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Did you know that https://www.tmdn.org/giview/ can search for any traditional terms under the PDO.
According to Article 112 of the Regulation, a traditional term means a term traditionally used in Member States for the products referred to in Art. 92(1) to designate:
Firstly that the product has a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication under Union or national law; and Secondly the production or ageing method or the quality, colour, type of place, or a particular event linked to the history of the product with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication.
The specific legislation can be reviewed at
Examples of TTs
Cornish Clotted Cream
https://www.tmdn.org/giview/gi/EUGI00000013418
or
Irish Cream
https://www.tmdn.org/giview/gi/EUGI00000014237
The protection provided to a protected traditional term under the Regulation is set out in Art. 113 of the Regulation:
Article 113 Protection
A protected traditional term may only be used for a product which has been produced in conformity with the definition provided for in Article 112.Traditional terms shall be protected against unlawful use.
Traditional terms shall be protected, only in the language and for the categories of grape vine products claimed in the application, against any misuse of the protected term, including where it is accompanied by an expression such as “style”, “type”, “method”, “as produced in”, “imitation”, “flavour”, “like” or similar; any other false or misleading indication as to the nature, characteristics or essential qualities of the product, placed on the inner or outer packaging, advertising material or documents relating to it; any other practice likely to mislead the consumer, in particular to give the impression that the wine qualifies for the protected traditional term.
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