EN Official Journal of the European Union C 247/6

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

2010/C 247/05

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘GÖNCI KAJSZIBARACK’

EC No: HU-PGI-0005-0388-21.10.2004

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

This summary has been drawn up for information purposes only. For full details, particularly in regard to the producers of products covered by the PDO or PGI concerned, please consult the complete version of the product specification, which can be obtained at national level or from the European Commission.

1. Responsible department in the Member State:

Name: Department of Food Chain Analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FVM Élelmiszerlánc-elemzési Főosztály) Address: Budapest Kossuth Lajos tér 11. 1055 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY Tel. +36 13014419 Fax +36 13014808 E-mail: Eniko.Zobor@fvm.gov.hu

2. Group:

Name: Abaúj – Gönc Gyümölcstermelők Beszerző és Értékesítő Szövetkezet (Abaúj — Gönc Fruit Producers’ Procurement and Marketing Cooperative) Address: Gönc Károlyi Gáspár út 31/A 3895 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY Tel. +36 46388610 Fax +36 46388702 E-mail: mzg.hollar@primposta.hu Composition: Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3. Type of product:

Group 1.6 Fruit, vegetables and cereals

4. Specification:

(Summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

4.1. Name:

‘Gönci kajszibarack’

4.2. Description:

The protected geographical indication (PGI) ‘Gönci kajszibarack’ may be used for the following varieties of the Prunus armeniaca L. species: Gönci magyar kajszi, Magyar kajszi C 235, Mandulakajszi, Bergeron, Ceglédi Piroska, Ceglédi bíborkajszi, Ceglédi arany, Ceglédi óriás, Pannónia

The Gönc apricot’s uniqueness, its nationwide and international renown originate from a combination of favourable climatic conditions, horticultural/fruit cultivation traditions and strict adherence to production, harvesting, storage and transport technologies.

The PGI ‘Gönci kajszibarack’ may only be used for apricot varieties that match the following features and, with respect to the individual varieties, possess the exterior and interior qualities listed below.

GÖNCI MAGYAR KAJSZI

shape : spherical size : medium-large, minimum diameter 40 mm colour of fruit skin : bright orange; bright red on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : golden yellow, delicately fibrous, succulent and soft when ripe flavour, acid content : sweet and acid, aromatic

MAGYAR KAJSZI C.235

shape : spherical size : medium-large, minimum diameter 40 mm colour of fruit skin : bright orange colour and quality of fruit flesh : yellow, fibrous, medium-hard flavour, acid content : sweet and acid, aromatic

MANDULAKAJSZI

shape : ovoid, almond-shaped, markedly flattened from the side size : large, minimum diameter 50 mm colour of fruit skin : light orange; carmine on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : light orange, medium-hard, dense, succulent flavour, acid content : sweet and acid, spicy aroma

BERGERON

shape : slightly elongated, conical sphere, egg-shaped size : medium-large, minimum diameter 40 mm colour of fruit skin : orange; carmine on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : shiny orange, fibrous, hard flavour, acid content : acid content higher than average (1,4 %)

PANNÓNIA

shape : regular or slightly ovoid sphere size : medium-large, minimum diameter 40 mm colour of fruit skin : light orange; pinkish on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : light orange, fibrous, hard flavour, acid content : acid, aromatic

CEGLÉDI PIROSKA

shape : spherical size : medium-large, minimum diameter 40 mm colour of fruit skin : orange; bright red on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : orange, hard flavour, acid content : sweet and acid

CEGLÉDI BÍBORKAJSZI

shape : wide, conical, egg-shaped; slightly flattened from the side size : medium-large, minimum diameter 40 mm colour of fruit skin : dark orange; dark crimson on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : dark orange, juicy flavour, acid content : sweet, aromatic

CEGLÉDI ARANY

shape : spherical size : large, minimum diameter 50 mm colour of fruit skin : golden yellow; carmine on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : orange, hard, succulent flavour, acid content : sweet and acid

CEGLÉDI ÓRIÁS

shape : slightly elongated, egg-shaped; slightly flattened from the side size : large, minimum diameter 50 mm colour of fruit skin : light orange; bright red on sunny side colour and quality of fruit flesh : orange, moderately succulent, soft flavour, acid content : sweet and acid, aromatic

4.3. Geographical area:

The designation of geographical origin may be applied exclusively to apricots originating from (grown in) the administrative area of the localities belonging to four specified sub-regions of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county:

Abaúj-Hegyköz sub-region: Abaújszántó, Abaújvár, Arka, Boldogkőváralja, Gönc, Göncruszka, Hejce, Hernádcéce, Hidasnémeti, Korlát, Tornyosnémeti, Vizsoly, Zsujta;

Encs sub-region: Abaújkér, Alsógagy, Baktakék, Beret, Detek, Encs, Fancsal, Forró, Fulókércs, Garadna, Ináncs;

Szerencs sub-region: Bekecs, Golop, Legyesbénye, Megyaszó, Monok, Rátka, Szerencs, Tállya;

Szikszó sub-region: Alsóvadász, Felsővadász, Hernádkércs, Homrogd, Léh, Nagykinizs, Selyeb, Szentistvánbaksa, Szikszó.

4.4. Proof of origin:

The quality control system of the entire cultivation and handling process ensures identification and traceability as well as final checking and product safety, with the producers placing the hand-picked fruit in plastic or wooden crates on which the origin of the fruit is specifically indicated (by name) on a label, supplemented with an identification number on the bottom of the crates.

