Appellation d’Origine Protégée
E683254
Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP) is a European Union quality label that designates agricultural and food products whose production, processing, and preparation all occur in a specific geographical area using recognized local know-how.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Union PDO | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union quality label
ⓘ
certification scheme ⓘ geographical indication ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AOP ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
agricultural products
ⓘ
cheese ⓘ food products ⓘ meat products ⓘ olive oil ⓘ other agricultural foodstuffs ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| basedOn |
local know-how
ⓘ
specific geographical origin ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
European Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
national control authorities ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Protected Geographical Indication by stricter geographical link ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | generic products without geographical link ⓘ |
| ensures |
compliance with product specifications
ⓘ
traceability of products ⓘ |
| goal |
inform consumers about product origin
ⓘ
promote products with specific geographical characteristics ⓘ protect product names from misuse ⓘ |
| hasLabel | red and yellow EU AOP logo ⓘ |
| introducedAsPartOf | reform of EU quality policy ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
EU quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
ⓘ
European Union law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | Protected Designation of Origin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
geographical names
ⓘ
traditional product names linked to place ⓘ |
| protectsAgainst |
imitation
ⓘ
usurpation of name ⓘ |
| registrationAuthority | European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registrationInstrument | EU register of protected designations of origin and geographical indications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Protected Designation of Origin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protected Geographical Indication NERFINISHED ⓘ Traditional Speciality Guaranteed ⓘ |
| replaced | Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée for EU-wide scheme ⓘ |
| requires |
all production steps in same geographical area
ⓘ
preparation in defined geographical area ⓘ processing in defined geographical area ⓘ production in defined geographical area ⓘ recognized local know-how ⓘ registered product specification ⓘ |
| scope | European Union single market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | agri-food sector ⓘ |
| usedIn |
EU member states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some non-EU countries through bilateral agreements ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Torta del Casar
this entity surface form:
European Union PDO
subject surface form:
INAO