WORLD TRADE 
ORGANIZATION 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights IP/N/1/GRC/G/l 
31 January 1997 
(97-0363) 
Original: English 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
Greece 
The present document reproduces! the texts of the following laws and regulations, as notified 
by Greece under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (document IP/N/1/GRC/I/Rev.I): 
Article 11 of Law No. 2040/92, O.J. (FEK) No. 70 A'/23.4.1992 2 
Presidential Decree No. 61193, 0.1. (FEK) No. 27 A'/9 3.1993 5 
Presidential Decree No. 81193,0.1. (FEK) No. 36 A'/19.3.1993 13 
Presidential Decree No. 291/93, 0.1. (FEK) No. 130 A'/3.8.1993 20 
! In English only IP/NIlIGRC/GI 1 
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TRANSLATION (AUTHENTIC: GREEK) 
O.J, (FEK) 70A/23-4-92 
.LAW No 2040 
"Arrangement of subjccts within the competence of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and legal entities under the supervision there-of, as well as 
other provisions" 
Article 11 
Protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications of 
olive-oil 
1. Appellation of origin is the name (toponymy) of a region or a 
specific area, which is used to characterize t.he "extra virgin olive-oil" of 
a maximum acidity up to (10) degree, originat.ed from the specific 
region or area and its quality and characteristics are affected, totally or 
mainly, by the geographical environment prevailing in the region or 
area, including the natural and human factors (variety, ecological 
environment, cultivation techniques, processing conditions etc). 
2. Geographical indication is the name (toponymy) of a region 01' a 
specific area, which is used to characterize both the Hex.tra virgin olive­
oU" of a maximum acidity up to (1°) degree and the 'virgin olive-oil" of 
a maximum acidity between 1° and 2° degrees, originated from the 
specific region or area and their quality and reputation may be 
attributed to the geographical environment prevailing in the region or 
area, including the natural and human factors (variety, ecological 
environment, cultivation techniques, processillg conditions etc). 
3 , Olive~oiJs originating from a certain region have the right to bear 
the toponymy of this region as an appellation of origin 01' a 
geographical indication, provided that they fulfill the conditions laid 
down in par. S - 8 of the PI esellt article. 
4, The use of a toponymy of a specific region or area is forbiddell 
for olivc~oils of other origin, even in case of decisive designations prior 
to the toponymy, such as "kind", "type", etc. 
5. A P.D., issued after a relevant proposal by thc MinistQ1' of 
Agriculture, Jays down the conditions and procedul'cs of determining the 
protected appellations of origin of "extra virgin olive-oil" , of a 
maximum acidity up to 1 ° degree, produced and standasrdized within 
the specific and strictly limited geographical boundaries of a region not 
larger than a province. 
6, A P.D., issued after a relevant proposal by the Minist.er of 
Agriculture, lays down the conditions and procedures of determining the 
protected appellations of origin of "extra virgin olive-oU", of a 
maximum acidity up to 1 ° degree and of "virgin olive-oil" of a maximum 
acidity between 10 and 2° degrees, produced and standasrdized within IP/N/l/GRC/G/1 
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the specific and strictly limited geographical boundaries of a region 110t 
larger than Nomos. 
7. In each Nomos more than one protecteu appellations of Ol"igill or 
protected geographical indications of olive-oil can be determined, 
provided that they are 110t overlapped. 
8. The toponymy which is recognized as protected appellation of 
origin is forbidden to be used, simultaneously, as protected geographical 
indication. 
Y. Olive-oil trade-marks registered up touay, which refer to 
toponymies or geographic regions will be in force till 31 December 1992. 
After this date, these trade-marks will remain valid in case they fulfill 
the terms and conditions latd down in the present article. 
10. Olive-oil of protected appellation of origin and of geographical 
indication are permited to be marketed only in tillS of a maximum 
capacity of 5 pounds. By decision of the Mlnlster of Agriculture, 
published in the Official gazette, are determined all other relevant 
details for the implementation of the present article. 
11. Olive-oil factories .and all other production, processing and 
standardization units of olive-oil are control cd and supervl!;cd by tbe 
Ministry of Agriculture. 
12. Thosv not conforming with the provisions of the prsent article, 
are facing penalties provided by article 458 of the Criminal Code, they 
must pay a fine of three milllon drachmas, at lcw;t, and the operation 
of their units is prohibited for a time period of three (3) to twelve (12) 
months. In case of recidivism, operation licence of the above mcntincd 
units, is witdrawn permancutc}y. The above mentioned admiuistrative 
penalties could be re~adjusted by a Minister of Agriculture decision, 
published in the Official Oazette. 
13. Proceedings against those violating the provisions of the present 
article are made through a violation protocol issued by the officials of 
the Ministry of Agriculture appointed for olive-oil control. Law~breaker8 
prosecution proceedings, procedures for products seizod 01' under 
seizure, as well as allY other necessary detail, arc determined by a P .D. 
issued after a proposal by the Minister of Agriculture. 
