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Recent Testimony and Items of Interest
- WTO Uruguay Statement on Danbo
- CCFN Special 301 – Oral Testimony – March 8, 2018
- CCFN 2018 Special 301 Review Testimony_Feb 8, 2018
PDFs of Recent Releases
(Also see webpage postings of releases bottom of this page)
- CCFN Release – US Special 301 Report- More Action Needed – May 2, 2018
- Joint Release with U.S. dairy organizations NMPF and USDEC – EU-Mexico FTA – April 25, 2018
- CCFN Release – CCFN Calls for U.S. to Reject the EU’s Flagrant Abuse of GIs – March 8, 2018
- CCFN Release – Japan Rejects EU Attempt to Confiscate Many Generic Names – December 20, 2017
- CCFN Release – Mercosur Govts Must Rebuff EU, Protect Common Names – November 30, 2017
- CCFN Release – EU Breaks International Agreements with Recent GI Approval – October 19, 2017
- CCFN Release – Mexico and Japan Should Act on EU GI lists– October 12, 2017
- CCFN Release – Farm and Manufacturer Letter to President Trump on Mexico Japan GI Lists – October 3, 2017
- CCFN Release – CCFN Objects to Names on China-EU GI list – August 2, 2017
- CCFN Release – CCFN Will Object to Common Names on JEEPA GI list – July 19, 2017
- CCFN Release – WIPO Symposium – More Dialogue Needed to Safeguard Common Names – July 3, 2017
- CCFN Release – NAFTA Modernization Must Include Common Name Safeguards – June 28, 2017
- News Release CCFN-Dairy-Orgs-Trump Administration Commits to Continued Staunch Defense of US Food and Beverage Manufacturers Using Common Food Names – April 28, 2017
- News Release – CCFN Urges Trump Administration to Escalate Opposition to Geographical Indications Policies Designed to Hurt U.S. Manufacturing of Food Products – March 8, 2017
- News Release – Study Shows Billions of Dollars in Losses to U.S. Dairy Industry under Abusive EU Geographical Indications Policies – October 11, 2016
- CCFN News Release – CCFN Advises Food Companies on Protecting Common Meat, Cheese, and Wine Terms from European Efforts to Claim their Exclusive Use– June 23, 2016
- CCFN News Release – Intellectual Property Report Details U.S. Trade Representative’s Global Initiatives to Defend Rights of Common Food Name Users – April 27, 2016
- CCFN News Release – Global Alliance Supporting Consumer Rights and Opposing Restrictions on Generic Food Names Made Major Strides in 2015 – January 11, 2016
- CCFN Release – CCFN Praises US Progress on GIs in WIPO Budget – October 19, 2015
- CCFN Release – CCFN Welcomes Congressional Response Denouncing GI Treaty Impacting Food Exports – July 16, 2015
- CCFN Release – WIPO Members Question Legitimacy of Revised GI System – May 21, 2015
Background Items
Senate Finance Committee Letter to USTR Concerning EU-Mexico Free Trade Negotiations
CCFN Comments and Oral Testimony, 2017 USTR Special 301 Review
- 2017 Special 301 Review_Comments — February 2017
- 2017 Special 301 Review Oral Testimony — March 2017
October 2016 Study by Informa Economics IEG: Assessing the Potential Impact of Geographical Indications for Common Cheeses on the U.S. Dairy Sector
Comments on the Proposed 2017 National Trade Estimate on Foreign Trade Barriers
- National Milk Producers Federation / U.S. Dairy Export Council
- International Dairy Foods Association
- Wine Institute
- National Association of Manufacturers
Comments for 2015 U.S. National Trade Estimate Report (including impact of GI policy)
- 2015 1028 Grocery Manufacturers Association input for 2016 National Trade Estimate Report EU
- Wine_Institute_National_Trade_Estimate Comments_2015
- National Milk Producers – US Dairy Export Council NTE Oct 28 2015
- International Dairy Foods Association – NTE_10 28 15
U.S. Legislative Letters of Support
- U.S. Senate Letters:
- Meat Focus, to Agriculture Sect Vilsack and U.S. Trade Rep Froman: Meat GIs EU TTIP Vilsack and Froman April 2014
- Cheese Focus, to Agriculture Sect Vilsack and U.S. Trade Rep Froman: 3-11-2014_USDAUSTR_CheeseLetter
- U.S. House Letters:
- Connecticut Delegation Letter on TTIP and GIs (2/10/16)
- TTIP Letter – May 2014: House Dairy TTIP Letter
- Wisconsin Resolution: Unanimous resolution – April 2014: Wisconsin AJR 133 Final
Comments on Other GI Regulations/Policies
Comments to EU on non-agricultural GIs:
- CCFN-Comments-on-EU-non-agri-GI-consultation_Oct 28 14
- Written question – Registering ‘Emmental’ as an EU trademark – E-001490_2018
News Items
- September 04, 2018 U.S. Agriculture Secretary and CCFN Share Podium at Argentina G20 GI Event Read More >
- September 04, 2018 European Commission Agrees That “Emmental” is Generic Read More >
- September 04, 2018 CCFN Briefs Agricultural Attachés on GI Issues Read More >
- June 04, 2018 Mexico Fails its Consumers, Trading Partners by Giving Away Common Names in EU Deal Read More >
- May 29, 2018 Non EU-Nations Take the Gold on Parmesan, Feta, Asiago and Other Cheeses Read More >
- May 29, 2018 Victories for “Romano” in U.S. and “Gorgonzola” in Canada Read More >
- May 02, 2018 U.S. Issues Strong Statements on EU’s Geographical Indications Abuses, But CCFN Says More Action is Needed Now Read More >
- April 25, 2018 Mexico Fails its Consumers, Trading Partners by Giving Away Common Cheese Names in EU Deal on Geographical Indications Read More >
- March 12, 2018 CCFN Calls for U.S. to Condemn the EU’s Flagrant Abuse of GIs and to Safeguard Generic Food Names Read More >
- March 12, 2018 Japan Rejects EU Attempts To Confiscate Many Generic Names Read More >