In other words, is a score that is used to legally protect certain foods that are produced in a given area against producers from other areas would like to take the good name they have created the originals in a long time of manufacture or cultivation.

Producers who qualify for the designation of origin, are committed to maintaining the highest possible quality and also maintaining certain traditional practices in the production, for example, in the case of wine in certain areas is required to use the traditional grapes in the area. Also, there is often a public regulatory designation of origin, which allows display the distinctive producers in the area that meet the rules.

The key advantage of the appellation of origin is that it ensures the consumer a quality more or less constant and specific characteristics. In exchange, producers receive legal protection against the production or manufacture of these products in other areas, even using the same ingredients and procedures, allowing them to influence the final price of these. It is also noted that this figure encourages the organization of the productive sector and facilitates access of producers to domestic and international markets.