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**Council of the**
**European Union**

**Interinstitutional File:**

**2018/0189(COD)**

**PROPOSAL**

**Brussels, 31 July 2018**
**(OR. en)**

**11515/18**

**PI 107**

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission,
signed by Mr Jordi AYET PUIGARNAU, Director

date of receipt: 27 July 2018

To: Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN, Secretary-General of the Council of
the European Union

No. Cion doc.: COM(2018) 365 final

Subject: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL on the action of the Union following its accession to the
Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and
Geographical Indications

Delegations will find attached document COM(2018) 365 final.

Encl.: COM(2018) 365 final

11515/18 BM/at

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Brussels, 27.7.2018
COM(2018) 365 final

2018/0189 (COD)

Proposal for a

**REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL**

**on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon**

**Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications**

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**EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM**

**1.** **CONTEXT** **OF** **THE** **PROPOSAL**

**•** **Reasons for and objectives of the proposal**

This proposal is related to the Commission proposal for a Council Decision on the
Union's accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of
Origin and Geographical Indications (the "Geneva Act") .

The aim of this Commission proposal is to ensure the legal framework for effective
participation of the Union in the WIPO Lisbon Union once the Union will have
become a Contracting Party to the Geneva Act.

Article 9 of the Geneva Act establishes a commitment for each Contracting Party to
protect registered appellations of origin and geographical indications on its territory,
within its own legal system and practice but in accordance with the terms of this Act,
subject to any refusal, renunciation by the Contracting Party of origin, invalidation or
cancellation that may become effective with respect to its territory. Article 6 (5) (a)
of the Geneva Act provides that a registered appellation of origin or geographical
indication shall, in each Contracting Party that has not refused protection in
accordance with Article 15, or that has sent to the International Bureau of the World
Intellectual Property Organization a notification of grant of protection in accordance
with Article 18, be protected from the date of the international registration. Rule 9(1)
(b) of the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of
the Lisbon Agreement (the "Common Regulations") specifies that the refusal shall be
notified within a period of one year from the receipt of the notification of
international registration under Article 6(4). In the case of Article 29(4), this time
limit may be extended by another year.

Against this background, upon becoming a Contracting Party to the Geneva Act, the
Union should submit a list of EU geographical indications drawn from the EU
registers for geographical indications (to be agreed with EU Member States) for
protection under the Lisbon system. This list should be established in close
consultation with the Member States, following this established practice and
methodology which is used for some of the bilateral international agreements on
Geographical indications which the EU has concluded (taking into account
production value and export value, protection under other agreements as well as
current or potential misuse in the third countries concerned, and balance between
Member States), taking into account the scope of Geographical indications registered
by third country Lisbon members. After the Union's accession to the Lisbon Union,
applications for the international registration of additional geographical indications
protected and registered in the Union shall be possible on the Commission's initiative
or at the request of a Member State or of an interested group of producers.

Appropriate procedures for the assessment by the Commission of appellations of
origin and geographical indications originating in third Contracting Parties and
registered in the International Register, and for the related opposition procedure
should be put in place, taking into account specificities of the Geneva Act.

Enforcement by the Union of appellations of origin and geographical indications
originating in third Contracting Parties and registered in the International Register
shall be in accordance with Chapter III of the Geneva Act. Article 14 of the Geneva
Act in particular requires each Contracting Party to make available effective legal

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remedies for the protection of registered appellations of origin and registered
geographical indications and provide that legal proceedings for ensuring their
protection may be brought by a public authority or by any interested party, whether a
natural person or a legal entity and whether public or private, depending on its legal
system and practice. Coexistence of prior trade marks and an appellations of origin
or geographical indications registered in the International Register which are granted
protection or used in the Union should be possible where the conditions laid down in
the second paragraph of Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1151/2012 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 are fulfilled _mutatis mutandis._

Seven EU Member States are members of the Lisbon Union and as such have
accepted protection of third-country names. In order to provide for them the means to
fulfil their international obligations assumed before the accession of the Union to the
Lisbon Union a transitional arrangement should be put into place which should
produce effects at national level only, and have no effect on intra-Union or
international trade.

It appears equitable that the fees to be paid under the Geneva Act and the Common
Regulations for filing an application with the International Bureau for the
international registration of an appellation of origin or a geographical indication as
well as the fees to be paid in respect of other entries in the International Register and
for the supply of extracts, attestations, or other information concerning the contents
of this international registration should be borne by the Member State in which the
appellation of origin or the geographical indication is originating.

