Case C-752/25 P: Appeal brought on 19 November 2025 by Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses AOP Salameria de Corsica against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 10 September 2025 in Case T-597/23, Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses v Commission
Date: 2025-11-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Corsica, France, designation of origin, dried product, labelling, meat product, product designation, right to an effective remedy, smoked product








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C/2026/305


26.1.2026






Appeal brought on 19 November 2025 by Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses AOP ‘Salameria de Corsica’ against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 10 September 2025 in Case T-597/23, Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses v Commission


(Case C-752/25 P)

(C/2026/305)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Syndicat de défense et de promotion des charcuteries corses AOP ‘Salameria de Corsica’ (represented by: T. Lachacinski and F. Fajgenbaum, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission and Cunsorziu di i Salamaghji Corsi – Consortium des Charcutiers Corses

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






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declare that it has jurisdiction to hear and determine the action brought at first instance by the Syndicat;










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rule that the appeal against the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 10 September 2025 in Case T-597/23 is admissible and well-founded;










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annul the act at issue on the ground that it constitutes a manifest infringement of Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (1) in so far as the conditions for eligibility for the protected geographical indication (‘PGI’) are not met;










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annul the act at issue on the ground that it constitutes a manifest infringement of Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, read in conjunction with Article 10(1)(c) and Article 13(1)(b) in so far as the four PGI applications ‘Panzetta de l’Ile de Beauté/Pancetta de l’Ile de Beauté’, ‘Salciccia de l’Ile de Beauté/Saucisson sec de l’Ile de Beauté’, ‘Bulagna de l’Ile de Beauté’ and ‘Figatellu de l’Ile de Beauté/Figatelli de l’Ile de Beauté’ adversely affect and infringe by evocation the three earlier protected designations of origin (‘PDOs’) ‘Jambon sec de l’île de Beauté’, ‘Lonzo de l’île de Beauté’ and ‘Coppa de l’île de Beauté’.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

In support of its appeal, the appellant raises two grounds.






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First ground of appeal, alleging infringement of Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 1151/2012, in that the conditions for eligibility for PGI ‘Ile de Beauté’ are not met. According to the appellant,






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a PGI can be approved only if the corresponding name has been put to genuine, long-term use in trade;










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the name ‘Ile de Beauté’ does not correspond to any genuine and long-term use in trade: no reference is made to any tangible evidence of use at the time the Consortium des Charcutiers Corses filed its PGI applications (December 2015);










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The Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (National Institute of Origin and Quality, France; INAO) had specifically warned the Consortium des Charcutiers Corses about the lack of proof of prior use, which the Institute identified at the time as a ‘weakness in the application’.














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Second ground of appeal, alleging infringement of Article 7(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 10(1)(c) and Article 13(1)(b) of Regulation No 1151/2012, in that the name ‘Ile de Beauté’ is unavailable and cannot therefore be registered as a PGI. According to the appellant,






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when a PDO is registered, it is for the administrative and judicial authorities to ensure the effective protection thereof in each Member State and at EU level against any unauthorised use;










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to allow the registration of a PGI when it is evocative of a PDO already registered would render ineffective the protection provided for by Article 13(1)(b) of Regulation No 1151/2012;










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                              ‘Ile de Beauté’ is the well-known and traditional synonym of ‘CORSICA’;










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the products covered by the three PDOs for ‘Corsican’ charcuterie and the four ‘Ile de Beauté’ PGI applications are at the very least similar and comparable (bearing in mind, however, that the concept of evocation requires neither identical nor comparable products);










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French and European consumers will be the first victims if the four ‘Ile de Beauté’ PGI applications are registered.










(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ 2012 L 343, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/305/oj
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