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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12787

10 September 2021
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Agriculture
‘Champagne’, EU Court of Justice strengthens guarantees for protected designations of origin (PDOs)
Brussels, 09/09/2021 (Agence Europe)

In a judgment delivered on Thursday 9 September (Case C-783/19), the Court of Justice of the EU reinforced the guarantees that protected designations of origin (PDOs) should enjoy, in line with the arguments of the French Champagne Wine Committee, which challenged the use of the term 'Champanillo' by a Spanish tapas bar operator.

Article 103(2) of Regulation 1308/2013 on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products “must be interpreted as protecting PDOs in respect of...

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