The new EU consolidated law on PDO and PGI products will be in force from 2024

For Italy, no more battles against Slovenian balsamic vinegar or Croatian Prosek. In fact, with the agreement reached on 24 October between the negotiators of the Council and those of the EU Commission, the new single European law on PDO and PGI productions will come into force by the first months of 2024, which will raise the guarantees reserved for protected and it will strengthen the role of consortia and transparency towards consumers. «In particular - explains the MEP Paolo De Castro, rapporteur of the European Parliament for the new EU regulation - the obligation will be introduced to indicate the name of the producer on the label of any PDO and PGI, and those flaws in the system that allow the reputation of our GIs to be unduly exploited, as in the case of Slovenian and Cypriot balsamic vinegar, or Prosek made in Croatia." The new regulation in fact clarifies that requests for registration of traditional terms, such as that of Prosek, can no longer be taken into ...