**•** **Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area**

Regarding agricultural products, the EU has established uniform and exhaustive GI
protection systems for wines (1970), spirits (1989), aromatised wines (1991) and
other agricultural products and foodstuffs (1992). Through these systems, protected
names for the products covered enjoy far-reaching protection throughout the EU,
based on a single application process. The key provisions are currently laid down for
wine in Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of 17 December 2013, for aromatised wines
in Regulation (EU) No. 251/2014 of 26 February 2014, for spirits in Regulation (EC)
No. 110/2008 of 15 January 2008, and for agricultural products and foodstuffs in
Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of 21 November 2012.

**•** **Consistency with other Union policies**

The proposal is consistent with the EU's general policy to promote and enhance the
protection of geographical indications through bilateral, regional and multilateral
agreements.

**2.** **LEGAL** **BASIS,** **SUBSIDIARITY** **AND** **PROPORTIONALITY**

**•** **Legal basis**

Considering the subject matter of the Treaty, the Regulation should be based on
Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

**•** **Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)**

The Union has exclusive competence to conclude the Geneva Act of the Lisbon
Agreement. This follows from the ruling of the European Court of Justice of 25
October 2017 in case C-389/15 - Commission vs. Council - which clarified that the
draft revised Lisbon Agreement, i.e. the Geneva Act, is essentially intended to

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facilitate and govern trade between the European Union and third States and,
secondly, that it is such as to have direct and immediate effects on such trade, so that
its negotiation fell within the exclusive competence which Article 3(1) TFEU confers
on the European Union in the field of the common commercial policy envisaged in
Article 207(1) TFEU.

According to Article 5(3) of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU), the
subsidiarity principle does not apply to areas of exclusive EU competence.

**•** **Proportionality**

The proposed measures do not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objective
of enabling the Union to participate in the Lisbon Union in a way which will ensure
efficient protection of EU geographical indications.

**•** **Choice of the instrument**

A Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council is the appropriate legal
instrument for the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the
Lisbon Union as it ensures the legislative prerogatives of both institutions.

**3.** **RESULTS** **OF** **EX-POST** **EVALUATIONS,** **STAKEHOLDER**
**CONSULTATIONS** **AND** **IMPACT** **ASSESSMENTS**

**•** **Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation**

Not applicable

**•** **Stakeholder consultations**

The Roadmap on EU accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on
Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications was published on 21 December
2017 with a deadline for stakeholder comments until 18 January 2018. 8 comments
were received within the deadline. All except one were basically positive regarding
the initiative and supported EU accession. Three comments expressed the view that
the EU should advance the discussion on recognition and protection of nonagricultural geographical indications. Two comments were against a shortlist as all of
the Union's geographical indications should be eligible for protection under the
Geneva Act.

**•** **Collection and use of expertise**

The study of October 2012 done by AND International on the "Value of production
of agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines, aromatised wines and spirits protected
by a geographical indication (GI)" (http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/externalstudies/value-gi_en) identified a number of benefits of the EU's GI policy for
consumers (quality assurance), producers (openness of the system to all producers
complying with quality requirements; fair competition; price premium; efficient
protection), society at large (link of valuable products to rural areas; preserving
tradition; reconnection of producers and consumers) and the environment (Linking
traditional products with landscapes and farming systems). Evaluating economic data
on each of 2768 GIs registered in the EU 27 from 2005 to 2010, the study found in
particular that on average, the price of a GI product is 2.23 times the price of a
comparable non-GI product. The sales value of EU GIs (all sectors) was €54.3 billion
in 2010 (5.7% of the total EU food and drink sector); the estimated EU GI exports
value is € 11.5 billion (15% of EU food and drink industry exports).

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**•** **Impact assessment**

The Better Regulation requirements for the initiative do not include an impact
assessment, an implementation plan or a public consultation.

The Guidelines on Better Regulation clarify that an impact assessment should be
carried out only when it is useful, to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In principle,
no impact assessment is needed, when there is little or no choice available for the
Commission. This is the case here as accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon
Agreement is warranted in view of the Union's exclusive competence for the matters
covered by the Geneva Act, and as this step would also be the logical conclusion
following the review process of the Lisbon system in which the EU has engaged. The
measures proposed in the present draft Regulation are necessary in order to ensure
the appropriate application of the Geneva Act by the European Union.

