Category:Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union
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English: Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialities, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG), promote and protect names of quality agricultural products and foodstuffs. They are based on the legal framework provided by the EU Regulation No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. This Regulation (enforced within the EU and being gradually expanded internationally via bilateral agreements between the EU and non-EU countries) ensures that only products genuinely originating in that region are allowed to be identified as such in commerce. The legislation first came into force in 1992. The purpose of the law is to protect the reputation of the regional foods, promote rural and agricultural activity, help producers obtain a premium price for their authentic products, and eliminate the unfair competition and misleading of consumers by non-genuine products, which may be of inferior quality or of different flavour. These laws protect the names of wines, cheeses, hams, sausages, seafood, olives, olive oils, beers, Balsamic vinegar and even regional breads, fruits, raw meats and vegetables.
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This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Media in category "Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union"
The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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European Union's Geographical Indications logos.png 338 × 1,096; 233 KB
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Logo en AOP 4c.svg 143 × 144; 31 KB
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Logo en IGP 4c.svg 143 × 144; 32 KB
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Logo en STG 4c.svg 143 × 144; 29 KB