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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11368
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture

Application for protection of Halloumi/Hellim cheese

Brussels, 28/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission officially published the application for registration of the names Halloumi/Hellim (in Greek and Turkish) as protected designations of origin (PDO) for a Cypriot cheese made from goat's and/or ewe's milk, on Tuesday 28 July.

Once approved, protection will extend to producers all over the island and will be valid in both languages.

The Commission sent a letter on the same day confirming that Bureau Veritas will be responsible...