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Apply for PDO or PGI protection on a food or drink name

Apply for protected designation of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indication (PGI) of a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI scheme.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
31 December 2020

Documents

Product specification template: PDO or PGI applications

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Single document template: PDO or PGI applications

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Details

Before you apply, you must follow the guidance on how to protect a geographical food or drink name.

Download and save each template to your desktop to fill in electronically. Remember to save your template after you’ve filled it in.

Complete your:

  • product specification template
  • summary single document template (up to 2,500 words)

Email your PDO or PGI application

Email both templates and any supporting evidence to: ukgiapplications@defra.gov.uk.

Add ‘Protected food names’ to the subject field of your email.

Northern Ireland applicants must state if they’re applying to the EU scheme, UK scheme, or both schemes.

If you cannot email your documents, you should send them to:

Protected food names
Defra - SW Area
2nd Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

See Defra’s privacy notice for how it uses and collects your data.

Published 31 December 2020

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