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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 582/2013
of 18 June 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected
designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Miel de Sapin des Vosges (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3)
The purpose of the application is to amend the specifi
cation by stipulating the product labelling provisions and
to improve the presentation of the entry concerning the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
link, without changing it.
Union,

(4) The Commission has examined the amendments in
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the
question and decided that they are justified. Since this
European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November
is a minor amendment, the Commission may adopt it
2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and food
without using the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52
stuffs ( 1 ), and in particular Article 53(2)(2) thereof,
of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
(1) Regulation
(EU)
No
1151/2012
entered
into
force
on
3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regu
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de
lation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the
Sapin des Vosges’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex
protection of geographical indications and designations
I to this Regulation.
of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs ( 2 ).
Article 2
(2) In
accordance
with
the
first
subparagraph
of
Article
9(1) Annex II to this Regulation contains the Single Document
of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has
setting out the main points of the specification.
examined France’s application for the approval of an
amendment to the specification for the protected desig
Article 3
nation of origin ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ registered in
accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
1065/97 ( 3 ), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
2155/2005 ( 4 ).
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 June 2013.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLO
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
( 3 ) OJ L 156, 13.6.1997, p. 5.
( 4 ) OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 49.

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ANNEX I
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ is amended as follows:
The presentation of the link with the geographical area has been updated without changing the link.
The labelling provisions have been supplemented.

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ANNEX II
SINGLE DOCUMENT
Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for
agricultural products and foodstuffs ( 1 )
‘MIEL DE SAPIN DES VOSGES’
EC No: FR-PDO-0317-0204-20.04.2011
PGI ( ) PDO ( X )
1. Name
‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’
2. Member State or Third Country
France
3. Description
of
the
agricultural
product
or
foodstuff
3.1. Type of product
Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)
3.2. Description of product to which the name in (1) applies
‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ is honey from honeydew collected by bees from Vosges fir trees. It is dark brown in
colour with pale green highlights. It develops balsamic aromas and a very characteristic malty flavour and is free of
bitterness and extraneous flavours.
It has a water content less than or equal to 18 %, an electric conductivity of over 950 microsiemens per centimetre
and a hydroxymethylfurfural content of less than 15 mg/kg.
It is supplied in liquid form to consumers.
3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only)
—
3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only)
—
3.5. Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area
The honey must be exclusively harvested, extracted, filtered and decanted in the geographical area.
3.6. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.
‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ must be supplied to consumers in glass containers with an identification mark which is
destroyed on opening the container.
3.7. Specific rules concerning labelling
The label shall bear:
— the name of the designation ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’,
— the European Union PDO logo.
These details must all be in the same visual field and on the same label. They shall be presented in clear, legible and
indelible characters of a large enough size — the words ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ having the largest character size
of all on the label — so as to stand out well against the space on which they are printed and to be clearly
distinguished from all other written or graphic information.
( 1 ) Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes
for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

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4. Concise
definition
of
the
geographical
area
Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
All the municipalities in the cantons of: Baccarat, Badonviller, Cirey-sur-Vezouze.
Department of Moselle (57)
All the municipalities in the cantons of: Fénétrange, Lorquin, Phalsbourg, Réchicourt-le-Chteau, Sarrebourg.
Department of Haute-Sane (70)
Canton of Champagney: Plancher-les-Mines, Plancher-Bas.
Canton of Faucogney-et-la-Mer: Amont-et-Effreney, Beulotte-Saint-Laurent, Corravillers, Esmoulières, Faucogney-et-
la-Mer, La Longine, La Montagne, La Rosière, Saint-Bresson.
Canton of Melisey: Belfahy, Belonchamps, Ecromagny, Fresse, Haut-du-Them (Chteau-Lambert), Melisey, Miellin,
Saint-Barthélemy, Servance, Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire.
Department of Vosges (88)
All the municipalities in the cantons of: Bains-les-Bains, Brouvelieures, Bruyères, Charmes, Chtel-sur-Moselle,
Corcieux, Darnay, Dompaire, Epinal, Fraize, Gérardmer, Lamarche, Le Thillot, Mirecourt, Monthureux-sur-Sane,
Plombières-les-Bains, Provenchères-sur-Fave, Rambervillers, Raon-l’Etape, Remiremont, Saint-Dié, Saulxures-sur-
Moselotte, Senones, Vittel, Xertigny.
Department of Territoire de Belfort (90)
Canton of Giromagny: Auxelles-Haut, Giromagny, Lepuix, Riervescemont, Vescemont.
Canton of Rougement-le-Chteau: Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges, Rougemont-le-Chteau.
5. Link
with
the
geographical
area
5.1. Specificity of the geographical area
The geographical area is characterised by the presence of the Vosges Mountains. In this heavily wooded mountain
range, Vosges fir trees are by far the most abundant species. They are well suited to the soil, which is made up of an
acidic substratum, granite and sandstone, and to the semi-continental climate, characterised by its humidity and
coolness, which are favourable to the growth of the trees. The North-South orientation of the Vosges Mountains
accentuates the characteristics of this climate, blocking clouds coming in from the west. This explains the abundant
rainfall pattern (Foehn effect). Honey has long been produced in Lorraine. Various documents attest to awards won
in competitions, most notably at a 1902 agricultural show.
Key operators from the Vosges beekeeping community have done everything to promote and highlight the value of
this specific production sector.
This led to the recognition of the ‘Miel des Vosges-Montagne’ designation of origin in a ruling by the Nancy
Regional Court of 25 April 1952, which later became the ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ registered designation of origin
on 30 July 1996.
5.2. Specificity of the product
In Le got du miel (Gonnet & Vache, 1985), the authors distinguish ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ from other types of fir
honey produced in France on account of its specific characteristics: darker colour, typical pale green highlights, very
slow — if any — crystallisation, balsamic aroma and very characteristic malty flavour.
5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the
reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)
‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ is a product that is very closely linked to its area of origin since it forms part of an
uninterrupted chain from the Vosges fir. From this species, aphids extract the sap which they process into
honeydew, which is foraged on by bees to produce this very characteristic honey.

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Its production is very closely related to the location of the conifer forests specific to the Vosges region, from which
beekeepers have been able to draw and preserve their specific character.
In literature (Gonnet & Vache, Le got du miel, 1985) there are references to the unique character of ‘Miel de Sapin
des Vosges’, which is associated in particular with the regional, climatic and soil conditions. Its specific char
acteristics stem from the fact that the bees forage on honeydew produced by aphids living on Vosges fir trees
(Abies pectinata). It therefore draws its specific characteristics from the following factors: the species of fir which is
foraged and the nature of ‘Miel de Sapin des Vosges’ (honeydew honey).
Clearly illustrating this close interaction between the environment and the product is the cyclical pattern to the
production of honeydew, which is linked to the growth cycle of aphid populations. To this day, this phenomenon
remains largely unexplained.
Reference to publication of the specification
https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/CDCMielDeSapinDesVosges.pdf

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