Limitation of length of product specifications for traditional specialities guaranteed
The product specification referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall be concise and shall not exceed 5 000 words, except in duly justified cases.
An application for approval of an amendment of the product specification, referred to in Article 28 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/26, shall be concise and shall not exceed 7 500 words, product specification included, except in duly justified cases.
Procedural rules for opposition
1. When the Commission receives an opposition pursuant to Article 61(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, it shall inform the applicant about the opposition without delay.
2. The period of 3 months during which the opponent and the applicant may engage in appropriate consultations, referred to in Article 61(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, shall start on the date on which the invitation to them is delivered by electronic means.
3. For the purposes of Article 61(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, the name and contact details of the authority or person that submitted the opposition shall be communicated to the authority, body or person that submitted the application for registration or for approval of an amendment or the request of cancellation.
4. In case the Member States consider that the consequent changes to the application for registration referred to in Article 61(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 are substantial, thus affecting interests that had not been considered in the national opposition procedure carried out in accordance with Article 56(3) of that Regulation, those changes shall be subject to an additional opposition procedure. The applicant Member States shall be allowed to carry out the additional opposition procedure after notifying the result of the consultation to the Commission in accordance with Article 61(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143. In that additional opposition procedure, the Member State shall ensure that any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident in the territory of the Member State in question is allowed to submit an opposition before the amended version of the product specification is communicated to the Commission in view of repeating the examination, as referred to in Article 61(7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
Amendments to a product specification of traditional specialities guaranteed
The approval by the Commission of an application for approval of an amendment to a product specification of a traditional speciality guaranteed shall only cover the amendments included in the application referred to in Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.
Use of traditional specialities guaranteed designating a product used as an ingredient in the name of a processed product
Without prejudice to Articles 68 and 70 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and to Articles 7 and 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 7 ) , the traditional speciality guaranteed designating a product used as an ingredient in a processed product may be used in the name of that processed product, or in its labelling, or in its advertising material where:
(a)
the processed product does not contain any other product comparable to the ingredient designated by the traditional speciality guaranteed;
(b)
the ingredient designated by the traditional speciality guaranteed is used in sufficient quantities to confer an essential characteristic on the processed product concerned; and
(c)
the percentage of the ingredient designated by the traditional speciality guaranteed in the processed product is indicated in the label.
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
