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==History== Governments have protected [[trade name]]s and [[trademarks]] of food products identified with a particular region since at least the end of the 19th century, using [[law]]s against false trade descriptions or [[passing off]], which generally protects against suggestions that a product has a certain protection benefits. One of the first GI systems is the one used in [[France]] from the early part of the 20th century known as ''[[appellation d'origine contrôlée]]'' (AOC). Items that meet geographical origin and quality standards may be endorsed with a government-issued stamp which acts as official certification of the origins and standards of the product. Examples of products that have such "appellations of origin" include [[Gruyère (cheese)|Gruyère cheese]] (from Switzerland) and many [[List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines|French wines]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geographical Indications – a Virtual Experience|url=https://wkcexhibitions.wipo.int/gi/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=wkcexhibitions.wipo.int|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915070906/https://wkcexhibitions.wipo.int/gi/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under "''{{ill|Champagnerparagraph|de}}''" of the 1919 [[Treaty of Versailles]], Germany was forbidden from using allied geographical indications on products, which in particular affected the German "cognac" and "champagne" industries, as the French considered the terms misleading references to places in France. Since then, the terms "''[[Brandy|Weinbrand]]''" and "''[[Sekt]]''" have been used instead.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nw.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/22467703_Warum-deutsche-Schaumweine-ein-Image-Problem-haben.html |title=Warum deutsche Schaumweine ein Image-Problem haben |newspaper=Neue Westfälische |first=Maike |last=von Galen |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=7 December 2022 |language=de |trans-title=Why German Sparkling Wines have an Image Problem }}</ref> Geographical indications have long been associated with the concept of ''[[terroir]]'' and with [[Europe]] as an entity, where there is a tradition of associating certain food products with particular regions. Under [[European Union Law]], the [[protected designation of origin]] framework which came into effect in 1992 regulates the following systems of geographical indications: "Protected designation of origin" (PDO), "protected geographical indication" (PGI), and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed" (TSG).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Tosato|first=Andrea|title=The Protection of Traditional Foods in the EU: Traditional Specialities Guaranteed|journal=European Law Journal|volume=19|issue=4|pages=545–576|doi=10.1111/eulj.12040|year=2013|s2cid=154449313 }}</ref> Since 2006, European Union has required provisions in geographical indications in [[free trade agreement]]s.<ref name=":4" />{{Rp|page=40}}
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