Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs
Date: 2006-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, confectionery product, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, product designation, product quality

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

(2006/C 280/05)

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

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Application for registration in accordance with Articles 5 and 17(2)

‘HOŘICKÉ TRUBIČKY’

EC No: CZ/PGI/005/0365/22.09.2004

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

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 38 31 11

(420) 224 32 47 18

Tel.:

Fax:

e-mail:

posta@upv.cz

2.

Group:

Name:

Address:

Tel.:

Fax:

Sdružení výrobců Hořických trubiček

Klicperova 2171
CZ-508 01 Hořice

(420) 493 69 91 24

(420) 493 69 91 24

e-mail:

svht@seznam.cz

Composition: Producers/processors ( ) Other ( X )

3.

Type of product:

Class 2.4: Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares — rolled wafers

4.

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

4.1 N a me :

‘Hořické trubičky’

4.2 D e s c r i p t i o n : Hořice rolled wafers (‘Hořické trubičky’) are small rolled confectionaries from 5 —
19 cm long, with an internal diameter of 10 — 20 mm, made from wafers with a thickness of 0,9
— 1,2 mm; they are light beige in colour and have the odour and taste of a wafer; they are crunchy
and have a smooth, delicately porous surface. They are made from the following raw materials: fine
wheat pastry flour, powdered milk, vegetable oil, powdered egg yolks, sugar and water.

(1) European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agricultural product quality

policy, B-1049 Brussels.

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Several kinds of Hořice rolled wafers are produced: filled, filled and half-coated, filled and coated,
sprinkled, sprinkled and half-coated, sprinkled and coated.

The sprinkled rolled wafers are made from two wafers (or possibly one and a half) coated with melted
butter blended with honey and sprinkled with a mixture of sugar, grated hazelnuts, or possibly
almonds, cinnamon, vanilla, raisins or cocoa powder.

The filled rolled wafers are filled with whipped butter cream of semi-firm consistency with a variety
of different flavours. The basic ingredients for the filling are: hydrogenated vegetable oil, sugar or
sweetener, cocoa powder, powdered milk, soya flour, vanillin, vanilla, natural flavouring or artificial
flavouring.

The preparation of the filled and sprinkled rolled wafers is completed by coating or half-coating them
using bitter milk chocolate icing.

4.3 G e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a : The town of Hořice and adjacent municipalities.

4.4 P r o o f o f o r i g i n : Each manufacturer keeps a register of the suppliers of raw materials and of the
buyers of the finished products. Each wrapper includes compulsory information about the manufac-
turer, particularly his address, thereby ensuring that the product is traceable.

The National food processing inspectorate inspects the manufacturing processes, including hygiene
standards for the production of foodstuffs and compliance with the specification. The authenticity of
the product is certified on the basis of a positive opinion issued by the state inspection body.

4.5 M e t h o d o f p r o d u c t i o n : A liquid paste of the correct quantities of the products is poured into
the tank of a wafer-maker. The mixture is cooked on semi-automatic electrical ‘rotary wafer carousels’
at a temperature of between 150 °C and 160 °C. After cooking, the wafers are left to cool and then
rolled by hand, with the help of a cylindrical mould, on a hot plate. The filled rolled wafers are then
machine-filled with the whipped butter cream, prepared with the appropriate ingredients chosen
according to the desired flavour. Sprinkled rolled wafers are made from two wafers (or possibly one
and a half); they are coated in advance with butter blended with honey and sprinkled with a mixture
of sugar, grated hazelnuts, or possibly almonds, cinnamon, vanilla, raisins or cocoa powder (according
to the variety). The semi-coated rolled wafers are then dipped at one or both ends in the chocolate
icing. Fully coated wafers can also be produced. In order to ensure quality and full traceability, packa-
ging of Hořice rolled wafers is carried out in the place of production.

4.6 L i n k :

It can be proven that the know-how of the manufacturers of the association is drawn from
historical sources. They work using raw materials, following recipes from the tradition of production
in Hořice. The tradition has been perpetuated on account of the know-how being passed on to the
new producers from former employees and family members.

Aside from the traditional recipe, the distinctive character of the Hořice rolled wafers depends also on
the specific properties of the flour (low in gluten) and the local water (low mineral content, soft, and
tapped at a depth of 100 metres) that are used. These particularities help to give the wafers their
specific character: exceptionally soft, porous, crunchy and flaky, although the latter characteristic does
not prevent them from being rolled into shape.

The first historical mentions of the manufacturing of rolled wafers within the designated geographical
area of Hořice date back to 1812, when in the family of Mrs Líčková, little sugary rolls began to be
produced for family celebrations and for giving as presents. It was confectioner Karel Kofránek who
perfected the family production method after marrying into the family. In 1898, a patent was filed for
his invention — an electric wafer-maker. By this time, Hořice rolled wafers were already being
commercially manufactured and even exported to Germany, England, France, Turkey, America and
Shanghai. They also received a series of awards and distinctions at trade fairs both at home and
abroad. From nationalisation in 1949 until 1962, the wafers were manufactured by the Fejt factory,
and thereafter under the name of a number of state enterprises. Following the return to the market
economy, the members of the association of Hořice rolled wafer manufacturers (‘Sdružení výrobců
Hořických trubiček’) decided to renew their links with the traditional production method in the desig-
nated geographical area. Although modernisation of the production method was necessary, the recipe
and the traditional production techniques are still followed.

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Articles in the national and regional press (in publications such as Mladá Fronta Dnes, Noviny
Jičínska, Berounský den) and the numerous successes at trade fairs such as EX Plzeň, Siesta, Olima
and Salima bear witness to the enduring popularity of Hořice rolled wafers. They have won a total of
65 distinctions and awards at a wide range of national and international trade fairs.

Owing to its unique character, the designation ‘Hořické trubičky’ was registered in the Czech Republic
in 1994 as označení původu (designation of origin) No 159.

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

Name:

Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, inspektorát Hradec Králové

Address: Březhradská 182

CZ-503 32 Hradec Králové

Tel.:

Fax:

(420) 495 45 41 10

(420) 495 53 25 18

e-mail:

hradec@szpi.gov.cz

4.8 L a b e l l i n g : HOŘICKÉ TRUBIČKY — the name of the producer must form the dominant element on

the front of the packaging.

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