Sofia, 15/16 May 2006

WORKSHOP ON GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

ITALY ONE OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE Carlo Badiali - Florence Chamber of Commerce

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WHAT DOES MEAN?

The Euro-Retailer Produce Working Group “EUREP” has developed the standard Eurepgap for fresh products as the minimum framework for the Good Agricultural Practice “GAP”, that is now accepted by the main European retailers.

Based on Integrated Pest Management EUREPGAP is applicable to all producers and companies dealing with fresh products, and now represents the main standard requested by many of the international retailers

GOALS:

To reduce the risks of food safety lapses in agricultural production and to objectively verify best practices with reference points to ensure that it is done systematically and consistently throughout the world.

ITALIAN EXPERIENCE (1)

Since 1997 at least 3.000 producers and companies have been

EUREPGAP certified in Italy. In particular:

from 1997 to 2004 800 companies + producers

from 2005 2.200 companies + producers.

ITALIAN EXPERIENCE (2)

Such significant increase is dued to:

German large scale retail trade growing interest.

As a matter of fact from 1997 to 2004 Eurepgap certification was basically requested from Uk mass distribution.

Since 2005 many important German large scale retail companies consider Europgap certification as a key issue.

Germany is our most important export market in agriculture.

But there’s a difference…(1)

• Today, large-scale retail trade (especially in the UK and Germany) requires Eurepgap as the main standard for the Good Agricoltural Practice. This means that mass distribution doesn’t provide a certification on its own but it commissions someone else to do it.

…and the difference is (2)

In Italy large-scale retail trade provides a certification on its own, mostly high-level quality standards, on basically three grounds:• Food safety and welfare• Against agripiracy: “made in Italy” brand forgery annually generate € 56,2 billion: half of our national food turnover.• Food product quality, provenance and differentiation.

Italy certificates productsthrough:

• TRACEABILITY: food tracking from farm to market. Compulsory and optional regulations.

• ISO 9000: quality management (fulfil customer’s quality requirements, enhance customer satisfaction and achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit of these objectives) – volunteer regulations

• ISO 14000: environmental management (minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities and achieve continual improvement of its environmental performance) volunteer regulations

• HACCP: achievement of food safety through compulsory regulations.

• COLLECTIVE TRADE MARKS: owned by an organisation (such as an association), whose members use them to identify themselves with a level of quality or accuracy, geographical origin, or other characteristics set by the organisation.

• ORGANIC FARMING: a production system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and livestock feed additives

• PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND CERTIFICATES OF SPECIFIC CHARACTER FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: PDO, PGI and TSG

AGRIQUALITA’

Is a trademark established by Toscana Region

which certificates and supports products obtained by:

• organic farming practises• GMO banning

Organic Farming

Italy has an outstanding position in EU:

35.000 farms organic certified

for

2.400.000 acres

Covers the term used to describe foodstuffs which are produced, processed and prepared in a given

geographical area using acknowledged know-how.

PDO (Protected Designation of Origin)

PGI (Protected Geographical Indication)

The geographical link must occur in at least one of the stages of production, processing or

preparation. Furthermore, the product has to be well known and recognized as a high quality

product.

TSG (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed)

Does not refer to the origin but highlights a product of a traditional nature, either in the composition or

means of production.

PDO and PGI allotment in Europe

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The Florence Chamber of Commerce certifies:

• Extra-virgin Olive Oil “Chianti Classico” (PDO)

And it’s involved in:

• “Marron from Mugello” (PGI) certification

• “Saffron from Florence” (PDO) certification

UE WINES CLASSIFICATION:

• WINE: from 9 % to 15 % alcohol;

• LIQUEUR WINE: from 15 % to 22 %;

• SPARKLING WINE: over 7 %.

EU QUALITY WINES CLASSIFICATION

V.Q.P.R.D. Quality wines produced in specified regions;

V.S.Q.P.R.D. Quality sparkling wines produced in specified regions;

V.L.Q.P.R.D. Quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions;

V.F.Q.P.R.D. Quality semi- sparkling wines produced in specified regions;

MAIN ITALIAN WINE CLASSIFICATION

Legally recognized and protected from EU:

• DOCG (Controlled and guaranteed designation of origin);

• DOC (Controlled designation of origin);• IGT (Typical geographical indication);• Table wine.

