Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana PDO Standard Amendment Published

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Publication of the communication of an approved standard amendment to a product specification of a geographical indication in accordance with Article 5(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27

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Publication of the communication of an approved standard amendment to a product specification of a geographical indication in accordance with Article 5(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27 (1)

(C/2026/2430)

COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

(Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143)

‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’

EU reference number: PDO-IT-0196-AM02 – 12.2.2026

1. Product name

‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’

1. Geographical indication type

| ☑ | PDO |

| ☐ | PGI |

| ☐ | GI |
3. Sector

| ☑ | agricultural products |

| ☐ | wines |

| ☐ | spirit drinks |
4. Country to which the geographical area belongs

Italy

1. Member State authority communicating the standard amendment

Name

Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry – Promotion of Agri Food Quality (PQA) 1

1. Qualification as a standard amendment

The amendments are standard amendments within the meaning of Article 24(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 as they do not include a change in the name, do not risk voiding the link and do not entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product.

1. Description of the approved standard amendment(s)

Title

Insertion of article titles

Description

The article titles have been inserted in the product specification.

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

The product characteristics have been added to Article 2 of the product specification.

Description

The text of Article 2 of the product specification has been supplemented with the list of characteristics previously included in Article 5.

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Amendment of the percentage value of maximum moisture content

Description

In Article 2 of the product specification and point 4.2 of the single document, the maximum moisture content has been changed from 13 % to 10 %.

| ☑ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Editorial corrections in Article 3 of the product specification

Description

In Article 3 of the product specification, the reference to the municipality of Sillano has been deleted as it is now part of the new administrative unit of the municipality of Sillano Giuncugnano. In addition, the following sentence has been deleted: ‘This area is a single expanse of land covering approximately 90 657 ha.’

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Rewording of Article 4 of the product specification

Description

Article 4 of the product specification has been reworded to include information previously contained in Article 6. A reference to the intermediary has also been included for the sake of clarity.

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Amendment to Article 5 of the product specification

Description

In addition to some editorial corrections, the following amendments have been made to Article 5 of the specification:

| — | the planting density has been changed from 150 to 180 plants per hectare; |

| — | it has been specified that drying must be carried out with a low flame obtained by burning chestnut shells; |

| — | it has also been specified that the minimum duration of drying may not be less than 15 days from the last loading; |

| — | the reference to the thickness of the chestnut layer during drying has been deleted; |

| — | it has been specified that, after drying, the pellicle must also be removed from the chestnuts, and additional permitted methods for removing damaged parts have been introduced; |

| — | it has also been specified that the maximum yield of chestnuts refers to dried, peeled and cleaned chestnuts in proportion to the fresh chestnuts sent for drying; |

| — | this yield has been increased from 30 % to 33 % by weight; |

| — | all requirements relating to procedures for verifying compliance with the product specification that are not relevant to the production rules have been deleted. |

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Product specification: Rewording of Article 6

Description

Article 6 of the product specification – Evidence of the link with the environment – has been reworded to bring it fully into line with the text already included in point 5 of the single document.

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Amendment to Article 7 of the product specification

Description

The reference to the name of the control body in Article 7 of the product specification has been deleted.

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Amendment to Article 8 of the product specification and point 4.6 of the single document

Description

| — | the start date of the product marketing period has been changed from 1 December to 25 November; |

| — | the requirements relating to the capacity of packages intended for the final consumer have been amended to allow a variable capacity of up to a maximum of 1 kg; |

| — | the requirements relating to packaging not intended for the final consumer have been reworded; |

| — | the logo and its graphic specifications, already included in Article 9, have been inserted. |

| ☑ | The amendment affects the single document |
Title

Deletion of Article 9 of the product specification

Description

The content of Article 9 of the product specification has been moved to Article 8 and Article 9 has therefore been deleted.

| ☐ | The amendment affects the single document |
SINGLE DOCUMENT

Designations of origin and geographical indications of agricultural products

‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’

EU reference number: PDO-IT-0196-AM02 – 12.2.2026

1. Name(s)

‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’

1. Geographical indication type

| ☑ | PDO |

| ☐ | PGI |

| ☐ | GI |
3. Country to which the defined geographical area belongs

Italy

1. Description of the agricultural product

4.1. Classification of the agricultural product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143

11 — PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; STARCHES; INULIN; WHEAT GLUTEN

| | 1106 — | Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14 or of the products of Chapter 8 |
1106 20 90 — Other

4.2. Description of the agricultural product to which the registered name applies

The protected designation of origin ‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ is reserved for sweet flour from chestnuts obtained from chestnut trees (Castanea sativa Mill.) of the varieties described in point 4.2 below, the characteristics of which are to be attributed exclusively to natural factors and human activity.

