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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9056

26 October 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) court of justice
"Feta" to remain Greek Protected Designation of Origin despite opposition from Nordic countries

Luxembourg, 25/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the designation "feta" is a protected designation of origin (PDO) which will continue to enjoy protection at Community level for Greece alone. Germany and Denmark, supported by France and the United Kingdom, have lost this long legal battle to get the generic nature of this term, which comes from the Latin fetta (meaning slice), recognised, which would have allowed all European dairy producers to use...

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