group — any association, irrespective of its legal form or composition, of producers or processors working with the same agricultural product or foodstuff (d)

specific character — the characteristic or set of characteristics which distinguishes an agricultural product or a foodstuff clearly from other similar products or foodstuffs of the same category (a)

traditional — proven usage on the Community market for a time period showing transmission between generations; this time period should be the one generally ascribed to one human generation, at least 25 years (b)

traditional speciality guaranteed — a traditional agricultural product or foodstuff recognised by the Community for its specific character through its registration under this Regulation (c)