Producers are obliged to keep a Protection of Origin Log to document production in accordance with relevant regulations. The Log records:

— the name and identification of the producer,

— the location of production, the land registry number, the identification code of the variety/field, the number of trees already bearing fruit and of those not yet producing,

— the name and origin of the variety (supported by a certificate of origin of the sapling),

— the identification number of Spraying Log,

— the identification number of the Harvest Log, the date of harvest, the quantities of fruit in the given year aggregated by variety/field.

The Spraying Log is a record kept as prescribed by law in which the following is entered:

— chemicals used in the course of cultivation,

— the quantities of chemicals used/applied (in a breakdown by date of application),

— the name and dates of the plant-health procedures applied, etc.

The Harvest Log is a record kept during harvest specifying the number of productive trees by variety/field, the day of harvest and the daily quantities harvested.

4.5. Method of production:

Cultivation (and tending) criteria and requirements

The fruit tree plantations established in the given production region must be located in sunny fields on higher lying areas (150-300 m), on good quality soil with a proper lime content and adequate nutrient content, according to soil analyses.

Harvesting

Harvest begins in mid-June and is completed in late August. With respect to transportability and storability (storage life) expectations, phased harvesting is important and is provided for, among others, by the carefully planned location of plantations. Considering the differences in the ripening times of the varieties and fields, each field may be harvested in an average of three phases to ensure the harvesting of fruit in the proper stage of ripeness (pre-harvest, main harvest, post-harvest). The fruit is picked by hand, enabled by the careful shaping of the saplings and the treetops.

Storage

When the storage chamber is filled with the delivered crates, the fruit is cooled to an approx. 4 °C (storage) temperature within few hours. Quick cooling is followed by handling, i.e. sorting the fruit by size and colour, usually manually, less often mechanically. After selection and final packaging, the fruit crates are placed in a 4-6 °C refrigerated storage unit for up to 30 days, depending on deliveries.

Grading and packaging

Grading by size is carried out using a manual grading plate. The size of the fruit is defined in terms of the longest diameter measured across the longitudinal axis as specified in Regulation (EC) No 851/2000 and the amended versions thereof; and the packaging and presentation are in accordance with the same provisions.

The Gönc apricot is sensitive to mechanical damage; therefore, transporting it unpackaged will significantly influence its organoleptic, physical and chemical characteristics, even to the point of making it impossible to package later. Consequently, in an effort to guarantee product quality and — since it is not a processed agricultural product — to ensure the place of origin, traceability and control, packaging shall be performed within the specified geographical area.

4.6. Contacts:

The Gönc apricot is a typical product of Hungary's northernmost fruit growing regions, which is produced on the hillsides, terraces and plains of the region called Hegyalja along the river Hernád, the hilly region of Szerencs and those of the Cserehát, at 150-300 metres above sea level.

The Hungarian group of varieties (variety type) which must have begun to evolve some 300-350 years ago has been and is still produced almost exclusively in this region.

The special features of the product and its cultivation in the Gönc region may be summed up as follows:

— The same variety of apricots, when produced here, ripen later than in the region of Kecskemét by an average of 6-10 days, which enables the prolongation of the domestic consumption and processing season.

— The cooler mezzo-climate — which causes the delayed ripening — has a favourable effect on the consumption quality of the apricots: the refreshing acids and flavour substances decompose slower over the course of ripening, they do not ‘burn out’. ‘The quality of the apricots produced around Gönc is excellent. They ripen later here … and the ripening period is further extended by the slopes of different exposures.’ (Brózik, Jenser et al, 1970).

— This region has the most evenly cold winters in Hungary and spring arrives here at the latest time in the year of all the areas suitable for the establishment of apricot plantations; for this reason, this is where the main threat to apricot production the risk of frost damage to buds opened as a result of early warm spells in late winter, along with spring frost damage to buds, flowers or fruit in the initial phase of development — are the smallest.

The name ‘kajszi Baraczk’ (‘apricot’) first appeared in 1667 in a book by János Lippay (Posoni kert (Pozsony Garden), vol. 3, ‘Gyümölcsös kert’(Orchard), Vienna 1667), but only an outbreak of phylloxera devastating vineyards in the 1880s gave a fresh impetus to fruit production in the hilly areas. The ruined vineyards were replaced in many places, including the Gönc region, by fruit trees.

In the second half of the 19th century a variety of social organisations were established to drive fruit production. Their cooperation played a great role in enabling the fruit of Zemplén county to win a gold medal at the 1867 World Fair in Paris. According to various national descriptions and statistics, the region of Gönc had been famous primarily for its cherries until the 1850s. János Korponay first mentioned in 1871 that Gönc and its environs were famed for their apricots, which were then being produced in ‘fair quantities’. The real upswing in apricot production, however, only started in the 1880s-1890s.

4.7. Inspection body:

Mezőgazdasági Szakigazgatási Hivatal (Agricultural Administration Office), as the designated inspection body for fruits and vegetables.

Name: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Mezőgazdasági Szakigazgatási Hivatal Növény- és Talajvédelmi Igazgatóság (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Agricultural Administration Office, Directorate for Plant and Soil Protection) Address: Miskolc Blaskovits út 24. 3526 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY Tel. +36 46503402 Fax +36 46503404 E-mail: Balogh.Zoltan@borsod.ontsz.hu, fvmh-borsod@fki.gov.hu

4.8. Labelling:

In addition to the details prescribed by law, the labelling must contain the following:

— the name ‘Gönci kajszibarack’ (Gönc Apricot)

— the indication ‘protected geographical indication’ (PGI) and the related Community logo (following Community registration).

Such labelling must be placed on each packaging unit; optionally, the name of the municipality where the product was actually produced, may be indicated.

For example:

‘Gönci kajszibarack’ (Gönc Apricot)

Protected geographical indication (PGI)

Variety: Gönci magyar kajszi

Produced in: Abaújvár

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.