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supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European 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 and 
certain additional transitional rulesEN 1 ENCOMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No …/..
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supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council with regard to the establishment of the Union symbols for protected 
designations of origin, protected geographic al indications and traditional specialities 
guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules and 
certain additional transitional rules
THE EUROPEAN COMMI SSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs1, 
and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 5(4), the first subparagraph of 
Article 12(7), Article 16(2), the first subparagraph of Article 19(2), the first subparagraph of 
Article 23(4), Article 25(3), the first subparagraph of Article 49(7), the first subparagraph of 
Article 51(6), the first subparagraph of Article 53(3), and the first subparagraph of 
Article 54(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has repealed and replaced Council Regulation s(EC) 
No509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional 
specialities gu aranteed2and (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of 
geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and 
foodstuffs3. Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 empowers the Commission to adopt 
delegated and implementing act s. In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the 
quality  scheme sfor agricultural products and foodstuffs in the new legal framework ,
certain rules have to be adopted bymeans of such acts . The new rules should replace 
the implementing rules of Regulati ons (EC) No 509/2006 and (EC) No 510/2006
which were laid down in Commission Regulation s(EC) No 1898/2006 of 
14December 2006 laying down detailed rules of implementation of Council 
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and 
designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs4and (EC) 
No1216/2007 of 18 October 2007 lay ing down detailed rules for the implementation 
of Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as 
traditional s pecialities guaranteed5,respectivel y. 
(2) In order to take into account the specific character, and in particular the phy sical and 
material constraints, of the production of product sof animal origin the name of which 
is registered as a protected designation of origin, derogations with regard to the 
  
1OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.
2OJL 93,31.3.2006, p. 1.
3OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
4OJ L 369, 23.12.2006, p. 1.
5OJ L 275, 19.10.2007, p. 3.EN 2 ENsourcing of feed should be allowed in the product specification of such products .
Those derogations should in no way affect the link between the geographical 
environment and the specific quality or characteristics of the product essentially or 
exclusively due to that environment.
(3) In order to take into account the specific character of certain products, restrictions with 
regard to the sourcing of raw materials for protected geographical indications should 
be allowed in the product specification of such products . Those restrictions should be 
justified in the light of objective criteria that are in line with the general principles of 
the scheme of protected geographical indications and that further improve the 
consiste ncy of the p roduct swith the aims of the scheme.
(4) In order to ensure that the appropriate information is communicated to the consumer ,
the Union s ymbols designed to publicise protected designations of origin, protected 
geographical indications and traditio nal specialities guaranteed should be established.
(5) In order to ensure that product specifications for traditional specialities guaranteed 
only provide relevant and succinct information and to avoid excessively voluminous 
application sfor registration or applications for approval of an amendment to a product 
specification of a traditional speciality guaranteed ,a limit to the length of product 
specifications should be laid down . 
(6) Inorder to facilitate the application process, additional rules on national op position 
procedures in case of joint applications concerning more than one national territory 
should be laid down . Since the right to oppose should be guaranteed on the whole 
Union territory , the obligation to carry out national opposition procedure sin al l 
Member States concerned by  the joint applications should be provided for .
(7) Inorder to have clear steps in the opposition procedure ,it is necessary to specify  the 
procedural obligations of the applicant in case the appropriate consultations following 
the lodging of a reasoned statement of opposition result in an agreement.
(8) In order to facilitate the handling of applications for an amendment to a product 
specification, complementing rules concerning the scrutiny of the amendment 
applications and concerni ngthe submission and assessment of minor amendments
should be laid do wn. Because of their emergency nature, temporary amendments 
should be exempted from the standard procedure and should not be subject to formal 
approval by the Commission . However, the Commission should be kept full y 
informed about the content and the justifications of such amendments.
(9) In order to ensure that all parties have the opportunity to defend their rights and 
legitimate interests, complementing rules regarding the cancellation pro cess should be 
laid down . The cancel lation process should be aligned to the standard procedure for 
registration laid down in Articles 49 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 . It should 
also be clarified that Member States are among the legal persons that mayhave a 
legitimate interest in submit tinga request for cancellation under the first subparagraph 
of Article 54(1) of that Regulation .
(10) In order to protect the legitimate interests of prod ucers or stakeholders concerned , it 
should still be possible that single documents concerning protected designations of 
origin and protected geographical indications registered prior to 31 March 2006 and 
for which a single document has not been published , are published upon request of the 
Member States concerned .
