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EU calls for comments on GI scheme review
27-01-2021
24-09-2018
The European Commission has launched a public consultation calling for views on how to strengthen the geographical indications system.
The goal of the consultation, announced on Monday, January 25, is to gather views on the major challenges that need to be addressed ahead of a planned revision of the system as well as their underlying causes.
The Commission will also use the consultation to research policy options that could address these challenges and the potential effects of these different options.
The European Union protects almost 3,400 names of specific products, including agricultural products and foodstuffs; fishery and aquaculture products; wines, spirit drinks and aromatised wine products.
WIPO
Cambodia has recorded Kampot Pepper as the first geographical indication (GI) registered via the Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon System, which provides protection for names identifying the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, cheese, wine, pottery, and cloth.
The Lisbon System with the new Geneva Act, which took effect in 2020, allows protection for appellations of origin and geographical indications in the 30-plus countries covered by the System through a single registration procedure and one set of fees, facilitating international trade of origin products.
Both appellations of origin and geographical indications identify products with a specific geographical origin and quality linkages. These intellectual property tools help local producers distinguish their products in the marketplace, helping to boost earnings.