The proposal for a regulation to protect geographical indications for craft and industrial goods received a positive reception among SMEs and regions on Wednesday 13 April.
SMEs have been waiting for this proposal for more than 20 years, according to Luc Hendrickx, Director of Competitiveness of Enterprises at SMEunited, who was contacted by EUROPE. Therefore, the announcement of this initiative is positive in itself.
However, the issue of defining the products covered by the regulation...