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: 2009-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU trade mark, Slovenia, butter, designation of origin, location of production, product designation, vegetable oil

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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

(2009/C 72/11)

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 from the date
of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘ŠTAJERSKO PREKMURSKO BUČNO OLJE’

EC No: SI-PGI-0005-0418-29.10.2004

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:

Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano RS

Address: Dunajska 58

SI-1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIJA

+386 14789109

+386 14789055

Tel.

Fax

E-mail:

varnahrana.mkgp@gov.si

2. Applicant:

Name:

Address:

GOLICA GIZ

Trg svobode 3,
SI-2310 Slovenska Bistrica
SLOVENIJA

Tel.

Fax

+386 28432611

+386 28432613

E-mail:

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Composition: Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.

Type of product:

Class 1.5: Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)

4.

Specification:

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

4.1. Name:

‘Štajersko prekmursko bučno olje’

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

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4.2. Description:

‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ is an unrefined, edible vegetable oil produced by pressing roasted
top-quality pumpkin seeds obtained from oil pumpkins.

‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ is dark green to red in colour and has a characteristic aromatic
odour and taste. It has a good fatty acids composition: it contains around 20 % saturated fatty acids,
around 35 % monounsaturated fatty acids and around 45 % polyunsaturated fatty acids.

‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ is also a rich source of tocopherols, since it contains around 50 mg
of vitamin E per 100 g of oil. The oil also contains other vitamins, microelements, carotenoids, rare
amino acids and natural colouring (chlorophyll).

4.3. Geographical area:

The region in which ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ is made from pumpkin seeds is delimited by a
line that runs from Dravograd to Slovenj Gradec, Mislinja and Velenje (where the main road forms the
boundary), Šoštanj, Mozirje, Nazarje, Vransko, Prebold, Zabukovica and Laško. From there the
boundary runs along the Savinja and Sava rivers past Radeče, Sevnica, Krško and Brežice to Obrežje,
and then runs along the national border with Croatia to the national border with Hungary, and along
the national border with Hungary to the national border with Austria, and then along the national
border with Austria (along the Karavanke range) back to Dravograd.

4.4. Proof of origin:

All producers of ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ must be registered within the stipulated region and
must process the pumpkin seeds into pumpkin oil in accordance with the specification. They must
keep records of the seller and the quantity of pumpkin seeds for each individual seller of pumpkin
seeds, and the date of analysis, the results of the chemical analyses, and the physical and chemical para-
meters. Producers must also keep reports on the production process, setting out the consumption of
raw material, the consumption of materials and the quantity of pumpkin oil produced.

All these factors are monitored by a certification body accredited in accordance with European standard
EN 45011.

4.5. Method of production:

Various types of pumpkin seeds can be used to produce ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’, but they
must meet the stipulated quality requirements.

These pumpkin seeds may be produced outside the stipulated geographical area but they must be
processed into ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ within the stipulated geographical area.

1. Gathering of pumpkin seeds (checks on physico-chemical parameters (impurities, moisture

content, oil content, proportion of damaged seeds) and appearance).

2. Storage of seeds.

3. Cleaning of seeds (removal of impurities).

4. Drying of seeds to arrive at a moisture content of 6-7 %.

5. Crushing of seeds.

6. Kneading.

7. Roasting of seeds (max. temperature of roasted mass 120 °C, 30-60 minutes).

8. Pressing of roasted mass.

9. Sedimentation of pumpkin oil.

10. Quality control (physico-chemical analysis and organoleptic analysis).

11. Bottling and labelling.

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4.6. Link:

‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ is a culinary speciality of the geographical area set out in point 4.3.
The production of pumpkin seed oil in Štajerska and Prekmurje is a tradition, as testified by written
records of the founding of the first pumpkin seed oil press in Fram as early as 1750. The large-scale
production of pumpkin seeds in the region led to the setting-up of several factories to process
pumpkin seeds into oil by artisanal methods (Slovenska Bistrica, Središče ob Dravi, Selo pri Pragerskem,
etc.). In 1904 Albert Stigar founded a factory in Slovenska Bistrica for processing pumpkin seeds into
pumpkin seed oil by artisanal methods. There are no large processing plants in Prekmurje, only small
plants belonging to farmers. One such plant is Feri Vučak in Vadarci in Goričko. His mill/processing
plant is still standing after 130 years and is now operated by the fourth generation of his family.

The reputation of ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ is spreading beyond Slovenia to other European
countries, the USA, Australia, Russia, etc., as demonstrated, inter alia, by the award that it won for the
most innovative product at the IFE07 competition (the International food & drink event) in London
in 2007.

4.7. Inspection body:

Name:

Bureau Veritas d.o.o.

Address: Linhartova 49a

SI-1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIJA

+386 14757670

+386 14747602

Tel.

Fax

E-mail:

info@bureauveritas.si

4.8. Labelling:

If ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ is packaged inside the geographical area, each producer may use
his own packaging and label, but the protected name ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’, the coloured
logo ‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ and the corresponding Community symbol or national symbol
of quality must be marked on the label or elsewhere.

If the product is packaged outside the stipulated geographical area, traceability to the source of
‘Štajersko Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ must be guaranteed.
In this case as well, packaged ‘Štajersko
Prekmursko Bučno Olje’ must be marked with the protected name, the logo and the corresponding
Community symbol.