Register

By country

29 countries hold protected meat names in the EU register. The distribution is not what most people expect: France and Portugal hold more than Italy and Spain combined.

• France107 names 17 PDO 90 PGI
• Portugal74 names 20 PDO 54 PGI
• Italy51 names 22 PDO 29 PGI
• Spain44 names 5 PDO 39 PGI
• Germany28 names 3 PDO 25 PGI
• United Kingdom17 names 6 PDO 11 PGI
• Croatia16 names 4 PDO 12 PGI
• Slovenia8 names 0 PDO 8 PGI
• Hungary6 names 1 PDO 5 PGI
• Poland5 names 0 PDO 5 PGI
• Belgium5 names 1 PDO 4 PGI
• Türkiye4 names 0 PDO 4 PGI
• Finland4 names 3 PDO 1 PGI
• Romania4 names 0 PDO 4 PGI
• Ireland4 names 0 PDO 4 PGI
• Greece4 names 2 PDO 2 PGI
• Cyprus4 names 0 PDO 4 PGI
• China4 names 0 PDO 4 PGI
• Norway2 names 0 PDO 2 PGI
• Austria2 names 0 PDO 2 PGI
• Sweden2 names 1 PDO 1 PGI
• Croatia, Slovenia2 names 2 PDO 0 PGI
• Spain, France2 names 0 PDO 2 PGI
• Luxembourg2 names 0 PDO 2 PGI
• Denmark2 names 0 PDO 2 PGI
• Andorra1 names 0 PDO 1 PGI
• Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)1 names 0 PDO 1 PGI
• Iceland1 names 1 PDO 0 PGI
• Bulgaria1 names 0 PDO 1 PGI

Source: eAmbrosia, the EU geographical indications register. Retrieved 2026-09-04.