Process of Saving Geographical Indication of Certain Food Products for Bulgaria and Comparison with Other Countries in Europe

Abstract

The process of preserving geographical indications includes the preservation of protected names, such as: designation of origin, geographical indication and food with a traditionally specific character. In carrying out this process, the link between the geographical environment and the specific qualities of the goods is much closer, since all stages of the production process are required to be carried out in the specified geographical area. There are specific differences between the preservation of a designation of origin, a protected geographical indication and food with a traditionally specific character. The purpose of this article is to reveal these differences, as well as to compare the progress achieved by Bulgaria and other European countries regarding the registration of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indication and food of a traditionally specific character.