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: 2007-09-05
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 206/13)

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

‘KARLOVARSKÉ TROJHRÁNKY’

EC No: CZ/PGI/005/0397/19.10.2004

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 výrobců Karlovarských trojhránků

Slepá 517/1, CZ-360 05 Karlovy Vary

(420) 353 563 006

(420) 353 563 006

E-mail:

obchod@karlovarskapekarna.cz

Composition: Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.

Type of product:

Class 2.4: Biscuits — wafers

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

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4.

Specification:

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

4.1 Name:

‘Karlovarské trojhránky’

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

trojhránky

as
produced
triangular divisions from flat round Karlové oplatky (sprinkled with various mixtures — see next para-
graph). Eight pieces of the Karlovarské oplatky are layered together with cocoa or chocolate fillings and
finally divided with a cutter into their final shape (8 pieces). The prepared trojhránky are packaged
either individually or in groups of several pieces.

traditional

according

recipe

are

to

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Karlovarské oplatky, which are the basis for Karlovarské trojhránky, are produced in the form of flat rounds
of about 19 cm in diameter. They are composed of two thin wafer sheets bearing a characteristic relief
depicting, in a 30 mm-wide strip around the outer edge, a branch which is in leaf, below which is the
circular inscription ‘Karlovarské oplatky’, which is at least 20 mm wide. In the middle of the wafer is a
symbol of the spa town of Karlovy Vary — either a mineral water fountain or a chamois. Karlovy Vary
water plays a significant role in determining their taste and in moistening the wafer sheets. The wafer
sheets are assembled into a single wafer by baking after being sprinkled with a sugar-and-hazelnut
mixture or, depending on the variety, a mixture of a different flavour, namely almond, cocoa, vanilla or
cinnamon. The wafers are crisp, light, thin and have a distinctive flavour and odour.

The basic raw materials for Karlovarské oplatky/trojhránky are wheat flour, Karlovy Vary spring water,
vegetable fat, sugar, milk, egg mix, starch, baking powder, butter and, depending on the type of sprink-
ling mixture used, hazelnuts, almonds, cocoa powder, vanilla or cinnamon.

Karlovy Vary thermal spring water, which is used in the production of Karlovarské oplatky/trojhránky, has
specific properties that are characteristic of the defined area. It is the properties of Karlovy Vary
thermal spring water that give the wafer its distinctive characteristics, in particular its crispness and
specific odour and taste. Karlovy Vary spring water is a natural bicarbonate-sulphate-chloride-soda type
water which seeps to the surface through a tectonic fracture from a depth of more than 800 m at a
temperature of 73 °C and contains lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, copper, beryllium,
magnesium, calcium, strontium, zinc, cadmium, aluminium, tin,
lead, arsenic, antimony, selenium,
manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, fluorides, chlorides, bromides, sulphates, bicarbonates, carbonates and
silicic acid. It has been used for centuries in Karlovy Vary, the biggest Czech spa, to treat chronic
stomach ulcers, dyskinesis of bile excretory ducts, including postcholecystectomic syndrome, chronic
disorders of the pancreas and liver, and bladder calculus and gout.

4.3 G e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a : The area covered by the spa town of Karlovy Vary.

4.4 P r o o f o f o r i g i n : Production conforms to the food production rules in force, and the HACCP
system is used during the production process. Producers keep registers of suppliers of raw materials,
including Karlovy Vary thermal spring water, and purchasers of finished products. Each product is
accompanied by the name and address of the producer. Compliance with the specification is monitored
by the local office of the competent State authority, namely the Plzeň Area Inspectorate of the Czech
Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce).

4.5 M e t h o d o f p r o d u c t i o n : Karlovarské oplatky, from which Karlovarské trojhránky are produced, are
composed of two thin round sheets of wafer having a diameter of about 19 cm and bearing a distinc-
tive relief. (see 4.2). The batter is prepared by mixing the ingredients listed above (see 4.2) with fresh
Karlovy Vary thermal spring water. After baking, the wafers are moistened with Karlovy Vary thermal
spring water and baked, always in twos, after being sprinkled with sugar-and-hazelnut mixture, or
another flavour of mixture, depending on the variety (see 4.2). At the end of the production process,
the wafers are joined into eight layers with cocoa or chocolate fillings. The filling is made with the
following ingredients: chocolate chips, hardened vegetable fat, dried milk, cocoa, sugar, soy powder and
broken Karlovarské oplatky. The broken Karlovarské oplatky (baked and crushed Karlovarské oplatky) are
added to the filling to make up 7 % of the total filling content. The filling is prepared so that the indivi-
dual ingredients gradually become creamy in consistency. It is then spread, always on the upper side of
the wafers, eight of which are stacked one on top of the other, pressed, trimmed around the edge and
lastly sliced into eight pieces of Karlovarské trojhránky. These are then packaged either individually or in
150 g or 200 g boxes.

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In order to maintain the product's quality and specific properties, it is essential that at least the produc-
tion, resting and the assembly of the wafers take place in the defined area.

4.6 L i n k : The specific characteristics of Karlovarské trojhránky are imparted by the use of Karlovy Vary
thermal spring water and its specific properties, obtained from springs in the defined geographical area,
and by the traditional recipe (see 4.2).

The first historical references to the production of Karlovarské oplatky, from which Karlovarské trojhránky
are made, date from the mid-18th century in the defined geographical area. The production of
Karlovarské trojhránky belongs within this tradition of more than two centuries. In the present day they
are used in the promotion of Karlovy Vary by the town's local authorities and by the nation-wide orga-
nisation Czech Tourism in international presentations and campaigns. Their quality and popularity is
attested to inter alia by the fact that they were presented in 2005 in Edinburgh (Scotland) in the
context of the EU-Japan Food Festival and that they are mentioned by the world-famous hockey player
Jaromír Jágr as a favourite treat.

On 11 February 2000, the Karlovarské trojhránky designation of origin was entered in the Czech
Republic in the register of designations of origin with the registration number 171 and on 29 May
2001 internationally under the Lisbon Agreement with the number 838.

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

Name:

Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, inspektorát Plzeň

Address:

Jiráskovo náměstí 8, CZ-308 58 Plzeň 8

Tel.

Fax

(420) 377 433 411

(420) 377 455 229

E-mail:

plzen@szpi.gov.cz

4.8 Labelling:

‘KARLOVARSKÉ TROJHRÁNKY’

The product designation must appear as the chief feature on the front of the product and/or its
packaging.