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Traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG) are crucial for preserving traditional production methods and recipes, ensuring authenticity, and protecting culinary heritage. Unlike geographical indications, TSG focuses on the traditional character of a product rather than its origin, safeguarding long-established techniques and maintaining consumer trust. By recognizing and certifying traditional products, TSG enhances market value, prevents misleading labeling, and supports local producers committed to maintaining high-quality, time-honored standards. Additionally, TSG contributes to sustainability by promoting production practices that have been refined over generations, often relying on natural ingredients, local resources, and environmentally friendly methods. This helps reduce industrialized farming impacts, supports biodiversity, and encourages responsible resource management.
At the end of July 2023, five traditional specialities guaranteed (”Plăcinta miresei”, ”Ghiţman”, ”Rasol de șuvai”, ”Plachie de pește” and ”Borș cu burecheţi”) were registered in the Republic of Moldova. In this study an overview of the main legal provisions regarding the protection of TSG in the Republic of Moldova is provided. Further, the differences between the legal framework of the European Union and that of the Republic of Moldova, as well as the experiences of the European Union and of the Republic of Moldova in valorizing TSG are presented.traditional specialities guaranteed; quality schemes; intellectual property rights.
