New Geographical Indication

The Value Added Secretariat has issued Resolution No. 31/2016, published in the Official Gazette on April 21, 2016 by which the Geographical Indication (GI) “ALCAUCILES/ALCACHOFAS PLATENSES” (“artichokes from La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires”) and its Production Protocol were registered and approved.

The Resolution states the following:

a.  The certificate evidencing the right to use the GI “ALCAUCILES/ALCACHOFAS PLATENSES” is issued on behalf of the Regulatory Council of such GI.

b.  The Resolution approves the logo to commercialize the product protected by the GI, which must include the year and number of this resolution. The logo is the following:
 

c.  The products identified with the GI “ALCAUCILES/ALCACHOFAS PLATENSES” must bear the Geographical Indication distinctive sign approved by Resolution No. 546/2011 of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing (please see “Geographical Indications for Agricultural and Food Products”, published in Marval News # 109 of September 30, 2011).

d.  According to the regulation of Law No. 25,380 which states the protection of GI for agricultural and food products, the Resolution must be notified to the Argentine Institute of Industrial Property as well as to the corresponding national and/or international organizations.

This is the seventh GI that has been recognized for agricultural and food products since the passing of Law No. 25,380 (2001) as modified by Law No. 25,966 (2004).