Applications for registration at Union stage
1. The single document, the accompanying documentation, the declaration by the Member State confirming that the application meets the conditions for registration, any transitional period granted or proposed by the national authorities following the national examination and opposition procedure, information on the related admissible opposition, and the electronic publication reference to the up-to-date specification, referred to in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, shall be drawn up in accordance with the forms made available in the Commission’s digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of that Regulation.
Member States may provide a copy of the product specification in addition to the electronic reference to its publication.
2. Where an application for registration relates to a geographical area outside of the Union, the single document and the reference to the publication in the third country of the product specification shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex I for each agricultural sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks). The product specification, the accompanying documentation, the legal proof of protection of the geographical indication in the country of origin, as well as the power of attorney, where applicable, referred to in Article 13(2), points (a), (c), (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, respectively, shall be communicated without using a specific template. Documents under this paragraph shall be communicated to the Commission in a format allowing word processing. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
3. A joint application for registration shall, in addition to the elements referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article, contain the elements referred to in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
Formal check of the application for registration at Union stage
1. The Commission shall check, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, if an application for registration is complete and if it has been submitted in accordance with Article 10(6), Article 13(4) and Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and with Article 35 of this Regulation.
2. An application for registration of a geographical indication concerning a product originating in the Union shall be considered complete if it includes all the elements required for an application in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and complies with Article 2(1) of this Regulation.
3. An application for registration of a geographical indication concerning a product originating in a third country shall be considered complete if it includes all the elements required for an application in accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and complies with Article 2(2) of this Regulation.
4. The single document shall be considered complete if it includes all the information required in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, or Article 95 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 for agricultural products, wine and spirit drinks, respectively.
5. An application successfully submitted via the Commission’s digital system referred to in Article 35 shall be deemed to fulfil the requirements of the formal check referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
6. An application submitted via electronic mail failing to comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as not submitted. The Commission shall inform the applicant accordingly.
Presentation of the single document
1. The single document of geographical indications for agricultural products and spirit drinks shall be concise and not exceed 2 500 words. For geographical indications for wine it shall not exceed 5 000 words. Those thresholds may be exceeded in duly justified cases. The single document shall indicate the classification of the product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 for all sectors.
2. Where the single document includes specific requirements on packaging and labelling or other applicable requirements, provided for by the product specification, any restriction resulting from those requirements shall be accompanied by a summary of the product-specific justification contained in the correspondent product specification.
3. Member States, third countries authorities or producer groups established or resident in a third country shall ensure that the single document is a faithful summary of the product specification and that there is no substantial divergence between them. Where an inconsistency is found after the registration of the geographical indication, the Member State, third country or the producer group established or resident in a third country that submitted the application shall take the necessary measures to remedy that inconsistency.
4. Names of natural or legal persons that are included in the single document shall be published.
Publication of a single document for information
In respect of the geographical indications for which a single document has never been published in the Official Journal of the European Union , the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State, publish a single document submitted by that Member State in the Official Journal of the European Union for information. That publication shall be accompanied by the reference to the publication of the product specification.
Definition of the geographical area
The geographical area referred to in Article 49(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, Article 94(1), point (f), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 22(1), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 shall be defined in a precise way that presents no ambiguities, referring as far as possible to physical or administrative boundaries. Maps may be added to the application.
Description of several distinct products
Where the application for registration of a name or approval of an amendment describes two or more distinct products which are entitled to use that name, compliance with the requirements for registration shall be shown separately for each such product.
For the purposes of this Article, ‘distinct products’ mean products that, although using the same registered name, are differentiated when placed on the market or considered as different products by consumers. It may also refer to agricultural products covered by different classifications under the Combined Nomenclature referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 ( 11 ) or to wines and spirit drinks covered by different categories listed in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/787, respectively.
Changes to the product specification in the course of the application procedure
1. If, following the exchanges referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 between the Commission and the Member State concerned, changes are made to the product specification, the Member State shall update the single document and ensure that the electronic reference to the publication of the product specification leads to its updated version.
2. If the Member State considers that the changes to the product specification are substantial, thus affecting interests that had not been considered in the national opposition procedure carried out in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, those changes shall be subject to an additional national opposition procedure. In that additional national opposition procedure, the Member State shall ensure that any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and who is established or resident in the territory of the Member State in question is allowed to submit an opposition before the updated version of the single document, adapted to the updated product specification, is communicated to the Commission.
