MEPs agreed on the need to keep the current system of geographical indications (GIs), and in particular its two main tools: the protected designation of origin (PDO), for agricultural products entirely produced within a given geographical area, and the protected geographical indication (PGI), for products closely linked to a geographical area, where at least one stage of production takes place.
Deputāti uzskata, ka ir nepieciešamas saglabāt pašreizējo ģeogrāfisko norāžu sistēmu, jo īpaši divus tā elementus: aizsargātās izcelsmes norādes un aizsargātās ģeogrāfiskās norādes.