Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 1/12/2022 - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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C 458/32
Official Journal of the European Union
1.12.2022
3.5. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product to which the registered name refers
3.6. Specific rules concerning labelling of the product to which the registered name refers The protected designation of origin Priego de Córdoba must appear prominently on the labels used for the protected extra virgin oils. Labels must be approved by the Regulatory Board before they can be used on the market.
A guarantee seal, label or numbered certification label issued by the Regulatory Board must be placed on every package of protected extra virgin olive oil at the mill or packaging plant, in accordance with the rules laid down by the Board. These labels must be attached in such a way that they cannot be removed and re-attached elsewhere.
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Concise definition of the geographical area The production area is what is known in Spain as a comarca natural natural district in the south-east of the province of Córdoba, deep in the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park. It comprises the municipalities of Almedinilla, Carcabuey, Fuente Tójar and Priego de Córdoba.
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Link with the geographical area The area is rugged and mountainous, crossed by several mountain ranges with peaks as high as 1 000 metres above sea level. Its geological origins vary, with marl, dolomitic limestone, clays and sands as well as pebbles of limestone and gypsum. The olive groves are planted on soils ranging from sandy clay loam to clay, with a high calcium carbonate content and an average amount of organic matter, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron and boron.
The area has a continental climate with temperatures that vary significantly depending on altitude and orientation.
Rainfall varies from 400 litres per year in the eastern part of the area to 700 at the higher altitudes Priego, Carcabuey and Almedinilla. A good environment for olive tree development is created through the use of appropriate growing, crop-tending, fertilisation and pruning practices as well as pest and disease control techniques. This yields healthy olives that give an oil with distinctive characteristics, closely linked to the local environment.
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Reference to publication of the product specification https juntadeandalucia.es/export/drupaljda/Pliego_Priego_Cordoba_modificado.pdf or by navigating as follows from the homepage of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Sustainable Development https juntadeandalucia.es/organismos/agriculturaganaderiapescaydesarrollosostenible.html:
Áreas de actividad Areas of activity > Industrias y Cadena Agroalimentaria Agri-food industries and chain > Calidad Quality > Denominaciones de Calidad Quality schemes > Aceite de Oliva Virgen Extra Extra virgin olive oil
