Applications for registration at Union stage
Article 2
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.