Cancellation
Article 32
1. The Commission may, on its own initiative or at the request of any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, adopt implementing acts to cancel the registration of a geographical indication in either of the following cases: (a) where compliance with the requirements for the product specification can no longer be ensured; (b) where no product has been placed on the market under the geographical indication for at least seven consecutive years. Articles 24, 26, 27, 28 and 30 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the cancellation procedure. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Commission may, at the request of the producers of the spirit drink marketed under the registered geographical indication, adopt implementing acts cancelling the corresponding registration. 3. In the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, before adopting the implementing act, the Commission shall consult the authorities of the Member State, the authorities of the third country or, where possible, the third country producer which had originally applied for the registration of the geographical indication concerned, unless the cancellation is directly requested by those original applicants. 4. The implementing acts referred to in this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 47(2).