{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-300/annex-II/division-SUMMARY/division-4/division-4.5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-300/annex-II/division-SUMMARY/division-4/division-4.5.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2010/300",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 300/2010 of 12 April 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Gentse azalea (PGI))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-300",
  "path": "annex/II/division/SUMMARY/division/4/division/4.5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.5",
  "heading": "Method of production:",
  "text": "For the ‘Gentse azalea’, the entire cultivation process (from the propagation of cuttings to the production of a pot plant that is able to bear flowers) takes place within the geographical area defined in point 4.3.\nThe ‘Gentse azalea’ is propagated by taking cuttings or by grafting onto other rootstock. The cuttings are immediately covered with a plastic sheet. Undersoil heating then increases the temperature of the propagation substrate to 23-25 °C.\nDuring cultivation, the tops of the plants need to be pinched out regularly. This involves removing the top part of the sprig to allow the plant to produce more shoots. The number of times this is done depends on the desired size of the final product. During the first phase of cultivation (up to and including the second time the tops are pinched out), the plants remain under cover. Further cultivation may occur either under cover or in the open air. Once it has reached the desired final diameter, the ‘green’ azalea will finally form buds. For this to happen, the plant must first be exposed to cold temperatures for a certain period of time. Depending on the length of this exposure, Gentse azaleas are classified as very early flowering (from 15 August), early flowering (from 1 December), medium-early flowering (from 15 January) and late flowering (from 15 February). ‘Green’ azaleas are sold when the buds are sufficiently mature. The standards laid down as part of the Azalea Quality Project apply to both ‘green’ and flowering azaleas. Flowering azaleas are obtained through forcing. This is done by exposing the sufficiently mature pot plants to a temperature of at least 20 °C, watering them regularly and, in many cases, using artificial lighting. They are sold from the first show of colour or the ‘candle-flame’ stage.",
  "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/2010/300/annex/II/division/SUMMARY/division/4/division/4.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:51.361544+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."
}