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Criteria for Ark product selection
1. Products must be of outstanding quality in terms of taste. ‘Taste quality’, in this context, is defined in the context of local traditions and uses.
2. The product must be linked to the memory and identity of a group, and can be a vegetable species, variety, ecotype or animal population that is well acclimatized over a medium-long period in a specific territory (defined in relation to the history of the territory). The primary material of the foodstuff must be locally sourced unless it comes from an area outside the region of production, in which case it must be traditional to use materials from that specific area. Any complementary materials used in the production of the product (spices, condiments, etc.) may be from any source, and their use must be part of the traditional production process.
3. Products must be linked environmentally, socio-economically and historically to a specific area.
4. Products must be produced in limited quantities, by farms or by small-scale processing companies.
5. Products must be threatened with either real or potential extinction.
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