14. Olive-OilS, indentified to be not in conformity with the appellation 
of origin or geographical inuication used, are to be compulsory re­
packaged, by law-brakers, within one (1) month and labelled properly, 
in order to be marketed, otherwise these arc seized. 
15. Terms, conditions and procedures for the determination of 
protected appellations of origin and geographical indications for othor 
agricultural products as well, arc determined by a P .D. issued after a 
proposal by the Minister of Agriculture. Those violating the provisions IP/NllIGRC/G/l 
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of the prsent paragraph are punished according to penalties provided in 
article 458 of the Criminal Code. Administartive penalties could also be 
determined by a similar P.D. Proceedings against the above mentioned 
violations are made by a relevant violation protocol issued by the 
officials of the Ministry of Agriculture appointed for the control of 
agricultural products. IP/N/l/GRC/GIl 
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TRANSLATION (AUTHENTIC : GREEK) 
O.J. (FEK) 27~'l9.3.93 
PRESIDENTIAL DEGREE No 61 
Conditions dnd procedure for recognising appellation 
of origin of olive-oils" 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC 
Having regard to ; 
1. The provision5 ; 
a) of 
"Regulation 
Agriculture 
provisions" par. 8 & 6 of article 11, Law Z040/1992 concerning 
of ls~ueB within the competence of the Ministry of 
and legal bodies supervised thereof, as well as other 
(A' 70) 
b) of article 27 of Law 2081/1992 concerning the "Regulation 
of the institution governing Chambers, amendment of provisions of 
L. 1712/1987 concerning the modernisation of professional unions 
of merchants. crafters and other professionals. as well as other 
provis1ons (A' 154) 
2. The Decision N, 1950/10.12.92 of the Prime Minister and the 
Minister of Agriculture, concerning "the delegation of authority 
from the Minister of Agriculture to the Deputy Ministers of 
Agriculture, Mr. Apoatolos Stavrou. Evangelos Bassiakos and 
Andreas Karagounis" (S' 728) 
3. The fact that under the provisions of the preaent decree, no 
expenditure is to the charge of the state budget 
4. The judgement No 529/1992 of the state council, following the 
proposal of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, we decide: 
Article 1 
Definitions 
To give effect to the present decree, the following terms 
should have t.he respective mel'lning : 
a) Geographical name of region: the formal name of the region or 
the specific place uaed for the description of olive-oil, as well 
as the traditionally used name of a region or a specific place. 
b) Group; each olive ~ oil producers' proce~sor~' and packers' 
organisation irreapective of its legal status or constitution. IP/N/1/GRC/G/l 
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c) Excellent virgin olive -011 : olive -011 as formally defined 
in the context of the national and community legislation. 
d) Virgin olive -oil: olive -oil, dS formally defined in the 
context of the nat10nal and community leg1slat10n. 
Article 2 
Procedure of ~ecognition 
1. The recognition of "protected Appellat10n of Origin" or 
~Protected Geographical Indications" 1s fulfilled following a 
group'a application. 
In case there's no 9rouP 1n a certain region, or in caoe the 
exist1ng group does not subm1t any ~elevant application within 3 
months from the publication of the present decree, an application 
tor recognition can be submitted by any natural of legal person 
having any legal economic interest (olive-tree cultivatora, 011-
millers, 011-standardlzers or oil-packers). 
Z. ThiS applicat10n should include the tollowlng information: 
a) full particulars about the applicant (name -6urname or 
tradename, address, etc.). 
b) The geographical name and the category for 
recognition is asked for (protected Appellation of 
P~otected Geog~aphical Indication). which the 
Origln O~ 
c) The geographical zone of origin and proces6ing of olive 
~rop. This zone will be specified on the bas1s or data laid oown 
1n the Oleicultural Register and in case such data do not exist, 
it will be specified on the basis of the administrative boundar­
ies of Communes. Hum1cipalities. Districts or Nomos. On the map, 
the recominended :;one ''1ill be to '3 scale of 1: 50,000. 
d) The olive var1ety(ies) used traditionally (or oil produc­
tion. 
e) The cultivation practices and olive collection method6. 
f) The 5011 and c11mate conditions of the region, the pro­
duse of which calls for recognition of a Patected Appellation of 
Or1g1n or Protected Geographical Indication. 
g) The quality characterist1cs of olive, as well as its 
tranport, packing and treatment method~. 
h) The quality characterist1cs of the final product and 
typical character1stics in tin: Cdl:5\:! u[ ul.l.ve-oil under Protected 
Appellation of Origin (physical. chemical and ta:;)Uug proper-tlef)) 
which are due to natural or artificial faclors of the region. IP/N/l/GRC/G/! 
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i) Declaration ot the applicant, stating that he assumes the 
responsibility of cooperating with the competent services of the 
Ministry of Agriculture to proceed to relevant control. 
3. The applications should be submitted to the competent Direc­
torate for Agriculture. If the zone, tor which recognition of 
appellation of origin is asked. falls within the competence of 
more than one Directorate for Agriculture, this application is 
submitted to all ~he respective D1rectorates for Agriculture 
concerned. 
