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| 26.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 68/7 |

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INFORMATION NOTICE — PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Geographical indications from the Republic of Moldova

(2015/C 68/06)

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0001) entered into force on 1 April 2013. It was furthermore incorporated in the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part[(2)](#ntr2-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0002).

Article 298(1) of the abovementioned Association Agreement foresees the possibility for the Parties to add new geographical indications (GIs) to be protected in Annexes XXX-C and XXX-D in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 306(3). In this context, the protection in the European Union, as geographical indications, of the Moldovan names set out below is under consideration.

The Commission invites any Member State or third country or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, resident or established in a Member State or in a third country, to submit oppositions to such protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement.

Statements of opposition must reach the Commission within 2 months of the date of this publication. Statements of opposition should be sent to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-A4-GI@ec.europa.eu

Statements of opposition shall be examined only if they are received within the time limit set out above and if they show that the protection of the name proposed would:

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| (a) | conflict with the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a result be likely to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product; |

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| (b) | be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already protected in the Union under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products[(3)](#ntr3-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0003), and Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89[(4)](#ntr4-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0004) or contained in the agreements the Union has concluded with the following countries:   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Australia[(5)](#ntr5-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0005) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Chile[(6)](#ntr6-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0006) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | South Africa[(7)](#ntr7-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0007) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Switzerland[(8)](#ntr8-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0008) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Mexico[(9)](#ntr9-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0009) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Korea[(10)](#ntr10-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0010) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Central America[(11)](#ntr11-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0011) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Colombia and Peru[(12)](#ntr12-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0012) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[(13)](#ntr13-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0013) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Canada[(14)](#ntr14-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0014) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | United States[(15)](#ntr15-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0015) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Albania[(16)](#ntr16-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0016) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Montenegro[(17)](#ntr17-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0017) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Bosnia and Herzegovina[(18)](#ntr18-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0018) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Serbia[(19)](#ntr19-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0019) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Georgia[(20)](#ntr20-C_2015068EN.01000701-E0020) | |

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| (c) | in the light of a trade mark’s reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product; |

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| (d) | jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trade mark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least 5 years preceding the date of the publication of this notice; |

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| (e) | or if they can give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which protection is considered is generic. |

The criteria referred to above shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Union, which in the case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are protected. The eventual protection of these names in the European Union is subject to the successful conclusion of these negotiations and subsequent legal act.

No budgetary implications.

List of GIs for wines and agricultural products and foodstuffs
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| Type of product | Name as registered in the Republic of Moldova |
| Wines | Codru |
| Wines | Ştefan vodă |
| Wines | Vadul lui Traian |
| Spirit drinks | Divin |

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