MAJOR EUROPEAN DRINKS EXPORTERS WILL SEE GI RIGHTS PRESERVED IN BREXITED UK UNDER NEW WITHDRAWAL DEAL
November 1st, 2018
WINE and other drinks exporters based in the European Union (EU) will be able to rely on their geographical indication protections within the UK even should Britain quit the bloc, as planned on March 29. Indeed, under the draft UK/EU withdrawal agreement released yesterday (Wednesday Nov 14), such protections would continue to be honoured by British regulators even if they are new GIs approved during a proposed transition period, when EU law would continue to apply in Britain, until December 31, 2020. These rights would cover a “geographical indication, ...
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