The Directorate tor Agriculture, after having cheCked the 
information contained in the application, sends it to the _ compe­
tent central service of the Ministry of Agriculture, stating 
clearly its comments, together with the relevant aspects of the 
other oleicultural bod1es of the region having legal economic 
intet"ests. 
4. The recognition of "Protected Appellation of Origin- for 
Excellent Virgin Olive-oil or the recognition of HProtected 
Geographical Indication" for virgin Olive-oil 16 effected through 
a Decision signed by the Minister of Agriculture which i6 pub­
lished in the Official Ga~ette. 
Article 3 
Basle conditions of Recognition 
1. In order to characterize a toponym as of Ha protected appella­
tion ot origin" or "protected geographical indication" for a 
specific type of olive-Oil, there should be the following condi­
tions : 
a) Th1s olive-oil type should be produced by selected varie­
ties of olives for oil, cultivated in a specific oleicultural 
zone of the region, ~hose toponym 15 reco~nended as an appella­
tion of origin. 
b) the delineation of the oleicultural zone 5hould be feas­
ible, following object1ve criteria, a5 w~ll as lhe exclusion of 
urisultable soIls within thi5 zone. 
c) The variety or varieties of olive3 should be used tradi­
tionally tor the specific 011 type, while this olive-oil should 
be well known with complimentary remarks at leaat in the internal 
market. 
~) Olives should be carried from he olive-grove to the 
ol1ve-mill immediatelly after their collection in ; 
aa) plastiC Cage6, similar to Lhose used for the col­
lection of table oliveB. 
bb) small-sized bag5 up to 50 kgr made of vegetable 
materials, which allow p~oper ventilation of 
olives, so as to ensure good quality of the final 
product. IP/N/1/GRC/G/l 
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e) The oil produce should be either "excellent virgin oil" 
o~ "virgin oil", without any technological treatment that changes 
its physical and chemical structure, as laid down 1n Regulation 
(EEC) 356/92 of the Council ot 10/2/1992 "amending Reg. 
136/66/EEC" concerning "common organisation of the market in the 
sector of fats and oila" (EE L 39), as well as the directives of 
the International Olive-Oil Council. 
f) The olive proceaaing and 011 preservation should be 
carried out in units with stainless mechanical equ1pment, where 
both stainless rooms are available for technological treatment 
and stainless covered areaa for stocke1ng. More specifically. the 
various parts of the mechanical equipment, pipes, tanks and 
containers coming into contract with the oil and the olive-past 
should be made of Slainle66 steel. 
In additon. such care should be a160 taken by standardizers 
both in the course of oil transportation to the standardisation 
units and in the course of its preservation and bottling. 
The second paragraph of this case comes into effect three 
years after the publication of the present decree in the Official 
Gazette. 
g) Olive fruit fly control should be effected by bait sprays 
applied from the ground or by biological txeatment. 
h) The temperature of extracts and olive-paste during pulp­
ing should not exceed 32 C. 
i) Control of oil of appellation ot origin should be feaz­
ible and easy at all stages of ita production and marketing. 
j) The oil p~oduae should acquire the characteristic quali­
tative tasting properties or typ1cal features in' the case of 
protected appellation of origin. 
2. The protected appellation of origin ~nd the protected geogra­
phical ind1cations for olive-oll are (~cogni5ed and pLotected. 
provided that the cond1tions laid down in article 11, Law 
2040/1992 and the present d~cree are fulfilled. 
Article 4 
Special conditIons of recognillon and protection 
1. Person interested in produsing ol1ve-oil under "Protected 
Appellation of OrlglnU or ·Protected Geographical Indication" 
should submit a relevant application to the competent Directorate 
fo~ Agriculture for each marketing year. at least fifteen (15) 
days betore the beginnIng of delivery of the olive crop. IP/N/1/GRC/GIl 
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This appl1cation should contain at least the name/surname or 
trade-name of the company, the address of the oil-mill, as 
as the possible date of the beginning and complet10n of 
011ve-crop delivery, provided that delivery does not start 
lier or f1n1shes later than the dates stated. the 
well 
the 
ear-
Persons 1ntending to produce olive-oil under "Protected 
Appellat10n of Orig1n- or "Protected Geographical Indicat10n~ for 
the first time, should submit, together with the application 
referred to 1n the previous paragraph, a formal declaration 
stating that they are in compliance With the cond1tions laid down 
in articles 2 and 3 ot the present decree. 
The competent Directorate for Agriculture should then jUsti­
fiably decide on the submitted app11cations. 
Z. Olive-oil producers under WProtected Appellat10n or Or1g1n- or 
"Protected Geographical Indication" ahould keep full particulars 
concern1ng the olive or1gin by olive-cultivator. Price-lists or 
wei9ht-11sts of olive-crop delivery should mention at least 
identity data of olive-cultivator (name-surname, addre88), region 
of origin of olive-crop, varieties, weight etc. 
