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ARMENIA SEEKS EU PERMISSION TO LABEL BRANDY AS COGNAC
RAPSI - Russian Legal Information Agency
April 16 2013
YEREVAN, April 16 - RAPSI. Armenia has asked the EU for permission to
label its brandy as cognac, Deputy Economy Minister Garegin Melkonyan
said on Tuesday. The talks are being held as part of negotiations on
the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and Armenia.
France formalized its priority rights for the name "cognac" in a
special decree on Jan. 1, 1909. In accordance with the legislation on
the controlled designation of origin, strong drinks distilled from
grape wines in other regions of France or in other countries must
be marketed under other names. In short, they cannot be labeled as
"cognac," the Novosti Armenia news agency has reported on Tuesday.
However, some wine distillates made from local raw materials under
a technology that differs from the original French technology are
nevertheless referred to as "cognac" in several countries. The labels
of such spirits include the name of the country or the region where
they were produced, such as "California cognac" or "Greek cognac."
"The word 'cognac' has been registered in the EU as a designation of
origin," Melkonyan told journalists ahead of the fifth round of the
talks in Yerevan. "However, we have told our European partners that
our population views cognac as a type of commodity, and that cognac
has a long history in Armenia."
Armenia produced 18.48 million liters of cognac in 2012, or 20.2%
more than in 2011.
http://rapsinews.com/news/20130416/267052111.html
From: A. Papazian
RAPSI - Russian Legal Information Agency
April 16 2013
YEREVAN, April 16 - RAPSI. Armenia has asked the EU for permission to
label its brandy as cognac, Deputy Economy Minister Garegin Melkonyan
said on Tuesday. The talks are being held as part of negotiations on
the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and Armenia.
France formalized its priority rights for the name "cognac" in a
special decree on Jan. 1, 1909. In accordance with the legislation on
the controlled designation of origin, strong drinks distilled from
grape wines in other regions of France or in other countries must
be marketed under other names. In short, they cannot be labeled as
"cognac," the Novosti Armenia news agency has reported on Tuesday.
However, some wine distillates made from local raw materials under
a technology that differs from the original French technology are
nevertheless referred to as "cognac" in several countries. The labels
of such spirits include the name of the country or the region where
they were produced, such as "California cognac" or "Greek cognac."
"The word 'cognac' has been registered in the EU as a designation of
origin," Melkonyan told journalists ahead of the fifth round of the
talks in Yerevan. "However, we have told our European partners that
our population views cognac as a type of commodity, and that cognac
has a long history in Armenia."
Armenia produced 18.48 million liters of cognac in 2012, or 20.2%
more than in 2011.
http://rapsinews.com/news/20130416/267052111.html
From: A. Papazian