Applications for geographical indications for non-EU products in 2026

Applications:

C/2026/374 (fleur de sel – Guinea)

C/2026/375 (Milas Çekişke Zeytini – Türkiye)

C/2026/700 (Muğla Çam Balı – Türkiye)

C/2026/723 (Antep Muskası / Gaziantep Muskası – Türkiye)

C/2026/1137 (Afyon Manda Yoğurdu / Afyonkarahisar Manda Yoğurdu – Türkiye)

C/2026/1379 (Mauritius rum / Rhum de Maurice; Mauritius unrefined sugar – Mauritius)

C/2026/1634 (Alburquerque Asin Tibuok – Philippines)

Rejections:

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/559 of 9 March 2026 rejecting an application for protection of a designation of origin SUBOTIČKO – HORGOŠKA PEŠČARA / СУБОТИЧКО – ХОРГОШКА ПЕШЧАРА (PDO) [Serbia]

Update

This is a summary of applications to the register of the European Union (EU) (eAmbrosia) submitted by AGRINFO partner countries in 2026 for Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG).

It also includes geographical indications (GIs) proposed for EU recognition in the context of trade negotiations.

Applications that did not fulfil the requirements to be registered as GIs and therefore were rejected are also listed in this summary.

This overview complements the summary of PDO, PGI, and (international) Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications that have been successfully registered in 2026 (see Approved geographical indications for non-EU products in 2026).

Impacted Products

Confectionery, honey, olives, rum, salt, sugar, yoghurt, spirits

What is changing?

In 2026, the following applications for registration as PDO, PGI, and TSG from non-EU countries have been received by the EU and are being assessed. (For those already approved, see Approved geographical indications for non-EU products in 2026).

Applications for registration as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

• “Milas Çekişke Zeytini”, a plump table olive from olive trees of the Memecik variety, Milas region, Türkiye (C/2026/375)
• “Muğla Çam Balı”, honey produced from pine cotton cochineal (Marchalina hellenica) by the basra beetle which feeds on red pine trees (Pinus brutia), Türkiye (C/2026/700)
• “Afyon Manda Yoğurdu / Afyonkarahisar Manda Yoğurdu”, yoghurt made from milk leftovers from the production of Afyon clotted cream, produced from milk of Anatolian buffalo, Afyonkarahisar province, Türkiye (C/2026/1137).

Applications for registration as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)

• “Antep Muskası / Gaziantep Muskası”, a confectionery from ground pistachios, sugar, and starch wrapped in grape-based strips (from the “dökülgen” or “hönüsü” grape varieties) in triangular shape, Türkiye (C/2026/723).

Applications for registration as Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG)

• “Fleur de sel / Flor de sal / Solvni cvet“, fine and light salt that crystallises by natural evaporation of water and is harvested by hand in Guinea (C/2026/374).

GIs under trade negotiations

In the context of trade negotiations between the EU and non-EU countries, trading partners may ask for GI protection in the EU.

The following requests for GIs from AGRINFO partner countries have been published:

• Mauritius (C/2026/1379)
• Philippines (C/2026/1634)

The products under consideration are listed in Table 1.

Rejected application

The following application for registration from Serbia has been rejected as the European Commission considers that it did not fulfil the requirements (listed in Regulation 2025/26):

• “SUBOTIČKO – HORGOŠKA PEŠČARA / СУБОТИЧКО – ХОРГОШКА ПЕШЧАРА” as a PDO (Decision 2026/559).

Why?

Applications for PDOs and PGIs are made public so that the stakeholders concerned. whose economic interests may be adversely affected by the registration, have the opportunity to present their statement of opposition and substantiated concerns to the European Commission (Regulation 2024/1143, Art. 17).

Timeline

Opposition to registration of the following applications may be lodged with the European Commission within 3 calendar months from the reference date.

PDO applications

• “Milas Çekişke Zeytini”: from 19 January 2026
• “Muğla Çam Balı”: from 29 January 2026
• “Afyon Manda Yoğurdu / Afyonkarahisar Manda Yoğurdu”: 19 February 2026

PGI applications

• “Antep Muskası / Gaziantep Muskası”: from 30 January 2026

TSG applications

• “Fleur de sel / Flor de sal / Solvni cvet”: from 16 January 2026

Opposition to GIs proposed in the context of trade negotiations may be lodged with the European Commission within a specific period from the reference date:

• Mauritius: within 6 weeks from 4 March 2026
• Philippines: within 2 months from 12 March 2026.

What are the major implications for exporting countries?

The potential benefits of geographical indications such as PGIs and PDOs are described in Geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs explained.

Recommended Actions

Stakeholders can object to a name being registered as a PDO, PGI, or TSG in the EU register within 3 calendar months via eAmbrosia (see Timeline).

Stakeholders in the EU or other non-EU countries can oppose GIs proposed in the context of trade negotiations by emailing the relevant unit of the European Commission within a defined period:

• for GIs from Mauritius: within 6 weeks from 4 March 2026 via email to AGRI-G1@ec.europa.eu
• for GIs from the Philippines: within 2 months from 12 March 2026 via email to AGRI-G3@ec.europa.eu.

Background

Applications for registration of PDOs and PGIs received by the European Commission are published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

If no statement of opposition has been received by the European Commission within the permitted period, the GI is registered as geographical indication in the EU register (eAmbrosia) and granted protection in the EU (Regulations 2024/1143 and 2025/26).

For further information on the EU’s system for protecting GIs, see Geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs explained.

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