469/2003 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
 
ACT 
 
of October 28, 2003  
 
on designations of origin for a product  and geographical indications  for a product  and on 
alterations of and additions to certain laws  
 
Amendment: Act No.469/2003 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
Amend ment : Act No . 84/2007 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
Amendment: Act No . 279/2007 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
Amendment: Act No . 395/2009 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
Amendment: Act No. 125/2016 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
Amendment: Act No. 83/2021 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
Amendment: Act No. 337/2022 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
 
The National Council of the Slovak Republic has adopted the following Act : 
 
Art. I 
 
PART ONE  
 
BASIC PROVISIONS  
 
§ 1 
 
Subject -matter of regulation  
 
(1) This Act shall govern the legal conditions for the acqui sition of the  right to protection of a designation of origin for a 
product  or a geographical indication for a product  in the Slovak Republic, the legal effects of this protection and the proceedings 
in the matter of the designation of origin for a product or the geographical indication for a product before the Industrial P roperty 
Office of the Slovak Republic (hereinafte r referred to as the "Office").  
(2) This Act also regulates the national procedure for  
(a) filing a request for registration of a designation of origin f or a product or a geographical indication f or a product with respect  
to an agricultural product, food stuff, wine, an aromatized wine product or a spirit drink which concerns  a geographical area in the 
Slovak Republic or a cross -border geographical area,  
(b) filing oppositions against a  request f or registration of a designation of origin f or a product or a geographical indication f or a 
product with respect to an agricultural product, food stuff, wine, an aromatized wine product or a spirit drink of another member 
state of the European Union or a third state , 
(c) changing the specification of an agricultural product, food stuff, wine, an aromatized wine product or a spirit  drink , 
(d) filing a request for revocation of the registration of a designation of origin f or a product or a geographical indication f or a 
product with respect to  an agricultural product, food stuff, wine, an aromatized wine product or a spirit  drink . 
 (3) The right to protect ion of  a designation of origin f or a product or geographical indication for a product with respect 
to agricultura l products, foodstuffs, wines , aromatized  wine products and spirit  drink s shall be  granted exclusively in accordance 
with a special piece of legislation ;1) section  9 to 11 shall be applied mutatis mutandis to the enforcement of rights resulting from 
a designation of origin f or a product or from a geographical indication f or a product registered in accord ance with a special piece 
of legislation1). 
 
§ 2 
 
Definition of  basic  terms  
 
For the purpose of this Act  
(a) designation of origin  for a product shall mean the name of a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, a country, used to 
designate a product originating in that place, region or country, if the quality or properties  of that product are exclusively or 
essentially due to  a geographical environment with its inherent natural  and human factors and the production, processing and 
preparation of that product takes place in the defined place, region or country,  
(b) geographical indication for a product shall mean the name of a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, a country, 
used to designate a product originating in that place, region or county, if that product has a specific quality, reputation o r other 
characteristics which are attributable to that place, region or country,  
(c) product shall mean any movable chattel produced, mined out or otherwise obtained, irrespective of its processing stage , 
which is destined for a consumer,  
(d) generic name sha ll mean the general name of a product which has become a common name of the product despite referring 
to the specific place, region or country where such product was originally produced or placed on the market,  
(e) holder of a registration certificate shall mean  the person in whose name  a designation of origin for a product or a 
geographical indication for a product  is entered into the register of designations of origin for a product and geographical 
indications  for a product (hereinafter re ferred to as "Register").  
§ 3 
 
A designation of origin for a product  and a geographical indication for a produc t which meets the conditions  of 
protection pursuant to this Act, shall be entered into the Register ; the Register shall be kept by the Office.  
§ 4 
 
Exclusions from an entry into the Register   
The f ollowing shall not be entered  into the Register as a designation of origin for a produc t or geographical indication 
for a product  
(a) an indication th e exact wording of which truly indicates the name of the place, region or country (hereinafter referred to as 
"territory ") from which the product originates, but nevertheless is capable to evoke a misconception about the real origin of the 
product in the  public,  
(b) an indication which is a generic name of a product even if the  product originates from the defined territory , 
(c) an indication identical with the name of a plant variety or animal breed which could , as a result of the entry, evoke a 
misconception about the real origin of the product in the public,  
(d) an indication the registration of which could cause confusion with an already registered designation of origin  for a product , 
geographical indication  for a product , trade  mark, or well -known trade  mark , 
(e) repealed as of November 1, 2009.  
§ 5 
 
Repealed a s of November 1, 2009  
 
PART TWO  
 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN  FOR A PRODUCT  
 
Rights and obligations conferred by registration  
§ 6 
 
(1) Anyone placing on the market a product which meets the product specification under section 15 shall be entitled to 
use the registered designation of origin for a product.  
(2) The person referred to  in subsection 1 may indicate on a product that it is a registered designation of origin for a 
product  and may use a symbol of the registered designation of origin specified in Annex 2; this does not apply to an agricultural 
product, foodstuff, wine, an aromatized wine product and a spirit drink.  
(3) No consent to the use of a registered designation of ori gin for a product shall be granted by a license contract . 
(4) No right of pledge  shall be established with respect to a registered designation of origin for a product . 
(5) A registered designation of origin for a product  cannot be subject to  an assignment.  
§ 7 
 
(1) A registered designation of origin for a product  is protected against  
(a) any direct or indirect commercial use on products to which such designation  is not related, if such products are identical with 
or similar to a product which is registered under such designation of origin for a product , or such us e takes advantage of the 
reputation of a registered designation of origin for a product , 
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation of misconception about a the origin  of a product , even if the true origin of a product is 
indicated or even if the registered designation of origin for a product  is indicated as a translation or is accompanied by an 
expression such as "kind", "type", "style", "as produced in", "imitation", "sim ilar"; or by an other similar expression,  
(c) another deceptive  or misleading indication as to the origin, nature or essential qualities of the product, on its inner or outer 
packaging, advertising materials or documents relating to the product concerned, and the use of transport  packing liable to 
evoke a misconception  as to the true  origin  of the product , 
(d) another practice liable to mislead the public as to the true origin of the product.  
(2) A registered designation of origin for a product  cannot be considered a generic name of a product. If a general 
name of a product, which is its generic name, is part of the actual  registered designation of origin for a p roduct , the use of such 
name shall not be considered to be contrary to subsection  1(a) or (b). 
§ 8 
 
