Assessing the Applicability of Geographical Indications as a Means to Improve Environmental Quality in Affected Ecosystems and the Competitiveness of Agricultural Products

Mariano Riccheri,, Mariano Riccheri,, Benjamin Görlach,, Stephanie Schlegel and Anna Leipprand

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Abstract: the objective of this report is to analyse the existing and potential links that can be established between current Geographical Indications (GIs) and regional sustainable development. A case study approach, centred on European case studies, has been carried out. The European Union appears as a proper lab2oratory to study socio-economic and environmental effects GI measures, since it possesses a strong system, with a strong market importance and long standing tradition in the trade of “local†products as well having a well established, “special†or sui generis legal system of protection. Conclusions are drawn with particular focus on the utility for regions with a potential to use GIs to enhance the value of ‘local ecology’, in particular in the developing countries.

Keywords: geographical indications; WTO; sui generis legal system; European Union; local ecology; international trade; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-02
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