3. If, following the exchanges referred to in paragraph 1, changes to the product specification are required for an application concerning a geographical indication originating in a third country, the third country applicant shall update the single document and the product specification and communicate those changes to the Commission.
Presentation of oppositions and of notifications of results of consultations
1. An opposition, as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, shall contain:
(a)
the name published in the Official Journal of the European Union , C series, in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 to which the opposition relates, with the indication of the type of geographical indication and the sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);
(b)
the reference to the Official Journal of the European Union , C series, in which the name to which the opposition relates was published;
(c)
a statement formally signifying the opposition to the registration of that name;
(d)
the name and contact details of the Member State authority or of the third country authority or of the natural or legal person submitting the opposition;
(e)
a description of the legitimate interest of the natural or legal person that submitted the opposition; this requirement shall not apply to national authorities;
(f)
an indication of the grounds for opposition, as referred to in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(g)
substantiated reasons justifying the opposition, including details of the facts, evidence and comments in support of the opposition;
(h)
authorisation to the Commission to transmit any personal data that may be contained in the opposition.
The opposition may be accompanied by supporting documents, where relevant.
An opposition shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex II.
2. The notification of the results of the consultations referred to in Article 17(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall contain:
(a)
the name published in the Official Journal of the European Union , C series, to which the opposition relates;
(b)
the reference to the Official Journal of the European Union , C series, in which the name to which the opposition relates was published;
(c)
the name of the opponent or opponents;
(d)
the result of consultations;
(e)
indication whether the single document or product specification has been modified and a description of such modifications;
(f)
indication whether the applicant Member State considers necessary to carry out an additional national opposition procedure in accordance with Article 2(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27 ( 12 ) .
If the product specification has been amended, the electronic reference to the publication of the product specification published in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall lead to the updated product specification. If the reference published in accordance with that Article was not an electronic one, the amended product specification shall be enclosed.
If the single document has been modified, the modified single document shall be joined to the notification.
The notification of end of consultations following the opposition procedure shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Applications for approval of Union amendments to a product specification
1. An application for approval of a Union amendment to a product specification referred to in Article 24(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, shall contain:
(a)
the protected name to which the amendment relates, with the indication of the type of geographical indication and the sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);
(b)
the Member State or third country to which the geographical area belongs;
(c)
the headings in the product specification and in the single document relating to the matters affected by each of the amendments proposed;
(d)
an explanation that each of the amendments proposed falls under the definition of a Union amendment as provided for in Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(e)
a description of and the reasons for each of the amendments proposed;
(f)
indication of any standard amendments inextricably linked to the Union amendments, in accordance with Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27;
(g)
indication whether it is an application following the failure to submit a joint standard amendment, in accordance with Article 5(10), second subparagraph, of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27.
2. Where the application is made by a Member State, it shall be accompanied by the following:
(a)
the consolidated version of the single document published in the national stage of the procedure or, in the case referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, the single document published in the national stage of the procedure;
(b)
the declaration referred to in Article 13(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(c)
the electronic reference to the publication of the consolidated product specification as amended; Member States may provide a copy of the product specification in addition to the electronic reference to its publication.
3. Where the application is made by a third country or a producer group established or resident in a third country, it shall be accompanied by the following:
(a)
the consolidated version of the single document or, in the case referred to in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, the single document;
(b)
the consolidated version of the product specification;
(c)
the reference to the publication of the consolidated version of the product specification in the third country;
(d)
proof that the requested amendment complies with the rules on protection of geographical indications in force in that third country;
(e)
a power of attorney, as referred to in Article 13(2), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, where appropriate.
4. The Commission shall receive separately and shall not publish as part of the application:
(a)
the name and contact details of the Member State or third country authority or producer group which applied in the Union stage of the procedure for approval of a Union amendment of the product specification;
(b)
the name and contact details of the producer group which initiated the national stage of the procedure for approval of a Union amendment of the product specification, indicating whether it is a producer group in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or a recognised producer group in accordance with Article 33 of that Regulation;
(c)
any accompanying documentation, as referred to in Article 13(1), point (b), or Article 13(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, as appropriate.
