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With the support of Technical–legal study on geographical designations for olive oil and table olives Table of content Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 5 Team..................................................................................................................................... 6 PHASE I: NATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PROTECT GIS IN OLIVE PRODUCING COUNTRIES................................................................................................... 7 Section I – IOC members .....................................................................................................12 Albania .............................................................................................................................13 Algeria ..............................................................................................................................15 Argentina ..........................................................................................................................17 Croatia..............................................................................................................................20 Egypt ................................................................................................................................23 European Union................................................................................................................25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ..................................................................................................29 Iraq ...................................................................................................................................32 Israel.................................................................................................................................34 Jordan ..............................................................................................................................37 Lebanon............................................................................................................................39 Libya.................................................................................................................................41 Montenegro ......................................................................................................................43 Morocco............................................................................................................................46 Serbia ...............................................................................................................................50 Syria .................................................................................................................................54 Tunisia..............................................................................................................................57 Turkey ..............................................................................................................................60 Section II – Non IOC countries .............................................................................................63 Australia............................................................................................................................64 Brazil ................................................................................................................................66 Chile .................................................................................................................................68 China ................................................................................................................................71 Mexico ..............................................................................................................................75 Palestine or Palestinian Authority .....................................................................................77 Peru..................................................................................................................................81 Saudi Arabia .....................................................................................................................85 Switzerland .......................................................................................................................88 United States of America ..................................................................................................91 PHASE II: DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE PROTECTED TABLE OLIVES AND OLIVE OILS’ GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS.........................................................................................94 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................95 2. General overview .............................................................................................................97 3. Comparison......................................................................................................................98 3.1.1. Comparison at the EU level .................................................................................98 3.1.2. Comparison at the EU level for olive oils .............................................................98 3.1.3. Comparison at the EU level for table olives .......................................................102 3.2. Comparison between the non EU countries .............................................................105 3.2.1. Comparison between the non EU countries for olive oils ...................................106 3.2.2. Comparison between the non EU countries for table olives ...............................108 3.3. Comparison between the European and non European olive oils and table olives protected as GIs .............................................................................................................110 3.3.1. Comparison for olive oils ...................................................................................110 3.3.2. Comparison for table olives ...............................................................................113 4. Conclusion .....................................................................................................................115 PHASE III: IDENTIFICATION OF THE GI POTENTIAL IN OLIVE PRODUCING COUNTRIES ...........................................................................................................................................116 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................117 Section I – IOC members ...................................................................................................119 Albania ...........................................................................................................................121 Algeria ............................................................................................................................126 Argentina ........................................................................................................................127 Croatia............................................................................................................................130 Egypt ..............................................................................................................................131 European Union..............................................................................................................132 Cyprus.........................................................................................................................133 France.........................................................................................................................133 Greece ........................................................................................................................134 Italy .............................................................................................................................135 Malta ...........................................................................................................................136 Portugal.......................................................................................................................136 Slovenia ......................................................................................................................138 Spain...........................................................................................................................138 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ................................................................................................143 Iraq .................................................................................................................................144 Israel...............................................................................................................................145 Jordan ............................................................................................................................146 Lebanon..........................................................................................................................147 Libya...............................................................................................................................148 Montenegro ....................................................................................................................149