IP/N/1/EU/22  
IP/N/1/EU/G/9  
 
26 March 2019  
(19-1901)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION : COMMISSION DELEGATED  REGULATION (EU) 201 9/33 OF 17 OCTOBER 2 018 
SUPPLEMENTING REGULA TION (EU) NO 1308/20 13 OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND OF  
THE COUNCIL AS REGAR DS APPLICATIONS FOR PROTECTION OF DESIGN ATIONS OF  
ORIGIN, GEOGRAPHICAL  INDICATIONS AND TRA DITIONAL TERMS IN TH E  
WINE SECTOR, THE OBJ ECTION PROCEDURE, RE STRICTIONS OF USE,  
AMENDMENTS TO PRODUC T SPECIFICATIONS, CA NCELLATION OF  
PROTECT ION, AND LABELLING A ND PRESENTATION  
(OJEU L 9, 11.01.201 9, P. 2)  
Notifying Member  EUROPEAN UNION 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of 
origin, geographical indications and traditio nal terms in the wine sector, the 
objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product 
specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation 
(OJEU L 9, 11.01.2019, p. 2)  
Subject matter  Geographical indications  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/EEC/19_1712_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/EEC/19_1712_00_f.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/EEC/19_1712_00_s.pdf  
 
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  IP/N/1/EU/22 • IP/N/1/EU/G/9  
 
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  Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The text includes the secondary legislation of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (circulated to Members 
in document IP/N/1/EU/G/4) for the part which concerns designations of origin and geographical 
indications in the wine sector. In particular the text concern s: applications for protection (rules on 
name, applicant, product specification, derogations concerning production in the geographical area, 
national procedure, joint applications, transitional national protection, admissibility and scrutiny of 
the applica tion); the objection procedure (admissibility, grounds, procedure, restrictions); 
amendments to product specifications (types of amendments, definition, admissibility and procedure 
for all types); cancellation of protection (admissibility, grounds and proc edure); use of symbols 
indications and abbreviations (temporary labelling and derogations); transitional measures.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, French , Spanish  
Entry into force  14 January 2019  
Other date   Enactment : 17 October 2018  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  14 February 2019  
Other information  https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R0033&from=EN  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  European Commission  
DG Agriculture and Rural Development  
Unit B.3. – Geographical Indications  
L130 07/233  
B-1049 Brussels/ Belgium  
 
AGRI-B3@ec.europa.eu  
https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en