Publication of the amended single document following the approval of a minor amendment pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 2023/C 253/08
Date: 2023-07-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Saxony, confectionery product, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products








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18.7.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/25






Publication of the amended single document following the approval of a minor amendment pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012
(2023/C 253/08)
The European Commission has approved this minor amendment in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (1).
The application for approval of this minor amendment can be consulted in the Commission’s eAmbrosia database.
SINGLE DOCUMENT

‘MEISSNER FUMMEL’


EU No: PGI-DE-0079-AM01 – 21.4.2022


PDO ( ) PGI (X )

1.   Name

‘Meißner Fummel’
2.   Member state or Third Country

Germany
3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

3.1.   Type of product

Class 2.3. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares
3.2.   Description of product to which the name in (1) applies

‘Meißner Fummel’ is a special long-life pastry product, namely an air-filled hollow pastry the size and shape of a small loaf of bread, with a very thin and easily breakable pastry covering. The ingredients are fat, sugar, flour and salt.
All the ingredients (fat (approx. 100 g), sugar, flour and salt) are mixed to make a firm dough. Pieces of dough weighing 50-100 g are rolled out round and thin, one half moistened with water or egg, the other half folded over and the edge pressed firmly together. Air is blown in with a straw and the pastry is baked at 240 °C for 3 minutes.
3.3.   Feed (for products of animal origin only) and raw materials (for processed products only)

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3.4.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area

The entire process for the production of ‘Meißner Fummel’ takes place in the geographical area described in Section 4.
3.5.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product to which the registered name refers

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3.6.   Specific rules concerning labelling of the product to which the registered name refers

All types of packaging are to be labelled with the words ‘Meißner Fummel g.g.A.’.
4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

The geographical area of origin of ‘Meißner Fummel’ is confined to the city of Meißen in Saxony.
5.   Link with the geographical area

According to legend, the geographical indication ‘Meißner Fummel’ dates back to 1710 and is to this day considered to be a special part of the city of Meißen. It is the name of a Meißen speciality that is known and renowned throughout Saxony. According to folklore, ‘Meißner Fummel’ has been baked in Meißen since the time of the Elector Augustus the Strong (1670-1733). The first documentary reference to a pastry from Meißen, called ‘Fommel’, dates from 1747.
The City of Meißen Historical Society’s 1891 notices contain information on ‘Meißner Fummel’, which indicates that it was a speciality of the city as long ago as 1747. Further evidence of the reputation of ‘Meißner Fummel’ is the fact that a brochure from 1956 contains the following reference to it:

‘A messenger of the Elector of Saxony travelled regularly between Dresden and Meißen. His overindulgence in Meißen wine meant that he did not sit steady in the saddle of his horse. The Elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, accordingly ordered the bakers’ guild in Meißen to make an easily breakable pastry which the messenger had to present to the Elector intact after visiting the city.’


Reference to publication of the product specification

https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/geo/detail.pdfdownload/42319


(1)  OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17.