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1. In order for the name of a craft or industrial product to qualify for protection as a geographical indication, the product shall comply with the following requirements: the product originates in a specific place, region or country; the product’s given quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to its geographical origin; and at least one of the production steps of the product takes place in the defined geographical area.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.