What are Geographical Indications and what are they for?

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The EU Council on Tuesday (26 March) formally adopted a revised version of the EU’s Geographical Indications (GIs) regulation, which protects the names of products that come from specific regions and have specific qualities and a certain reputation through special labels.

But what do we really know about GIs? In this video explainer, EURACTIV takes a closer look at this legal framework.

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