grandfathering

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Australian producers can also continue to use names including parmesan though feta will be subject to "grandfathering and lengthy phase-out periods" due to strict EU rules on naming rights.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Back in the 1970s, the EPA couldn’t entirely avoid grandfathering.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2021

“There will not be a grandfathering of existing cases,” said Kenneth Wolfe, a spokesman for the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2018

Duffy wants to phase out grandfathering by 2021.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2018

"Under the proposal as they presented it, there would be no grandfathering," RBC's Mauro said.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2012