Decree on mentions of origin: soon to be the end? – Le revue de droit rural, April 2021

 

Solution. – The mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance should be considered as an issue that has been expressly harmonised by the INCO Regulation. However, this harmonisation does not preclude the adoption of additional national measures provided that Member States comply with the requirements of Article 39 of the Regulation. In particular, it is important to ensure that there is a proven link between certain properties of the foodstuffs concerned and their origin or provenance, with subjective elements, such as the extent to which consumers may associate these properties with the origin or provenance of the foodstuff, being taken into account only in a secondary manner.

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