DEFRA is the National Competent Authority for the UK. Applications are submitted to and assessed by ADAS (for England), and the appropriate devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before being forwarded to DEFRA.
Since 2006, five applications have been made for protection under the EU’s Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) designation. The breakdown of applications is as follows:
Number of TSG applications received 2006 0 2007 2 2008 3 2009 0 Total 5