Case T-597/23: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses v Commission (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)
Date: 2025-09-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Corsica, France, designation of origin, dried product, equal treatment, labelling, meat product, product designation, quality control of agricultural products, smoked product








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C/2025/5577


27.10.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 – Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses v Commission


(Case T-597/23)
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(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)
(C/2025/5577)
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:






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Dismisses the action.










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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.






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            OJ C, C/2023/1168, 4.12.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5577/oj
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