Handboek GI

“The European Commission has published on its website a new handbook on Geographical Indications. Geographical indications (GIs) are forms of identification which identify a product as originating in the territory of a particular country, or a region or locality in that country. For a GI product, its reputation for quality or any other characteristic is intimately linked to its geographical origin.

Geographical Indications are a type of intellectual property. They are very important in the EU (…) Wider protection for Geographical Indications from around the world is a key goal for the EU in the ongoing WTO Doha trade negotiations.”  

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