The Chinese decision represents a victory for President François Hollande, who negotiated the deal during a recent visit to Beijing, and for Champagne producers who jealously guard France's most prestigious appellation d'origine contrôlée, or protected designation of origin.
For example, the ability to study geographical origin-related NMR metabolic effects is of extreme importance, since the high added value of wines is obtained from enforcing protected denomination of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) state regulations to control the appellation of wines [2, 5].
Unless the name Long Island is protected by appellation status, it is, Mr. Olsen-Harbich fears, "a marketing term subject to misuse".
These artisan French foods, proud produce of our terroirs and all protected by Appellation d'Origine status, will soon be at the mercy of multinationals, under the new transatlantic trade and investment partnership the European Union is negotiating with the US.
The French say they are struggling to protect an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, or A.O.C., a convoluted certification that authenticates the content, method and origin of a French agricultural product.
In Cologne, I would drink Kölsch, a light and fruity pale ale, one of the few beers protected by an appellation of origin as if it were a wine.
"Haute couture," like "Champagne," is a legally controlled French appellation, zealously protected by the Chambre.
Protected by an AOP (European Appellation d'Origin Protégée), it is matured for a month before sale.
And at the home of Nick Courtney, behind a laurel hedge and three big leave posters, Meriden's most-committed Ukip activist had his bottle of French champagne (appellation d'origine contrôlée, geographical status protected under EU law) all ready for the evening to come.
Melton Mowbray pork pies have protected geographical indication status, which acts just like a trademark or appellation d'origine contrôlée and stops manufacturers from outside a region copying a regional product.
