#52026XC03367EU Publishes Standard Amendment for the ‘Lentilles vertes du Berry’ PGI Specification
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This notice updates the product specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Lentilles vertes du Berry’, a French agricultural product. The changes mainly clean up the description of the production area, traceability rules, and the explanation of the product’s link to its region. The update affects producers, certifiers, and businesses using or selling this PGI product. It does not change the protected name, weaken the regional link, or add new marketing restrictions, so its practical impact is limited and mainly administrative.
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Key Changes
- Updates the list of municipalities in the production area using the 2025 geographical code
- Rewords production-stage descriptions, including seed protection, sorting, and bulk-bag pre-packaging
- Updates traceability and origin evidence, while simplifying the explanation of the product’s link to the Berry region
Obligations
What this law requires
Operators involved with ‘Lentilles vertes du Berry’ PGI must identify themselves in accordance with the product specification’s operator-identification obligations.
Operators must maintain traceability for operations covered by the updated traceability table in the product specification.
Production steps required by the product specification must be carried out within the defined geographical area, including seed protection from natural predators, sorting, and bulk-bag pre-packaging up to a maximum of 1,200 kg.