Article 6

1. In order to qualify for a certificate of specific character, an agricultural product or foodstuff must comply with a product specification. 2. The product specification shall include at least: the name within the meaning of Article 5, in one or more languages, a description of the method of production, including the nature and characteristics of the raw material and/or ingredients used and/or the method of preparation of the agricultural product or the foodstuff, referring to its specific character, aspects allowing appraisal of traditional character, within the meaning of Article 4 (1), a description of the characteristics of the agricultural product or the foodstuff giving its main physical, chemical, microbiological and/or organoleptic characteristics which relate to the specific character, the minimum requirements and inspection procedures to which specific character is subject.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.