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
Date: 2006-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, designation of origin, fish product, fresh fish, freshwater fish, location of production, product designation, product quality

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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

(2006/C 202/02)

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

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Application for registration according to Article 5 and Article 17(2)

‘POHOŘELICKÝ KAPR’

EC No: CZ/PDO/005/0360/02.09.2004

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

This summary has been drawn up for information only. For full details, interested parties are invited to
consult the full version of the product specification obtainable from the national authorities indicated in
section 1 or from the European Commission (1).

1.

Responsible department in the Member State:

Name:

Úřad průmyslového vlastnictví

Address: Antonína Čermáka 2a

CZ-160 68 Praha 6

(420) 220 383 240

(420) 224 321 009

Tel.:

Fax:

E-mail:

posta@upv.cz

2.

Group:

Name:

Address:

Tel.:

Fax:

Rybníkářství Pohořelice a.s.

Vídeňská 717
CZ-691 23 Pohořelice

(420) 519 424 372-5

(420) 519 424 243

E-mail:

rybnikarstvi.pohorelice@iol.cz

Composition: Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

This application derogates from Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006
on account of the fact that there is only one producer in the area. The requirements
laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2037/93 are fulfilled.

3.

Type of product:

Class 1.7. — Fresh fish and products derived therefrom

4.

Specification (summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1 N a me :

‘Pohořelický kapr’

(1) European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, AgriculturalProduct Quality

Policy, B-1049 Brussels.

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4.2 D e s c r i p t i o n :

‘Pohořelický kapr’ is distinguished by its excellent growth capacity and minimum
slaughter yield of 58 %. From an anatomical point of view, this slaughter yield is achieved as a result
of the very good conformation of the fish, the high back and small head. The main features of the
live fish are its vigour, resistance and excellent state of health. For the purposes of producing ‘Pohoře-
lický kapr’, interspecific hybrids are used. The processed fish is of a firm consistency due to the
muscle meat, and has a fresh appearance, ranging from pink to red in colour; the fresh fish smell and
particularly delicate fish taste are characteristic of this species of fish. Its culinary properties are
evident from the consumer appreciation of the product since, in terms of cooking quality, it always
scores more than 92 points on a scale of one to a hundred (system of sensory assessment of fish
meat).

When ready for marketing, the fish is classified according to the weight category: carp in Class I
weighing 1,50-2,50 kg and select carp weighing 2,50-4,00 kg, but may be classified in other weight
categories. The fish reaches the distribution network either live or processed. Processed products are
placed on the market in a fresh-chilled, frozen, marinaded or smoked condition.

4.3 G e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a : The Břeclav and Znojmo districts in the South Moravian region.

4.4 P r o o f o f o r i g i n :

‘Pohořelický kapr’ is produced in accordance with the regulations in force and

the guidelines of the undertaking, which was assigned export No CZ 1008.

Thanks to the individual marking of brood fish by means of microchips and precise business records
(stock register, register on incubation and entry of marketable fish) and storage records (register on
hatcheries, exit of marketable fish, entry and exit of fish for processing), the origin of any fish whatso-
ever can be established with certainty at any time. The entire production process is under constant
veterinary supervision. The processing plant has in place a certified critical control point (HACCP)
production system and a BRC system.

One of the parent breeds — Pohořelický lysec (Pohořelice scaleless carp) — is bred by no other fish
producer outside the defined geographical area.

4.5 M e t h o d o f p r o d u c t i o n : Use is made of a semi-intensive production system, in which the fish
feed on the natural sources generated by the pond and are given only at certain times of year supple-
mentary feed consisting mainly of cereals and, to a very limited extent, compound feedingstuffs. The
fodder cereals come exclusively from local farmers. For several generations of fish, a closed production
cycle has been in operation, thereby guaranteeing complete autonomy in the production of all cate-
gories of fish. The duration of the production cycle is three to four years, depending on the size of
fish in demand on the market. Reproduction is by artificial spawning under controlled conditions.
During the first year of rearing only, if supplementary feed is required, the fish are given complete
compound feedingstuffs in granular form from certified producers or cereals in powder form. From
the second year, the fish are given a supplement of locally produced cereals. Processing of the fish is
carried out within an area at the processing plant which meets the strictest EU veterinary hygiene
standards and guidelines (CZ 433). Processed fish are placed on the market in a fresh-chilled, frozen,
marinaded or smoked condition.

All rearing and processing operations must be carried out within a given geographical area, mainly in
order to allow identification of the ponds where production takes place (minimising the time which
elapses between catching and processing the fish, and thereby guaranteeing top quality products),
improve controls throughout the production process, make every effort to respond immediately to
customers' requests and draw on the local population's substantial long experience in the fish proces-
sing area.

4.6 L i n k : Fish farming in the Pohořelice district and Lednice-Valtice area has its roots in the 12th and
13th centuries. A written reference from 1396 refers to the work carried out on the Měnín (also
known as Nesyt) fishpond by Margrave Jošt. Fish farming in the Pohořelice district underwent a
genuine expansion at the end of the 15th century and in the first half of the 16th century following
the construction of a flume which fed existing and newly emerging ponds with waters from the River
Jihlava. The largest ponds include Starý (around 1520), Lenovický (or Novoveský, 1536) and Vrkoč
(1552). The subsequent period saw the stagnation and gradual decline of fish farming. A marked
turning point occurred only after the Second World War, in 1945. The ponds were reconstructed and
replenished and, on 1 January 1965, the national enterprise Státní rybářství Pohořelice was set up,
with its head office in Pohořelice. After the events of November 1989, the enterprise and ponds as
such underwent only slight changes when the State enterprise Státní rybářství Pohořelice was created
on 1 January 1991. A fundamental change occurred at the time of privatisation, when the public
limited company Rybníkářství Pohořelice a.s. came into being on 1 April 1994.

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The area defined, which is located in the Břeclav and Znojmo districts, offers unrivalled natural
climatic conditions for fish production — alkaline, calcareous substratum, pond bottoms consisting of
fertile chernozems with a high degree of water mineralisation. Those elements, combined with the
climatic factors (high average annual air temperature, water temperature, long growing season), create
excellent conditions for the generation of adequate quantities of high-quality, natural food in the fish-
ponds and, consequently, for the production of fish. The strain of carp used does not have a funda-
mental influence on the quality of the final product. The main influence on the quality of production
lies in the combination of local natural conditions. The entire production process, from the spawning
of the fish to the growth phase, including feeding, is carried out exclusively within the defined geogra-
phical area. Processing of the fish is also carried out locally.

4.7 I n s p e c t i o n b o d y :

Name:

Krajská veterinární správa pro Jihomoravský kraj
Inspektorát Břeclav

Address: Nádražní 5

CZ-693 01 Hustopeče

Tel.:

Fax:

(420) 519 411 469, (420) 519 411 193

(420) 519 411 188

E-mail:

insp.breclav.kvsb@svscr.cz

4.8 L a b e l l i n g : The name ‘Pohořelický kapr’ must be clearly indicated on the front of the packaging.

4.9 N a ti ona l r e q u i r e me nt s: —