Agriculture & Food

#32026R1250EU Registers “Trufa negra de Teruel” as a Protected Geographical Indication

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

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation adds “Trufa negra de Teruel” to the EU register of protected geographical indications. The name will be protected across the EU as a PGI for black truffles linked to the Teruel region in Spain. The practical impact is mainly for truffle producers, food businesses, retailers, and importers. Products using this name must meet the registered specification, while businesses selling similar products should avoid labels or marketing that could misuse or imitate the protected name.

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Key Changes

  • Registers “Trufa negra de Teruel” as a protected geographical indication in the EU
  • Gives the name EU-wide protection for qualifying black truffle products
  • Makes the regulation directly applicable in all EU Member States after it enters into force

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Do not use the geographical indication name “Trufa negra de Teruel” or the PGI designation for black truffle products unless the product is covered by the registered geographical indication in the Union register.

truffle producersfood businessesretailersimporters
From the regulation’s entry into force, the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
prohibition
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Treat “Trufa negra de Teruel” as a protected geographical indication entered in the Union register and apply the regulation directly in all EU Member States.

EU Member State authoritiesfood control authoritiesfood businesses
From the regulation’s entry into force, the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
operational

Affected Parties

Black truffle producers in TeruelFood businesses and retailers using or selling truffle products+1 more…

Tags

geographical indication,PGI,truffles