Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

This Regulation lays down the rules on the following quality schemes: (i) protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine, protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for agricultural products, including foodstuffs, as referred to in Article 5(1), point (c), and geographical indications for spirit drinks; and (ii) traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms, as set out in Title III, Chapters 2 and 3 respectively, for agricultural products, including foodstuffs, as referred to in Article 51. For the purpose of Titles I, II and V, with the exception of Chapter 5 of Title II, the term geographical indications covers protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine, protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for agricultural products, including foodstuffs, and geographical indications for spirit drinks.
Title II provides for a unitary and exhaustive system of geographical indications, protecting the names of wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products having characteristics, attributes or reputation linked to their place of production, thereby: (1) ensuring that producers acting collectively have the necessary powers and responsibilities to manage the geographical indication concerned, including in order to respond to societal demands, such as for animal health and welfare, for products resulting from sustainable production in its three dimensions of economic, environmental and social value, and to operate and be competitive in the market; (2) contributing to fair competition and generating added value with the aim of sharing that added value across the marketing chain, in order to ensure a fair return for producers and a capacity to invest in the quality, reputation and sustainability of their products, as well as contributing to the achievement of rural development policy objectives by providing support to agricultural and processing activities, preserving know-how and promoting specific quality products due to the geographical area where they are produced; (3) ensuring that consumers receive reliable information and necessary guarantee of the origin, authenticity, quality, reputation and other characteristics linked to the geographical origin or the geographical environment of such products and can readily identify them in the marketplace including in electronic commerce; (4) ensuring the efficient and user-friendly registration of geographical indications taking into account the appropriate protection of intellectual property rights; (5) ensuring effective controls, enforcement and placing on the market throughout the Union, including in electronic commerce, thereby ensuring the integrity of the internal market; and (6) contributing to the effective protection of intellectual property rights related to such products in third country markets.
For the purposes of Title III, the term agricultural products, including foodstuffs covers agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the TFEU as well as foodstuffs and agricultural products listed in Annex II to this Regulation. Title IV sets out the amendments to: (I) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 regarding geographical indication, product specification, content of the single document, protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, implementing powers, and checks to verify compliance with the product specification for designations of origin and geographical indications; (II) Regulation (EU) 2019/787 regarding content of the single document and implementing powers; and (III) Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 regarding the evaluation of the economic interest in international protection of the geographical indication concerned.