This Regulation lays down rules relating to:
(1)
the application for registration;
(2)
the opposition procedure;
(3)
amendments to the product specifications;
(4)
the cancellation procedure;
(5)
the Union register;
(6)
the digital system for the electronic submission of applications;
(7)
the use of the Union symbol, indication and abbreviation;
(8)
fees;
(9)
the mutual assistance and cooperation between Member States in controls and enforcement;
(10)
communications.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1)
‘accompanying documentation’ means the documents laid down in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411;
(2)
‘digital system’ as referred to in Article 67 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 means the digital system for the electronic submission of applications to the Office;
(3)
‘national phase decision’ means a decision referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 taken by the competent authority of a Member State;
(4)
‘producer’ means an operator engaged in one or more production steps for craft and industrial products;
(5)
‘producer group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of producers working with the same product concerned;
(6)
‘Regulation (EU) 2023/2411’ means Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753;
(7)
‘single document’ means a document referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 that is comprised in the application;
(8)
‘single producer’ means an applicant that complies with the requirements laid down in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411;
(9)
‘standard amendment to the product specification’ means an amendment to the product specification as defined in Article 31(5) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411;
(10)
‘temporary amendment to product specifications’ means an amendment to the product specification as defined in Article 31(6) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411;
(11)
‘Union amendment’ means an amendment to the product specification as defined in Article 31(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411.
