Date: 2025-11-17Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2318 of 10 November 2025 on the registration of the geographical indication Bursa Kestane Şekeri (PGI) in the Union register of geographical indications pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2318, dated November 10, 2025, registers the geographical indication ‘Bursa Kestane Şekeri' (PGI) in the Union register of geographical indications, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143. The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Registration of Geographical Indication:**
* The geographical indication ‘Bursa Kestane Şekeri' (PGI) is entered into the Union register of geographical indications.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation comes into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Applicability:**
* The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Impact Analysis**
**Member States**
*Impact*
The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
*Action Required*
Ensure compliance with the regulation regarding the protection of the geographical indication 'Bursa Kestane Şekeri' (PGI).
**Producers of ‘Bursa Kestane Şekeri'**
*Impact*
The registration of the geographical indication protects the name 'Bursa Kestane Şekeri' within the EU, potentially enhancing market value.
*Action Required*
Comply with the requirements to be able to use the protected geographical indication.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143: Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products.
Bursa Kestane Şekeri: Geographical indication (PGI) for a specific product from Bursa, Türkiye.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2318: Regulation registering the geographical indication 'Bursa Kestane Şekeri' in the Union register of geographical indications.
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012: Regulation on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Türkiye: Country of origin for the geographical indication application.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2318 17.11.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2318
of 10 November 2025
on the registration of the geographical indication ‘Bursa Kestane Şekeri’ (PGI) in the Union register
of geographical indications pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and
of the Council
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on
geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and
optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and
(EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012(1), and in particular Article 21(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the
Council(2), Türkiye’s application for registration of the geographical indication ‘Bursa Kestane Şekeri’, which the
Commission had received before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, was published in the
Official Journal of the European Union(3).
(2) No statement of opposition under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, which is applicable to the application
for registration in accordance with Article 90(2) of that Regulation, has been received by the Commission.
(3) The geographical indication ‘Bursa Kestane Şekeri’ should therefore be entered in the Union register of geographical
indications,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The geographical indication ‘Bursa Kestane Şekeri’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the Union register of geographical indications
referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 2025.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Christophe HANSEN
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj.
(2) 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 (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1151/oj).
(3) OJ C, C/2025/3669, 17.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3669/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2318/oj 1/1