(1) The r ight to protection of a designation of origin for a product  shall arise on the date of its entry into the Register.  
(2) The t erm of protection of a registered designation of origin for a product  shall not be limited  in terms of time . 
§ 9 
 
Infringement of rights  
 
(1) Any body  shall be entitled to demand the prohibition of the use of a registered designation of origin for a product  for 
identical or similar products, which do not meet the conditions for its u se and to demand the removal of such products from the 
market.  
(2) If the rights protected by this Act are infringed or endangered , the holder of a registration certificat e shall be  
entitled to demand  the prohibition of the infringement or endangering  of his right and t he removal of the consequences of the 
infringement. The r ight to compensation f or damage s shall not be affected  by this . If a non -proprietary loss  has been caused by 
the infringement or endangering  of rights protected by this Act, the injured party shall have a right to adequate satisfaction, 
which may take the form of cash consideration .1a) 
§ 9a 
 
Right to information  
 
(1) In the case of an infringement or endangering of the rights protected by this Act, the h older of a registration 
certificate may request that the person placing or intending to place an identical or a similar product on the market provide him 
with information about the origin of the product infringing the rights pursuant to this Act and about  circumstances of its placing 
on the market.  (2) Information pursuant to subsection 1 contain in particular  
(a) the first name and last name or business name , or the name and place of permanent residence or place of business, or 
registered office of the producer, processer, storer, distributor, supplier , seller and other previous holders of the product,  
(b) indications on the produced, processed, delivered or ordered q uantity and on the price of the corresponding  products.  
(3) A person who  
(a) possess es products infringing rights pursu ant to this Act,  
(b) uses services infringing rights pursuant to this Act , 
(c) provides services used in activities associated with the infring ing of rights pursuant to this Act; or  
(d) was indicated by a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) as a person participating in the production, processing or 
distribution of products or the rendering of services infringing rights pursuant to this Act,  
shall be also obliged to provide information pursuant to subsections 1 and 2.  
Disputes hearing  
 
§ 10 
 
(1) Disputes concerning  rights pursuant to this Act shall be heard and ruled by courts, unless this Act stipulates  
otherwise.  
(2) The h older of a registration certificate shall be entitled to move the court for order ing that products, by means of 
which rights protected by this Act are directly infringed or  endangered , be 
(a) withdrawn from the market , 
(b) definitely removed from the market,  
(c) otherwise s ecured in a way preventing further infringement or endangering  of the right;  
(d) destroyed in a suitable way; the court shall not order the destr uction , if the products by means of which the rights protec ted 
by this Act are directly infringed or endangered , are not in possession of the person against which the motion is directed . 
(3) The measures pursuant to subsection 2 shall be executed at the expense of a person infringing or endangering the 
rights protected by this Act, unless special circumstances justify ano ther proc edure . 
(4) The court shall not confer the right to provide information pursuant to section  9a, if the seriousness of endangerin g 
or infringement of the right was not proportional to the seriousness of the consequences resulting from the fulfilment of the 
obligation thus imposed . 
§ 11 
 
(1) The h older of a registration certificate shall be entitled to move that, in protectin g the rights pursuant to this Act, the 
court impose , by a preliminary injunction,2) obligations whose content is the same as in the decision in rem if any delay could 
cause him a proprietary  or non -proprietary loss being hard to rectify . 
(2) By a decision on a preliminary injunction,  the court may impose a n obligation on the movant  to post a monetary 
security deposit of an adequate amount into the court's custody or to condition the coming into effect of the decision  on the 
meeting of the imposed  obligation . When deciding on the amount of the monetary security  deposit , the court shall take into 
account the extent of the proprietary or non -proprietary loss  which can be incurred by the defendant  as well as the movant 's 
possibilities in terms of proper ty providing that the imposition of the obligation to post a monetary  security deposit  does not 
constitute a substantial obstacle to the exercise of the right.  
(3) The defendant may move that the court decide that the monetary security deposit be han ded over as a 
compensation of the proprietary or non -proprietary loss in money  caused directly by the execution of a preliminary injunction 
ordered without an adequate reason.  
(4) If within the period of six months from the detection of the occurrence of t he loss  pursuant to subsection 3 
compensation or satisfaction is not a sserted  at the court or no agreement on the use of the security  deposit between the 
participants is reached , the court shall hand over the monetary security deposit . 
PART THREE  
 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION S FOR A PRODUCT  
§ 12 
 
Geographical indication for a product  
 
(1) Provisions for the designation of origin for a product shall apply mutatis mutandis to rights and obligations resulting 
from the registration, to the h earing of disputes and to proceedings before the Office.  
(2) Anyone who places on the market a product that meets the product specification pursuant  to section  15 shall be  
entitled to use the registered geographical indication f or a product.  
(3) The person referred to in subsection 2 may indicate on the product that it is a registered geographical indication f or 
a product, as well as use the symbol of the registered geographical indication for a product specified in Annex 3; this does not 
apply to an agricultural product, food stuff, wine, an aromatized wine product and a spirit  drink . 
 
PART FOUR  
 
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE  
 
§ 13 
 
(1) General legislation  on administrative proceedings shall appl y to proceedings before the Office pursuant to this Act , 
unless this Act st ipulates  otherwise.  
(2) Provisions on proceedings suspension, statutory declaration, time limits for a decision and on measure s against 
inactivity pursuant to general legislation  on administrative proceedings3) shall not apply to proceedings before the Office 
pursuant to this Act.  § 14 
 
Application for a designation of origin for a product  
 
(1) An application for a designation of origin for a product  (hereinafter referred to as "application") may be filed by an 
association of producers or processors having legal personality4) for a product  produced, processed and prepared within a 
defined  territory  (hereinafter referred to as "applicant"). An applican t may also be a person which, at the time of filing the 
application, is the only person producing, processing and preparing the product in the defined territory . 
(2) The right to become a member of an association referred to in subsection 1 shall be enjoyed by any person  who 
produces, processes and prepares, within the defined  territory , the product with a quality or characteristics  corresponding to the 
conditions stipulated  for the already registered designation o f origin for a product  and meets the conditions of membership in the 
association, which must no t be discriminat ory nor contrary to the rules of business competition. An association shall be obliged 
to issue a certificate of membership to its members upon r equest.  
(3) An application must  contain:  
(a) a request for entry of a designation of origin for a product  into the Register,  
(b) the first name , last name, address of permanent residence and nationality of the applicant; and if the applicant is a legal 
entity, its business name or name and registered office,  
(c) a product specification,  
(d) the last name, first name an d address of the place of business of the authorized  representative of the applicant, unless it is 
identical with the address of permanent residence, or the address of permanent residence, or the business name o r name and 
registered office of the authorized  representative of the applicant, as well as the power of attorney, if the applicant is 
represented or must be represented5) (section  37(2)),  
(e) the signature of the applicant or the person authorized  to act on his behalf.  
(4) A file number  shall be assigned to the application , the day of delivery of the application shall be marked and a 
confirmation of the filing of the  application shall be issued to the applicant.  
§ 15 
 
