EU: Geographical Indications
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the revision of EU geographical indication scheme.
The Commission invites organizations from the farming sector and public authorities, among others, to contribute to the assessment of how to strengthen the geographical indications’ system. The aim is to assess how to strengthen the geographical indications’ system; gather views on the major challenges identified as well as their underlying causes, the set of policy options that can be envisaged to address these challenges and the impacts of these different options.
The EU protects almost 3,400 names of specific products under one if its quality schemes: Geographical Indication (GI), Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG).
The deadline for feedback is April 9, 2021.
The Commission invites organizations from the farming sector and public authorities, among others, to contribute to the assessment of how to strengthen the geographical indications’ system. The aim is to assess how to strengthen the geographical indications’ system; gather views on the major challenges identified as well as their underlying causes, the set of policy options that can be envisaged to address these challenges and the impacts of these different options.
The EU protects almost 3,400 names of specific products under one if its quality schemes: Geographical Indication (GI), Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG).
The deadline for feedback is April 9, 2021.