‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ PGI proposal strikes to subsequent stage

The proposal to the European Fee for protected geographical indication (PGI) standing for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ has moved to the subsequent stage of the applying course of

Minister for Agriculture, Meals and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has right this moment (Tuesday, August 8) welcomed the European Fee’s publication of the all-island utility for a PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef. 

Minister McConalogue stated: “I welcome the truth that the European Fee has finalised its scrutiny of the PGI utility for Irish Grass Fed Beef, following the modification of the applying to increase the geographical space to incorporate Northern Eire.

“The publication at this stage is a requirement below EU guidelines.” 

The publication represents the subsequent part of session on the applying for PGI standing for Irish Grass Fed Beef.

It’s now open to different member states and third nations (nations outdoors the EU) which have a respectable curiosity to make submissions on the applying with the fee, inside a three-month interval from the date of publication.  

“If efficiently registered, the PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef will likely be of actual profit to our suckler and beef farmers as a reward for his or her onerous work, dedication, and dedication to producing a world-class beef product,” Minister McConalogue added.

“This utility for a PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef is a mirrored image of the really distinctive product from this island and a strong step in the direction of recognition of that reality. I’m hopeful that the method is progressing to conclusion.”

Jim O’Toole, Bord Bia chief government commented: “It is a vital step ahead within the course of to attaining rightful recognition for Irish Grass Fed Beef as a novel European product.

“Reaching a PGI standing would assist strengthen our skill to straight promote some great benefits of Eire’s grass-fed beef manufacturing system with customers and cement its place as a premium product.”  

PGI

EU high quality coverage goals to guard the names of particular merchandise to advertise their distinctive traits, linked to their geographical origin in addition to conventional know-how.

Product names may be granted a ‘geographical indication’ (GI) if they’ve a particular hyperlink to the place the place they’re made.

The GI recognition allows customers to belief and distinguish high quality merchandise whereas additionally serving to producers to market their merchandise higher.

The PGI utility was initiated by Bord Bia on behalf of producers and was submitted for scrutiny by the European Fee in November 2020 by the Division of Agriculture Meals and the Marine (DAFM).

On December 8, 2021, the fee revealed the PGI utility for the ‘member state/third nation opposition process’. This opposition interval ended on March 8, 2022.

On March 1, 2022, the European Fee notified the DAFM that the UK authorities had submitted a ‘Discover of Opposition’ (in a bid to make it an all-island PGI utility) and invited the applicant and the opponent (NI) to interact in acceptable consultations for a interval of three months.

On July 11, 2022, consultations between the DAFM and Bord Bia with their Northern Eire and UK counterparts have been efficiently concluded, with settlement that the geographical space lined by the applying will likely be prolonged to incorporate Northern Eire.

The revised utility single doc and product specification doc have been lodged with the European Fee for scrutiny of the revised utility. 

The publication right this moment of the revised utility is required by EU guidelines and will likely be for a interval of three months from the date of publication.

If no respectable oppositions are obtained, it’s hoped that the applying will proceed for registration.