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Protecting and promoting quality products in Europe: the role of AREPO
Carolina GarioPolicy Officer
What is AREPO?
Association of European Regions for Products of Origin
> 27 Regions> 40% of GIs in
Our mission
• Protecting and promoting quality products in Europe;
• Strengthening the European policy on geographical indications and quality products;
• Granting a fair communication to consumers; • Granting a reasonable remuneration of the
work of producers.
AREPO’s assets:
• A consolidated network of regions and professionals that generates negotiated and comprehensive policy guidelines
• Multinational expertise on quality policies • Strong relations with European institutions • A representation office in Brussels • Recognition as one of the main stakeholders in
the sectors of quality policies.
How we work
Monitoring
Members consultation
Drafting of a negotiated
position
Dissemination of position
Feedback
• Letters• Bilateral meetings
with relevant stakeholders and policy-makers
• Events
• Conflicting ideas• Stakeholders involved• …
How we reach stronger positions
Negotiation b/w
regions and producers
Negotiation b/w
Different regions and
countries
Stronger common position
Main working areas
The Quality Package The CAP 2014-2020
Promotion Policy Local Products
Sectorial working groups
European Projects
Communication
Thematic Partnerships
Improving our representativeness
Main goals reached over the past year
The Quality Package The CAP 2014-2020
Promotion Policy Local Products
• A better protection of GIs• Ex-officio• Third countries• better definition
• Recognition of mountain products• Simplification of the procedures
All of our amendments presented by the ComAgri
- Ongoing -
The report by Mr Bové highlights the importance of targeting support for promotion to quality
- Ongoing -
Recognition as expert members within the restrained consultative group on local products of DG Agri
- Ongoing -
Thank you for your attention
Carolina GarioPolicy Officer
www.arepoquality.eu
