
Ref. Ares(2021)2373346 - 07/04/2021
- Agri GIs: DG GROW updated LVMH on the EU policy on agri GIs, as LVMH owns Champagne and
Cognac brands;
- Non-agri GIs: LVMH is interested in the EU policy on non-agri GIs given the importance of non-agri
GIs materials used in the confection of LVMH’s products (e.g. dentel e of Calais, cashmere of
Scotland); LVMH is supportive of any savoir-faire (‘story-telling’).
Next steps:
• LVMH committed to share with the EC:
- an updated position paper on the
DSA package;
- relevant trends related to the impact of the
COVID-19 crisis on counterfeiting;
- its views on the EU policy on
non-agri GIs, which could be discussed in a next meeting;
• LVMH committed to check in the last annual report if LVMH’s
CSR includes any commitment to
addressing the issue of counterfeiting.
• Even if LVMH is not a signatory, the EC invited LVMH to share any comment on the recent evaluation
report on the functioning of the MoU on the sale of counterfeit goods on the internet.
Kind regards,