The European Commission decided on Wednesday 27 November to refer Denmark to the EU Court of Justice for failure to comply with its obligations regarding the name ‘Feta’ cheese (on the opening of infringement proceedings: see EUROPE B12179A31).
Danish companies produce white cheese and export it to third countries after labelling it as ‘Feta’. However, ‘Feta’ has been a protected designation of origin (PDO) registered in the EU since 2002 and, as such, “it can only be...