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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1019/annex-II/division-SUMMARY/division-4/division-4.4",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/1019",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1019/2009 of 28 October 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification of a name registered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pouligny-Saint-Pierre (PDO))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1019",
  "path": "annex/II/division/SUMMARY/division/4/division/4.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.4",
  "heading": "Proof of origin",
  "text": "Every milk producer, processing plant and maturing plant fills in a ‘declaration of aptitude’, which is registered with the INAO and enables it to identify all operators involved. All operators must ensure that the INAO has access to their registers and any documents required for checking the origin, quality and production conditions of the milk and cheese.\nAs part of the checks carried out on the characteristics of the product to which the designation of origin refers, an analytical and organoleptic test is conducted to ensure that the products submitted for examination are of high quality and possess the requisite typical characteristics.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1019/annex/II/division/SUMMARY/division/4/division/4.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:10.100171+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}