Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:844
Date: 2025-09-10
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Second Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses v Commission (Case T-597/23) 1 (Agriculture – Protected geographical indications – Registration of names ‘Pancetta de l’Île de Beauté/Panzetta de l’Île de Beauté’, ‘Saucisson sec de l’Île de Beauté/Salciccia de l’Île de Beauté’, ‘Bulagna de l’Île de Beauté’ and ‘Figatelli de l’Île de Beauté/Figatellu de l’Île de Beauté’ – Earlier protected designations of origin ‘Lonzo de Corse’/‘Lonzo de Corse – Lonzu’, ‘Jambon sec de Corse’/‘Jambon sec de Corse – Prisuttu’ and ‘Coppa de Corse’/‘Coppa de Corse – Coppa di Corsica’ – Eligibility of names – Evocation – Article 7(1)(a) and Article 13(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 – Equal treatment) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses AOP ‘Salameria de Corsica’ (Aléria, France) (represented by: T. Lachacinski and F. Fajgenbaum, lawyers) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Konstantinidis and C. Perrin, acting as Agents) Intervener in support of the defendant: Cunsorziu di i Salamaghji Corsi – Consortium des Charcutiers Corses (Borgo, France) (represented by: T. de Haan and V. Le Meur-Baudry, lawyers) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1546 of 26 July 2023, entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pancetta de l’Île de Beauté/Panzetta de l’Île de Beauté’ (PGI), ‘Saucisson sec de l’Île de Beauté/Salciccia de l’Île de Beauté’ (PGI), ‘Bulagna de l’Île de Beauté’ (PGI) and ‘Figatelli de l’Île de Beauté/Figatellu de l’Île de Beauté’ (PGI)) (OJ 2023 L 188, p. 24). Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action. Orders Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses AOP ‘Salameria de Corsica’ to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission and Cunsorziu di i Salamaghji Corsi – Consortium des Charcutiers Corses, including those relating to the interim proceedings registered under number T-597/23 R. ____________ 1 OJ C, C/2023/1168, 4.12.2023.