Competitive advantages for food Appellation

More and more manufacturers of local products apply EU seal / National Atlas presents maps, explained the background and shows relationships to

Black Forest ham, marzipan and Thuringian bratwurst are foods with protected geography. More 73 regional products from Germany are allowed to wear "protected designation of origin" or "protected geographical origin" the promotional EU seal of approval. For other specialties such as Dresden Stollen, Hessian cider or Spätzlemachine the certification process at present still. These are complex and can take several years. Nevertheless, many protective Communities get involved in the complex and lengthy procedures. Because of the protection status under EU law not only preserves them against abuse of appellations. The companies hope to gain by excluding non-resident in the region, especially manufacturers competitive advantages.

The Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) has compiled everything worth knowing about protected designations of origin and presented it clearly. The results in the form of maps, graphics and texts are now up-to-date on the National Atlas website ( http://aktuell.nationalatlas.de ) to read. The article explains the background and connections; Maps show which certified regional products are available where in Germany, for which foods applications have been submitted to the EU Commission and - using the example of regional sausage specialties - that a wide range of products is still being offered without protecting their geographical origin. The author of the article is IfL scientist Ulrich Ermann. The economic geographer has been dealing intensively with questions of production and consumption for many years.

National atlas up-to-date can be reached at http://aktuell.nationalatlas.de. If you have any questions, please contact Volker Bode, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Tel. +49 (0)341 255-6543, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots To display JavaScript must be turned on!.

In the online journal Nationalatlas aktuell, the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography regularly publishes articles on events in the economy, society, culture, politics and the environment. The focus is on your own maps and graphics as well as accompanying texts written by experts. All maps and diagrams can be made available in print quality on request. Recent articles deal with topics such as cross-border leasing, births outside marriage, climate change and winter sports in low mountain ranges.

Source: Leibzig [ IfL ]