There would be a number of advantages in case of EU membership. It would ensure
that current and future GIs registered at EU level but not registered by the 7 EU
Member States in the Lisbon Union could become eligible for protection in the
Lisbon system. EU GIs could in principle gain rapid, high level, indefinite protection
in all current and future parties to the Geneva Act. The established multilateral
register would increase the reputation of European GIs due to the wide geographic
extent of protection under the Geneva Act. Improved international GI protection
resulting from EU accession is expected to consolidate and potentially expand the
positive impacts of GI protection on inclusive growth and employment in high added
value production in the agricultural sector, on trade and investment flows,
competitiveness of business and SMEs in particular, as well as for the functioning of
the internal market and competition, and for the protection of IPR. Farmers' and food
producers' intellectual property in their GI-protected products is vulnerable to
exploitation and loss, especially in global markets. EU accession to the Lisbon
system would help rural stakeholders protect at global level what is valuable at local
level, thus countervailing the usual globalisation trend toward uniform commodity
standards and downward pressure on agricultural product prices. In the current
political and economic uncertainties, this would provide a visible demonstration to
the rural community that the EU is acting to defend and protect their interests across
the world. As the Geneva Act is broadly equivalent to EU legislation on GI
protection for agricultural products, it is not expected that EU accession will require
significant adjustments of the substance of this legislation.

From an administrative point of view, the Geneva Act provides a single set of rules
for obtaining protection in all members and therefore a simpler and more efficient
mechanism compared to the current EU practice of dealing with a variety of local
procedures through bilateral agreements. In commercial policy terms, it will
demonstrate the EU's responsible leadership role promoting multilateralism. EU
accession is not expected to create additional costs or burdens on EU operators or EU
Member States wanting to have GIs protected in the Lisbon system as compared to
the status quo. On the contrary, it is expected to even result in a reduced level of
these administrative costs and burdens.

For businesses, EU accession will entail no additional adjustment, compliance or
transaction costs or administrative burdens other than potential individual
examination fees which Lisbon Members may apply but which will be diminished by
the savings resulting from the international procedure.

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The Geneva Act allows for accession of the EU together with its Member States.
However, in view of the uniform and exhaustive nature of the EU GI protection
system for agricultural products, any AOs or GIs submitted for protection by the
seven EU Member States in the Lisbon system (currently around 800) and eligible
for protection under EU legislation should no longer be protected under national
legislation, but exclusively through EU legislation. This will also be the case
regarding protection of GIs originating in, and submitted for protection by, third
country Lisbon members. As a consequence, EU accession will result in less
administrative burden of participation in the Lisbon system for EU Member States.

Notably, once the EU has joined, there will be the option of referring to the Lisbon
system register rather than negotiating in detail the bilateral protection of GIs. This
would be in line with practice in other areas of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
where the EU engages its partners to join and comply with international agreements
on IPR such as the Berne Convention on Copyright and the Madrid protocol on
Trade Marks, rather than creating a web of divergent undertakings that can confuse
stakeholders.

Accession of the EU will likely give an incentive for more third countries to join the
Lisbon system, since this would give them access to protection across the whole
Lisbon Union, and they could benefit from an efficient examination procedure for
individual GIs in case of equivalence of their system to that of the EU.

EU accession may in particular have positive effects for developing countries which
consider joining the Geneva Act as their GIs could gain protection in the EU through
the Lisbon system. The interest of the 17-member African IP office, OAPI, to join
Lisbon is propitious and evidence of the attraction of the GI instrument to protect
developing country farmers' rights and traditional value.

As regards potential disadvantages, these could be seen in the as yet limited
membership of the Lisbon system, the concern that progress on GIs in the WTO
might be put even further out of reach; scepticism of some EU Member States
towards EU accession, and uncertainty in respect of financial impacts. However, the
modernized system under the Geneva Act should be more attractive for potential new
members; progress in WIPO might even have a positive repercussion on GI
discussions in the WTO by creating appropriate synergies and bringing the revised
Lisbon Agreement closer to the WTO process; EU member States with reservations
about the Lisbon system will not be required to join; and Lisbon members have made
progress in their efforts towards ensuring financial sustainability of the Lisbon
system.

