Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (c. 1151)

TITLE II U.K. PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

Article 4 U.K. Objective

A scheme for protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications is established in order to help producers of products linked to a geographical area by:

(a)

securing fair returns for the qualities of their products;

(b)

ensuring uniform protection of the names as an intellectual property right in the territory of [F1 Great Britain];

(c)

providing clear information on the value-adding attributes of the product to consumers.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 4(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(6)