{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-129/annex-II/division-SINGLE/division-5/division-5.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-129/annex-II/division-SINGLE/division-5/division-5.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/129",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 129/2012 of 13 February 2012 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queso Manchego (PDO))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-129",
  "path": "annex/II/division/SINGLE/division/5/division/5.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.1",
  "heading": "Specificity of the geographical area",
  "text": "The geographical area of La Mancha is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the peninsula and is characterised by a low relief descending to the Atlantic.\nLa Mancha is a high plain with lime-clay soils and its pastureland has lime- and loam-rich substrates.\nThe area has an extreme climate and experiences wide variations characteristic of a continental climate, with very cold winters and hot summers. The temperature occasionally reaches 40 °C, sometimes varying by 20 °C over the course of a day and 50 °C over the year. Precipitation is scant, making the region one of the more arid areas of Spain, its extremely dry environment having a relative humidity of around 65 %.\nThe Manchega breed is the best adapted to the area’s soil and weather conditions.",
  "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/2012/129/annex/II/division/SINGLE/division/5/division/5.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:35.914620+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."
}