20.10.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 274/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 977/2009 of 19 October 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification of a name registered in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Boerenkaas (TSG)) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Commission has examined the Netherlands’ application for approval of an amendment to the specification of the traditional speciality ~ guaranteed ~ ‘Boerenkaas’,  registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 149/2007 (3). (2)  The purpose of the application is to amend the specifi- cation so that when the production is seasonal, the checks are carried out once every six to eight weeks during the production period. Where annual ‘Boerenkaas’ production in an undertaking is below 25 000 kilograms, the checks are carried out twice a year. These changes are proposed to prevent the small undertakings being faced with high control costs. (3)  The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor within the meaning of the fourth subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Commission may approve it without recourse to the procedure in Article 8(2) and Article 9, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The specification of the traditional speciality guaranteed ‘Boerenkaas’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. Atticle 2 An updated specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 19 October 2009. 93, 31.3.2006, p. 1. 46, 16.2.2007, p. 18. = () O YRV For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission