# Possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products

European Parliament procedure 2015/2053(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee CULT / IMCO / INTA / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 256 committee amendments tabled by 56 Members between 2015-05-12 and 2015-05-28.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the possible extension of EU geographical indication (GI) protection to non-agricultural products. Amendments weigh an EU-level GI registration system for non-agricultural goods against existing intellectual property rights such as trademarks, its links to the common commercial policy, SMEs, regional crafts and heritage, countering counterfeiting, and trade negotiations under the WTO, TRIPS, TTIP and CETA.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momchil NEKOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125013.md |
| Luigi MORGANO | Italy | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124788.md |
| Dita CHARANZOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124708.md |
| Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI | France | ENF | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124758.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Daniel DALTON | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/35135.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Nicola DANTI | Italy | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124821.md |
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96933.md |
| Andrea BOCSKOR | Hungary | NI | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124712.md |
| Bogdan Brunon WENTA | Poland | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124903.md |
| Jill EVANS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4550.md |

## Official source documents

- PE557.143: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-557143_EN.pdf
- PE557.174: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-557174_EN.pdf
- PE557.204: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-557204_EN.pdf
- PE557.320: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-557320_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2053-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2053-INI.json

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