Non-Agricultural Geographical Indications in the European Union: A Sector in Need of Harmonisation.

In contrast with the position on agricultural products and specialty foods, sui generis geographical indication (GI) protection is not available for traditional and local non-agricultural products in the European Union (EU). As a result, the legislative framework regarding this sector displays considerable fragmentation. In order to overcome this problem, this article suggests incorporating non-agricultural products into the body of the current EU Regulations for GIs. It claims that such a solution would provide harmonisation of the framework of non-agricultural GIs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]