INFORMATION NOTICE – PUBLIC CONSULTATION – Geographical indications from the Philippines
Date: 2026-03-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Philippines, consumer information, cooperation agreement (EU), designation of origin, product designation, public consultation, salt








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/1634


12.3.2026






INFORMATION NOTICE – PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Geographical indications from the Philippines
(C/2026/1634)

Within the framework of negotiations with the Philippines for a Free Trade Agreement (hereafter ‘the future Agreement’) including a chapter on geographical indications, the authorities of the Philippines have presented, for protection under the future Agreement, an additional geographical indication. The Commission is currently considering whether this geographical indication mentioned in the Annex should be protected under the future Agreement as geographical indication within the meaning of Article 22(1) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
The Commission invites any Member State or third country or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, resident or established in a Member State or in a third country, to submit oppositions to such protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement.
Statements of opposition must reach the Commission within two months of the date of publication of this notice. Statements of opposition should be sent to the following e-mail address: AGRI-G3@ec.europa.eu.
Statements of opposition shall be examined only if they are received within the time-limit set out above and if they show that:






(a)


the protection of the name proposed would conflict with the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a result is likely to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product;










(b)


the name proposed would be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already protected in the Union under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 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 (1), or with one of the geographical indications from non-EU countries protected in the EU under bilateral agreements publicly available at the following address:

https://www.tmdn.org/giview/











(c)


in the light of a trademark’s reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, the protection of the name proposed would be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product;










(d)


the protection of the name proposed would jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trademark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication of this notice;










(e)


from the details they give, it can be concluded that the name for which protection is considered is generic.




The criteria referred to above shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Union, which in the case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are protected. The possible protection of these names in the European Union is subject to the successful conclusion of the negotiations on the future agreement.

List of Geographical Indications
 (2)









GI No


Name to be protected


Transcription into Latin alphabet


Short description of the product




1


Alburquerque Asin Tibuok


N/A


Artisanal Salt






(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj.

(2)  Names provided by the authorities of the Philippines in the framework of the negotiations, and registered in the Philippines.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1634/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)