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: 2007-05-08
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 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

(2007/C 103/11)

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 of the date of
this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘PARDUBICKÝ PERNÍK’

EC No: CZ/PGI/005/0408/26.10.2004

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.

1.

Responsible department in the member state:

Name:

Úřad průmyslového vlastnictví

Address: Antonína Čermáka 2a

CZ-160 68 Praha 6

Tel.:

Fax:

(420) 220 383 111

(420) 224 324 718

E-mail:

posta@upv.cz

2.

Group:

Name:

Address:

Tel.:

Fax:

Sdružení Pardubický perník

Rožkova 1009
CZ-530 02 Pardubice

(420) 466 303 637

(420) 466 303 637

E-mail:

info@goldfein.cz

Composition: producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

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

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Type of product:

Class: 2.4 — gingerbread

4.

Specification:

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) 510/2006)

4.1. Name:

‘Pardubický perník’

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

contents, honey,
aniseed and allspice) and raising agents. ‘Pardubický perník’ is made in two variants:

‘Pardubický perník’
is a bakery product produced from wheat flower, sugar, egg
jam, vegetable fats, cocoa, gingerbread spice mixture (cinnamon, coriander, cloves,

a) as a filled product in which a filling is sandwiched between two identical pieces of gingerbread, or,
in some cases, in which a filling is placed in a single piece of gingerbread. The products are always
coated with a fat-based or sugar glaze or in chocolate. The product is packaged.

b) as gingerbread figures produced by cutting out or pressing out various traditional two-dimensional
shapes (hearts, boys or girls in traditional costumes, horses, horse riders, bells, Christmas trees,
motor cars,
four-leaved
locomotives, stars, various animals, baskets, characters from folk-tales,
clovers, horse-shoes, Easter eggs, cribs and Christmas themes), or making three-dimensional forms
(chalets, boxes, cradles, sledges, coaches and carriages, with or without horses, books, various
animals, slippers, baskets, cribs and Christmas trees), from gingerbread dough. After baking they are
coated with a sugar or fat-based glaze or, in some cases, decorated using a sugar or fat-based glaze.
The products are packaged in foil.

4.3. G e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a : The geographical area within which ‘Pardubický perník’ is produced is limited

to the cadastral district of the city of Pardubice and that of the municipality of Spojil.

4.4. P r o o f o f o r i g i n : The production of ‘Pardubický perník’ follows the national and EU rules in force
and is subject to checks by the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (including checks on
adherence to the specification) as well as national HACCP (critical points system) control mechanisms.
In accordance with the legislation on traceability, all producers keep records both of all raw material
suppliers and of all purchasers of finished products. Gingerbread does not belong to the category of
fresh bakery products, so it must be packaged by the producer and accompanied by the minimum
information specified in the above-mentioned rules, notably the name, weight and composition of the
product and the identity of the producer.

4.5. M e t h o d o f p r o d u c t i o n :

‘Pardubický perník’ is a bakery product, the production method of which

has changed little over a period of three centuries.

It is produced in two stages, separated by a gap of a few days.

The first stage consists of making the basic dough, which is then left to rest for a few days before being
processed.

The second stage begins by mixing into the dough the egg contents, jam, spices and raising agent until
an elastic mass is produced which is then rolled out into a sheet which is further processed as follows:

— in the case of the gingerbread products indicated at 4(2)(a), identical pieces of dough are cut or
pressed out, baked in an oven, filled and coated with a glaze or in chocolate, and packaged in foil
bearing the requisite information about the product, or

— in the case of the gingerbread products indicated at 4(2)(b), pieces of dough are cut or pressed out
into the relevant shape (see 4(2)) or are used to form a three-dimensional structure (see 4(2)). They
are baked in an oven, left to cool down and then coated with a glaze or in chocolate, or left
uncoated. The resulting products are then decorated by hand using sugar, fat or chocolate, before
being packaged in a packet bearing information on the product.

The entire production process,
including packaging, takes place at production facilities within the
defined area. Packaging directly on the producer's premises is necessary as a consequence of the nature
of the product: the quality of unpackaged finished products might be impaired during transport as a
result of damage to coatings and decorations and is also a legal requirement, as the law specifies that
rusks and biscuits and preserved pastry goods and cakes must be packaged on the manufacturer's
premises.

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4.6. L i n k : The history of gingerbread making in Pardubice can be traced back to the 16th century, and
the right to produce this product there was upheld by the Empress Maria-Theresia in 1759. Production
took off in the 20th century, when industrial production was introduced, alongside the traditional arti-
sanal methods. The exceptional reputation enjoyed by ‘Pardubický perník’ today in the eyes of the
public is evidenced by newspaper articles (in Noviny Pernštejn, Blesk etc) and by photographs taken
during the visit by Vaclav Havel, the then President of the Czech Republic, to the factory of Goldfein
CZ. It is therefore clear that Pardubice has long been a place where specialised craftspeople have
trained and worked, acquiring total mastery of the art of making gingerbread and that their intellectual
property has been handed down to their successors. The typical designs used to decorate ‘Pardubický
perník’ are also part of this craft. These styles and the method of decoration are not taught anywhere
and are passed on only through practical experience of making the product.

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

Name:

Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, inspektorát v Hradci Králové

Address: Březhradská 182

CZ-530 32 Hradec Králové

Tel.:

Fax:

(420) 495 454 110

(420) 495 532 518

E-mail:

hradec@szpi.gov.cz

4.8. Labelling: —