Approved geographical indications for non-EU products in 2025

Regulations 2025/112; 2025/470; 2025/622; 2025/1013; 2025/1066; 2025/1136; 2025/1149; 2025/1245; 2025/1514; 2025/1517; 2025/1519; 2025/2172; 2025/2236; 2025/2237; 2025/2317; 2025/2318; 2025/2340; 2025/2422

Update

This is a summary of new registrations in 2025 as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) of the European Union (EU) (eAmbrosia) for non-EU products from AGRINFO partner countries.

This overview complements the summary of applications for registration as PDO, PGI, and (international) Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications submitted in 2025 (see Applications for geographical indications for non-EU products in 2025).

Impacted Products

Cheese, pine nuts, meat products, pistachio spread, table olives, coconut sugar, yogurt, olive oil, melons, prepared meat, rice, chestnut confectionery, honey, biscuits from specific geographical areas, pastries, salt

What is changing?

In 2025, the following PDOs and PGIs from non-EU countries were received and approved.

New PDOs

• “Aydın Memecik Zeytini”, a table olive of the Memecik variety of olive trees grown in Aydın province, Türkiye (2025/470)
• “Gula Kelapa Kulonprogo Jogja”, coconut sugar made from coconut plants grown in Kulonprogo Regency, Indonesia (2025/622)
• “Erzincan Tulum Peyniri”, a cheese made mainly from sheep’s milk, Türkiye (2025/1013)
• “Aydın Çam Fıstığı”, a pine nut fruit from the tree Pinus pinea grown in Aydın Province, Türkiye (2025/1066)
• “Mut Zeytinyağı”, a natural extra virgin olive oil obtained from olives grown in Mut Region, Türkiye (2025/1517)
• “Kırkağaç Kavunu”, a melon that grows in the District of Kırkağaç of Manisa province, Türkiye (2025/1519)
• “İpsala Pirinci”, white rice produced from Asian rice (Oryza sativa) grown in the İpsala Plain, Türkiye (2025/2317)
• “Yenice Ihlamur Balı”, honey from linden trees grown in Karabük province, Türkiye (2025/2340).

New PGIs

• “Silifke Yoğurdu”, a goat’s milk-based yogurt produced in Silifke District of Mersin Province, Türkiye (2025/112)
• “Afyon Pastırması”, a dried meat product from cattle and Anatolian buffalo, prepared with fenugreek in Afyonkarahisar province, Türkiye (2025/1136)
• “Afyon Sucuğu”, a fermented meat product from minced Anatolian buffalo meat, beef, and tallow with various spices produced in Afyonkarahisar province, Türkiye (2025/1149)
• “Antep Fıstık Ezmesi / Antepfıstığı Ezmesi / Gaziantep Fıstık Ezmesi”, a sweet spread made with pistachios from Gaziantep province, Türkiye (2025/1245)
• “Hatay Kaytaz Böreği”, a pastry filled with a mixture of minced meat, vegetables, spices, and seasonings from Hatay province and its districts, Türkiye (2025/2236)
• “Antep Lahmacunu / Gaziantep Lahmacunu”, a thinly rolled flatbread spread with minced lamb meat and vegetables that is prepared in Gaziantep province, Türkiye (2025/2237)
• “Bursa Kestane Şekeri”, candied chestnut produced in Bursa province, Türkiye (2025/2318)
• “Maraş Çöreği”, nigella biscuit produced in KahramanmaraI province, Türkiye (2025/2422).

New Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications

The following Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications have been approved by the Lisbon System of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for protection in the EU:

• “Kampot-Kep Salt”, salt from sandy loam soil of the Kampot and Kep provinces, Cambodia (2025/1514)
• “Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan”, olive oil from Elbasan area, Albania (2025/2172).

Why?

Whenever there is an application for a new PDO or PGI, concerned stakeholders have the opportunity to present reasoned statements of opposition that are then considered by the European Commission. No reasoned statements of opposition were received in relation to the products listed above.

Timeline

Date of effect as PDO:

• “Aydın Memecik Zeytini”: 1 April 2025
• “Gula Kelapa Kulonprogo Jogja”: 17 April 2025
• “Erzincan Tulum Peyniri”: 16 June 2025
• “Aydın Çam Fıstığı”: 22 June 2025
• “Mut Zeytinyağı”: 14 August 2025
• “Kırkağaç Kavunu”: 14 August 2025
• “İpsala Pirinci”: 7 December 2025
• “Yenice Ihlamur Balı”: 10 December 2025.

Date of effect as PGI:

• “Silifke Yoğurdu”: 12 February 2025
• “Afyon Pastırması”: 1 July 2025
• “Afyon Sucuğu”: 2 July 2025
• “Antep Fıstık Ezmesi / Antepfıstığı Ezmesi / Gaziantep Fıstık Ezmesi”: 15 July 2025
• “Hatay Kaytaz Böreği”: 25 November 2025
• “Antep Lahmacunu / Gaziantep Lahmacunu”: 25 November 2025
• “Bursa Kestane Şekeri”: 7 December 2025
• “Maraş Çöreği”: 21 December 2025.

Date of effect as Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications:

• “Kampot-Kep Salt”: 18 August 2025
• “Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan”: 19 November 2025.

What are the major implications for exporting countries?

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

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 is received by the European Commission within 3 months, the PDO/PGI is registered as a 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 geographical indications, see Geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs explained.

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