 6(4) and the third paragraph of Article 9,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with the first paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, France has requested the amendment of the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de sapin des Vosges’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96.\n(2)\nThe purpose of the requested amendment is to alter the method of assessing the colour of the honey, which is currently carried out by measuring its intensity according to the Pfund scale.\n(3)\nFollowing the amendment, the criterion of the colour of the honey will be verified on the basis of an organoleptic examination conducted in relation to a reference sample with characteristic colour. This method is considered to be more reliable.\n(4)\nThe request for an amendment has been considered and the amendment has been deemed to be a minor one. This is due to the fact that the amendment does not alter the characteristics of the designation of origin, since the characteristic relating to colour is maintained. The only difference is the method of assessing that colour.\n(5)\nFor the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de sapin des Vosges’, the ‘description’ in the specification, provided for in Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, should be altered by deleting the reference to intensity on the Pfund scale.\n(6)\nIn accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/2004, the Commission is publishing the summary in the Official Journal of the European Union.\n(7)\nThe amendment is considered also to comply with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Consequently, the alteration of the description for the product bearing the name ‘Miel de sapin des Vosges’ must be registered and published. The summary should therefore include the details, contained in the specification, of the colour of the honey bearing the designation.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 704/2005 (OJ L 118, 5.5.2005, p. 14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 16."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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