The oriGIn EU Lab – open to the Organisation’s EU members – has the following objectives:
(i) To follow the developments of EU policies on GIs and to support the oriGIn Secretariat in coming-up with common positions to be adopted;
(ii) To facilitate the regular exchange among oriGIn EU members on any issue touching upon GIs at the European level;
(iii) To discuss how a stronger oriGIn presence in Brussels can be achieved and how the required investment can be maximised.
The members of the Lab are:
Christian Amblard, General delegate, Syndicat du Pruneau d’Agen, France
Sébastien Breton, General Delegate, Conseil National des Appellations d’Origine Laitières (CNAOL), France
Riccardo Deserti, Director, Consorzio di tutela del formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano, Italy
Luca Giavi, Director, Consorzio di tutela della denominazione d’origine controllata Prosecco, Italy
Flavio Innocenzi, Director, Consorzio di tutela del formaggio Asiago, Italy
Gianluigi Ligasacchi, Director, Istituto salumi italiani tutelati (ISIT), Italy
Daniele Nicolini, Director, Associazione nazionale industriali distillatori di Alcoli ed Acquaviti (AssoDistil), Italy
Alan Park, Senior Legal Counsel, Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), United Kingdom
Ana Soeiro, Secretary general, Qualifica/oriGIn Portugal, Portugal