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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92
of 14 July 1992
on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural
products and foodstuffs
(OJ No L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
Council Regulation (EC) No 535/97 of 17 March 1997 L 83 3 25. 3. 1997
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 of 12 June 1997 L 156 10 13. 6. 1997
Amended by:
A1 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 121 29. 8. 1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 73 1. 1. 1995
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ICOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92
of 14 July 1992
on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural
products and foodstuffs
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the T reaty establishing the EuropeanEconomic Community, and in particular Article 43,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),
Whereas the production, manufacture and distribution of
agricultural products and foodstuffs play an important role
in the Community economy;
Whereas, as part of the adjustment of the common agricul-
tural policy the diversification of agricultural production
should be encouraged so as to achieve a better balance
between supply and demand on the markets; whereas the
promotion of products having certain characteristics could
be of considerable benefit to the rural economy, in particu-
lar to less-favoured or remote areas, by improving the in-
comes of farmers and by retaining the rural population in
these areas;
Whereas, moreover, it has been observed in recent years
that consumers are tending to attach greater importance to
the quality of foodstuffs rather than to quantity; whereas
this quest for specific products generates a growing de-
mand for agricultural products or foodstuffs with an identi-
fiable geographical origin;
Whereas in view of the wide variety of products marketed
and of the abundance of information concerning them pro-
vided, consumers must, in order to be able to make the
best choice, be given clear and succinct information re-
garding the origin of the product;
(1) OJ No C 30, 6. 2. 1991, p. 9 and OJ No C 69, 18. 3. 1992,
p. 15.
(2) OJ No C 326, 16. 12. 1991, p. 35.
(3) OJ No C 269, 14. 10. 1991, p, 62.
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IIWhereas the labelling of agricultural products and foods-
tuffs is subject to the general rules laid down in Council
Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the ap-
proximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (1);
whereas, in view of their specific nature, additional special
provisions should be adopted for agricultural products and
foodstuffs from a specified geographical area;
Whereas the desire to protect agricultural products or
foodstuffs which have an identifiable geographical origin
has led certain Member States to introduce ‘registered des-
ignations of origin’; whereas these have proved successful
with producers, who have secured higher incomes in return
for a genuine effort to improve quality, and with con-
sumers, who can purchase high quality products with guar-
antees as to the method of production and origin;
Whereas, however, there is diversity in the national prac-
tices for implementing registered designations or origin
and geographical indications; whereas a Community ap-
proach should be envisaged; whereas a framework of Com-
munity rules on protection will permit the development of
geographical indications and designations of origin since,
by providing a more uniform approach, such a framework
will ensure fair competition between the producers of
products bearing such indications and enchance the credi-
bility of the products in the consumers’ eyes;
Whereas the planned rules should take account of existing
Community legislation on wines and spirit drinks, which
provide for a higher level of protection;
Whereas the scope of this Regulation is limited to certain
agricultural products and foodstuffs for which a link be-
tween product or foodstuff characteristics and geographical
origin exists; whereas, however, this scope could be en-
larged to encompass other products or foodstuffs;
Whereas existing practices make it appropriate to define
two different types of geographical description, namely
protected geographical indications and protected designa-
tions of origin;
Whereas an agricultural product or foodstuff bearing such
an indication must meet certain conditions set out in a
specification;
Whereas to enjoy protection in every Member State geo-
graphical indications and designations of origin must be
registered at Community level; whereas entry in a register
should also provide information to those involved in trade
and to consumers;
(1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1. Last amended by Directive
91/72/EEC (OJ No L 42, 15. 2. 1991, p. 27).
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IIIWhereas the registration procedure should enable any per-
son individually and directly concerned in a Member State
to exercise his rights by notifying the Commission of his
opposition;
Whereas there should be procedures to permit amendment
of the specification, after registration, in the light of tech-
nological progress or withdrawal from the register of the
geographical indication or designation of origin of an agri-
cultural product or foodstuff if that product or foodstuff
ceases to conform to the specification on the basis of
which the geographical indication or designation of origin
was granted;
Whereas provision should be made for trade with third
countries offering equivalent guarantees for the issue and
inspection of geographical indications or designations of
origin granted on their territory;
Whereas provision should be made for a procedure estab-
lishing close cooperation between the Member States and
the Commission through a Regulatory Committee set up
for that purpose,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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1Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules on the protection of
designations of origin and geographical indications of agri-
cultural products intended for human consumption referred
to in Annex II to the T reaty and of the foodstuffs referred
to in Annex I to this Regulation and agricultural products
listed in Annex II to this Regulation.
However, this Regulation shall not apply to wine products
or to spirit drinks.
