国际英语资讯:Feature: Greece to protect its signature brands of agricultural and food products
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 9-- <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agricultural">Agricultural</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Food">Food</span>, <span word="Stavros">Stavros</span> <span word="Arachovitis">Arachovitis</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span>" <span word="labelling">labelling</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="designation">designation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="feta">feta</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="indications">indications</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="imitations">imitations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mislead">mislead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="designation">designation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="start">start</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>. "<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> (<span word="PGI">PGI</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="Arachovitis">Arachovitis</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span>-<span word="type">type</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Danone">Danone</span>, <span word="Chobani">Chobani</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Mills">Mills</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="with">with</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Euromonitor">Euromonitor</span> <span word="International">International</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PGI">PGI</span> <span word="certification">certification</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competent">competent</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>, <span word="ELGO">ELGO</span>-<span word="DIMITRA">DIMITRA</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compile">compile</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="dossier">dossier</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p>
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