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November 4, 2019
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The European Union and China will sign in Beijing an agreement about protected geographic indications, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday in Shanghai.
Macron was speaking at a meeting with French and German companies in Shangahi.
Geographic indications are locally made products protected by EU’s law.
(Reporting by Marine Pennetier; Writing by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Catherine Evans)