| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | (L) 2024/1143 |
| Publication Date | 23/04/2024 |
| Content Type | Legislation, News, Policy-making |
Summary:Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 - adopted by the co-legislators on 11 April 2024 - reviewing the European Union's geographical indications (GIs) system for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. It introduces amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Regulation (EU) 2019/787 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1753. It also repeals Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. Further information:Geographical indications (GIs) identify products having qualities, characteristics or reputation due to natural and human factors linked to their place of origin. They are an intellectual property right (IPR) designed to promote fair competition amongst producers by preventing bad-faith uses of a name and fraudulent and deceptive practices. GIs guarantee authenticity to consumers and distinguish a product in the market securing higher-value sales and exports. While the EU's system of GIs is deemed sound, an assessment of the policy as well as the impact assessment process showed space for improvement. The traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG) scheme appears not to have delivered the expected benefits for producers and consumers. This Regulation lays down rules on the protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine, agricultural products and spirit drinks. It reviews the existing legislative framework. Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 established a common framework for the organisation of agricultural markets in the EU, and it is also known as the CMO Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 set out clear criteria for the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks as well as for the protection of their geographical indications. Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 sought to enhance the European Union's quality policy for agricultural products by increasing the coherence of various quality schemes, and it includes measures to support agricultural and processing activities, along with the farming systems associated with high-quality products. The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 31 March 2022, seeking to strengthen the existing system of GIs as IPRs and address the rules for TSGs, notably in clarifying their definition. The Council of the European Union's Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) adopted a general approach to the draft law on 8 May 2023. The plenary of the European Parliament endorsed its negotiating position on 1 June. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file was reached on 24 October. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 28 February 2024 and by the Council on 26 March. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 11 April 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 23 April 2024. |
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| Source Link | http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Geography, Internal Markets |
| Subject Tags | Agriculture, Consumer Rights | Protection, Food | Drinks, Intellectual Property |
| Keywords | Geographical Indications (GI), Labelling |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
