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Article: Pork pie case referred to European court.(Northern Foods PLC vs. Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association )(Brief article)
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- March 18, 2006
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The ongoing row between Northern Foods and the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association could have repercussions for all makers of regional food and drink who receive or seek protected status from the European Commission.
Northern Foods' objection to the association's application for Protected Geographical Indication status for Melton Mowbray pork pies has been referred by the Court of Appeal to the European Court of Justice, which means it could take up to two years for the case to be resolved. Northern Foods claimed that the association's application, which is supported by Delta, is based on an ...