Publication of Application for PGI for “Comeragh Mountain Lamb”

Following scrutiny of the application for a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for “Comeragh Mountain Lamb”, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine submitted the application to the European Commission for evaluation on 24 April 2019. Following receipt of technical queries from the European Commission, a revised Single Document and Specification Document addressing these technical queries were submitted on 8 May 2024 for further evaluation.

A link to the Regulation is embedded below for your information and convenience.

Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

The final application, including Single Document and Specification can be found below:

Any comments or queries may be sent to: GeographicalIndications@agriculture.gov.ie.

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Food Industry Development Division

17th June 2024