These data are kept for a f1ve-year per10d and should be presen­
ted wbenever requested by the competent control bodies. 
3. The oil produce is stored into sta1nless tanKs, on which jull 
particulars for its identification should be labelled, under the 
technical directions of the competent supervising Agricultural 
Directorate. 
4. Persons employed in 011 production under protected appellation 
of origin or protected geographical indication should keep a 
register containing all informat10n, so that control of these 
products be effected. Relevant books should be also kept by 
bottlers -packers -storers ot 011s ot appellation of origin. 
These reg1sters are kept for a five-year period and should 
be presented at any request by the competent control bodies. 
A deCision signed by the Minister of Agriculture determines 
the exact type ot reglsters and the way of keeping data. 
5. The transportation of oils of appellation of origin 
within the zone is permitted following a licence given 
competent Directorate for Agriculture, after a xelevdnl 
tion of the interested party, 1n bulk 
by the 
dPplica-
6. Persons employed in proauct1on -standardization -packing 
storage of oils of appellat10n of or1g1n are obliged to submit to 
the competent Directorate for Agriculture a declaration of oil 
stocks of preVIOUS years by category. This declaration is submit­
ted for the ex1st1n9 stocks on October 31 of each calendar yea~. IP/NIlIGRC/GI 1 
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7. Each 011 producer under Protected Appellation of Origin or 
Protected Geographical Indication should submit a production 
declaration to the competent Directorate for Agriculture. This 
production declaration is Bubmitted immediately after the end of 
harvesting and processing of the olive crop within the determined 
zone and should contain the processed olive crop quantity by 
municipality or commune of origin as well as the 011 produce by 
category. 
8. Without prejudice to general and specific provi6ion~. the 
following information should be marked on the labels or contai­
ners for oils under "Protected Appellation of Origin" or "Protec­
ted Geographlcal Indication" : 
a) the kind of 011 ("virgin oil" or "excellent virgin 011", 
where appropriate), 
b) the geographical name (toponym) of orig1n, 
c) the category of appellation of origin : "Protected Appel­
lation of origin" or "Protected Geographical Indication" where 
appropriate, 
d) full particulars of the standard1zers -packers (name-
6urname or trade-name, address), 
e) the content 1n litres or cgs, under the provisions into 
force, 
f) the control data, consisting of the two first le~ters of 
the appellation of origin or the geographical indication, fol­
lowed by the serial number of the label and hte two last mumbers 
of the production year (e.g. KA-000.795/92). The control data are 
written unde~ the responsibility of the bottler -standardizer. 
following a written licence of the competent Di~ectorate for 
Agriculture, which keeps a special control -supervision book by 
bottler -~tandardizer. 
The above data are marked on a logotype. as per the attached 
annex. 5cm in length and 0,7 cm in height, red in the case of oil 
under Protected Appellation of Oriqin and blue in the case of oll 
under Protected Geographical Indication. The data should be 
written in black. Especially in the Case of "excellent virgin 
oil" the logotype should be encircled by a white line of 0,3 cm 
in width. 
The logotype is marked horizontally dlrectly on the label or 
the container, together with the particula~s written obligatori­
ly. 
The logotype can be also marked on a ~pecial tape which is 
atf1xed as above and should be destroyed immediately after its 
detachment. 
Data as per cases band c are written at leasL in the greek 
language with identical lettere. IP/NIl/GRC/GI 1 
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The letter size for all indications marked on the labels or 
other containers should be smaller by 70t as compared to the 6i~e 
of figures written as per cases band c. 
9. All trademarl<s used for other 0115 should in HO case be u5ed 
for oi15 under Protected Appellation of Origin or Protected 
Geographical Indication. 
10. Data as per a, band c of par. 8 should be written obligatory 
in the course of the promotion of oils under Protected Appella­
tion of or1g1n or Protected Geographical Indications. They should 
be also mentioned 1n every accompanying document during tran8por~ 
tation (invoices, diapat notes, customs documents, etc.): 
11. Before being sold, oils under Protected Appellation of Origin 
or Protected Geographical Indication are checked for their 
tast1ng properties, le. that they are in compliance with the 
qualitative and typical specification of their category. 
12. 011s under ·Protected Appellat10n of Or1gin- or "Protected 
Geographical Indications- are also governed by the general and 
specific provisions of the legislation into force, as regards 
issues not oeig regulated by the pre3ent decree. 
13. The application procedures of the present decree are super­
vised by the competent services of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
Article 5 
Annex; 
The Annex quoted horebelous constitutes an integral part of 
the present decree : 
ANN E X 
The logotype (script) consists of the two 
the appellat10n of origin or the geographical 
lowed by the serial number of the label and lhe 
of the production year. fir5t leLlers of 
indication, fo1-
two last nurnber5 
Example For an oil under Protecteu Appellation of Origin 
or Protected Geographical. IlJuicat.,ioll produced in 
Kalamata -l'-Jornos of Me5~illi.d. lhe logotype should 
be : KA 000 795/92 IP/N/1/GRC/GIl 
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Article 6 
End 01: va11dity 
The provision of the present decree cease to be in force 
after the entry into force of the council Regulation (EEC) 
2081/92 of 14/7/92 "concerning the protection of geograph1cal 
1ndications and appellations of or1g1n ot agricultural products 
and food" (L 208). 
