Traditional and regional food in Poland no 116.1 Bożena Gulbicka Warsaw 2014 ISBN 978-83-7658-508-6 Traditional and regional food in Poland Traditional and regional food in Poland Author prof. dr hab. Bożena Gulbicka Warsaw 2014 This publication was prepared as a contribution to the research on the following subject: Assessment of the development conditions and challenges for the agri-food sector in Poland at the background of the global trends within the framework of the research task: Seeking for new production balance in Poland at the background of the global trends The purpose of this research was to present traditional and regional food in the aspect of new legal regulations and especially its safety to human health. Reviewer prof. dr hab. Stanisáaw Kowalczyk Computer development BoĪena Brzostek-Kasprzak Proofreader Katarzyna Mikulska Translated by Summa Linguae S.A. Cover Project AKME Projekty Sp. z o.o. ISBN 978-83-7658-508-6 Instytut Ekonomiki Rolnictwa i Gospodarki ĩywnoĞciowej – PaĔstwowy Instytut Badawczy ul. ĝwiĊtokrzyska 20, 00-002 Warszawa tel.: (22) 50 54 444 faks: (22) 50 54 636 e-mail:
[email protected] http://www.ierigz.waw.pl List of Contents Introduction 7 I. REGIONAL AND TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION – BASIC LEGAL REGULATIONS 9 1. Regional and traditional agri-food products 10 1.1. Scheme for Protected Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indications 13 1.2. Scheme for Traditional Specialities Guaranteed 16 2. Scope of the Regulation on regional and traditional products 17 3. Registration of regional and traditional products 19 4. Role of the group in the registration of regional and traditional products 20 5.