DOCG (Controlled and guaranteed designation of origin);

• Maximum qualification laid down by Italian law for wines

• An appellation which can be attributed only to those which have already enjoyed DOC status for at least five years

• These wines are produced in a specific area

DOC (Controlled designation of origin)

• Set up in 1963 to safeguard consumers in relation to the provenance and quality of wines

• The production is related to a specific area

IGT (Typical geographical indication);

• Dates to 1992• Product specifications are less strict than those for

the designation of origin but based on the same prerequisites

• Controls on:- Yield of grapes per hectare of vineyard- Quality of wine per ton of grapes- Minimum natural alcohol and that at the

time of launching at the market

DOCG, DOC and IGT consistence in ITALY

• D.O.C.G.: 32

• D.O.C.: 309

• I.G.T.: 119

ITALY is made up:

• 20 regions (each one with one or more provinces)

• 103 provinces (each one with more municipalities)

• 8.104 municipalities

CHIANTI DOCGA WORLDFAMOUS WINE:

Chianti DOCG is produced in six provinces of Tuscany:

Arezzo, Florence, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena

all put together make up the largest wine producing area in Italy, counting in all or

part of 100 municipalities.

V.Q.P.R.D.CLASSIFICATION IN FLORENCE AND PRATO PROVINCES

vineyard

farmmicrozone

hamlet

municipality

subzone

D.O.C.G.

D.O.C.

I.G.T.

TABLE WINE

VQPRD

VdT

vine + zone

colour

zone (vine)

zone (vine)

•Chianti•Chianti subzones (rufina, montalbano, colli f.ni, Montespertoli)•Chianti classico•Carmignano

•Pomino: rosso , bianco, vinsanto•Colli dell’etruria: bianco, rosso, rosato, vinsanto•Bianco dell’empolese: bianco, vinsanto;•Vinsanto del chianti classico;•Vinsanto del chianti;•Vinsanto di carmignano;•Rosato di carmignano;•Barco reale.

•Alta valle della greve;•Colli della toscana centrale;•Toscano o toscana nelle tipologie:

bianco, bianco frizzante, rosso, rosso novello, rosato.

Chemical analysis and organoleptic exam through sample probing

• CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL ANALYSIS: Values in line with product specifications

• ORGANOLEPTIC EXAMINATION: Colour (sight),Perfume (smell),Flavour (taste),

CAMERA DI COMMERCIO, INDUSTRIA, ARTIGIANATO E AGRICOLTURA DI FIRENZE

SEGRETERIA COMMISSIONI DEGUSTAZIONE VINO DOC E DOCG CERTIFICATO DI ANALISI ORGANOLETTICA DEI VINI DOC E DOCGCERTIFICATO DI ANALISI ORGANOLETTICA DEI VINI DOC E DOCG

Chianti Chianti Rufina Chianti Colli Fiorentini

Chianti Montalbano Chianti Montespertoli

Chianti Superiore Vin Santo del Chianti

Chianti Classico Vin Santo del Chianti Classico

Pomino RossoPomino BiancoPomino Vin Santo

Bianco dell’empoleseBianco dell’empolese Vin Santo

Colli Etruria Centrale Bianco

Colli Etruria Centrale Rosso

Colli Etruria Centrale Rosato

Colli Etruria Centrale Vin Santo

RiservaRiserva

ESAME GIUDIZIO DIFETTI NATURA (FACOLTATIVA) OSSERVAZIONI E CAUSE

ALLA VISTA IDONEO RIVEDIBILE NON IDONEO

Alterazione limpidezza Alterazione tonalità Eccesso di colore Carenza di colore Difetto di CO2 (Solo spumanti

e frizzanti)

Biologica Chimico – fisica Accidentale Congenita

ALL’OLFATTO IDONEO RIVEDIBILE NON IDONEO

Evidenza di anomalia Evidenza di squilibrio Carenza di caratteri specifici Evanescenza

Biologica Chimico – fisica Accidentale Congenita

AL GUSTO IDONEO RIVEDIBILE NON IDONEO

Evidenza di anomalia Evidenza di squilibrio Carenza di caratteri specifici Evanescenza

Biologica Chimico – fisica Accidentale Congenita

GIUDIZIO: IDONEO RIVEDIBILE NON IDONEO

OSSERVAZIONI E CONSIGLI: _______________________________________________________________________________________

CAMPIONE N. ANNATA DATA ESAME COMMISSIONE N. IL PRESIDENTE___________________

IL SEGRETARIO___________________

The Florence Chamber of Commerce promotes (domestic and international market) and certificates agriculture products also through its special agencies:

• Promofirenze

• Laboratorio Chimico Merceologico