In a press release of today, OriGIn informs that negotiators have now finished their work on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). 

This Treaty -  not yet binding under international law (it will only become so after a legal review and the completion of the ratification process) -  also touches upon intellectual property rights issues.  In addition, it recognises the special status and offers protection on the Canadian market to numerous European agricultural products from a specific geographical origin.

Amongst others, the Agreement establishes that the use of GIs such as  ROQUEFORT or ACETO BALSAMICO DI MODENA will be reserved in Canada to products imported from European regions where they traditionally come from and provides for the possibility to add other products' names to the list in the future.  In addition, some EU GIs such as PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA  will finally be authorized to use their name when sold in Canada, which has not been the case for more than 20 years.

Further info can be retrieved here: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in- focus/ceta/index_en.htm#outcome

while the consolidated CETA text can be read here: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014/september/tradoc_152806.pdf.