# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2013 of 22 November 2013 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fourme d’Ambert (PDO)), Division: Natural factors

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The geographical area for ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is situated in a mountainous region and comprises the following:
the area formed by the ‘Hautes Chaumes du Forez’ at the top of the Forez mountains, straddling the departments of Loire and Puy de Dôme. The ‘Hautes Chaumes’ — vast bare stretches on granite bedrock surrounded by mainly coniferous forest slopes — are an area of heavy rainfall (annual average precipitation of more than 1 000 mm) subject to continental and oceanic influence (annual average temperatures below 10 °C),
an area essentially consisting of crystalline and volcanic plateaus interspersed with valleys, which, because of its altitude and steep slopes also has mountainous characteristics, in contrast to the low-altitude and flat Limagne area, which has a clay-limestone substrate and a drier climate.
The geographical area’s altitude and rainy climate particularly favour the growth of grass.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1207/annex/II/division/CONSOLIDATED/division/5/division/5.1/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1207/annex-II/division-CONSOLIDATED/division-5/division-5.1/division-1
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