The Commission has approved today the addition of eight new product names from Croatia, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain to the quality register of Geographical Indications, which includes Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Protected Destinations of Origin (PDO).
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan today commented: “The addition of these eight new products from five Member States to the PGI and PDO registers shows the great interest in and value of our system of Geographical Indications. GIs add to the value of high-quality products to the benefit of European farmers and food producers. Their importance is shown by the high priority that we attach to their protection in international trade negotiations.”
Zagorski puran
The eight products are ‘Zagorski puran’ (PGI), the Zagorje breed of turkey from Croatia; hard cheese ‘Allgäuer Sennalpkäse’ (PDO) from Germany; ‘Fogaça da Feira’ (PGI), a sweet bun with a flavour and aroma of lemon and cinnamon from Portugal; ‘Gall del Penedès’ (PGI), a traditional Penedesenca breed of chicken from Spain; and four products from France: free-range chicken and capon ‘Poulet de l’Ardèche’/‘Chapon de l’Ardèche’ (PGI), guinea fowl bred outdoors ‘Pintade de l’Ardèche’ (PGI), soft cheese ‘Soumaintrain’ (PGI) and the salt ‘Sel de Salies-de-Béarn’ (PGI). In 2010, the sales value of GIs represented €54.3 billion for all categories (agricultural products, wines, aromatised wines and spirits). This represents close to 6% of the EU agri-food and drink sector. The new denominations bring the total number of protected food names to 1,349.
Gall del Penedès
