Date: 2026-02-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/363 of 11 February 2026 on the registration of the geographical indication มะพร้าวน้ำหอมราชบุรี / Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi (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**
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/363, dated 11 February 2026, registers the geographical indication ‘มะพร้าวน้าหอมราชบุรี | Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi' (PGI) in the Union register of geographical indications, as per 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:** The geographical indication ‘มะพร้าวน้าหอมราชบุรี | Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi' (PGI) is officially entered into the Union register of geographical indications. This action is in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
* **Entry into Force:** The regulation will come into effect on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Binding and Applicability:** The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable to all member states.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: European Union Member States**
* **Impact:** Member States are obligated to recognise and enforce the registered geographical indication.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that the geographical indication ‘มะพร้าวน้าหอมราชบุรี | Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi' (PGI) is protected within their jurisdiction, as per EU regulations.
**Stakeholder: Producers of ‘มะพร้าวน้าหอมราชบุรี | Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi'**
* **Impact:** Producers meeting the requirements to produce 'มะพร้าวน้าหอมราชบุรี | Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi' can benefit from its protected status.
* **Action Required:** Producers intending to use the geographical indication must comply with the necessary regulations and standards.
**Stakeholder: European Commission**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the registration and monitoring of geographical indications.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that the registration is accurately recorded and oversee the implementation of the regulation.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143: Regulation on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/363: Commission regulation on the registration of the geographical indication ‘Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi'.
Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi: Geographical indication (PGI) for registration in the Union register.
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012: Regulation on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Brussels: Place where the regulation was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/363 18.2.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/363
of 11 February 2026
on the registration of the geographical indication ‘มะพร้าวน้ำหอมราชบุรี / Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi’
(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), Thailand’s application for registration of the geographical indication ‘มะพร้าวน้ำหอมราชบุรี / Maphrao
Namhom Ratchaburi’, 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 ‘มะพร้าวน้ำหอมราชบุรี / Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi’ should therefore be entered in the
Union register of geographical indications,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The geographical indication ‘มะพร้าวน้ำหอมราชบุรี / Maphrao Namhom Ratchaburi’ (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, 11 February 2026.
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/2025/5623, 17.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5623/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/363/oj 1/1