(1) The product specification must  contain:  
(a) the name of the product, including the wording of the designation of origin for a product , 
(b) the geographical definition of the territory  in which the  production, processing and preparation of the product is being carried 
out, 
(c) a document c onfirming that the product  originates from the defined territory , 
(d) a description of the characteristics  or qualitative features  of the product, which are given by the respective  geographical 
environment , 
(e) a description of the method  of obtaining the product, or, where app ropriate , a description of the authentic  and un varying local 
methods of obtaining it.  
(2) An applicant having no permanent residence and no registered office in the Slovak Republic and having a 
designation of origin for a product  protected pursuant to the law  valid in the country of origin of the product may substitute data 
pursuant to subsection 1 (c) with a certificate of protection of the  designation of origin for a product  pursuant to the law valid in 
the country of origin.  
§ 15a 
 
Repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
§ 15b  
 
Repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
§ 16 
 
Repealed as of July 1, 2007.  
§ 17 
 
Application proceedings  
 
(1) The Office shall examine whether  
(a) the designation of origin for a product  stated in an application meets the requirements for the entry into the Register,  
(b) an application contains the required elements pursuant to sections  14 and 15, 
(c) the applicant is represented by an authorized  representative5) (section 37(2)).  
(2) The Office shall call upon the applicant to remove the deficiencies detected under subsection  1(b) and (c)  within a 
specified time limit which shall not be shorter than two months. If the applicant fails to remove the deficiencies , the Office shall 
discontinue  the proceeding. The applicant shall be notified of this consequence  in the call . 
(3) The Office shall refuse an application if a designation of origin for a product is excluded from registration pursuant 
to section 4 or it fails to meet the condit ions for the entry into the Register. Before refusing the application, the Office shall 
enable the applicant to comment on the  ascertained reasons on the basis of which the application is supposed to be refused . 
(4) The Office can call upon the applicant to submit a document of the competent  inspection authority5a) confirming 
that the product meets the requirements stated in section 15(1) (d). The Office shall set an adequate time limit for the submi ssion 
of such evidence  and the applicant shall be notified that the Office will refuse the application if he fails to submit such confirming 
document.  
§ 18 
 
Registration of the designation of origin for a product  
 
The Office shall enter a designation of origin for a product  into the Register if it meets the conditions for the entry into 
the Register and the application meets the requirements pursuant to this Act. The Office shall issue a certificate of the entry of a designation of origin for a product  into the Register to the applicant in paper form and it shall publish the registration in the 
Official Gazette of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as " Official  Gazette "). 
§ 19 
 
Registration of amendments to the product specification  
 
The a pplicant or holder of a registration certificate may file a request for an amendment to the product specification , in 
particular to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge or to redefine the territory . The pro visions of 
sections 14 to 18 shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of the proceedings for the request for an amendment to a  product 
specification.  
§ 20 
 
Heading repealed as of July 1, 2007  
 
(1) Any person shall be entitled to request from the competent inspection authorities5a) the issuing of a confirming 
document or other document  important for the exercise or defence  of its right.  
(2) The r esults of a n inspection or assessment performed by a foreign authority shall be taken into account by the 
Office in the proceedings on the bas is of an international treaty  or on the bas is of reciprocity.  
Revocation of the entry of a  designation of origin for a produc t 
§ 21 
 
(1) The Office shall  revoke the  registration of a designation of origin for a product  if it ascertains  on the basis of a 
request of the person affected  (hereinafter referred to as " requester "), the inspection authority or ex -officio, that  
(a) the designation of origin for a product  has been entered into the Register contrary to the conditions for its registration,  
(b) it is no longer possible to ensure compliance with the requirements of the product specification.  
§ 22 
 
(1) Where the entry of a  designation of origin for a product  is revoked pursuant to section 21(1)( (a), it shall hold that 
no entry of the designation of origin for a product into the Register has occurred . 
(2) Where the entry of a designation of origin  for a product is revoked pursuant to section 21(1)( b), the entry of the 
designation of origin for a product shall be revoked as from the date of filing the request for revocation of the entry of th e 
designation of origin for a product . 
(3) The Office shal l enter the decision on revocation of the entry of a designation of origin for a product  into the 
Register and shall notify the decision in the Official Gazette . 
§ 23 
 
(1) If a request for revocation of a designation of origin for a product  (hereinafter referred to as " request  for 
revocation") fails to sufficiently demonstrate the reasons for a revocation of the registration of a designation of origin for a 
product  pursuant to section 21(1), the Office shall call upon requester  to supplement  the request  or, where applicable,  to remove 
the faults detected within a specified time limit. If the requester  fails to supplement the request or remove the detected faults 
within the specified time limit, the Office shall discontinue the  revocation requ est proceedings.  
(2) The Office shall deliver the request for revocation to the holder of a registration certificate and shall simultaneously 
call upon  him to comment on t he request within a specified time limit.  
(3) If the holder of a registration  certificate fails to comment within the time limit specified in the call , the Office shall 
decide on a basis of the contents  of the file . 
(4) If the holder of a registration certificate is not represented by an authori zed representative and f ails to comply with 
a call to submit a power of attorney within a specified time limit, it shall hold that he has not commented on the request for 
revocation . 
(5) The Office may order an oral proceedings , if the nature of the matter so requires . The Office shall set a date for the 
oral proceedings and shall concurrently deliver a statement of the holder of a registration certificate on the entry of the request 
for revocation to the requester . 
(6) The Office may continue the proceedings and decid e in a matter also when a duly summoned part icipant  fails to 
participate in the oral proceedings.  
(7) Extending or supplementing a request for revocation is not admissible and it shall be disregarded by the Office 
during the  proceedings and decision -making  in the matter.  
§ 24 
 