(11) Artic le 12(3) and the first subparagraph of Article 23(3) of Regulation (EU) 
No1151/2012 provide that for products originating in the Union that are marketed EN 3 ENunder a protected designation of origin ,a protected geographical indication or a 
traditional speciali tyguaranteed, the Union sy mbols associated with th oseproducts
have to appear on the labelling and that the relevant indications or abbreviati ons may 
appear on the labelling. The s econd subparagraph of Article 23(3) provides that the 
symbol is optional on the labelling of traditional specialities guaranteed produced 
outside the Union. Those provision swill only beapplicable from 4 January 2016. 
However, Regulation s(EC) No 509/2006 and (EC) No 510/2006 , which were repealed 
byRegulation (EU) No 1151/2012 ,provided for the obligation to place on the 
labelling of products originating in the Union either the s ymbol or the complete 
indication and gave the option to use the indication "traditional speciality guaranteed" 
on the labelling of t raditional specialit ies guaranteed produced outside the Union. For 
the sake of continuity  between the two repealed Regulations andRegulation (EU) No 
1151/2012 ,theobligation of placing on the label ling of products originating in the 
Union either the U nion symbols or the respective indication and the option to use the 
indication "traditional speciality guaranteed" on the labelling of traditional specialities 
guaranteed produced outside the Union should be considered as implicitly set out by  
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 and al ready applicable . Inorder to ensure legal 
certaint yand to protect the rights and the legitimate interests of producers or 
stakeholders concerned, the condition sof use ofsymbols and indications on the 
labelling as laid down in Regulations (EC) No 509/2006 and (EC) No 5 10/2006 
should continue to be applied until 3 January 2016.
(12) For the sake of clarit y and legal certaint y, Regulation s(EC) No 1898/2006 and (EC) 
No1216/2007 should be repealed ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Specific rules on sourc ing of feed and of raw materials
1. For the purposes ofArticle 5of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, feed shall be 
sourced entirely from within the defined geographical area in respect of products of 
animal origin the name of which is registered as a protect ed designation of origin. 
Insofar as sourcing entirely from within the defined geographical area is not 
technicall y practicable, feed sourced from outside thatarea can be added, provided 
that the product quality or characteristic essentially due to the g eographical 
environment are not affected. Feed sourced from outside the defined geographical 
area shall in no case exceed 50% of dry matter on annual basis . 
2. Anyrestrictions tothe origin of raw materials provided in the product specification 
of a product the name of which is registered as a protected geographical indication
shall be justified in relation to the link referred to in point (f)(ii) of Article 7(1) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 
Article 2
Union symbols
The Union sy mbols referred to in Articles 12(2) and 23(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 
are established as laid down in the Annex to this Regulation. EN 4 ENArticle 3
Limitation of product specifications for trad itional specialities guaranteed
The product specification referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No1151/2012 shall be 
concise and shall not exceed 5000 words, except in duly justified cases. 
Article 4
National opposition procedures for j oint applications
In case of joint applications as referred to in Article 49(1) of Regulatio n (EU) No 1151/2012, 
the related national opposition procedures shall be carried out in all the Member States 
concerned. 
Article 5
Notification obligation concerning agreement in o pposition procedure
When the interested parties reach an agreement followin g the consultations referred to in 
Article 51(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 , the authorities of the Member State or of the 
third country  from which the application was lodged shall notify the Commission of all the 
factors which enabled that agreement to be reached, including the opinions of the applicant 
and of the authorities of a Member State or of a third country or other natural and legal 
persons having lodged an opposition. 
Article 6
Amendments to a product specification
1. The application for anamendment to a product specification as referred to in 
Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 which is not minor shall contain an 
exhaustive description and the specific reasons for each amendment . The description 
shall compare in detail , for each amendment, the original product specification and, 
where relevant, the original single document with the amended versions proposed .
That application shall be self -sufficient .It shall contain all amendments to the 
product specification and, where relevant , to the single document for which approval 
is sought .
An application for anamendment which is not minor that does not comply with the 
first and the second subparagraph sshall not be admissible. The Commission shall 
inform the applicant if the applicatio n is deemed inadmissible.
The approval b y the Commission of an application for an amendment to a product 
specification which is not minor shall only cover the amendments as included in the 
application itself. 
2. Applications for a minor amendment toa pro duct specification concerning protected 
designations of origin orprotected geographical indications shall be submitted to the 
authorities of the Member State the geographical area of the designation or indication
relates to . Applications for a minor amend ment of a product specification concerning 
traditional specialities guaranteed shall be submitted to the authorities of the Member 
State in which the group is established. If the application for aminor amendment of a 
product specification does not come fr om the group which had submitted the 
application for registration of the name or names theproduct specification refers to , 
the Member State shall give th atgroup the opportunity to make comments on the 
application if that group still exists. If the Member State consider sthat the EN 5 ENrequirements of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 and of the provisions adopted 
pursuant thereto are met ,it may lodge a minor amendment application dossier with 
the Commission. Applications for a minor amendment to a product specifica tion 
concerning products originating in third countries maybe submitted by  a group 
having a legitimate interest either directl y to the Commission or via the authorities of 
that third country .
