
Article 1 
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Volailles de Loué’ shall be amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
A summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Volailles de Loué’ is amended as follows:

The following paragraph is added:

'Dinde (bronzée) fermière de Loué (Loué farm-reared (bronze) turkey).Slow-growing strain of female and male turkeys of the “bronze” variety, solidly built and with a firm stand, are reared solely in the open air until they are mature (minimum 14 weeks for the females and 18 weeks for the males).Owing to their maturity the meat is tasty and stays firm when cooked, and their genetic origin ensures that it is tender. The turkeys are produced all year round and intended for marketing in cuts or processed.'

Under ‘Strain’ the following is added: ‘the turkey chicks must be of the “bronze” variety’.

Under ‘Density’ the following is added: ‘the birds are reared in low-density conditions in the poultry-house (not more than 6,25 turkeys per m2 from the age of 10 weeks)’.

Under ‘Feed’ the following is added: ‘a minimum of 75 % cereals, for most of the fattening period for (bronze) turkeys’.

ANNEX II
SUMMARY 
This summary sets out the main elements of the specification for information purposes.
 1. 
NameInstitut national de l'Origine et de la QualitéAddress51 rue d'Anjou — F-75008 ParisTel(33) (0)1 53 89 80 00Fax(33) (0)1 42 25 57 97E-mailinfo@inao.gouv.fr
 2. 
NameSyndicat des Volailles Fermières de Loué — SYVOL QUALIMAINEAddress82 avenue Rubillard 72000 LE MANS — FRANCETel.(33) (0)2 43 39 93 13Fax(33) (0)2 43 23 42 19E-mailinfo@loue.frCompositionProducers/processors (X) Other ( )
 3.  Class 1.1 — Fresh meat (and offal)
 4.  4.1. 
‘Volailles de Loué’
 4.2. 
Poultry carcases or cuts of superior quality, with tasty meat, tender but of firm consistency, with no excess fat (Poulet Blanc Fermier de Loué [Loué farm-reared white chicken], Dinde Fermière de Loué [Loué farm-reared turkey], Dinde (bronzée) Fermière de Loué [Loué farm-reared (bronze) turkey], Pintade Fermière de Loué [Loué farm-reared guinea-fowl], Canard de Barbarie Fermier de Loué and Canette de Barbarie Fermière de Loué [Loué farm-reared Muscovy duck and Loué farm-reared Muscovy duckling], Poulet Noir Fermier de Loué [Loué farm-reared black chicken], Poulet Jaune Fermier de Loué [Loué farm-reared yellow chicken], Oie Fermière de Loué [Loué farm-reared goose], Chapon Fermier de Loué [Loué farm-reared capon], Poule Fermière de Loué [Loué farm-reared hen], Poularde Fermière de Loué [Loué farm-reared poulard], Poulet Blanc Fermier [farm-reared white chicken], Chapon de Pintade Fermier de Loué [Loué farm-reared guinea-fowl capon]).

Poultry marketed without giblets, whole or in cuts, fresh or frozen.
 4.3. 
The department of Sarthe; the department of Mayenne; the cantons bordering these two departments in the neighbouring departments of Orne, Indre et Loire, Loir et Cher and Eure et Loir; in the department of Maine et Loire: the arrondissement of Segré and the cantons of Louroux-Béconnais, Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Angers, Tiercé, Durtal, Seiches-sur-le-Loir, Baugé, Beaufort-en-Vallée, Noyant, Longué-Jumelles and Allonnes.
 4.4. 
All the links in the production chain are listed (hatcheries, feed manufacturers, breeders, slaughterhouses).

Documentary records are kept for each batch of poultry: declaration by the breeder of birds added to his stock, delivery slips for day-old chicks, declaration of departure for the slaughterhouse and slips for collection of carcasses from the slaughterhouse, declaration of the labels used for the poultry after slaughter and declaration of downgraded poultry. All labels are numbered. Checks on the consistency of this information ensure the product's traceability.
 4.5. 
Pure and crossbred slow-growing strain. Reared in small flocks, in the open air or roaming freely in the local fields (bocage) until sexually mature. The feed is cereal-based and a minimum age is set for the slaughter of each species.
 4.6. 
The link with the geographical origin derives from:


— Historical reputation, linked to the ‘Foire de l'Envoi’, a fair held in the village of Loué. This fair was very well-known in the 19th century and attracted many poultry dealers. The region's farmers sold their poultry to these dealers. In 1958, breeders and packers in the Loué region successfully revived the production of high-quality farm poultry.
— Current reputation: Loué poultry is the best-known poultry in France. It is highly renowned and features prominently in French haute cuisine. It is used by top restaurateurs.
 4.7. 
NameQUALI OUESTAnschrift30 rue du Pavé 72000 Le Mans — FranceTel.(33) (0)2 43 14 21 11Fax(33) (0)2 43 14 27 32E-mailqualiouest@qualiouest.com
 4.8. 
Volailles de Loué and the name of the species concerned.
