How to apply for a geographical indication for craft and industrial products
Non-EU producers: Apply directly to EUIPO. Step 3 – Include required documents Your application must include the product specification a single document summarising the product specification supporting documents (e.g. applicant contact details) Step 4 – Follow the two-phase procedure National phase The national competent authority checks the application. If it passes the initial review, […]
Brussels deadlocked over how to handle Brexit Britain – POLITICO
“We made an agreement in May — that should be the foundation for our conversation,” said a second person, an EU diplomat, also granted anonymity to speak freely about the talks. “So we shouldn’t then in November come back and try to add to it the contributions to cohesion funds that we didn’t agree in […]
EU sues France for telling people how to recycle – POLITICO
Under French law, producers of goods like packaging, textiles, phones or even gardening equipment must include a sorting label — known in France as the “Triman” logo or “Info-tri” label — on their products, so citizens can be informed about how to dispose of them properly. Introduced in 2022, the labels use symbols to explain […]