Continuation of proceedings  
 
(1) Upon request of a part icipant in  the proceedings on the extension of a time limit specified by the Office to perform 
an act, filed before the expiry of this time limit, the Office may extend the time limit.  
(2) A part icipant  to proceedings who missed a time limit specified by the Office to perform an act, may ask the Office , 
after expiry of such time limit, for continuation of the  proceedings and at the same time perform the missed act no later than two 
months from the delivery of the decision of the Office issued as a result  of the missing of the time limit.  
(3) The Office shall not gran t a request pursuant to subsection 2 in case of a missed time limit for comments of the 
holder of a registration certificate on the request for revocation pursuant to s ection 23(1).  
(4) The Office shall refuse a request for time limit extensi on or a request for continuation of proceedings which fails to 
meet the conditions pursuant to subsection 1 or subsection 2 or cannot be granted pursuant to subsection 3; before deci ding on 
the refusal of a request , the Office shall enable the applicant to comment on the ascertained facts on basis of which the request 
is supposed to be refused.  (5) If the Office grants a request for continuation of proceedings, the legal effects of the decision issued in result of the 
missing of the time limit shall cease  to exist  or shall not arise.  
(6) If the Office fails to issue a decision to refuse the reguest under section 1 within two months from its delivery, the 
request shall be deemed not granted by the Office.  
§ 25 
 
Restitutio in integrum  
 
(1) If a part icipant in the proceedings  has missed, without his own fault, a time limit for performing  an act set by a law 
or the Office , with the consequence of the failure to perform th at act being  the discontinuation of the proce edings or the loss of 
another right, he may request from the Office a restitutio in integrum and at same time perform the missed act within two months 
from the disappearance of the obstacle  for which he was unable to perform the act, not later than 1 2 mont hs from expiry of the 
missed  time limit.  
(2) The p articipant  in proceedings shall be obliged to provide a reasoning for the  request pursuant to subsection 1 and 
to state facts that have prevented the perform ance of  the act. The Office shall not take into account statements submitted after 
the expiry of the time limits pursuant to subsection 1 in deciding on the request.  
(3) In case of reasonable doubts about the veracity of the reasoning provided pursuant to subsect ion 2, the Office may 
call upon  the requester to prove his statements in an other way.  
(4) The Office shall not grant a request for a restitutio in integrum if time limits have been missed for : 
(a) the performance of acts pursuant to subsection 1, 
(b) the performance of acts pursuant to section 24(2) or (3),  
(c) the filing of a remonstrance pursuant to  section 27(1),  
(d) the filing of oppositions pursuant to section 33(1), section 36(1) and (2) and s ection 36 a(1). 
(5) The Office shall refuse a request f or a restitutio in integrum which fails to comply with the conditions pursuant to 
subsections 1 and 2, or cannot be granted pursuant to subsection 4, or if the requester  fails to prove his statements pursuant to 
subsection 3 ; before the decision to refuse the request the Office shall enable the requester  to comment on the ascertained 
facts  on the basis of which the request is supposed to be refused.  
(6) If the Office grants the request for a restitutio in integrum, the legal effects of the decision issued as a result of the 
missing of the time limit shall cease to exist or shall not occur . 
(7) The rights of third parties acquired in the territory of the Slovak Republic in a good faith from the date of the finality 
of the decision issued as a result of the missing of the time limit to the end of the  legal effects of this decision pursuant to 
subsection 6 shall be preserved . 
§ 26 
 
Source d ocuments  for a decision  
 
(1) A participant in proceedings shall be obliged to submit or propose pieces of  evidence to support his statements.  
(2) The Office shall decide on the basis of facts ascertained from evidence submitted or proposed by parti cipants in 
the proceedings.  
§ 27 
 
Remedies  
 
(1) A remonstrance against a decision of the Office may be filed within 30 days  from the delivery of the decision; a 
remonstrance  filed in due time shall have a suspensory effect.  
(2) In deciding on the remonstrance, t he Office shall be bound by its scope; this shall not apply  
(a) to matters in which proceedings can be initiated  ex officio,  
(b) to matters of joint rights or obligati ons concerning several parti cipants in the proceedings on one side.  
(3) The f iling of a remonstrance shall  not be admissible against a decision by which a request for continuation of  
proceedings  or a request for restitutio in integrum has been granted . 
§ 28 
 
File inspection and making data accessib le 
 
(1) Parti cipants in the proceedings shall have the right to inspect files  and to make extracts and duplicates of them . 
(2) On the basis of a request , the Office shall enable a third party , which proves the justified nature of its demand, to 
inspect an application file, a registered designation of origin of a product or the file of a request pursuant to section 32( 1). 
(3) The r ight to inspect a file shall include the right to make copies in exchange for the reimbursement  of the material 
costs associated with the m aking of copies and their sending.  
(4) The following shall be excluded f rom the right to inspect a file : 
(a) parts of the file containing information of confidential natur e, the publication of which is not indispensable  to secure the right 
to informat ion of third parties including the participants in the proceedings,  
(b) on the basis of a written request of the applicant or holder of a registration certificate, parts of the file containing a trade 
secret and , 
(c) voting minutes and parts of the file containing auxiliary  notes or proposals of decisions, assessments or view -points.  
§ 29 
 
Register and Official Gazette  
 
(1) The f ollowing shall be entered into the Register:  
(a) the number of the application,  
(b) the filing date of the application,  
(c) the number of the registration of the designation of origin for a product , 
(d) the date of the registration of the designation of origin for a product , (e) the wording of the designation of origin for a product , 
(f) the name of the product to which the designation of origin for a product  is related,  
(g) the last name, first name, address of permanent residence and nationality of the applicant; if the applicant is a legal entity, its 
business name or name and registered office , 
(h) the last name , first name and address of the place of business of the authori zed representative of the applicant, if it is not 
identical with the address of permanent residence, or address of permanent residence,  or business  name o r name and 
registered office  of the authori zed representative of the applicant or authorized person,  
(i) the product specification,  
(j) the revocation of the designation of origin for a product , and  
(k) other decisive data.  
(2) Upon request and after verification of the submitted data, t he Office shall enter into the Register changes, which 
arose after the entry of a designation of origin for a product  into the Register.  
(3) The data entered in the Register are considered valid until a decision of the competent authority determines 
otherwise.  
(4) A change of data entered in the Register, resulting from a  final and enforceable decision of a competent authority, 
shall be entered in the Register by the Office after delivery of the decision provided with a finality clause without unneces sary 
delay.  
(5) Entering data and facts resulting from a law or a decisio n of a competent authority pursuant to subsection 4 is not 
considered a decision issued in proceedings pursuant to a general piece of legislation on administrative proceedings. 3) 
(6) Everyone has the right to inspect the Register.  
(7) Upon request, the Off ice shall issue an extract from the Register. The extract from the Register shall contain data 
valid as at the date when it was drawn up.  
(8) The Office publish es the Official Gazette in which it notifies the entry of a designation of origin for a product into 
the Register, its revocation and other decisive data related to the designation of origin for the product.  
 
