Brussels, 28/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The provisional conclusions of the WTO panel on geographical indications do not challenge the EU's register of geographical indications, said the European Commission on 22 December. On 21 December, the United States welcomed the outcome of the confidential panel report (to be officially unveiled in March 2005) as agreeing with the US rather than the EU. Under 1992 legislation, the EU requires non-EU countries to provide equal protection for geographical...