The Deputy Minister ot Agriculture should proceed to the 
publication and application or the present decree. 
Athens, March 9, 1993 
The Pres1dent of the Hellenic Republic 
Con6tantino6 Karamanlis 
The Deputy Minister or Agriculture 
Andreas Karagouni3 IP/N/lIGRC/G/1 
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TRANSLATION (AUTHENTIC: CREEK) 
O.J (FEK) 36A/19-3-9~ 
~RSSIDRNr!AL ~S~~~5 N681 
Ucondition~. Term~ and procedure ~or the Determination of 
Appellation of origin Eor Agricultural products" 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC 
Having regard to I 1: The provi5ions of par. 15 of the Article 11 of the Law 
2040/1992 on "Regulating matters concerning the MlniBtry of 
Aqrieultur~ and legal entities under its sypervision and other 
provi~1onB~ (A 70) 
~; Th~ provleioD5 of Article 27 or the Law 2061/1992 on " Regula­ting the institution of chamberfi, amending provi5lon5 of th~ t&~ 
171~/IBH7 on the modernization of vocational organisations of 
merchante, craft6men and other occupational groupo and oth~f 
proviGion6" (A 154) 
:3. The fact, that ,the prov1sion ot th1s Decree don't caU5e any 
expenditure aga1n3t the State budget. 
4. The NO 95/1993 opinion of the Coun511 of State. following the 
propoeal of the M1ni6ter of Agriculture, we decid~ 
Article 1 
Defln1t10n3 -Application field 
1. For the application of this decree. the meaning of the term3 
15 given, a5 follows: 
a) D6~ignatl0n of origin: tne geograph1cal name (toponymy) 
of an area or a specific place. that can be used to describe dU aqrloultural product. origrinated from this area or this specific 
place and its quality or typical charachterletice ar6 due to aroa tactor5 (natur.:tl or technica 1 factor~). 
b) drea or 
product. 
BpeC"lfie 
Whole may Geographical name of an area : the official name of the 
the epeciflc place. used to describe an agricultural 
as well a5 the trad1 t ionally HB~lj nant~ ·)f an ar~a f)f a 
plaee. In eXGept10nal C';U3efS. the <3reek territory as a 
be u~ed a~ an area. 
Q) Group! every organisation or producer~ ur proce530r9 or 
standardizat10n operators -packagers of agricultural products, 
regardless of itB legal form or composition. 
2. The provisions of this decree are applied to plant. animal. IP IN/lIGRC/GIl 
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forest and f18her1e~ producte, natural or proceooed. 
J; Aqrioultural producte that are entitled to use appellation of 
o~igin, are classified as follows I 
a) protected Designation of origin (POO) 
bJ protected Geographical Indication (PGI) 
Th~ agricultural products of an area or a speclt1c place provi­
ding they meet the condit1on5 of this d6cr~e, aB well a6 th050 determined by caBe, are ent1tled to one of the above lndlcation3, 
and they may bear the name (toponymy) of the area or of the 
opecific place, aB well. 
4. The ndm~ (toponymy) of the area, recognised a5 »protected 
de~lqnat10n of orig1n» 15 not permItted to be uB~d a5 "protected 
qeogrdphlcal indicat1on» in the 3ame time. for similar products. 
Art1~le a 
Main reqUirements for recognition 
For a name (toponymy) of place to be recogn15ea a~ "protected defilqnatlon of orig1n~ or aB "protected geog~aphicdl indication". 
it must meet the following requirements: 
a} ,The agriuultural product 15 well and widely known. at 
least in the internal market of the country. 
b} The production zone 11mltat1on and the excluHlon of 
Inappropriate area3 into that zone. is p085ible. following objec­tive criteria. 
c) The agricultural product 13 obtained from excellent 
varieties or animal or b1rd breeds or f13h 5pecie5. produced 1n 
th~ area/ the name of which 15 proposed aB designation of origin. 
d} The 
5peci et, are 
product. plant varieties or animal or b1rd br6edfi or f15h 
traditionally u3ed for this specific agricultural 
~) The procecBed agr1cultural product has the appropriate 
qualities tor the product to be produced. without technologiG~l 
tr~atment~ required. that could drastically change the physico­
chemical composition of the final product. 
f) Standardization-packagIng, p~ocessing and conservation or 
maturing of the products. must take place in ln5tallat1ou5 
~qulp~d with th~ appropriate mechanical equ1pment and 1ncluding appropriate area5 where 5toraQe and processing can tak~ plac~: 
q} It mU5t b~ p06~ihle and ea6Y to control the dgr1cultu~al 
products concerned, in every stage of production and marketinij­
t nW8porta t ion. 
h) The agricultural product must be of quality o. to h~ve 
chatacteristics due to the geographical environment of the area. IP/NIl/GRC/GI1 
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i) More 5p8eifically, concern1ng PD05, product~ should be 
typical of the area and their characteri3tic3 must be due. exclu­
s1velly or mainly. to the geographical environment of the area. 
which includes natural or technical factor5. 
j} Processing of the agricultural products. including pos-
3ible maturing. must take place 1nto the limitB of the determined 
zone of designation of origin. 