PART FIVE  
 
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION  AND PROTECTION UNDER EUROPEAN UNION LAW  
 
International registration of a designation of origin for a product  
 
§ 30 
 
(1) Persons with permanent residence or a registered office in the territory of the Slovak Republic shall have the right 
to request , through  the Office,  an international registration of a designation of origin for a product  pursuant to an international 
convention ,6) unless  a separate piece of legislation6a) provides otherwise.  
(2) The person requesting the international registration of a designation of origin for a product  shall be obliged to pay 
fees set pursuant to an international convention6) for acts pursuant to subsection 1. The a mount of fees set by th at convention  
shall be notified by the Office in t he Official Gazette .  
 
§ 31 
 
(1) An international registration of a designation of origin for a product  shall have same effects as a registration of a 
designation of origin for a product  by the Office.  
(2) A designation of origin for a product  registered internationally, for which protection in the Slovak Republic has been 
refused, shall be deemed to have never been registered in the Slovak Republic.  
 (3) Designation s of origin for a product for products pursuant to  a special piece of legislation1)  registered in the 
international register maintained by the International Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization before the acce ssion 
of the European Union to an international convention 6b) shall be granted protection6c) pursuant to  the second p art of this Act. 
  
§ 31a  
 
International registration of a designation of origin f or a product or a geographical indication f or a product protected 
and registered under European Union  law 
 
 (1) International registration pursuant to an international convention6b) for designations of origin for a product or 
geographical indication f or a product, which apply to products originating in the territory of the Slovak Republic and which are 
protected and registered pursuant to a special piece of legislation ,1) shall be requested by means of the European Commission. 6a) 
 (2) The request pursuant  to subsection 1 shall be  submitted to the European Commission on behalf of the Slovak 
Republic by the Office.7)  
 (3) Fees pursuant to  an international convention are required to be paid by the persons specified  in the international 
convention directly to t he International Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization.7a)  
  
Protection of a designation of origin f or a product and of a geographical indication f or a product under European 
Union  law 
 
§ 32 
 
 (1) A request for registration of a designation of origin f or a product or a geographical indication f or a product pursuant 
to a special piece of legislation1) (hereinafter referred to as " request  for registration"), which concerns a geographical area in the 
Slovak Republic or a cross -border geographical area, s hall be  filed through the Office.  
 (2) The Office shall examine whether the request f or registration contains a reasoning  and the requireme nts established 
by a special piece of legislation .7b) 
 (3) The Office shall examine whether the request for registration contains a product specification approved by the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter refe rred to as the "Ministry").7c)  
 (4) If the request  for registration fails to  meet the conditions pursuant to  subsections 2 and 3 and the requester fails to  
remove the deficiencies of the request f or registration within the specified time limit  despite a call on the part of the O ffice, the 
Office shall discontinue the proceedings on this request . 
 (5) If the request for registration contains a reasoning and contains the requirements established by a special piece of legislation ,7b) the Office shall publish  the request in the Official G azette.  
§ 33 
 
National  opposition p roceedings  
 
 (1) After the publication of a request for registration in the Official G azette, a natural person, a natural person - 
entrepreneur or a legal entity who demonstrates a legitimate interest7d) and has a permanent residence, place of business or 
registered office in the territory of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "o pposing party ") may file at t he Office, within 
two months from the publication of the request for registration , reasoned oppositions  which  are supported by evidence and are 
directed against th e request for reasons pursuant to  a special piece of legislation .7e) 
 (2) The Office shall disregard oppositions that have not been filed  properly and on time pursuant to  subsect ion 1. The 
Office shall immediately notify the  requester and the o pposing party in writing of this fact.  
 (3) The Office shall send  oppositions  that meet the conditions pursuant to  subsection 1 (hereinafter referred to as 
"permissible o ppositions ") to the requester and at the same time it shall call upon the requester  and the o pposing party to conclude 
an agreement on o ppositions within a period of one month from the delivery of the call of the Office. The subject -matter of the 
agreement on o ppositions shall be  the withdrawal of o ppositions, the withdrawal of a request  for registration or an amendment to 
a request  for re gistration. If the requester and the o pposing party have concluded an agreement on o ppositions , they shall 
immediately inform the Office in writing of the subject -matter  of that agreement.  
 (4) If the requester and the o pposing party fail to inform the Office of the agreement on o ppositions  pursuant to 
subsection 3, the requester shall send the Office a written comment on the oppositions within 15 days from the date on which the 
deadline pursuant to subsection lapse to no effect ; if the requester  fails to  comment on the o ppositions within th at period, the 
Office shall decide on the matter on the basis of the contents of the file.  
 (5) If the o ppositions concern the product specification or the definition of the particularities of a geographical 
environment , before deciding on the o ppositions , the Office shall ask the Ministry for a statement as to whether the o ppositions 
are justified.  
 (6) If the subject -matter  of the agreement on o ppositions pursuant to subsection 3 is a change to the request for 
registra tion, the procedure shall be in accordance with subsections 1 to 5 and section  32. 
 (7) If, on the basis of permissible o ppositions , the Office finds that a registered sign fails to meet the requirements 
established by a special piece of legislation7b) for its registration in the re spective  register pursuant to  a special piece of legislation ,7f) 
it shall re fuse the request  for registration; otherwise, it shall refuse the o ppositions . This does not affect the provision of subsection 
8. 
 (8) The Office shall inform the European Commission o n permissible oppositions of the o pposing party  which, pursuant 
to special legislation , has been  placing the products in question on the market with the affected names continuously for at least 
five years before the date of publication of the request for registration in the Official G azette pursuant to section  32(5). 
§ 33a  
 
Repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
§ 33b  
 
Repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
Heading repealed as of  May 25, 2021  
 
§ 34 
 
Forwarding the request for registration to the European Commission  
 
 (1) If the request for registration contains a reasoning and the requirements established by a special piece of 
legislation7b) and has not been refused pursuant to  section  33(7), the Office shall decide on forwarding the request to the European 
Commission.  
 (2) The Office shall deliver the decision pursuant to  subse ction 1 to the requester . 
 (3) The O ffice shall notify  the issuance of the decision pursuant to subsection 1 together with electronic access to the 
product specification in the Official G azette. Any natural person or legal entity that has a legitimate inte rest can file a  remonstrance 
against this decision within 30 days from the notification of the decision in the Official G azette.  
 (4) After the the decision pursuant to  subsection 1 becomes final , the Office shall forward the request  for registration 
together with the documentation established by special piece of legislation1) to the European Commission for further proceedings. 
The Office shall immediately notify the requester  of this fact.  
§ 35 
 
Transitional national protection  
 
 From the date of forwarding the request for registration to the European Commission pursuant to section 34(4), 
protection pursuant to part two shall be transitionally  provided to a  designation of origin for a  product or a geographical indication 
for a product  which is the subject -matter  of a request for registration,  in accordance with a special piece of legislation8). 
Oppositions against a request for registration of a designation of origin f or a product or a geographical  indication f or a 
product originating from another state  
 
§ 36 
 
Heading repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
 (1) A natural person, a natural person - entrepreneur or a legal entity who demonstrates a legitimate interest and has a 
permanent residence, place of business or registered office in the territory of the Slovak Republic, shall file a notice of o ppositions 
against  the request for registration for an agricultural product, food stuff or a spirit drink  at the Office, if this request for registration 
originates from another member state of the European Union or from a third country, for reasons specified in a  special piece of 
legislation8a) within a period of two months from the publication of the single  document8b) in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
 (2) The reasoning for the oppositions  pursuant to subsection 1 shall be submitted within a period of one month from the 
date of filing the notice of o ppositions pursuant to subsection 1. 
 (3) The Office shall forward the notice of o ppositions pursuant to subsection 1 and the reasoning for the  oppositions 
pursuant to subsection 2 to the European Commission within the time limit referre d to in a special piece of legislation . 8c) 
§ 36a  
 
Heading repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
 (1) A natural person, a natural person - entrepreneur or a legal entity  which proves  a legitimate interest and has a 
permanent residence, place of business or registered office in the territory of the Slovak Republic, shall file , at the Office, reasoned 
oppositions against the request for registration for wine or for an aromatized wine pr oduct of another member state a state of the 
European Union or a third state for reasons pursuant to  a special piece of legislation8d) within a period of one month from the 
publication of the single  document8e) in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
  (2) Reasoned o ppositions filed pursuant to subsection 1 shall be forwarded by the Office to the European Commission 
within the time limit pursuant to  a special piece of legislation .8f) 
Heading  repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
§ 36b  
 
 If the European Commission calls upon the participants in the o pposition proceedings pursuant to  section  36 or section  
36a or the participants in the o pposition proce edings,  when requesting  registration in relation to a geographical area in the Slovak 
Repu blic or in relation to a cross -border geographical area , to participate in consultations pursuant to  a special piece of 
legislation ,8g) tasks pursuant to  a special  piece of legislation1) shall be performed by the Office . 
§ 36c  
 
Amendment to the  product specification  
 
 (1) A request for an amendment to the specification of a product originating in the Slovak Republic or in a cross -border 
geographical area shall be  filed at the Office . 
 (2) In the case of an amendment to a  product specification wh ich pursuant to  a special piece of legislation  is considered 
a substantial change8h) or a change at the level of the European Union,8i), sections 32 to 34 and sections 36 to 36b shall be applied 
mutatis mutandis to the  proceedings on th e amendment . 
§ 36d 
 
Revocation of registration  
 
 (1) A request for revocation of a registration of a designation of origin for a  product or a geographical indication f or a 
product originating in the Slovak Republic or in a cross -border geographical area s hall be  filed at the Office.  
 (2) Sections 32 to 34 and sections 36 to 36b shall be applied  mutatis mutandis to the proceedings on the request for 
revocation of the registr ation of a designation of origin f or a product or  a geographical indication f or a product.  
  
§ 36e  
 
Repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
§ 36f  
 
Repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
Heading repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
§ 36g  
 
Repealed as of May 25, 2021  
 
PART SIX  
 
COMMON, TRANSITIONAL AND REPEALING PROVISIONS  
 
§ 37 
 
Common provisions  
 
(1) Persons who have a permanent residence  or registered office in the territory of a member state of an international 
convention,9) or in the territory of a state that is a member of the World Trade Organization,10)  have the same rights and 
obligations as domestic citizens  or authorized persons;  if the state in which the person s have a permanent residence or a 
registered office  is not a state which is a member state of an in ternational convention or a member of the World Trade 
Organization,   rights pursuant to this Act may be conferred  only under the condition of reciprocity.  
(2) Persons who do not have a permanent residence or registered office in the territory of the Slovak  Republic must 
be represented by an authorized representative before the Office in the proceedings on designations of origin for a product or 
geographical indications f or a product. 5)  
 (3) Mandatory representation pursuant to subsection 2 does not apply to participants in the proceedings who are 
citizens of a contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, have a registered office or business enterprise 
in the territory  of a contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area; such participants in the proceedings are 
obliged to notify the Office of the address for deliver ies in the territory of the Slovak Republic.   (4) A filing at the Office can only be mad e in the state language of the Slovak Republic .11) 
 (5) Fees shall be  paid for acts under this Act in accord ance with a special piece of legislation .12) 
§ 38 
 
