Objectives of The Protection
The preambles to the Regulations cite consumer demand for quality foodstuffs and identify a number of goals for the protection regimes:
- the promotion of products with specific characteristics, particularly those coming from less-favoured or rural areas;
- the improvement of the income of farmers, in return for a "genuine effort to improve quality";
- the retention of population in rural areas;
- the provision of clear and succinct information to consumers regarding product origin.
The provision of a recompense for efforts to improve quality and the need for consumer protection are often cited as justifications for trade mark protection in other domains, and geographical indications operate in a similar manner to trade marks.
Read more about this topic: Geographical Indications And Traditional Specialities (EU)
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