Theapplication for a minor amendment shall only propose minor amendment sin the 
meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. It shall describe th ose 
minor amendment s, provide summary reasons there foreand show thatthe proposed 
amendment sare indeed to be qualified as minor according to Article 53(2) of
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 .Itshall compare , for each amendment, the original 
product specification and, where relevant, the original single document with the 
amended version proposed .The application shall be self -sufficient andshall contain 
all amen dments to the product specification and, where relevant, to the single 
document for which approval is sought .
Minor amendments referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 shall be deemed approved if the Commissi on does 
not inform the applicant otherwise within three months from the reception of the 
application. 
An application for a minor amendmen tthat does not comply with the second 
subparagraph of this paragraph shall not be admissible. Tacit approval referred to in 
the third subparagraph of this Article shall not apply to such applications. The 
Commission shall inform the applicant if the application is deemed inadmissible
within three months from the reception of the application .
The Commission shall make pu blic the approved minor amendment to a product 
specification not imply ing a modification of the elements referred to in Article 50(2) 
of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.
3. The procedure laid down in Articles 49 to 52 of Regulation ( EU) No 1151/2012 shall 
notapply to amendments concerning a temporary change in the product specification 
resulting from the imposition of obligatory sanitary and ph ytosanitary measures b y 
the public authorities or linked to natural disasters or adverse weather conditions 
formally  recognised b y the competent authorities. 
Member States or third countries shall publish such temporary  amend ments to the
product specification . Those amendments shall be communicated not later than two
weeks following approval in the Member State tothe C ommission together with the 
reasons for them .In communications concerning a temporary amend ment to a 
product specification relating to a protected designation of origin or a protected 
geographical indication, Member States shall only enclose the reference to the 
publication .In communications concerning a temporary amend ment to the product 
specification relating to a traditional speciality guaranteed, t heyshall enclose the 
temporary amend ment to the product specification as published . Third countries shal l 
communicate published temporary amend ment sto the product specification inthe 
three types of communication s. Evidence of the sanitary and ph ytosanitary measures 
and a copy  of the act recognising natural disasters or adverse weather conditions 
shall be p rovided for the three types of communications both by Member States and 
third countries . The Commission shall make public such amendments.EN 6 ENArticle 7
Cancellation
1. The procedure laid down in Articles 49 to52 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 shall 
apply  mutatis mutandis to the cancellation of a regi stration as referred to in the first 
and second subparagraph sof Article 54 (1) of that Regulation.
2. Member States shall be allowed to submit a request for cancellation on their own 
initiative pursuant to the f irst subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) 
No1151/2012.
3. The request for cancellation shall be made public pursuant to the second paragraph of
Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 
4. Reasoned statements of opposition as regards ca ncellation shall be admissible only if 
theyshow continued commercial reliance b y aninterested person on the registered 
name.
Article 8
Transitional rules
1. In respect of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications 
registered prior to 31 March 2006 ,the Commission shall, at the request of a Member 
State, publish a single document submitted by that Member State in the Official 
Journal of the European Union . Th atpublication shall be accompanied by the 
reference of publication o f the product specification.
2. Until 3 January 2016 the following rules shall apply:
(a) for products originating in the Union, where the registered name is used on the 
label ling, it shall be accompanied either by the relevant Union s ymbol or by the 
relev ant indication referred to in Article 12(3) or Article 23(3) of Regulation 
(EU) No 1151/2012 ;
(b) for products which are produced outside the Union ,the indication referred to in 
Article 23(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 shall be optional on the 
labell ing of traditional specialities guaranteed .
Article 9
Repeal
Regulation s (EC) No 1898/2006 and (EC) No 1216/2007 are repealed.
Article 10
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third dayfollowing that of its public ation in the 
Official Journal of the European Union .[attention: due to the repeal of 1898R2006 and 
1216R2007, this DA and the parallel IA need to be published on the same day in order to 
have the same date of entry into force based on "on the third day fo llowing that of its 
publication" ]EN 7 ENArticle 5 shall onl y ap ply toopposition procedures for which the three -month period 
established in the first subparagraph of Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has 
not expired onthe date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 
For the Commission
The PresidentEN 8 ENANNEX 
Union sy mbol for "Protected designation of origin"
Union sy mbol for "Protect ed geographical indication"
Union sy mbol for "Traditional speciality guaranteed "