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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9568
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

Ten agricultural products added to list of PDO and PGI products

Brussels, 18/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has added ten agricultural and food products to the list of PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) and PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) products. Added to the list are: “Carne de Bisaro Transmontano” or “Carne de Porco Transmontano” (pigmeat - Portugal - PDO), “Szegedi szalami” or '”Szegedi téliszalámi” (meat-based product, salami - Hungary - PDO), “Pecorino di Filiano” (cheese - Italy - PDO), “Cereza del Jerte” (fruit, cherry - Spain - PDO), “Garbanzo de Fuentesaúco” (vegetable, chickpeas - Spain - PGI), “lenteja Pardina de Tierra de Campos” (vegetable, lentils - Spain - PGI), “Loukoumi Geroskipou” (confectionery - Cyprus - PGI), and “Skalicky trdelnik” (pastry - Slovakia - PGI). At the end of November, the following products were also added: - “Trebonsky kapr” (fish - Czech Republic - PGI) and “Salame Cremone” (meat-based product, salami - Italy - PGI). The ten new denominations are in addition to the list of around 800 products already protected by the legislation on protected geographical indications, names of origin and traditional specialties. Information on quality products as well as the list of protected names are available on the internet at: http: //ec.europa.eu/agriculture/foodqual/quali1_en.htm (I.L.)

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