5. Member States, third countries and producer groups established or resident in a third country shall ensure consistency between the application for approval of a Union amendment and the consolidated product specification and that there is no substantial divergence between them. The amendments listed in the application for approval of a Union amendment shall correspond to the amendments effectively made to the product specification. Where an inconsistency is found after the approval of a Union amendment, the Member State, third country or applicant producer group that submitted the application shall adopt the necessary measures to remedy that inconsistency.
6. An application for approval of a Union amendment shall be concise. The application, including the single document, shall not exceed 5 000 words for geographical indications for agricultural products and spirit drinks and 7 500 words for geographical indications for wine, except in duly justified cases.
7. An application for approval of a Union amendment to the product specification from a Member State shall be drawn up in accordance with the form made available in the Commission’s digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143. Applicants from third countries shall use the form set out in Annex IV to this Regulation. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into that digital system.
8. For the purposes of Article 24(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, in conjunction with Article 15(4) of that Regulation, in addition to the documents and information referred thereto, as amended, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union , the application for approval of a Union amendment to the product specification.
Formal check of applications for approval of Union amendments
1. The Commission shall check, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, if an application for approval of a Union amendment to a product specification is complete and if it has been submitted in accordance with Article 10(6), Article 13(4) and Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, and with Article 35 of this Regulation.
An application for approval of a Union amendment to a product specification shall be considered complete if it includes all the elements referred to in Article 10(1) to (4), where appropriate, and complies with Article 10(7).
2. An application successfully submitted via the Commission’s digital system referred to in Article 35 shall be deemed to fulfil the requirements of the formal check referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. An application submitted via electronic mail failing to comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as not submitted. The Commission shall inform the applicant accordingly.
Communication of approval of a standard amendment
1. The communication of an approved standard amendment to the product specification, referred to in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, shall contain:
(a)
the protected name to which the standard amendment relates, with the indication of the type of geographical indication and sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);
(b)
the Member State or third country to which the geographical area belongs;
(c)
the name of the Member State or third country authorities or producer group established or resident in a third country communicating the standard amendment to the Commission;
(d)
an explanation that the amendment falls under the definition of a standard amendment as provided for in Article 24(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(e)
description of the approved amendment, indicating whether the amendment leads to an amendment to the single document.
The contact details of the producer groups and of the authorities of the Member State or third country referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall be communicated separately. The contact details of such producer groups and authorities shall not be published as part of the communication. Their names, however, shall be published.
2. Where the communication is made by a Member State, it shall be accompanied by the following:
(a)
the national decision approving the standard amendment as published, as referred to in Article 4(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27;
(b)
a declaration by the Member State confirming that the approval and the communication of the standard amendment meets the conditions for approval of a standard amendment under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto;
(c)
where relevant, the consolidated version of the single document, as amended, published at national level or, in the case referred to in Article 5(12) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, the single document to be published at Union level for information;
(d)
the electronic reference to the publication of the consolidated product specification at national level, as amended. Member States may provide a copy of the product specification in addition to the electronic reference to its publication.
3. Communications of approval of a standard amendment concerning products originating in third countries shall be accompanied by the following:
(a)
the decision approving the standard amendment in the third country, as referred to in Article 5(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27;
(b)
where relevant, the consolidated single document as amended or, in the case referred to in Article 5(12) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, the single document;
(c)
the consolidated version of the amended product specification;
(d)
proof that the amendment is applicable in the third country.
4. A communication of an approved standard amendment by a Member State shall be drawn up in accordance with the form made available in the Commission’s digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
5. For communications from third countries, the form set out in Annex V shall be used. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
Communication of approval of a temporary amendment
1. The communication of an approved temporary amendment to the product specification, referred to in Article 7(2) and (5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, shall contain:
(a)
the protected name to which the temporary amendment relates, with the indication of the type of geographical indication and sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);
(b)
the Member State or third country to which the geographical area belongs;
(c)
the name of the Member State or third country authorities or producer group established or resident in a third country communicating the temporary amendment to the Commission;
(d)
a description of the approved temporary amendment together with the reasons supporting it, as referred to in Article 7(2) and (5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27.
