IP/N/1/EU/38  
IP/N/1/EU/G/14  
 
21 July 2022  
(22-5535)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION : REGULATION (EU) 2021/2117 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL OF 2 DECEMBER 2021 AMENDING REGULATIONS (EU) NO 1308/2013 ESTABLISHING  
A COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKETS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, (EU)  
NO 1151/2012 ON QUALITY SCHEMES FOR AGRICUL TURAL PRODUCTS AND  
FOODSTUFFS, (EU) NO 251/2014 ON THE DEFINITION, DESCRIPTION,  
PRESENTATION, LABELLING AND THE PROTECTION OF  
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF AROMATISED WINE  
PRODUCTS AND (EU) NO 228/2013 LAYING DOWN  
SPECIFIC MEASURES FOR AGRICULTURE IN  
THE OUTERMOST REGIONS OF THE UNION  
Notifying Member  EUROPEAN UNION 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
2 December 2021 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a 
common organi zation of the markets in agricultural products, (EU) 
No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, 
(EU) No 251/2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and 
the protection of geogra phical indications of aromati zed wine products and 
(EU) No 228/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the 
outermost regions of the Union . 
 
Subject matter  Geographical indications  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/EEC/22_4820_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/EU/23, IP/N/1/EU/G/10 ; IP/N/1/EU/22, IP/N/1/EU/G/9 ; 
IP/N/1/EU/G/4, IP/N/1/EU/11 ; IP/N/1/EU/G/5, IP/N/1/EU/12 ; 
IP/N/1/EU/G/7, IP/N/1/EU/14 ; IP/N/1/EU/G/8, IP/N/1/EU/15 ; 
IP/N/1/EU/G/3  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The text modifies the primary EU legislation on Geographical Indications in the sectors of food, wine 
and aromati zed wines and the EU legislation on Traditional Specialities Guaranteed. Regulations (EU) 
No 1151/2012 (on geographical indications in the food sector), EU No 1308/2013 (for the part 
concerning geographical indications in the wine sector) and (EU) 251/2014 (for the part concerning IP/N/1/EU/38 • IP/N/1/EU/G/14  
 
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  geographical indications in the aromati zed wines drink sector) have been modified. The new rules 
affect the scope, the definitions, the content of the product specification, the procedures for 
registration, amendment and cancellati on, the extent of the protection, the labelling, the use of logo 
and the checks of the Geographical Indications (GI) in wine and food sector. Procedures for 
registration and amendment of Traditional Specialities Guaranteed in the food sector have also been  
modified. Aromati zed Wines GI sector has been merged into the food GI sector.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  7 December 2021  
Other date   Issuance by legislature or executive: 2 December 2021  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  20 July 2022  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  European Commission Directorate -General Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
Unit F.3. – Geographical Indications  
L130 07/233  
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium  
AGRI-F3@ec.europa.eu  
 
 
 
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supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.