Transitional provisions  
 
(1) Proceedings on applications f or designations of origin  for a product , which have not been legally co ncluded before 
this Act took effect , shall be co ncluded pursuant to this Act, provided that the applicant shall be obliged to harmonize  his 
application with the requirements , required for  an application for a designation of origin for a product  pursuant to this Act upon a 
call of the Office within the time limit specified by the Office.  
(2) Relations resulting from designations of origin for a product  entered into the Register before this Act comes into 
effect shall be governed by provisions of this Act. The creation of these relations  as well as claims having arisen from them 
before this Act takes effect shall be assessed in accordance with legislatio n valid at the  time of their creation . 
(3) Protection of designations of origin for a product pursuant to this Act shall apply to a designation of origin for a 
product , by which protection of designations of origin was granted pursuant to hitherto existing  legislation  before this Act takes 
effect, if his registered user or registered users meet the requirements f or registration pursuant to this Act within two years from 
the effective date of this Act. The Office shall expunge  such a designation of origin fo r a product  from the Register after this time 
limit has lapsed to no effect . 
(4) The protection of designations of origin for a product and geographical indications for a product pursuant to part 
one to four of this Act within the meaning of part one to four of this Act shall apply to a designation of origin  and a geographical 
indication for wine and  a designation of origin  and geographical indication for spirit drinks, on which protection of designations of 
origin of a product and geographical designations for a product was conferred prior to November 1, 2009 under legislation 
effective  until October  31, 2009, if the holder of its registration certificate meets all conditions for registration as set out in this 
Act until November 1, 2013. After th is time limit has lapsed to no effect, such designation of origin for a product  and 
geographical indication for a product  shall lose effect.  
§ 38a  
 
Transitional provisions for adjustments effective from May 25, 2021  
 
 (1) Proceedings that were initiated  and not concluded with final effect by May 24, 2021, shall be completed according 
to this Act in the version effective from May 25, 2021.  
  
 (2) Designations of origin for a product and geographical indications f or a product entered in to the Register until May 
24, 2021 shall remain protected under part two of this Act. The creation, change and termination of rights and legal relationships, 
as well as claims having arisen from them until May 24, 2021, shall be  assessed according to legislation effective at the time of 
their cre ation.  
  
§ 38b  
 
Transposition provision  
 
 This law transposes the legally binding acts of the European Union specified in the annex.  
 
§ 39 
 
Repealing provision  
 
The following shall be repealed : 
1. Act No. 159/1973 Coll. of Laws  on the protection of  designations  of origin of products as amended by  the Act of the 
National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 90/1993 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
2. Regulations of the Office of Inventions and Discoveries No. 160/1973 Coll. of Laws on the procedure in respect of 
designations of origin of products.  
 
 
Article II  
 
 Act N o. 634/1992 Coll. of Laws  on consumer protection as amended by Act of the National Council of the Slovak 
Republic No. 220/1996 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 137/1998 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 310/1999 
Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 128/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 414/2002 Coll. of Laws of the 
Slovak Rep.  and Act No. 529/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  shall be  supplemented as follows:  
 Subsection 6 shall be added in section  8, which subsection reads:  
 "(6) The offer or sale of products infringing the rights resulting from a designation s of origin f or a product and a 
geographical indications f or a product, with the exception of products pursuant to  a special piece of legislation , 9e) as well as 
the storage of su ch products for the purpose of offer or sale shall be  also considered to be deception of the consumer.".  
 
 The footnote to reference 9e reads:  
 "9e) Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 152/1995 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep . on foodstuffs, as amended.".  
 
Article III  
 
 The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 145/1995 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on 
administrative fees as amended by Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 123/1996 Coll. of Laws  of the Slovak 
Rep.  , Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 224/1996 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 70/1997 Coll. 
of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 1/1998 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 232/1999 Coll. of Laws of the  Slovak Rep. , 
Act No. 3/2000 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 142/2000 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 211/2000 Coll. of 
Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 468/2000 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 553/2001 Coll. of Laws of the Sl ovak Rep. , 
Act No. 96/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 118/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 215/2002 Coll. of 
Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 237/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 418/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 457/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 465/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 477/2002 Coll. of 
Laws of the Slovak Rep. , Act No. 480/2002 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  and Act No. 245/2003 Coll. of Laws of th e Slovak 
Rep.  is amended as follows:  
 
 In the schedule of administrative fees, items 233 to 235 read:  
"Item 233  
(a) Filing an application for a designation of origin for a product or a geographical 
indication for a product                                  SKK 2,000 
(b) Filing an application for  
   1. the entry of an amendment to the specification of an agricultural product  
or foodstuff, or definition of a product                               SKK 500 
   2. the entry of each further decisive piece of data into the register of designations of 
origin or geographical indications                     SKK 200 
  
Item 234  
Request for revocation of a designation of origin  for a product or a geographical designation 
for a product                                                SKK 2,000 
  
Item 235  
Filing a  request for  an international registration  of a designation of origin f or a product or  
a geographical indication f or a product                   SKK 1,000". 
  
Article IV  
 
Effect 
  
 This Act takes effect on December 1, 2003, with the exception of sections 32 to 36, which shall take effect on the date 
of entry into force of the treaty o f accession of the Slovak Republic to the European Union.  
 The Act  No. 84/2007 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  took effect on March 1, 2007.  
 The Act  No. 279/2007 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  took effect on July 1, 2007.  
 The Act No. 395/2009 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  took effect on November 1, 2009.  
 The Act No. 125/2016 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  took effect on July 1, 2016.  
 The Act No. 83/2021 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  took effect on May 25, 2021.  
 The Act No. 337/2022 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  took effect on November 1, 2022.  
 
Rudolf Schuster m. p.  
Pavol Hrušovský m. p.  
Mikuláš Dzurinda m. p.  
 
ANNEX 1 
LIST OF TRANSPOSED L EGALLY BINDING ACTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION  
 Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of 
intellectual property rights (Official Journal of the European Union  L 157, 30.4.2004 , Special edition of the Official Journal of the 
European Union, chap. 17/vol. 2 ). 
  
