EU AND CHINA PLOT WIDE RANGING GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS DEAL
September 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have formal approved negotiations with the Chinese government to strike a wide-ranging bilateral agreement protecting traditional food manufacturers in Europe and China from illicit copies of their products. The European Commission will now discuss with Chinese officials the creation of an "agreement on the protection of geographical indications for...agricultural products and foodstuffs," said an EU Council of Ministers communiqué. Such a deal would outlaw Chinese food manufacturers making and selling ...
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