Brussels, 04/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - A study commissioned by the European Commission and published on 1 February, shows that flexibility might be needed in the exceptions to the rules governing the use of the term “mountain product”. The study says that, in the absence of a derogation to the general principle that mountain products must be produced and processed in mountain regions, the scope of application of the “optional quality term” could be reduced.
The study indicates that...