Geographical Indications, Appellations of Origin and Traditional Specialties Guaranteed

Geographical Indication (GI) means the name of a region or a locality, a specific place or, in exceptional cases, a country, used to describe a product originating in that region, locality, specific place or country, which possesses a specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to that geographical origin, and the production and/or processing and/or preparation of which take place in the defined geographical area.

Appellations of Origin (AO) means the geographical name of a region or locality, a specific place or, in exceptional cases, a country, used to designate a product originating in that region, locality, specific place or country, and the quality or characteristics of which are essentially or exclusively due to the particular geographical environment comprising inherent natural and human factors thereof, and the production, processing and preparation of which take place in the defined geographical area.

Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG) – means a traditional agricultural product or foodstuff recognized for its specific character through its registration under the Law No. 66-XVI of March 27, 2008 on the protection of geographical indications, appellations of origin and traditional specialties guaranteed (‘specific character’ means a characteristic or a set of characteristics which clearly distinguishes an agricultural product or a foodstuff from the other similar products or foodstuffs of the same category; ‘traditional product’ means a product used on the market for a time period showing transmission between generations, a proven fact; this time period should be the one generally ascribed to one human generation, at least 25 years).