
Article 1 
The amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’, as set out in accordance with Annex I, are approved.
Article 2 
The updated Single Document is set out in Annex II.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 2 September 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I

The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’ is amended as follows:
in point ‘4.2. Description’, the last sentence of the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘The sausage is filled in natural casing, such as pork chitterlings, bladder or beef rounds, or as a preserve in glass jars or other containers, with the exception of artificial casing.’

ANNEX II 1. 
‘Thüringer Leberwurst’
 2. 
Germany
 3.  3.1.  Class 1.2. Meat products
 3.2. 
This is a liver sausage of a home-made nature with a spicy taste sold fresh or preserved. Its main ingredient is fresh liver. The fatty tissue consists of derinded bacon and belly. The sausage is filled in natural casing, such as pork chitterlings, bladder or beef rounds, or as a preserve in glass jars or other containers, with the exception of artificial casing.

Composition:

pigmeat, pig’s liver, nitrate pickling salt, braised onion, spice mix (in particular ground pepper and Thuringian marjoram), smoke.
 3.3. 
—
 3.4. 
—
 3.5. 
The entire production process takes place in the geographical area specified.
 3.6. 
—
 3.7. 
—
 4. 
Thuringia
 5.  5.1. 
‘Thüringer Leberwurst’ has a tradition in Thuringia going back centuries. It is probably as old as the butchery trade itself in Thuringia. Even today it is still made at the very popular ‘slaughter festivals’ in the region and eaten fresh from the sausage pot. It is part of the range offered by almost every Thuringian meat and sausage producer. The provenance of the name has been retained because in the former GDR it was used only as a genuine indication of geographical origin.
 5.2. 
Thuringian sausages, which have included ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’ since time immemorial, have had a good reputation in Germany and beyond for over 200 years. ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’ is among the most popular sausages in Thuringia.
 5.3. 
The reputation of ‘Thüringer Leberwurst’ is based on the skill and experience of Thuringian butchers and recipes which have been handed down from generation to generation.

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

Markenblatt Vol. 20 of 16.5.2008, Part 7a-bb, p. 33363

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