Update of the agreement between Chile and the European Union put a but to Parmesan and Gruyère cheeses

The Government and the European Union (EU) modernized the trade agreement between both parties. Specifically, at the end of last year Chile and the bloc made a “political” closure to the text. Some adjustments are still in progress and one of them alludes to two types of cheese widely consumed in Chile: "gruyère" and "parmesan". The Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations (Subrei) explained that in the framework of the modernization of the Association Agreement, the EU requested protection and accreditation associated with the terms (uses) of the names of these cheeses. Both are included in a list of 216 geographical indications for food products. Therefore, it was agreed that users -mostly companies- that can prove use in the Chilean market of the terms "gruyère" and "parmesan" during the last twelve months prior to the publication of the Agreement in Principle (December 9, of 2022), they will be able to continue using them without limitation of time. For this ...