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Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin<\/span><\/h1>\n

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What are geographical indications?<\/b><\/h2>\n

They are names that identify products, which have been produced in a specific place, with unique characteristics, linked to that geographical origin and traditional know-how. Therefore, when they have a specific link to their place of production, product names can be recognised as a “geographical indication”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These indications give consumers confidence and enable them to distinguish quality products, while helping producers to market their products better.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are almost 3500 registered geographical indications in the European Union. Geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines and spirits are currently regulated by three separate EU Regulations. For other products, such as textiles, ceramics or glass, a proposal for an EU Regulation is underway.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are designations of origin and what distinguishes them from other indications?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Geographical indications include protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGIs).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The link with the geographical area is stronger for PDOs than for PGIs, since in PDOs all production stages take place in that area and the characteristics of the product are essentially due to that area. Despite this difference, the regulation and legal protection of PDOs and PGIs is the same.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”4535″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]An example of a PDO is \u201cAceite \u2013 Oli de Terra Alta\u201d, an extra virgin olive oil obtained from the fruit of Olea Europea L., the main variety Empeltre or the blend of the Empeltre variety and the secondary varieties Arbequina, Morruda and Farga. The production area includes the region of Terra Alta and some municipalities in the region of Ribera d\u2019Ebre (Catalonia).<\/span><\/p>\n

Other well-known PDOs refer to wines, such as \u201cRibeiro\u201d (Galicia), \u201cCava\u201d (Catalonia) or \u201cArabako Txakolina-Chacol\u00ed de \u00c1lava\u201d (Basque Country).<\/span><\/p>\n

An example of a PGI would be \u2018Irish Whiskey\u2019, which is made, distilled and aged in Ireland, without the raw materials needing to be sourced exclusively from Ireland.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=””][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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