Article 3 
Recognition procedure 
1. The recognition of vprotected deslgnatlon of ori91n" (PDO) or 
"prot~cted geographical indication" (PGl), is approved following 
an application of a group having a direct economic relationoh1p 
with the agricultural product concerned (production, packaging­
processing. market1ng) and its installations are located in the 
recognition area. In the case that there ls no group in an area, 
the recognition appl1cation may be submitted by any phY51cal or 
legal entity, 3tay1ng or located in the area and having legiti­
mate economic interest (producer of primary production, proce5~e-
50r, packag1ng-3tandardlaation operator) or ever by the respon3-
ible local service of the Ministry of Agr1cultu~e. 
~2, In the appl1catlon. the following mu~t'b~ included 
a) Full information about the applicant (full name or firm 
name, ,addres5, packaging-standardization, processing etc. units' 
addresses) . 
b) Data proving that the basic provisions of the Article 2 
ot thia decree, are met. 
c} The name of the agricultural product, the geographical 
name for which recognition i5 requested, as well u5 the category 
for which recognition is requested (PDO or PGl). 
d) The geographical zone of origin ot the raw ma~erial of 
the agricultural paroduct. The zone will be determined on the 
basis of agricultural records and where these are not available, 
it will De baBed on the limit3 of Communities, Municipalltle3. 
Prefectures or other Administrative Divi5ions. 
Th13 proposed zone must be illustrated on a map of an appropriate 
sCClle. 
e) The plant varietie9 or the animal species or the fiBh 
species, the product of which is used for the production and the 
recogn1t1on or designation of origin. 
f) The CUltivation and breeding technlc~, including the 
maximum yields per ha or per animal. as well as' the collection 
conditione or the possible apecial production conditions. 
g) The natural condition of the area (cllm&te, 30il. flora. 
waters etc) for which recognition is requested. depending on the 
product. IP/N/lIGRC/G/1 
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h) The minimum quality character15~1c8 of r~w material. as 
w~ll ae the ffiethod6 and conditions of packaging, transportation, 
3torage and proce3s1ng of the agricultural product. 
1) The quality characteristics of the final product (natur­
al, chemical or organoleptic) if PGI is in question, due to 
natural or technical facLo~a of the u~ea. 
j) The typical or quality characteristic3 of the final 
product (natural, chemical or organoleptic) due exclusively or 
mainly to the geographical environment of the area. if FOO ie in 
qU6Bt1on. 
k) Btatement of the applicant tha~ he undertakes the obliga­
tion to cooperate w1th the competent authorltle5 of the Min18try 
of Agriculture and participate to teh necessary controls. 
3. The application must be 3ubmltted to the competent local 
~erVIC6 of the Mlni~try of Agriculture. If the zone. for Which a 
recognition 16 requested, consernlng de51gnation of origin, 
covero an area where more than one local services are respon3-
1l:>le, the appl1cation muat be submitted to all the aerv1ce6 
oovering the propo50d zone. 
The local service of the Mlnlatry of Agriculture. examines the 
data of the application and tran~mlts it to the competent cen­tral service. making ito remarka. noting a3 well the points of 
view ot, the other Intereated part8 of ~he area. 
1h~ MihiBt~r of Agriculture may institute special working groups 
respon51ble to give opinions on the submitted applications. 
~; fhe recognition of a PDO or PGI on a specified agricultural 
product. 15 taking place after a decision of the M1nister of 
Agriculturo, that mU6t be published on the Official Oazett. 
Article 4 
TermB dnd oondit1on6 tor the recogn1tion of the production 
of products of appellation of origin 
I: Tho5~ lndend~d to peoduce agricultural producLs of appellation 
of origin (PDO or PGI), are 8ubm1tlng, each production period. an 
application to the competent local service of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, at lea3t fifteen (15) days before product delivery 
dat~: Th~ ~pp11cation Bhould at lea~t include the producer'3 full 
name or the name ot firm. its location or the location of the 
5tadardization -packaging or processing units, as well as the 
possible dates of starting and ending the delivery of raw mater­Ial, prOViding that it will not 3tart earlier and end later than 
the~e possible dates. 
fhoB~ int~nded to prodce agricultural products of appellation of 
origin for the tir3t time, in addition to the application re­
t~rr~d on the above paragraph, they Bhould also submit the state­
ment referred on the case (ia) of the paragraph 2 of article 3. 
as well aB the nece88ary data confirming that they comply with 
the basic conditions of the Article 2 of this decree. The compe­
tent local service of the Ministry of Agriculture. p~esent5 its 
reasonable opinion on the submitted application~. IP/NIlIGRC/GI 1 
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2, The producerB of agricultUral prOdUGtB of appellat10n of 
O[l~in muet k~~p full data concerning or1g1n of raw material per 
producer. 
tm tlH~ aooument6 cOllcenung we1ght or on the lnvo1ce3 issued on 
raw material delivery, the raw material producer'B identification 
element3 (full name. address etc.), the raw material area of 
origin (community or municipality and area), the kind of pro­
duct5, variety or animal ~pecle3. weight etc .• shQuld be noted. 
