Approved geographical indications for non-EU products in 2025

Regulations 2025/470; 2025/622; 2025/112; 2025/1013; 2025/1066; 2025/1136; 2025/1149; 2025/1245

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, from specific geographical areas

What is changing?

So far in 2025, the following PDOs and PGIs from non-EU countries have been 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 the 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).

New PGIs:

• “Silifke Yoğurdu”, a goat’s milk-based yogurt produced in the 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).

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 PDOs:

• “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.

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.

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 has been received by the European Commission within 3 months, the PDO/PGI 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 geographical indications, see Geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs explained.

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