INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE BEST BLACK PUDDING

organized by : the Guild of the Knights of the "GOUTE-BOUDIN"

RULES

ARTICLE 1 On the 14 and 15th of March 2008 in MORTAGNE AU PERCHE,Orne, FRANCE, the guild of the "Goute-Boudin" (Tasters of black pudding) will be holding its 46th international competition for the best black pudding.

ARTICLE 2 The competition will take place on Friday, March 14th and Saturday March 15th in the grounds of the festivav du BOUDIN in Mortagne au Perche.

ARTICLE 3 All french artisan charcutiers and 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 7st 2008 to :

Concours International du meilleur Boudin, BP 65,

61400 MORTAGNE AU PERCHE, FRANCE.

They should give (in block letters) their surname, first name and address.

ARTICLE 6 The registration fee of 50 EUROS one sample must be sent by check 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 16th.

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 ................................................................

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I have read and accept the rules of the CONCOURS DU MEILLEUR BOUDIN 2008.

I certify on my honour that the product (s) that I enter for competition are made by myself.

Find attached a check for 45 EUROS for each sample of black pudding entered.

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.
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    • ARTICLE 9 Under the presidency of the  Grand Master  of the  Guild of the Knights of Goute-Boudin  :

    - a preselection committee composed of tradesmen, members of the guild and public will meet on the afternoon of Friday March 14 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 30th 2008 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 : (0)2 37521762 9h 12h - 14h 19h

    (0)2 37528700 evenings

    (0)2 37528337 fax

    E mail address :concours@boudin-mortagne.com

    Website address :www.boudin-mortagne.com