Their counter foilB 5hould be kept for five year5 and made avail­
dbl~ to the control author1t1e~. 
3. The producer5 ot agricultural product6 of appellation of 
ori~in, natural or prOC66Ged, mu~t keep stock-books, recbrding 
every information element, which 5hould permit Qontrol of the product5 in quest1on, accord1ng to the technical inDtructlona of 
the Ministry o! Agriculture. 
~imilar 6tOCK-Dook5 6hould be kept by packaging-processing ~nd 
bottling agents, for agricultural products of appellation of origin. 
rhe50 BtOCK-»OOK5 are kept for five years and are made available 
to the control authoritiee. 
Q; Tran~portatl0n or agricultural products of appellation of 
origin. to different in5tallatlon~, 1s allowed, provided perm1s-
510n i5 given by the Ministry of Agriculture and following the 
appropriate ln~truct1onc. 
9; ~roduoer6 and packagere -proces30rs or agricultural productD 
of deaignation of orig1n must 3ubm1t to the competent local 
5Bfvioe of the Mln16try of Agriculture. a 5tatement about the 
stocks of agricultural products of appellat10n of or1g1n, of 
pr~viouB yed!o. per category. This 3tatement is Bubmitted for the 
existing stocke, on the la5t day of the marketing per10d of every 
product or dctermin~d per ca3e. 
6. Producers (standardization -packaging -prQCe35ing agentB) of 
agrioultural product~ of de~lgnation of origin mU5t sub~it a 
production statement to the competent local service of the Mini­arry of agr1culture. Th15 production statement la submitted 
immediately after the end of the production period of each deter­
mined Bone and on d date determined per product of designation of 
or1g1n. Thi5 statement mU5t include the quant1tie6 handled or 
prl)C:~5F5efl p~r GOI(tIlltmlty or municipality area of origin, <13 well 
as the produced f1nal products per category of de5ignatlon of 
or1gin. 
7: Without preJudice to the general and 3pecific proviBlons 
conc~rninq mentioned informatlon ~fi paQk&q~5\ lab~15 or oth~f 
V~0k~qlnq- mednB of agricultural products of appellation of ori­
gin, either E'DO or PG!. the following 1nd1c·H1onB mU5t a101) b~ 
noted, 
a) nalCle of the agricultural product. 
b) Area geoyraphlcal name. 
c) category of appellation of origin. 
The above information are written aB a unique entity. using IP/N/lIGRC/G/1 
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uniform letters. The height of letterG indicating tho category of appellation or origin mUBt not exceed the size of the letters 
concern1ng information on the obove cases a and D. neither can 
5mall6f of the 50' of their height. 
The 3ize of lettera of any indication mentioned on packages. 
label~ or other mean3, must be smaller of 50% of the size of letters of the cases band c. 
!ndicatiofl6 of ca5efi band c are in the Greek language. at least. 
d) Full name and a~dre56 of the pacKager-proceoeor. 
e} eontttnt-5 in weight or volume, according to provisions in 
force. 
f} ~ontrol data. conBl~t1ng of the two first ietter6 of the 
geograph1cal name of appellation of origin. followed by the 
numlJ"r of thtt package meaml and the two last numbers of the 
production year. 
Th~B~ control data are written under the packager responsibility 
after a written perm13510n of the competent local aervice or the Mini5try of Agriculture, that 3hould keep special monitoring and 
control recorda per packager. The above mentioned indication5 are not obligatory written on packages, containing smaller packages 
that mention the relevant data, 
Ij} Trade markB UEie,j for Gonunon agr1cul tural products of the same 
type, are not allowed to be uaed for agricultural producto of appellation of origin. 
Bs vata of C~6e~ a.D,e of paragrapn 7 ot th1s decree. muat be 
ment10ned on every ~upportlng document (involce5, 3hipment re­
porte, OU6tOffiB documente)I for every transport of agricultural 
product5 of appellation of origin. 
Article 5 
uenerdl PrQV13ione 
1: Appellation or or1gln tor agricultural producl3. are recog­
n1~ed and portected, provided they comply with the provisioils of 
tli1JJ decree. 
2, Exported agricultural products of appellation of origin. mU8t 
be accompanied by a speelfied document. 1~3ued by the eomp~tent 
5~rvic65 of the Mini~try of Agriculture, following instructions 
of the Minister o[ Agri(ulture. 
