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#AGRP0700815ARegulation on Approval of 'Pomme de terre primeur du Roussillon' Potatoes

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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The law establishes the regulatory framework for the approval of potatoes labeled as 'Pomme de terre primeur du Roussillon', detailing the requirements for identification declarations, record-keeping, and cultivation practices. It outlines the responsibilities of producers and operators involved in production, including compliance with various declarations and the process for quality control through examinations and sampling of the potatoes. The law also sets forth the sanctions for non-compliance and the roles of the INAO in monitoring adherence to these regulations.

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Key Changes

  • Introduction of detailed record-keeping requirements for potato producers and operators.
  • Establishment of a commission to oversee the production conditions and conduct evaluations.
  • Implementation of strict penalties for non-compliance with testing and quality assurance.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Submit identification declaration on INAO-provided form before November 1st of the year preceding first AOC claim, or within two months of regulation publication, via registered mail with acknowledgment or in person

Potato producers and sorting/conditioning stations
reporting
high

Maintain material accounting registers documenting entry/exit dates, producer references, plot references, quantities processed, and commercialized volumes; retain records for current year plus two following years

All operators in production conditions (producers, sorting/conditioning stations)
operational
high

Submit harvest declaration on INAO-provided form before August 31st of harvest year, including producer references, total quantity harvested by identified plot, and potato destination

Potato producers
reporting
high

Submit summary commercialization declaration on INAO-provided form before August 31st of harvest year, indicating quantities processed and quantities conditioned/commercialized

Sorting and conditioning station operators
reporting
medium

Submit declaration of non-intention to use production means on INAO-provided form before May 1st of planting year, specifying operator references and unused production means

All operators with production means not dedicated to the AOC
reporting

Affected Parties

Potato producersStations for sorting and packaging

Tags

agriculture,quality control,regulatory compliance