Agriculture & Food

#32026D02281Approval of Amendments to EU-Iceland Geographical Indication Agreement

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law approves changes to the EU's agreement with Iceland on protected geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs. It updates which EU laws apply and revises the list of geographical indications covered, to add some new products and remove others no longer protected in Iceland. Businesses dealing with these protected products need to check if their goods are affected by the updated list.

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Key Changes

  • Updates EU laws applicable to geographical indications in the agreement
  • Revises the list of geographical indications by adding new products
  • Removes products no longer protected in Iceland

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Businesses dealing with protected geographical indications must verify whether their products are included in the updated list of geographical indications approved by the EU and Iceland.

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operational
high

Entities must adhere to the amendments made to Part A of Annex I, which includes the applicable legislation concerning geographical indications.

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operational
medium

Affected parties should remove or discontinue the sale of products that are no longer protected in Iceland as per the updated Annex II list.

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prohibition

Affected Parties

European Union agricultural businessesIceland agricultural businesses

Tags

EU,Iceland,geographical indications