The trade agreement between the EU and China is now official. After the support received by the European Parliament last November, the EU Council decision of 23 November to adopt the agreement was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The agreement, signed in September 2020, protects 100 European and 100 Chinese Geographical Indication (GIs) products.

The following 26 Italian Geographical Indications get protection under the agreement:

Aceto balsamico di Modena PGIAsiago PDOAsti PDOBarbaresco PDOBardolino superiore PDOBarolo PDOBrachetto d’Acqui PDOBresaola della Valtellina PGIBrunello di Montalcino PDOChianti PDOConegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco PDODolcetto d’Alba PDOFranciacorta PDOGorgonzola PDOGrana Padano PDOGrappa PGIMontepulciano d’Abruzzo PDOMozzarella di Bufala Campana PDOParmigiano Reggiano PDOPecorino Romano PDOProsciutto di Parma PDOProsciutto di San Daniele PDOSoave PDOTaleggio PDOToscano PGIVino Nobile di Montepulciano PDO

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The agreement will enter into force on February 1, 2021. Within 4 years, an additional 175 Geographical Indications of each country will be added to the list of GIs to be protected.