The contact details of the producer group and of the authorities of the Member State or third country referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall be communicated separately. The contact details of such producer groups and authorities shall not be published as part of the communication. Their names, however, shall be published.
2. Where the communication is made by a Member State, it shall include:
(a)
the declaration confirming that the approval and the communication of the temporary amendment meets the conditions for approval of a temporary amendment under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto;
(b)
the national decision approving the temporary amendment as published at national level;
(c)
the decision or act of the competent authorities imposing obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures or formally recognising a natural disaster or adverse weather conditions or significant market disturbances due to exceptional circumstances, including geopolitical events, affecting the supply of raw materials or the respective electronic reference to the publication at national level.
3. Communications of approval of a temporary amendment concerning products originating in third countries shall be accompanied by the following:
(a)
the decision approving the temporary amendment taken in the third country;
(b)
the decision or act of the competent authorities imposing obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures or formally recognising a natural disaster or adverse weather conditions or significant market disturbances due to exceptional circumstances, including geopolitical events affecting the supply of raw materials, as published at national level;
(c)
proof that the amendment is applicable in the third country.
4. A communication of an approved temporary amendment by a Member State shall be drawn up in accordance with the form made available in the Commission’s digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
5. For communications from third countries the form set out in Annex VI to this Regulation shall be used. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
Cancellation
1. A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication pursuant to Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall contain:
(a)
the registered name proposed for cancellation with the indication of the type of geographical indication and sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);
(b)
the name of the Member State or third country from which the geographical indication concerned by the cancellation originates;
(c)
the name of the Member State, third country, or natural or legal person established or resident in the third country submitting the request for cancellation to the Commission;
(d)
the name of the natural or legal person requesting the cancellation at the national stage of the procedure, if any;
(e)
for requests from third countries, the name of the authorities, or bodies, verifying compliance with the requirements of the product specification;
(f)
a statement explaining the legitimate interest of the natural or legal persons referred to in points (c) and (d);
(g)
the classification of the product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(h)
indication that the cancellation is requested in accordance with Article 25(1), points (a) or (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(i)
explanations and reasons for cancellation;
(j)
for a request for cancellation submitted by a Member State, the declaration referred to in Article 13(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
The contact details of the natural or legal person, or of the authority or bodies of the Member State or third country referred to in the first subparagraph, points (c), (d) and (e), shall be communicated separately. The contact details of those persons authorities or bodies shall not be published as part of the request for cancellation. Their names, however, shall be published.
2. A request for cancellation of a geographical indication pursuant to Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex VII to this Regulation. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
3. Member States may start the national stage of the cancellation procedure on their own initiative. In that case, the information referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (d) and (f), may be omitted.
4. In case of cancellation on the Commission’s own initiative, the procedure shall start directly at the Union stage. The Commission shall publish for opposition, in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, its own proposal of cancellation, which shall contain the elements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, mutatis mutandis .
5. A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication on the initiative of the producers of the product marketed under the registered name, pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, shall be submitted by an agent mandated by the producers, except in the case of a single producer.
6. A request for cancellation pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 submitted to the Commission shall contain:
(a)
the registered name proposed for cancellation with the indication of the type of geographical indication and sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);
(b)
the name of the Member State or third country from which the geographical indication concerned by the cancellation originates;
(c)
an indication that the cancellation is requested in accordance with Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(d)
in case of a request submitted by a Member State to the Commission, the name of the Member State, the declaration referred to in Article 13(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, an indication whether the cancellation of the registration is requested by the producers of the product marketed under the registered name or by the recognised producer group of that product and, in the latter case, the name of the recognised producer group;
(e)
in case of a request submitted by a third country authority to the Commission, the name of the third country authority and an indication that the cancellation of the registration is requested by the producers of the product marketed under the registered name and a reasoning demonstrating that the request represents the will of the producers of the product considered as whole;
(f)
in case of a request submitted directly to the Commission by the producers of the product marketed under the registered name established or resident in the third country, the name of the agent mandated by the producers making the request, its power of attorney and a reasoning demonstrating that the request represents the will of the producers of the product considered as whole;
(g)
the classification of the product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
The contact details of the authority of the Member State or third country or recognised producer group or of the agent representing the producers, referred to in the first subparagraph, points (d), (e) and (f), shall be communicated separately. The contact details of such authorities, producer groups and agents shall not be published as part of the request for cancellation. Their names, however, shall be published.
