Article 3

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: ‘quality schemes’ means the schemes established under Titles II, III and IV; ‘group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of producers or processors working with the same product; ‘traditional’ means proven usage on the domestic market for a period that allows transmission between generations; this period is to be at least 30 years; ‘labelling’ means any words, particulars, trade marks, brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to a foodstuff and placed on any packaging, document, notice, label, ring or collar accompanying or referring to such foodstuff; ‘specific character’ in relation to a product means the characteristic production attributes which distinguish a product clearly from other similar products of the same category; ‘generic terms ’ means the names of products which, although relating to the place, region or country where the product was originally produced or marketed, have become the common name of a product in the Union; ‘production step’ means production, processing or preparation; ‘processed products’ means foodstuffs resulting from the processing of unprocessed products. Processed products may contain ingredients that are necessary for their manufacture or to give them specific characteristics.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.