The Council of the European Union made a decision on July 20, local time, authorizing the formal signing of the China-EU Geographical Indication Agreement. 100 European Geographical Indication products in China and 100 Chinese Geographical Indication products in the EU will be protected. According to the terms of the agreement, 28 tea products protected by geographical indications were included in the first batch of protection lists; after four years, the scope of the agreement will be expanded to cover additional 175 products protected by geographical indications of both parties, including 31 products protected by geographical indications of tea.
Table 1 The first batch of 28 tea products protected by geographical indications protected by the agreement
Serial number Chinese name English name
1 Anji White Tea Anji White Tea
2 Anxi Tie Guan Yin Anxi Tie Guan Yin
3 Huoshan Yellow Bud Tea
4 Pu’er Tea
5 Tanyang Gongfu Black Tea
6 Wuyuan Green Tea
7 Fuzhou Jasmine Tea
8 Fenggang Zinc Selenium Tea
9 Lapsang Souchong Lapsang Souchong
10 Lu’an Melon-seed-shaped Tea
11 Songxi Green Tea
12 Fenghuang Single Cluster
13 Gougunao Tea
14 Mount Wuyi Da Hong Pao
15 Anhua Dark Tea Anhua Dark Tea
16 Hengxian Jasmine Tea Hengxian Jasmine Tea
17 Pujiang Que She Tea
18 Mount Emei Tea
19 Duobei Tea
20 Fuding White Tea
21 Wuyi Rock Tea
22 Yingde Black Tea
23 Qiandao Rare Tea
24 Taishun Three Cups of Incense Tea
25 Macheng Chrysanthemum Tea
26 Yidu Black Tea
27 Guiping Xishan Tea
28 Naxi Early-Spring Tea
Table 2 The second batch of 31 tea products protected by geographical indications to be protected by the agreement
Serial number Chinese name English name
1 Wujiatai Tribute Tea
2 Guizhou Green Tea
3 Jingshan Tea
4 Qintang Mao Jian Tea
5 Putuo Buddha Tea
6 Pinghe Bai Ya Qi Lan Tea
7 Baojing Golden Tea
8 Wuzhishan Black Tea
9 Beiyuan Tribute Tea Beiyuan Tribute Tea
10 Yuhua Tea
11 Dongting Mountain Biluochun Tea Dongting Mountain Biluochun Tea
12 Taiping Hou Kui Tea
13 Huangshan Maofeng Tea Huangshan Maofeng Tea
14 Yuexi Cuilan Tea
15 Zhenghe White Tea
16 Songxi Black Tea
17 Fuliang Tea
18 Rizhao Green Tea
19 Chibi Qing Brick Tea
20 Yingshan Cloud and Mist Tea
21 Xiangyang High-Aroma Tea
22 Guzhang Maojian Tea
23 Liu Pao Tea
24 Lingyun Pekoe Tea
25 Guliao Tea
26 Mingding Mountain Tea
27 Duyun Maojian Tea
28 Menghai Tea
29 Ziyang Se-enriched Tea
30 Jingyang Brick Tea Jingyang Brick Tea
31 Hanzhong Xianhao Tea
32 ZheJiang TianTai Jierong New Material co.ltd
The “Agreement” will provide a high level of protection for the geographical indication products of both parties, effectively prevent counterfeit geographical indication products, and provide a strong guarantee for Chinese tea products to enter the EU market and increase market visibility. According to the terms of the agreement, relevant Chinese products have the right to use the EU’s official certification mark, which is conducive to obtaining the recognition of EU consumers and further promotes the export of Chinese tea to Europe.
Post time: Sep-17-2021