), UBe of the qt0~raphlcal name or an area ur a place. recogni~ed 
as appellation of origin of agricultural productB, iB not p~rmit­
t ~ Ij r 0 r 5 i rn i 1 a r p r (r (t 1! (' t. '5 0 fan 0 the r 0 r 1'g 1 n , eve n i f be for e 0 r 
after the name Qf place, there are wordB aB "genu5U, ~typ~W, 
"kInd". "method", "way" or oLher ~imilal- one5. 
4. provisions of thjs decree are not applied on vine and win0 
products, being subject to provisions of Law 243/1969 "on improv­
ing and protecting viticultural products" (A' 144). IP/NIlIGRC/GI 1 
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S. Exlues10n of agricultural product3 trom the cdt~gorie6 PDO or 
PO!, may be done only on product1on stage, or 1n exceptional 
cases. on marketing Btage (deterlotation of characterietlc8 and oompo51tlon, not allowed p~oce33ing methods ~tc.). 
6. For agricultural products of "portected deBignation of orig1nn 
or Uprotected geographical indication", general and specific 
provi61ons of legislation in force, apply, on roatter3 not regula­
t~d und~r thia decree. 
7: control and ~uperv131on on the appllca~lon of this decree, 15 
taking place by the competent authorities of the Ministry of 
Agriculture. 
Article 6 
End of Validi ty 
Tho prOViBlon3 of the present decree cease to be in force 
after the entry into force of the council regulation (EEC) 
2061/92 of 14/7/92 HCQncerning the protection of geographical 
indications and designations of origin of agricultural amd food 
product~" (L208). 
Th6 Mini6ter of Afr1culture should proceed to the publica­
tion and impl ementat10n or the pre:Hmt decreo. 
Athena, March 16, 1993 
The President of the Hellenic Republic 
~Qn~tantlno3 Kdramanllz 
The Mini3ter of Agriculture 
Ghriato5 K06kind~ IP/N/1/GRC/G/l 
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TRANSLATION (AUTHENTIC: GREEK) 
O.J. (FEK) 130A/3 -8 -93 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE (P.D.) No 291 
"Amemmem of the provisions of P.D, 61/1993 (Conditions and 
procedure foe recognising appellation of origin of olive-oils -A27) as 
wen aB of P .D. 81/1993 (Conditions, terms and procedure for the 
determination of appellation of origin of agricultural products -A3cS) 
THE PRBSIDENT 
OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC 
Having rtigard to: 
1. The provisions of par. 5, cS and 11 aof anicle 11 of the law 
2040/1992 "Arrangement of issues within the competence of the 
Ministry of Agriculture and legaJ entities under the supervision there-of, 
as well as other provililions" (A 70). 
2. The provisions of article 29A of the Law 1558/1985 "Oonverment 
and gonvcrmental agencies" (A!37), as it was modified by the provisions 
of article 27 of the Law 2081/1992 ".Arrangement of t.he institution of' 
Chambers, amendment of of provisions of the Law 1712/1987 
"Modernization of vocational organizations of merchants, craftsmen and 
other profetional groups, as we]) as other provisions" (A154). 
3. The fact that from the provisions of thti prtisent dccrcti 110 
tixpemliture is caused at the expense of the State Budget. 
4. The 470/1993 consultatory responce of t.he Council of Stat.e, 
under the: proposal of the Minister of Agriculture, we decide as follows: 
Article 1 
Amendment of P.D. 6111993 
Article cS of the P.D. 61/1993 is replaced as follows: 
"Article 6 
For the protection of appellations of origin of o1ive~olls7 after the 
expiration of the slxwmonth period provided by the Council Regulation 
(EEC) 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 "Concerning the protection of 
geographical indications and designations of origin of agricultural and 
food products" (L208) , with reference to the procedure for the 
recognition of the protected geographical indications and designations of 
origin, the respective provisions of this regulation are applied." 
Article 2 
Amendment of P.D. 8111993 IP/N/l/GRC/G/1 
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1. At the end of par 1 of article 1 of P.D. 8111993 a section is 
added as follows: 
"As appellations of origin arc aJ80 concedered the traditional, 
geographical or not, appellations describing a Greek agricultural product 
produced in the whole country or in a specific region of it and fullflls 
the requirements of the case "a" of the present paragraph:' 
2. Article 6 of P.D. 81/1993 is replaced as follows: 
;'Artic1e 6 
For the protection of appellations of OrlglD of agricultural 
products 1 after the expiration of the six-month period provided by the 
Council Regulation (EEC) 208111992, with reference to the procedure 
for the recognition of the protected googfi:tphica! indicatiolls and 
designations of origin, the respective provisions of this regulation are 
applied:' 
To the Minister of Agriculture we assign the publication and 
execution of the present decree. 
Athells, July 26, 1993 
The President of the Democracy 
Konstantinos G. Karamalllis 
The Minister of Agriculture 
Christos Koskinas