In Greece, production practices for 'Feta' cheese have been codified in increasingly specific terms since 1935, and the definition of the geographical area of production, traditionally based on consistent and equitable practices, was protected in 1988. Legislation on the quality specifications to be complied with in producing 'Feta' cheese has existed in Denmark since 1963 and was in force in the Netherlands between 1981 and 1998. It should also be noted that the term 'Feta' appears in Community rules on export refunds for milk and milk products and the combined customs nomenclature.
V Grčiji se je proizvodna praksa za "Feta" sir od leta 1935 postopoma izboljševala in kodificirala, omejitev geografskega območja proizvodnje, ki tradicionalno temelji na dosledni in nepristranski praksi, pa je bila uradno določena leta 1988. Zakonodaja o specifikacijah kakovosti, ki jo je treba upoštevati pri proizvodnji "Feta" sira, obstaja na Danskem že od leta 1963, na Nizozemskem pa je veljala od leta 1981 do leta 1998. Treba je opozoriti tudi na to, da se izraz "Feta" pojavlja v določbah Skupnosti o izvoznih nadomestilih za mleko in mlečne izdelke ter v kombinirani carinski nomenklaturi.