Date: 2025-11-20Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2341 of 13 November 2025 entering the geographical indication Boudin blanc de Liège (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) 2025/2341, dated November 13, 2025, officially enters the geographical indication ‘Boudin blanc de Liège' (PGI) into the Union register. The regulation grants a five-year transitional period for certain companies to continue using the name. It enters into force twenty days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Geographical Indication Registration:**
* The geographical indication ‘Boudin blanc de Liège' (PGI) is entered into the Union register of geographical indications.
* **Transitional Period:**
* Companies in FENAVIAN that have marketed products under the name 'Boudin blanc de Liège' for at least five years before the publication of Belgium's application can continue using the name for five years from the regulation's entry into force.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Producers of ‘Boudin blanc de Liège' within the designated geographical area**
* **Impact:** Benefit from exclusive rights to use the protected geographical indication (PGI).
* **Action Required:** Ensure products comply with the specifications associated with the PGI to maintain the right to use the name ‘Boudin blanc de Liège'.
**Stakeholder: Companies in FENAVIAN marketing ‘Boudin blanc de Liège' outside the designated geographical area**
* **Impact:** Granted a transitional period of five years to continue using the name ‘Boudin blanc de Liège'.
* **Action Required:** Companies must adhere to the five-year transitional period and explore alternative branding strategies post-transition.
**Stakeholder: Consumers**
* **Impact:** Increased assurance of the origin and quality of products labelled as ‘Boudin blanc de Liège' with PGI certification.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of the certification of authentic products and those sold under the transitional period.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and related matters
Boudin blanc de Liège: Geographical indication for a specific type of white sausage from the Liège region
European Union: The geographical area to which the regulation applies
European Commission: The institution responsible for implementing the regulation
Brussels: Location where the regulation was issued
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2341 20.11.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2341
of 13 November 2025
entering the geographical indication ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’ (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 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, Belgium’s application for registration of the geographical
indication ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union(2).
(2) No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
(3) The geographical indication ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’ should therefore be entered in the Union register of geographical
indications,
(4) By letter received on 7 February 2025, the Belgian authorities informed the Commission that certain companies
affiliated to the Fédération de l’industrie de la transformation de la viande et autres protéines (FENAVIAN)(Federation of the
processing industry of meat and other proteins), established on their territory outside the geographical area in
question, had been legally marketing a product sold under the name ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’, using that name
continuously for more than five years, and that this point had been raised during the national opposition procedure.
(5) Since the requirements laid down in Article 20(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 are met, a transitional period of
five years should be granted to allow the companies in question to continue to use the name ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The geographical indication ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the Union register of geographical indications
referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
Article 2
Companies in the Fédération de l’industrie de la transformation de la viande et autres protéines (FENAVIAN), that marketed a
product under the name ‘Boudin blanc de Liège’ or another name infringing Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143
for a period of at least five years preceding the date of publication set out in Article 15(4) of that Regulation are authorised
to continue to use the name in question for a transitional period of five years from the entry into force of this Regulation.
(1) OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj.
(2) OJ C, C/2025/4080, 22.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4080/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2341/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 20.11.2025
Article 3
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, 13 November 2025.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Christophe HANSEN
Member of the Commission
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2341/oj