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PRESS RELEASE No 31/24

Luxembourg, 21 February 2024

Judgment of the General Court in Case T-361/21 | Papouis Dairies and Others v Commission

The General Court dismisses an action brought against registration of the name ‘Halloumi’ as a protected designation of origin

In April 2021, at the request of the Cypriot authorities, the European Commission registered the name ‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ as a protected designation of origin (PDO). Halloumi is a Cypriot cheese with a characteristic smell and taste. It is made from sheep’s or goat’s milk, or a mixture thereof, with or without cow’s milk. It has the property of not melting at high temperatures.

Papouis Dairies Ltd, a Cypriot company, and also other persons, request the General Court of the European Union to annul the Commission Implementing Regulation 1 on the registration of the name ‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ as a PDO.

By its judgment, the General Court dismisses the action in its entirety. 

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