Two years after the signature of the EU-Japan agreement, both sides agreed on Monday 1 February to extend the agreement to include new geographical indications and new regulatory modalities for certain products.
28 new Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) have been added on both sides of the agreement and include products such as Dijon blackcurrant or Kalamata olive oil. The trade agreement with Japan, in force since 2019, has primarily benefited agri-food products, whose exports...