INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION FOR THE BEST BLACK PUDDING
2010
organized by :
the Guild of the Knights of the "GOUTE-BOUDIN"
RULES
ARTICLE 1 On the 19 and 20th of
March 2010 in
MORTAGNE AU PERCHE,Orne,
FRANCE, the guild of the "Goute-Boudin" (Tasters of black pudding)
will be holding its 48th
International
Competition for the Best Black Pudding.
ARTICLE 2 The
competition will take place on Friday, March 19th
and Saturday March 20th
in the grounds of the
festival du BOUDIN in Mortagne au Perche.
ARTICLE 3
All foreign artisan pork butchers may participate in the
competition.
Competitors will have to certify, on their honour, that they have,
themselves,
made the products entered.
ARTICLE 4 In
recognition of the many varieties of black pudding made in Europe,
several
zones have been created and there will be a judgement for each zone and
country
leading to the award for the best foreign entry.
ARTICLE 5 Competitors
should address their registration(s) before march March 6st 2010 to :
Concours
International du meilleur Boudin, BP 65,
F-61400
MORTAGNE AU PERCHE
FRANCE.
They should
give (in block letters) their surname, first name, address,
phone and Email.
ARTICLE 6 The
registration fee of 50,00 EUROS one sample must be sent by Credit
transfer
attached to the registration form to the order of "Concours du Meilleur
Boudin Mortagne".
Under no
circumstances will the registration fee be refunded.
ARTICLE 7 Competitors
should bring or send 800 grammes of black pudding made from cooked
blood before
2pm on thursday March 17th.
The parcels
will be kept in a refrigerator until the competition begins.
To ensure that
the goods arrive in best condition, we advise competitors to
send their parcels by express post. The maximum postage weight in
France is one
kilogram.
The parcels
must be tied with string only, to conform with customs
regulations.
No complaints
for deterioration during transport will be accepted.
Any parcel sent
"postage due" will be refused.
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REGISTRATION
FORM
in BLOCK
LETTERS please Trade Stamp
SURNAME
............................................
First name
............................................
Address
.............................................................................
..........................................................................................
Phone.................................................................................
Email................................................................................................................................................
I have read and
accept the rules of the CONCOURS DU MEILLEUR BOUDIN 2010
I certify on my
honour that the product (s) that I enter for competition
are made by myself.
Please Find enclosed the bank receipt copy certifying the transfert of the sum of ...........Euro corresponding to 50,00 Euro per sample.
I understand
that registration fees are not refundable.
ARTICLE 8 Competitors
will include in their parcels a sealed envelope containing their full
name and
address (in block letters) with the imprint of their trade stamp.
There must be
no identification marks on the outside of the envelope.
· · · · The
computer will assign a
serial number to each entry. Until the end of the competition he alone
will
hold the list of competitors and their corresponding numbers.
ARTICLE 9 Under the
presidency of the Grand Master of the
Guild of the Knights of
Goûte-Boudin :
- a
preselection committee composed of tradesmen, members of the guild and
public will meet on the afternoon of Friday March 19
and will choose the products to be entered in the competition.
- the
Grand Jury of the competition composed of
distinguished
members from the pork trade and members of the guild will judge the
final
competition on the saturday.
ARTICLE 10 The black
pudding will be tasted cold and ungrilled.
ARTICLE 11 It is
understood that the awards won in the competition recognises the
quality of the
product for one year.
In case of
multiple entries for the same candidate only the best prize will
be taken into account.
ARTICLE 12 The
competition results will be announced in the Town Hall.
The awards will
be distributed on march 28th
2010 or sent by
post to those not present on
this date.
All
participants will be notified of the results in the week following the
competition.
ARTICLE 13 The guild
cannot be held responsible for cancellation of the compettion in case
of
accident or in case of absolute necessity.
ARTICLE 14 Prize order
Grand Prix
International (foreign entries)
Grand Prix National (french entries)
For each
country represented :
Grand Prix
d’Excellence Cup
Grand Prix
d’Honneur Gold Medal
Grand Prix
d’Honneur Silver Medal
Grand Prix
d’Honneur Bronze Medal
Mention
Honorable
phone
Information : +33 2 37 52
17 62
9h 12h -
14h 19h
+33 2 37528700
evenings
+33 2 37528337
fax
E mail address
: concours@boudin-mortagne.com
Website address : www.boudin-mortagne.com