7. A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
8. The information to be published pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall contain the duly completed request for a cancellation as referred to in paragraph 1 or 6 of this Article.
Formal check of requests of cancellation
1. The Commission shall check, in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, if a request of cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication is complete and if it has been submitted in accordance with Article 10(6), Article 13(4) and Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and with Article 35 of this Regulation.
A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication shall be considered complete when it includes all the elements referred to in Article 14(1) or (6) and complies with Article 14(2) or (7).
2. A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication failing to comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as not submitted. The Commission shall inform the requesting entity accordingly.
Union register of geographical indications
1. The Union register of geographical indications referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall be established as a digital solution allowing the technical storage of and public access to all entries concerning geographical indications, including applications for registration, for Union amendment and for cancellation, rejections, publications for opposition, registrations, approvals of Union amendments, publications of standard and temporary amendments, and cancellations. The Commission shall be the owner of that Union register. The digital solution shall be hosted and managed by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO’), in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143. The Commission shall make available the relevant data to EUIPO. The Union register shall be available in all the official languages of the Union.
2. The following data shall be recorded in the register referred to in paragraph 1 as appropriate:
(a)
the registered name or names of the product, including their transcriptions or transliterations in Latin characters, where applicable. Multiple names, transcriptions and transliterations shall be recorded as alternative names, separated by a space, a forward slash and a second space;
(b)
the sector to which the product belongs (wine, spirit drink or agricultural product);
(c)
the classification of the product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;
(d)
the date of the submission of the application to the Commission;
(e)
the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union ;
(f)
electronic reference to the publication of the application in the Official Journal of the European Union ;
(g)
the date of registration;
(h)
electronic reference to the instrument registering the name in the Official Journal of the European Union ;
(i)
information that the name is registered as a protected designation of origin or as a protected geographical indication (for wines and agricultural products) or as geographical indication (for spirit drinks);
(j)
indication of the country or countries of origin;
(k)
the file number;
(l)
name and address and, where available, any other contact information of the recognised producer group, where applicable;
(m)
names and addresses of the control authorities in case of geographical indication originating in a third country.
3. In accordance with paragraph 2, point (f), the following data shall be recorded:
(a)
in case of agricultural products and wines:
(i)
where the defined geographical area falls within the territory of a Member State, the electronic reference to the publication of the single document in the Official Journal of the European Union and the electronic reference to the publication of the product specification in the Member State, as referred to in Article 13(1), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, or, if it has been changed in the course of the procedure, Article 8(2) of this Regulation;
(ii)
where the defined geographical area falls within the territory of a third country, the electronic reference to the publication of the single document in the Official Journal of the European Union and an electronic reference to the product specification, as referred to in Article 13(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, or, if it has been changed in the course of the procedure, Article 8(3) of this Regulation;
(iii)
for geographical indications for which a single document has never been published in the Official Journal of the European Union , an electronic reference to the summary sheet, single document or equivalent document, and to the product specification or the technical file, or an electronic reference to the product specification or the technical file as appropriate;
(b)
in case of spirit drinks:
(i)
where the defined geographical area falls within the territory of a Member State, the electronic reference to the publication of the single document in the Official Journal of the European Union and the electronic reference to the publication of the product specification in the Member State, as referred to in Article 13(1), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, or, if it has been changed in the course of the procedure, Article 8(2) of this Regulation;
(ii)
where the defined geographical area falls within the territory of a third country, the electronic reference to the publication of the single document in the Official Journal of the European Union and an electronic reference to the product specification, as referred to in Article 13(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, or, if it has been changed in the course of the procedure, to the product specification referred to in Article 8(3) of this Regulation;
(iii)
for geographical indications for which a single document has never been published in the Official Journal of the European Union , an electronic reference to the main specifications of the technical file and to the technical file or an electronic reference to the technical file, as appropriate.
4. With reference to paragraph 2, point (h), in the absence of a specific instrument registering the name, the following data shall be recorded:
(a)
in case of wine protected under Article 107 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the reference to that Article and the electronic reference to the publication of that Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union ;
(b)
in case of spirit drinks protected under Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, the reference to that Article and the electronic reference to the publication of that Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union .
