CHINA AND EU EMBARK ON GROUNDBREAKING GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION DEAL
August 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A GROUNDBREAKING deal protecting traditionally-made food products in overseas markets is under way. In the first European Union (EU) agreement of its kind, the European Commission formally applied to register 10 EU food products within China's geographical indications system and vice versa. The EU products include England's West Country farm cheddar and stilton cheese.
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A GROUNDBREAKING deal protecting traditionally-made food products in overseas markets is under way. In the first European Union (EU) agreement of its kind, the European Commission formally applied to register 10 EU food products within China's geographical indications system and vice versa. The EU products include England's West Country farm cheddar and stilton cheese.
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