The System of the Geographical Indication – Important Component of the Politics of the Consumers` Protection in European Union
The paper deals with the use and diffusion of the geographical indication in the European Union countries, having as objective the protection of the products’ names, which are registered as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) labels. The reason for tr...
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| author | Šárka Velčovská Tomáš Sadílek |
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| description | The paper deals with the use and diffusion of the geographical indication in the European
Union countries, having as objective the protection of the products’ names, which are
registered as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Protected Designation of Origin
(PDO) labels. The reason for treating this theme started from the fact that the level of
knowledge of the system and its symbols by the consumers is very low. In the introductory
part, specification of surveyed topic is given and importance of consumer education and
information is highlighted. Empirical research is based on two approaches. First, 1114
product names from DOOR database (Database for agricultural products and foodstuffs in
EU countries) were analysed in order to investigate the frequency of labels utilization by
country and product classes, cluster analysis was applied to show the labels distribution by
countries. Dominant countries in number of labels are Italy, France and Spain having
registered over 50 % of all products. The most frequent product class is Fruits, vegetables
and cereals for PGI and Cheeses for PDO. The second approach reflects consumer view on
the issue; survey of 250 consumers in the Czech Republic was carried out with the purpose
to identify awareness and perceived credibility of labels. Findings reveal a low awareness
of labels, credibility of labels is influenced by their low familiarity. The main problem is
lack of information. Respondents show interest in getting information regarding this topic.
Quality labels have potential to communicate with consumers and facilitate their food
purchases, but it is necessary to improve their promotion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-727556159e6b4c5da91f177b3f53bbcb2025-08-20T02:06:24ZengEditura ASEAmfiteatru Economic1582-91462247-91042014-02-011635228242The System of the Geographical Indication – Important Component of the Politics of the Consumers` Protection in European UnionŠárka Velčovská0Tomáš Sadílek1VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Economics, Czech RepublicVŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Economics, Czech RepublicThe paper deals with the use and diffusion of the geographical indication in the European Union countries, having as objective the protection of the products’ names, which are registered as Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) labels. The reason for treating this theme started from the fact that the level of knowledge of the system and its symbols by the consumers is very low. In the introductory part, specification of surveyed topic is given and importance of consumer education and information is highlighted. Empirical research is based on two approaches. First, 1114 product names from DOOR database (Database for agricultural products and foodstuffs in EU countries) were analysed in order to investigate the frequency of labels utilization by country and product classes, cluster analysis was applied to show the labels distribution by countries. Dominant countries in number of labels are Italy, France and Spain having registered over 50 % of all products. The most frequent product class is Fruits, vegetables and cereals for PGI and Cheeses for PDO. The second approach reflects consumer view on the issue; survey of 250 consumers in the Czech Republic was carried out with the purpose to identify awareness and perceived credibility of labels. Findings reveal a low awareness of labels, credibility of labels is influenced by their low familiarity. The main problem is lack of information. Respondents show interest in getting information regarding this topic. Quality labels have potential to communicate with consumers and facilitate their food purchases, but it is necessary to improve their promotion.http://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/ArticolEN.aspx?CodArticol=1262European Union quality schemeProtected Geographical IndicationProtected Designation of Originquality labelsfood productsagricultural productsconsumer educationconsumer informationCzech Republic |
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| title | The System of the Geographical Indication – Important Component of the Politics of the Consumers` Protection in European Union |
| title_full | The System of the Geographical Indication – Important Component of the Politics of the Consumers` Protection in European Union |
| title_fullStr | The System of the Geographical Indication – Important Component of the Politics of the Consumers` Protection in European Union |
| title_full_unstemmed | The System of the Geographical Indication – Important Component of the Politics of the Consumers` Protection in European Union |
| title_short | The System of the Geographical Indication – Important Component of the Politics of the Consumers` Protection in European Union |
| title_sort | system of the geographical indication important component of the politics of the consumers protection in european union |
| topic | European Union quality scheme Protected Geographical Indication Protected Designation of Origin quality labels food products agricultural products consumer education consumer information Czech Republic |
| url | http://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/ArticolEN.aspx?CodArticol=1262 |
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