Agriculture & Food

#32026R1275EU registers “Patata de Valderredible” as a protected geographical indication

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation adds “Patata de Valderredible” to the EU register of protected geographical indications. The name will now receive EU-wide protection as a PGI. The practical impact is narrow. Producers and sellers using this name must ensure their products meet the registered specification, while compliant producers can use the PGI label in marketing and sales across the EU.

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Key Changes

  • Registers “Patata de Valderredible” as a protected geographical indication in the EU register
  • Gives the name EU-wide protection under the geographical indications system
  • Allows compliant producers to market the product using the PGI designation

Obligations

What this law requires

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From 1 July 2026, operators using the geographical indication “Patata de Valderredible” must ensure the product is covered by the registered PGI in the Union register of geographical indications.

producers and sellers of potatoes marketed as Patata de Valderredible
From the regulation’s entry into force, the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
operational
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Operators may use the protected geographical indication “Patata de Valderredible” only for products eligible under the registered geographical indication, because the name is entered as a PGI in the Union register and receives EU-wide protection.

food producersfood distributorsretailers using the name Patata de Valderredible
From 1 July 2026
prohibition

Affected Parties

Potato producers in the Valderredible areaFood distributors and retailers using the product name+1 more…

Tags

geographical-indication,PGI,food-labeling