Annexes I and II may be amended in accordance with theprocedure set out in Article 15.
2. This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to otherspecific Community provisions.
3. Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 lay-
ing down a procedure for the provision of information in
the field of technical standards and regulations (
1) shall not
apply to the designations of origin and geographical indica-tions covered by this Regulation.
Article 2
1. Community protection of designations of origin and
of geographical indications of agricultural products and
foodstuffs shall be obtained in accordance with this Re-gulation.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a)designation of origin : means the name of a region, a
specific place or, in exceptional cases, a country, used
to describe an agricultural product or a foodstuff:
— originating in that region, specific place or country,
and
— the quality or characteristics of which are essential-
ly or exclusively due to a particular geographical
environment with its inherent natural and human
factors, and the production, processing and prep-
aration of which take place in the defined geo-
graphical area;
(b)geographical indication: means the name of a region, a
specific place or, in exceptional cases, a country, used
to describe an agricultural product or a foodstuff:
— originating in that region, specific place or country,
and
(1) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8. Last amended by Decision
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2— which possesses a specific quality, reputation or
other characteristics attributable to that geographi-
cal origin and the production and/or processing
and/or preparation of which take place in the de-
fined geographical area.
3. Certain traditional geographical or non-geographical
names designating an agricultural product or a foodstuff
originating in a region or a specific place, which fulfil the
conditions referred to in the second indent of paragraph 2
(a) shall also be considered as designations of origin.
4. By way of derogation from Article 2 (a), certain geo-
graphical designations shall be treated as designations of
origin where the raw materials of the products concerned
come from a geographical area larger than or different
from the processing area, provided that:
— the production area of the raw materials is limited,
— special conditions for the production of the raw ma-
terials exist, and
— there are inspection arrangements to ensure that those
conditions are adhered to.
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, only live animals,
meat and milk may be considered as raw materials. Use of
other raw materials may be authorized in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 15.
6. In order to be eligible for the derogation provided for
in paragraph 4, the designations in question may be or
have already been recognized as designations of origin with
national protection by the Member State concerned, or, if
no such scheme exists, have a proven, traditional character
and an exceptional reputation and renown.
7. In order to be eligible for the derogation provided for
in paragraph 4, applications for registration must be
lodged within two years of the entry into force of this Re-
gulation. In the case of Austria, Finland, and Sweden, the
a b o v ep e r i o ds h a l lb e g i nf r o mt h ed a t eo ft h e i r accession.
Article 3
1. Names that have become generic may not be regis-
tered.
For the purposes of this Regulation, a ‘name that has be-
come generic’ means the name of an agricultural product
or a foodstuff which, although it relates to the place or the
region where this product or foodstuff was originally pro-
duced or marketed, has become the common name of an
agricultural product or a foodstuff.
T o establish whether or not a name has become generic,
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3— the existing situation in the Member State in which the
name originates and in areas of consumption,
— the existing situation in other Member States,
— the relevant national or Community laws.
Where, following the procedure laid down in Articles 6
and 7, an application of registration is rejected because a
name has become generic, the Commission shall publish
that decision in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.
2. A name may not be registered as a designation of
origin or a geographical indication where it conflicts with
the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a
result is likely to mislead the public as to the true origin of
the product.
3. Before the entry into force of this Regulation, the
Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from
the Commission, shall draw up and publish in the Official
Journal of the European Communities a non-exhaustive, in-
dicative list of the names of agricultural products or foods-
tuffs which are within the scope of this Regulation and are
regarded under the terms of paragraph 1 as being generic
and thus not able to be registered under this Regulation.
Article 4
1. T o be eligible to use a protected designation of origin
(PDO) or a protected geographical indication (PGI) an
agricultural product or foodstuff must comply with a spec-
ification.
2. The product specification shall include at least:
(a) the name of the agricultural product or foodstuffs, in-
cluding the designation of origin or the geographical
indication;
(b) a description of the agricultural product or foodstuff
including the raw materials, if appropriate, and princi-
pal physical, chemical, microbiological and/or organo-
leptic characteristics of the product or the foodstuff;
(c) the definition of the geographical area and, if ap-
propriate, details indicating compliance with the re-
quirements in Article 2 (4);
(d) evidence that the agricultural product or the foodstuff
originates in the geographical area, within the meaning
of Article 2 (2) (a) or (b), whichever is applicable;
(e) a description of the method of obtaining the agricul-
tural product or foodstuff and, if appropriate, the auth-
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4(f) the details bearing out the link with the geographical
environment or the geographical origin within the
meaning of Article 2 (2) (a) or (b), whichever is appli-
cable;
(g) details of the inspection structures provided for in Ar-
ticle 10;
(h) the specific labelling details relating to the indication
PDO or PGI, whichever is applicable, or the equival-
ent traditional national indications;
(i) any requirements laid down by Community and/or
national provisions.
