http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1151/article/5Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffsRegulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffsKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02012R1151-20191214texttext/xmlen2025-04-04Expert Participation2025-02-27 TITLE II<Strong>PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS</Strong>Requirements for designations of origin and geographical indicationsArticle 51For the purpose of this Regulation, ‘designation of origin’ is a name which identifies a product:aoriginating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, a country;bwhose quality or characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; andcthe production steps of which all take place in the defined geographical area.2For the purpose of this Regulation, ‘geographical indication’ is a name which identifies a product:aoriginating in a specific place, region or country;bwhose given quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to its geographical origin; andcat least one of the production steps of which take place in the defined geographical area.3Notwithstanding paragraph 1, certain names shall be treated as designations of origin even though the raw materials for the products concerned come from a geographical area larger than, or different from, the defined geographical area, provided that:athe production area of the raw materials is defined;bspecial conditions for the production of the raw materials exist;cthere are control arrangements to ensure that the conditions referred to in point (b) are adhered to; anddthe designations of origin in question were recognised as designations of origin in the country of origin before 1 May 2004.Only live animals, meat and milk may be considered as raw materials for the purposes of this paragraph.4In order to take into account the specific character of production of products of animal origin, the Secretary of State may make regulations concerning restrictions and derogations with regard to the sourcing of feed in the case of a designation of origin.In addition, in order to take into account the specific character of certain products or areas, the Secretary of State may make regulations concerning restrictions and derogations with regard to the slaughtering of live animals or with regard to the sourcing of raw materials.These restrictions and derogations shall, based on objective criteria, take into account quality or usage and recognised know-how or natural factors.Words in Art. 5(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(7)(a)Words in Art. 5(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(7)(b)