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DOP REGISTRATION (Protection of Designations of Origin) - EC Reg. n° 510/2006


This service is offered by Agroqualità S.p.A., a RINA Services controlled company

Reference market

  • Producers/processors of the protected product

Reasons and benefits

  • Enables the designation of origin of a product to be protected against any unlawful exploitation, usurpation, imitation or evocation, any false or deceptive indication and any other practice which could mislead a consumer as to the real origin of a product
  • Encourages diversification of agricultural products
  • Helps the development of rural economy and in particular that of less-favoured or remote areas
  • Satisfies market demand for quality products
  • Improves level of information to consumers
  • Ensures, among community products linked to geographic origin, the same conditions of competition for all producers

Main aspects

The entire production, processing and manufacturing cycle must occur in the designated geographical area.
The intrinsic characteristics of protected products (DOP) depend, wholly or in part, on the production territory, this being not only the environment and its climatic and pedological elements but also its historical-economic, sociological and cultural factors.





This service applies to the sector(s) below:
  • Food and Catering
CONTACTS
Lorenzo D’Archi
Scheme Leader
e-mail: Lorenzo.DArchi@agroqualita.it
phone: +39 06 54228676
mobile: +39 331 6360856

Achille Tonani
Health & Food
e-mail: Achille.tonani@rina.org
phone: +39 010 5385301
mobile: +39 335 482686

Enrico De Micheli
Food Certification
e-mail: Enrico.DeMicheli@rina.org
phone: +39 06 54228679
mobile: +39 334 6611072







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