Article 5
1. Only a group or, subject to certain conditions to be
laid down in accordance with the procedure provided for
in Article 15, a natural or legal person, shall be entitled to
apply for registration.
For the purposes of this Article, ‘Group’ means any associ-
ation, irrespective of its legal form or composition, of pro-
ducers and/or processors working with the same agricul-
tural product or foodstuff. Other interested parties may
participate in the group.
2. A group or a natural or legal person may apply for
registration only in respect of agricultural products or
foodstuffs which it produces or obtains within the meaning
of Article 2 (2) (a) or (b).
3. The application for registration shall include the prod-
uct specification referred to in Article 4.
4. The application shall be sent to the Member State in
which the geographical area is located.
5. The Member State shall check that the application is
justified and shall forward the application, including the
product specification referred to in Article 4 and other
documents on which it has based its decision, to the Com-
mission, if it considers that it satisfies the requirements of
this Regulation.
That Member State may, on a transitional basis only, granton the national level a protection in the sense of the pres-
ent Regulation to the name forwarded in the manner pre-
scribed, and, where appropriate, an adjustment period, as
from the date of such forwarding; these may also be
granted transitionally subject to the same conditions in
connection with an application for the amendment of the
product specification.
Such transitional national protection shall cease on the
date on which a decision on registration under this Regula-
tion is taken. When that decision is taken, a period of up
to five years may be allowed for adjustment, on condition
that the undertakings concerned have legally marketed the
products in question, using the names concerned continu-
ously, for at least five years prior to the date of the publi-
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5The consequences of such national protection, where a
name is not registered under this Regulation, shall be the
sole responsibility of the Member State concerned.
The measures taken by Member States under the second
subparagraph shall produce effects at national level only;
they shall have no effect on intra-Community trade.
If the application concerns a name indicating a geographi-cal area situated in another Member State also, that
Member State shall be consulted before any decision is
taken.
6. Member States shall introduce the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Article.
Article 6
1. Within a period of six months the Commission shall
verify, by means of a formal investigation, whether the reg-
istration application includes all the particulars provided
for in Article 4.
The Commission shall inform the Member State concerned
of its findings.
2. If, after taking account of paragraph 1, the Commis-
sion concludes that the name qualifies for protection, itshall publish in the Official Journal of the European
Communities the name and address of the applicant, the
name of the product, the main points of the application,
the references to national provisions governing the prep-
aration, production or manufacture of the product and, if
necessary, the grounds for its conclusions.
3. If no statement of objections is notified to the Com-
mission in accordance with Article 7, the name shall be
entered in a register kept by the Commission entitled
‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected
geographical indications’, which shall contain the names of
the groups and the inspection bodies concerned.
4. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal
of the European Communities:
— the names entered in the Register,
— amendments to the Register made in accordance with
Article 9 and 11.
5. If, in the light of the investigation provided for in
paragraph 1, the Commission concludes that the name
does not qualify for protection, it shall decide, in accord-
ance with the procedure provided for in Article 15, not to
proceed with the publication provided for in paragraph 2
of this Article.
Before publication as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 4
and registration as provided for in paragraph 3, the Com-
mission may request the opinion of the Committee pro-
vided for in Article 15.535/97
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6Article 7
1. Within six months of the date of publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities referred to in
Article 6 (2), any Member State may object to the regis-
tration.
2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall
ensure that all persons who can demonstrate a legitimate
economic interest are authorized to consult the application.
In addition and in accordance with the existing situation in
the Member States, the Member States may provide access
to other parties with a legitimate interest.
3. Any legitimately concerned natural or legal person
may object to the proposed registration by sending a duly
substantiated statement to the competent authority of the
Member State in which he resides or is established. The
competent authority shall take the necessary measures to
consider these comments or objection within the deadlineslaid down.
4. A statement of objection shall be admissible only if it:
— either shows non-compliance with the conditions re-
ferred to in Article 2,
— shows that the registration of the name proposed
would jeopardize the existence of an entirely or partly
identical name or of a mark or the existence of prod-
ucts which have been legally on the market for at least
five years preceding the date of the publication pro-
vided for in Article 6 (2).
— or indicates the features which demonstrate that the
name whose registration is applied for is generic in na-
ture.
