# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2007 of 10 September 2007 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Melon du Quercy (PGI)), Division 4.4: Proof of origin

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Melon du Quercy has been produced in Quercy since the XVIth century. In 1930, production received a boost when the area planted was increased and the melon appeared on local markets. Production again increased between 1940 and 1945. Since 1960, exports have permitted further production growth.
Melon du Quercy now has a confirmed reputation and the range of marks used in itself shows the importance of the link between the product and the area.
At the beginning of each marketing year, experts approved by the Certifying Body authorise each grower’s parcels (geographical area and eligible land). Each parcel is entered in the Melon du Quercy cultivation register: commune, section, land register references, area in ares.
A copy of the information is kept in the grower’s cultivation register, a copy sent to the fruit packing station and another to the ‘Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Melon du Quercy’.
For each lot delivered to the packing station, the name of the grower, the variety and the parcels are identified and recorded. The packing station puts together lots from several growers. Certified lots are separated from non-certified lots on entry into the packing station and are packed, labelled and marketed separately.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/1040/annex/II/division/1/division/4/division/4.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-1040/annex-II/division-1/division-4/division-4.4
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