Recital 7

(7) Making products which are strongly linked to a specific geographical area often depends on local know-how and is often based on the use of local production methods that are rooted in the cultural and social heritage of the home region of such products. Efficient intellectual property protection has the potential to contribute to increased profitability and attractiveness for traditional craft professions. Specific protection of geographical indications is recognised so as to safeguard and develop cultural heritage in the agricultural and craft and industrial sectors. Therefore, efficient procedures should be established for the registration at Union level of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, which take into account local and regional specificities. The system for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products provided for in this Regulation should ensure that production and marketing traditions are maintained and enhanced.

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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.