#32026R0556Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/556 of 6 March 2026 on the registration of the geographical indication ‘Kilichi du Niger’ (PGI)
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This regulation formally registers the name ‘Kilichi du Niger’ as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) in the Union register. The application was submitted by the Groupement Représentatif de L’Indication Géographique Protégée du Kilichi du Niger from the Republic of Niger. The name was published for opposition on 19 November 2025 and no statements of opposition were received. Consequently, the European Commission registers the name under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, granting it EU-wide protection for the traditional Nigerien dried meat product.
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Key Changes
- Registers ‘Kilichi du Niger’ as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) in the Union register
- Application published in OJ on 19 November 2025 (C/2025/6327)
- No opposition received under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143
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What this law requires
Recognize and enforce EU-wide protection for products marketed under the name 'Kilichi du Niger' as a Protected Geographical Indication
Register the geographical indication 'Kilichi du Niger' (PGI) in the Union register of geographical indications pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143
Apply this Regulation as binding and directly applicable law in all Member States from the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
Ensure that only products conforming to the geographical indication standards for 'Kilichi du Niger' (traditional Nigerien dried meat product) can use this protected name within EU territory