Institutional conditions for the adaptability of quality standards of Austrian and Italian Geographical Indications
Abstract
Geographical Indications (GIs) help firms to protect common quality standards while highlighting the geographical origin of food. EU protected GIs are based on collective action, i.e. groups of firms define quality standards. Adaptations of quality standards are necessary due to international competition or changing consumer demand. Whether GI firms are able to adapt will be largely affected by formal and informal institutions of collective action. This study aims to understand the adaptability of quality standards of Austrian and Italian GIs. By analysing the action situation, we will comprehend how firms interact and define their quality rules, the collective time efforts for adapting quality standards and the factors affecting the adaptive capacity. Studying how quality is built and modified is relevant both from an academic (e.g., adaptability of institutions of collective action) and from a practical point of view (e.g., guidelines for adapting Product Specifications).
keywords Geographical Indications collective action Product Specifications quality standards adaption Italy Austria EU
Publikationen
GI:adapt. Institutional Conditions for the Adaptability of Quality Standards of EU Protected Geographical Indications. Final Report OeNB Project 17043. Vienna: Institute for Sustainable Economic Development, BOKU
Autoren: Penker, M; Quinones-Ruiz, XF; Forster, H Jahr: 2018
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Amending Product Specifications for Geographical Indications – An Overview of All EU Amendments and First Research Results for Cheese Amendments. Executive summary sent to national and international authorities (e.g. European Commission – protection of origin, Austrian Patent Office, SVGH, Austrian Chamber of Agriculture, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, regional and national authorities in Italy and France)
Autoren: Quiñones-Ruiz, XF; Penker, M; Belletti, G; Marescotti, A; Forster, H; Scaramuzzi, S; Broscha, K; Braito, M Jahr: 2018
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Project staff
Marianne Penker
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Marianne Penker
marianne.penker@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73115
Project Leader
01.09.2016 - 30.11.2018
Christine Altenbuchner
BEd Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Christine Altenbuchner
christine.altenbuchner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73127
Project Staff
01.09.2016 - 30.11.2018
Michael Braito
Mag. Dr. Michael Braito
michael.braito@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73117, 73749
Project Staff
01.09.2017 - 30.06.2018
Hanna Edelmann
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Hanna Edelmann
hanna.edelmann@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.09.2017 - 30.11.2018
Xiomara-Fernanda Quinones-Ruiz
Dr.rer.soc.oec. Xiomara-Fernanda Quinones-Ruiz MA
xiomara.quinones-ruiz@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93339
Project Staff
01.09.2016 - 30.11.2018
BOKU partners
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Uiversity of Florence
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