Division Reference to publication of the specification

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

The authority responsible launched the national opposition procedure by publishing the proposal for recognition of the PDO ‘Montasio’ in Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No 271 of 21.11.2011.

The consolidated text of the product specification can be consulted on the following website:

http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/3335

or by going directly to the home page of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy (www.politicheagricole.it) and clicking on ‘Qualità e sicurezza’ (Quality and safety) (at the top right of the screen) and then on ‘Disciplinari di Produzione all’esame dell’UE’ (Specifications submitted for examination by the EU).