Content of applications for protection
Article 10
1. Applications for the protection of names as geographical indications shall include a technical file containing: (a) the name to be protected; (b) the name and address of the applicant; (c) a product specification as referred to in paragraph 2; and (d) a single document summarising the product specification referred to in paragraph 2. 2. To be eligible for a geographical indication protected under this Regulation a product shall comply with the corresponding product specification which shall include at least: (a) the name to be protected; (b) a description of the product, in particular its principal analytical characteristics as well as an indication of its organoleptic characteristics; (c) where applicable, the particular production processes and specifications as well as the relevant restrictions on making the product; (d) the demarcation of the geographical area concerned; (e) the details bearing out the link referred to in point (3) of Article 2; (f) the applicable requirements laid down in Union or national law or, where provided for by Member States, by an organisation which manages the protected geographical indication, having regard to the fact that such requirements shall be objective, and non-discriminatory and compatible with Union law; (g) an indication of the main raw material from which the aromatised wine product is obtained; (h) the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the product specification and their specific tasks.