5. Where an objection is admissible within the meaning
of paragraph 4, the Commission shall ask the Member
States concerned to seek agreement among themselves in
accordance with their internal procedures within three
months. If:
(a) agreement is reached, the Member States in question
shall communicate to the Commission all the factors
which made agreement possible together with the ap-
plicant’s opinion and that of the objector. Where there
has been no change to the information received under
Article 5, the Commission shall proceed in accordance
with Article 6 (4). If there has been a change, it shall
again initiate the procedure laid down in Article 7;
(b) no agreement is reached, the Commission shall take a
decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 15, having regard to traditional fair practiceand of the actual likelihood of confusion. Should it de-
cide to proceed with registration, the Commission shall
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7Article 8
The indications PDO, PGI or equivalent traditional nation-
al indications may appear only on agricultural products
and foodstuffs that comply with this Regulation.
Article 9
The Member State concerned may request the amendment
of a specification, in particular to take account of develop-
ments in scientific and technical knowledge or to redefine
the geographical area.
The Article 6 procedure shall apply mutatis mutandis.
The Commission may, however, decide, under the pro-
cedure laid down in Article 15, not to apply the Article 6
procedure in the case of a minor amendment.
Article 10
1. Member States shall ensure that not later than six
months after the entry into force of this Regulation inspec-
tion structures are in place, the function of which shall be
to ensure that agricultural products and foodstuffs bearing
a protected name meet the requirements laid down in the
specifications. In the case of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
the above period shall begin from the date of their acces-
sion.
2. An inspection structure may comprise one or more
designated inspection authorities and/or private bodies ap-
proved for that purpose by the Member State. MemberStates shall send the Commission lists of the authorities
and/or bodies approved and their respective powers. The
Commission shall publish those particulars in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.
3. Designated inspection authorities and/or approved pri-
vate bodies must offer adequate guarantees of objectivity
and impartiality with regard to all producers or processors
subject to their control and have permanently at their dis-
posal the qualified staff and resources necessary to carry
out inspection of agricultural products and foodstuffs bear-
ing a protected name.
If an inspection structure uses the services of another body
for some inspections, that body must offer the same guar-
antees. In that event the designated inspection authorities
and/or approved private bodies shall, however, continue to
be responsible vis-à-vis the Member State for all inspec-
tions.
As from 1 January 1998, in order to be approved by the
Member States for the purpose of this Regulation, private
bodies must fulfil the requirements laid down in standard
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84. If a designated inspection authority and/or private
body in a Member State establishes that an agricultural
product or a foodstuff bearing a protected name of origin
in that Member State does not meet the criteria of the
specification, they shall take the steps necessary to ensure
that this Regulation is complied with. They shall inform
the Member State of the measures taken in carrying out
their inspections. The parties concerned must be notified
of all decisions taken.
5. A Member State must withdraw approval from an in-
spection body where the criteria referred to in paragraphs
2 and 3 are no longer fulfilled. It shall inform the Com-
mission, which shall publish in the Official Journal of the
European Communities a revised list of approved bodies.
6. The Member States shall adopt the measures necess-
ary to ensure that a producer who complies with this Re-
gulation has access to the inspection system.
7. The costs of inspections provided for under this Re-
gulation shall be borne by the producers using the pro-
tected name.
Article 11
1. Any Member State may submit that a condition laid
down in the product specification of an agricultural prod-
uct or foodstuff covered by a protected name has not been
met.
2. The Member State referred to in paragraph 1 shall
make its submission to the Member State concerned. The
Member State concerned shall examine the complaint and
inform the other Member State of its findings and of any
measures taken.
3. In the event of repeated irregularities and the failure
of the Member States concerned to come to an agreement,
a duly substantiated application must be sent to the Com-
mission.
4. The Commission shall examine the application by
consulting the Member States concerned. Where appropri-
ate, having consulted the committee referred to in Article
15, the Commission shall take the necessary steps. These
may include cancellation of the registration.
Article 12
1. Without prejudice to international agreements, this
Regulation may apply to an agricultural product or foods-
tuff from a third country provided that:
— the third country is able to give guarantees identical or
equivalent to those referred to in Article 4,
— the third country concerned has inspection arrange-
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9— the third country concerned is prepared to provide
protection equivalent to that available in the Commun-
ity to corresponding agricultural products for foodstuffs
coming from the Community.
2. If a protected name of a third country is identical to
a Community protected name, registration shall be granted
with due regard for local and traditional usage and the
practical risks of confusion.
Use of such names shall be authorized only if the country
of origin of the product is clearly and visibly indicated on
the label.