ANNEX 2 
THE SYMBOL OF A REGISTERED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN  FOR A PRODUCT  
 
 Symbol of a registered designation of origin for a product - description of colours  and font  
  
 Image  337a2022.jpg  
  
 full size image  
  
  
 Font used: Bebas  Neue Regular  
  
 Specification of colours  used:  
  
 Blue colour : 
 - PANTONE 287  
 - CMYK: C 100, M 70, Y 0, K 6  
 - RGB: R 30, G 78, B 157  
  
 Red colour : 
 - PANTONE 186  
 - CMYK: C0, M100, Y100, K0  
 - RGB: R195, G17, B43  
  
 Minimum size: diameter 17 mm  
  
ANNEX  3 
THE SYMBOL OF A REGISTERED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION F OR A PRODUCT  
 
 Symbol of a registered geographical indication f or a product - description of colours  and font  
  
 Image 337b2022.jpg  
  
 full size image    
  
 Font used: Bebas  Neue Regular  
  
 Specification of colours  used:  
  
 Blue colour : 
 - PANTONE 287  
 - CMYK: C 100, M 70, Y 0, K 6  
 - RGB: R 30, G 78, B 157  
  
 Red colour : 
 - PANTONE 186  
 - CMYK: C0, M100, Y100, K0  
 - RGB: R195, G17, B43  
  
 Minimum size: diameter 17 mm  
  
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1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricul tural 
products and foodstuffs (Official Journal of the European Union  L 343, 14.12.2012) as amended.  
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 o f the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the 
markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (E C) No 
1234/2007  (Official Journal of the European Union L 347, 20.12.2013) as amended.  
Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description,  presentation, 
labelling and the protection of geographical indicati ons of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91  (Official 
Journal of the European Union  L 84, 20.3.2014) as amended.  
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition , description, presentation and labelling 
of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection  of geographical indications 
for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008  
(Official Journal of the European Union  L 130, 17.5.2019) as amended.  
1a) Civil Code.  
2) Section  324 to section  345 of the Code of Contentious Civil Procedure.  
3) Act No. 71/1967 Coll.  of Laws of the Czechoslovak Socialist Rep. on administrative proceedings as amended by Act No. 215/2002 Coll. of Laws 
of the Slovak Rep.  
4) For example, section  20f to 20j of the Civil Code, Act No. 83/1990 Coll.  of Laws  on association s of citizens as amended, section  69 of Act No. 
455/1991 Coll. of Laws on trade entrepreneurship (Trade Act) as amended.  
5) Act No. 586/2003 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on the Bar and on alterations of and additions to the Act No. 455/1991 Coll. of Laws on trade 
entrepreneurship (Trade Act), as amended, as amended.  
Act No. 344/2004 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on patent attorneys, on an amendment to Act No. 444/2002 Coll. of  Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on 
designs and to Act No. 55/1997 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on trade  marks as amended by Act No. 577/2001 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak 
Rep.  and Act No. 14/2004 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep. , as amended.  
5a) For example, section  40 of Act No. 538/2005 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on natural healing waters, natural healing spas, spa places and 
natural mineral waters and on alterations of and additions to certain laws.  
6) Lisbon Agreement for the Protect ion of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration of October 31, 1958, as revised at Stockholm 
on July 14, 1967,  published in Regulations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs No. 67/1975 Coll. of Laws as amended by Regulations No. 79/1985 
Coll. of Laws  
6a) Art. 2 par. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the action of the Union 
following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographi cal Indications (Official Journal of the 
European Union  L 271, 24.10.2019).  
6b) Council Decision (EU) 2019/1754 of 7 October 2019 on the accession of the European Union to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agre ement on 
Appellations of Origin and Geographical In dications (Official Journal  L 271, 24.10.2019).  
6c) Art. 12 par . 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753.  
7) Art. 2 par. 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753.  
7a) Art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753.  
7b) Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 as amended.  
Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 as amended.  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 of 18 December 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the Europe an 
Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of the Union symbols for protected designations of origin, protected geographical 
indications and traditional specialities guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules an d certain additional 
transition al rules  (Official Journal of the European Union  L 179, 19.6.2014).  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 
of the European Parliament and of the Council on q uality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs  (Official Journal of the European Union  
L 179, 19.6.2014) as amended.  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Pa rliam ent 
and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional  terms in the wine sector, 
the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation 
(Official Journal of the European Union  L 9, 11.1.2019) as amended.  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 of 17 October 2018 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) N o 1308/2013 of 
the E uropean Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indicati ons and traditional 
terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, amendments to product specifications, the register of protec ted names, cancellation of 
protection and use of symbols, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a n appropriate 
system of checks  (Official Journal of the European Union  L 9, 11.1.2019).  
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
7c) Section 9a(2) of the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 152/1995 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on foodstuffs as 
amended by Act No. 195/2007 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
Section  23(1) of Act No. 313/2009 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on viticulture and winemaking.  
7d) Art. 49 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 96 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 as amended.  
Art. 13 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 as amended.  
Art. 24 par. 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
7e) Art. 10 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 13 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 as amended.  
Art. 11 par. 1 subpar.  (c) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 as amended.  
Art. 28 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
7f) Art. 11 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  Art. 104 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 as amended.  
Art. 33 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
Art. 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020 /198 of 13 February 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 
251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of the register of geographical indicatio ns protected in the 
sector of aromatised wine products and the listing of the existing geographical designations in that register  (Official Journal of the European Union  
L 42, 14.2.2020).  
8) Art. 9 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 13 par. 7 of Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 as amended.  
Art. 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 as amended.  
Art. 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
8a) Art. 10 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 28 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
8b) Art. 50 par. 2 subpar. ( a) of Regu lation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 26 par. 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
8c) Art. 51 par. 1 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 27 par. 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
8d) Art. 13 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 25 1/2014 as amended.  
Art. 11 par. 1 subpar.  (c) of delegated regulation (EU) 2019/33 as amended.  
8e) Art. 98 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 as amended.  
Art. 14 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 as amended.  
8f) Art. 98 of Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 as amended.  
Art. 15 of Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 as amended.  
8g) Art. 51 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 12 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 as amended.  
Art. 27 par. 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
8h) Art. 53 par.  2 of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 as amended.  
Art. 24 par. 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 as amended.  
8i) Art. 14 to 16 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 as amended.  
Art. 31 par. 2 and 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as amended.  
9) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883, as revised at Brussels on December 14, 1900, at  Washington on 
June 2, 1911, at The Hague on November 6, 1925, at London on June 2, 1934, at Lisbon on October 31, 1958, and at Sto ckholm on July 14, 
1967, published in Regulations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs No. 64/1975 Coll. of Laws as amended by Regulations No. 81/1985 Coll. of Laws  
10) Agreement establish ing the World Trade Organization published by Notice of the Ministry o f Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic No. 
152/2000 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  
11) Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 270/1995 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on the state language of the Slovak 
Republic, as amended.  
12) Act of  the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 145/1995 Coll. of Laws of the Slovak Rep.  on administrative fees, as amended.