5. Where the Commission approves a Union amendment to a product specification or receives a communication of an approved, or annulled, standard amendment to a product specification, data concerning the amendment shall be recorded following the list in paragraphs 2 and 3, as appropriate, with effect from the date on which the amendment, or annulation thereof, is applicable in the Union. Electronic references to the publication of communications of standard amendments shall be recorded. Electronic reference leading to the communications of a temporary amendment shall be recorded to make those communications public.
6. The extract from the Union register of geographical indications shall include data referred to in paragraph 2, points (a) to (e), and points (g) to (l).
7. Where the registration of a geographical indication has been cancelled, the Union register of geographical indications shall show the name as cancelled from the date on which the relevant implementing act takes effect. That register shall maintain a record of the cancellation, including the electronic reference to the decision of cancellation.
8. Where the Commission receives an application for registration or for approval of a Union amendment, or a request of cancellation the name, file number, classification of the product, country of origin, application type, date and status of the received application or request shall be recorded in the Union register of geographical indications. The date of publication and the electronic reference to that publication shall be also recorded once the application is published in the Official Journal of the European Union . The Union register of geographical indications shall keep record of the decision of rejection of applications, including the electronic reference to the decision of rejection.
9. The data referred to in paragraphs 2 to 5, 7 and 8 of this Article shall remain in the Union register of geographical indications. Member States shall be responsible for keeping the electronic reference to the product specification referred to in Article 13(1), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 active and properly functioning as long as the geographical indication remains protected. The electronic reference shall lead directly to the updated version of the individual product specification. It shall not lead to intermediate pages or hyperlinks.
Attestation of compliance
1. If a Member State applies a system of attestations, as referred to in Article 45(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, the attestation certifying compliance with the product specification referred to in that Article may be in electronic form and may be made available by display on a web page to which the operator has access and from which the operator may download the attestation. That attestation shall state its date of issue and shall be in Latin characters or accompanied by a transcription or transliteration in Latin characters.
If a Member State applies a system of lists of approved operators, as referred to in Article 45(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, the extract of the list (listing) referred to in that Article shall be in electronic form and shall be made available by display on a web page to which the operator has access and from which the operator may download an official extract of the corresponding listing. The listing shall state the date on which it was drawn up. The listing shall be in Latin characters or accompanied by a transcription or transliteration in Latin characters.
2. The attestation and the listing shall contain at least the following data:
(a)
the name of the geographical indication;
(b)
a serial identification number identifying the operator within the system;
(c)
the name and contact details of the operator;
(d)
the name and contact details of the delegated body or of the natural person to which certain official control tasks have been delegated or of the authority responsible for the listing;
(e)
the business of the operator to which the attestation or listing applies, being ‘production’, ‘processing’, ‘bottling (packaging)’, and/or ‘other’ (to be specified by the authority issuing the attestation);
(f)
the date of issue of the attestation or the date on which the listing was drawn up;
(g)
the signature, seal or mark of the delegated body or the authority responsible for the listing, which may be electronic;
(h)
the classification of the product as referred to in the Union register of geographical indications.
3. For the purposes of facilitating free circulation within the Union, authorities and bodies issuing the attestation and the listing referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may use the form set out in Annex IX.
4. For products produced in third countries, an operator whose product designated by the registered geographical indication is imported into the Union shall make available to the importer of the product in the Union, at its request, a proof of certification as an operator of a product designated by that geographical indication, as provided by the national control authority or the certification body of that third country.
The proof of certification referred to in the first subparagraph may consist in an attestation or in a listing of authorised operators and may be provided directly by that national control authority or certification body. The proof of certification may be in paper or electronic form. It shall be in, or accompanied by, a translation into an official language of the Union and in characters that may be easily understood in the Member States where the product is marketed. It shall not have expired, in accordance with the third country national law, on the date on which it is made available to the importer.
5. The proof of certification referred to in paragraph 4 shall be made available by the importer on request to customs authorities or other authorities in the Union engaged in verifying the use of geographical indications on goods declared for free circulation or placed on the Union market. The importer may make the proof of certification available to the public or to any person who requests proof of certification in the course of business.
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