Before being placed on the market, ‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ PDO must have the following characteristics:

| — | grain size: fine both to the touch and on the palate; |

| — | maximum moisture content: 10 %; |

| — | colour: may vary from white to dark ivory; |

| — | taste: sweet with a mild, slightly bitter aftertaste; |

| — | aroma: of chestnuts. |
4.3. Derogations on sourcing of feed (for products of animal origin designated by a Protected Designation of Origin only) and restrictions on sourcing of raw materials (for processed products designated by a Protected Geographical Indication only)

‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ is made from chestnuts of the following varieties from the area referred to in point 5 of this document: Carpinese, Pontecosi, Mazzangaia, Pelosora, Rossola, Verdola, Nerona and Capannaccia, along with chestnut varieties from the same defined area, but with purely local names.

4.4. Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area

All steps in the production of ‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ must take place in the identified geographical area.

4.5. Specific rules concerning packaging, slicing, grating etc. of the agricultural product to which the registered name refers

All stages of production, from harvesting the chestnuts in the field to drying, milling and preparing the flour for consumption, must take place in the geographical area defined in point 5 below.

4.6. Specific rules concerning the labelling of the agricultural product to which the registered name refers

From 25 November onwards, ‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ PDO intended for the final consumer is marketed in sealed bags made of food-grade material in accordance with the laws in force, recyclable or compostable, with a squared bottom, multi-layered, and an outer paper layer, coloured Pantone 4026 C, of varying capacity up to a maximum of 1 kg.

Regarding the product not intended for the final consumer, packaging complying with the law in force may be used without a capacity limit.

In addition to the mandatory information required by legislation on the labelling and presentation of foodstuffs, each packaging unit must display:

| — | the logo of the designation, immediately followed by the wording ‘Denominazione Origine Protetta’ or the acronym D.O.P. and the European Union PDO symbol in the same field of vision; |

| — | the name and address of the packager.

The name ‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ PDO must not be supplemented by any qualifying adjective referring to it, even if it is graphically separate.

Without prejudice to the prohibition set out in the previous paragraph, informative descriptions such as: ‘slow drying’, ‘stone milled’ or ‘water mill’ are permitted; |

| — | references to company names or private trademarks are permitted, as long as they do not mislead the consumer. |
logo:

1. Concise definition of the geographical area

The geographical area in which ‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ is produced comprises the following municipalities of the province of Lucca: Castelnuovo di Garfagnana; Castiglione Garfagnana; Pieve Fosciana; San Romano di Garfagnana; Sillano Giucugnano; Piazza al Serchio; Minucciano; Camporgiano; Careggine; Fosciandora; Molazzana; Vagli; Villa Collemandina; Gallicano; Borgo a Mozzano; Barga; Coreglia Antelminelli; Bagni di Lucca; Fabbriche di Vergemoli.

1. Link with geographical area

Summary of the link

Specificity of the geographical area

Leaving aside the presence of the human population and the intensive exploitation of the chestnut tree, proof of a link with the area can be found in the very nature of the tree as a forest species.

Generally speaking, chestnut trees only grow in areas providing particularly favourable soil and climate conditions. It is difficult to introduce chestnuts into new areas if they do not grow there spontaneously, even when the soil and climate conditions are similar to those in the original areas.

As regards the province of Lucca and Garfagnana in particular, numerous documents highlight the positive economic and dietary influence of chestnut trees and their fruit on local populations since ancient times. People have therefore developed a close link with the tree in order to exploit its products to the maximum.

Specificity of the product

‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’ PDO is made from chestnuts of varieties that are considered to be too small for the fresh fruit and vegetable market but which are very sweet. This influences the product’s chestnut taste, which is sweet with a slightly bitter aftertaste due to the traditional process of slow drying using fire in typical ‘metati’ dryers situated in the chestnut fields themselves. The good reputation is also due to the fine grain size obtained through stone milling, which is done slowly in order not to overheat and spoil the flour.

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)

Considering chestnut flour only, in this case ‘Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana’, it should be pointed out that the processing required by the product has long obliged people to construct small buildings to facilitate processing operations. The area thus has many structures used for drying the chestnuts (‘metati’), as well as mills. It is estimated that in 1950 there were roughly 5 000 ‘metati’ in the defined area and that in 1800 there were approximately 245 mills.

The particular architectural and structural features of these constructions are such that both the product specification and municipal building regulations provide for their preservation as expressions of the local culture and proof of the link with the environment.

Another important aspect is the extent to which chestnut flour has influenced the local cuisine. Typical dishes include chestnut flour polenta, ‘manafregoli’ (chestnut flour cooked with milk), ‘castagnaccio’ (a kind of baked flatbread made with chestnut flour, olive oil, walnuts and pine nuts) and what could be defined as the bread of the Garfagnana area, which is known as ‘neccio’ and is made with flour, water and salt.

Electronic reference (URL) to the publication of the product specification

https://www.masaf.gov.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/3343

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27 of 30 October 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning the registration and the protection of geographical indications, traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (OJ L, 2025/27, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/27/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2430/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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