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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1027/annex-II/division-SUMMARY/division-4/division-4.6",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/1027",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1027/2009 of 29 October 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification of a name registered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Morbier (PDO))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1027",
  "path": "annex/II/division/SUMMARY/division/4/division/4.6",
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  "number": "4.6",
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  "text": "‘Morbier’ cheese is named after the municipality of Morbier situated in the département of Jura in Franche-Comté, approximately 15 kilometres from the Franco-Swiss border. There is evidence of its production dating back to the 18th century when it was very much a local product, essentially in the Jura département. Originally it was primarily farmhouse-made but later it was produced by ‘fruitières’ (cheese cooperatives) in the Jura massif area. Already in 1942 a decree laid down that ‘Morbier’ cheese was manufactured in the départements of Jura and Doubs.\nMorbier cheese is produced in the high pastures of the Jura mountains where the natural floral diversity of the grasses has allowed milk and cheese exhibiting highly valued and distinctive characteristics to be produced. The production procedures are defined in such a way as to ensure that the region’s distinctive features are preserved and find their expression in the product.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1027/annex/II/division/SUMMARY/division/4/division/4.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:09.846473+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."
}