Article 13
1. Registered names shall be protected against:
(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of a name regis-
tered in respect of products not covered by the regis-
tration in so far as those products are comparable to
the products registered under that name or insofar as
using the name exploits the reputation of the protected
name;
(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true ori-
gin of the product is indicated or if the protected
name is translated or accompanied by an expressionsuch as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imita-
tion’ or similar;
(c) any other false or misleading indication as to the prov-
enance, origin, nature or essential qualities of the
product, on the inner or outer packaging, advertising
material or documents relating to the product con-
cerned, and the packing of the product in a container
liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
(d) any other practice liable to mislead the public as to
the true origin of the product.
Where a registered name contains within it the name of an
agricultural product or foodstuff which is considered gen-
eric, the use of that generic name on the appropriate agri-
cultural product or foodstuff shall not be considered to be
contrary to (a) or (b) in the first subparagraph.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a) and (b),Member States may maintain national systems that permit
the use of names registered under Article 17 for a period
of not more than five years after the date of publication of
registration, provided that:
— the products have been marketed legally using such
names for at least five years before the date of publi-
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10— the undertakings have legally marketed the products
concerned using those names continuously during the
period referred to in the first indent,
— the labelling clearly indicates the true origin of the
product.
However, this derogation may not lead to the marketing of
products freely within the territory of a Member State
where such names were prohibited’.
3. Protected names may not become generic.
4. In the case of names, for which registration has been
applied for under Article 5, provision may be made for a
transitional period of up to five years under Article 7 (5)
(b), solely where a statement of objection has been de-
clared admissible on the grounds that registration of the
proposed name would jeopardize the existence of an en-
tirely or partly identical name or the existence of products
which have been legally on the market for at least fiveyears preceding the date of the publication provided for in
Article 6 (2).
Such transitional period may be provided for only where
undertakings have legally marketed the products concerned
using the names in question continuously for at least five
years preceding the date of the publication provided for in
Article 6 (2).
Article 14
1. Where a designation of origin or geographical indica-
tion is registered in accordance with this Regulation, the
application for registration of a trade mark corresponding
to one of the situations referred to in Article 13 and relat-
ing to the same type of product shall be refused, provided
that the application for registration of the trade mark was
submitted after the date of the publication provided for in
Article 6 (2).
T rade marks registered in breach of the first subparagraph
shall be declared invalid.
This paragraph shall also apply where the application for
registration of a trade mark was lodged before the date of
publication of the application for registration provided for
in Article 6 (2), provided that that publication occured be-
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112. With due regard for Community law, use of a trade
mark corresponding to one of the situations referred to in
Article 13 which was registered in good faith before the
date on which application for registration of a designation
of origin or geographical indication was lodged may con-
tinue notwithstanding the registration of a designation of
origin or geographical indication, where there are no
grounds for invalidity or revocation of the trade mark as
provided respectively by Article 3 (1) (c) and (g) and Ar-
ticle 12 (2) (b) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of
21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the
Member States relating to trade marks (1).
3. A designation of origin or geographical indication
shall not be registered where, in the light of a trade mark’s
reputation and renown and the length of time it has been
used, registration is liable to mislead the consumer as to
the true identity of the product.
Article 15
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee com-
posed of the representatives of the Member States and
chaired by the representative of the Commission.
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The com-
mittee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time
limit which the chairman may lay down according to the
urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by
the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the T reaty in
the case of decisions which the Council is required to
adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of
the representatives of the Member States within the com-
mittee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Ar-
ticle. The chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if
they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee.
If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the
opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the
Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a
proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council
shall act by a qualified majority.
If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date
of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the
proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.
Article 16
Detailed rules for applying this Regulation shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Ar-
ticle 15.
(1) OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 1. Amended by Decision
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12Article 17
1. Within six months of the entry into force of the Re-
gulation, Member States shall inform the Commission
which of their legally protected names or, in those
Member States where there is no protection system, which
of their names established by usage they wish to register
pursuant to this Regulation. In the case of Austria, Finland
and Sweden, the above period shall begin from the date of
their accession.
2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
15, the Commission shall register the names referred to in
paragraph 1 which comply with Articles 2 and 4. Article 7
shall not apply. However, generic names shall not be
added.
3. Member States may maintain national protection of
the names communicated in accordance with paragraph 1
until such time as a decision on registration has beentaken.
Article 18
This Regulation shall enter into force twelve months after
t h ed a t eo fi t sp u b l i c a t i o ni nt h e Official Journal of the
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13ANNEX I
Foodstuffs referred to in Article 1 (1)
— Beer,
— Natural mineral waters and spring waters,— Beverages made from plant extracts,
— Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s
wares,
— Natural gums and resins.2081/92
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Agricultural products referred to in Article 1 (1)
—H a y
— Essential oils.
—c o r k
— cochineal (raw product of animal origin).2081/92
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