On balance, the advantages of EU accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon
Agreement outweigh the disadvantages. In order to achieve EU accession to the
Lisbon System, the Commission will have to prepare a proposal for the legal acts
needed for accession of the EU to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and its
implementation.

**•** **Regulatory fitness and simplification**

Not applicable

**•** **Fundamental rights**

The Union's participation in the Lisbon Union as a Contracting Party to the Geneva
Act will be in accordance with Article 17 (2) of the Charter of Fundamental Right of
the European Union, which provides that intellectual property shall be protected.

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**4.** **BUDGETARY** **IMPLICATIONS**

See Financial Statement annexed.

**5.** **OTHER** **ELEMENTS**

**•** **Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements**

Not applicable

**•** **Explanatory documents (for directives)**

Not applicable

**•** **Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal**

Not applicable

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2018/0189 (COD)

Proposal for a

**REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL**

**on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon**
**Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications**

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular
Article 207 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee [1],

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) In order for the Union to be fully able to exercise its exclusive competence in relation
to its common commercial policy, it will become a contracting party to the Geneva
Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
('the Geneva Act') [2] pursuant to Council Decision (EU) …/… [3] The contracting parties
to the Geneva Act are members of a Special Union created by the Lisbon Agreement
for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International
Registration [4] ('Special Union'). In accordance with Article 3 of Decision (EU)…/…,
the Union is to be represented by the Commission in the Special Union.

(2) It is appropriate to establish rules allowing the Union to fully exercise all its rights and
obligations following its accession to the Geneva Act.

(3) The Geneva Act protects appellations of origin, including “designations of origin” as
defined by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the
Council [5] and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the
Council [6], and geographical indications, which are henceforth both referred to as
'geographical indications'.

(4) Following the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act, the Commission should as a
first step file with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property
Organization ('the International Bureau') an application for registration of a list of

1 OJ C […], […], p. […].
2
[http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/treaties/en/lisbon/trt_lisbon_009en.pdf.](http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/treaties/en/lisbon/trt_lisbon_009en.pdf)
3 OJ L […], […], p. […].
4
[http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/lisbon/en/legal_texts/lisbon_agreement.pdf.](http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/lisbon/en/legal_texts/lisbon_agreement.pdf)
5 Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012
on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
6 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 and repealing Council
Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L
347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).

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geographical indications originating and protected in the territory of the Union in their
register (‘the International Register’). The criteria for the establishment of such a list
should, as it is the case for some of the bilateral and regional agreements of the Union
regarding protection of geographical indications, take into account in particular the
production value and export value, protection under other agreements as well as
current or potential misuse in the third countries concerned.

(5) In order to ensure that additional geographical indications protected and registered in
the Union are registered in the International Register, it is appropriate to authorise the
Commission, at a later stage, to file applications for the international registration of
such additional geographical indications, on its own initiative or at the request of a
Member State or of an interested group of producers or, in exceptional cases, at the
request of a single producer.

(6) Appropriate procedures should be established in order for the Commission to assess
geographical indications originating in the contracting parties to the Geneva Act which
are not Member States ('third Contracting Parties') and registered in the International
Register, in order to provide for a procedure to decide on protection in the Union and
to cancel such protection, where relevant.

(7) Enforcement by the Union of the protection of geographical indications originating in
third Contracting Parties and registered in the International Register should be done in
accordance with Chapter III of the Geneva Act, in particular with Article 14 of the
Geneva Act, which requires each Contracting Party to make available effective legal
remedies for the protection of registered geographical indications and provide that
legal proceedings for ensuring their protection may be brought by a public authority or
by any interested party, whether a natural person or a legal entity and whether public
or private, depending on its legal system and practice. With a view to ensuring the
protection of trade marks alongside geographical indications, having regard to the
safeguard in respect of prior trade mark rights as set out in Article 13(1) of the Geneva
Act, coexistence of prior trademarks and geographical indications registered in the
International Register which are granted protection or used in the Union should be
safeguarded.

(8) Seven Member States are members of the Special Union and as such have accepted the
protection of the geographical indications of third Contracting parties. In order to
provide for them the means to fulfil their international obligations assumed before the
accession of the Union to the Geneva Act, a transitional arrangement should be
provided which should produce effects at national level only, and have no effect on
intra-Union or international trade.

(9) It appears equitable that the fees to be paid under the Geneva Act and the Common
Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act for filing an application
with the International Bureau for the international registration of a geographical
indication as well as the fees to be paid in respect of other entries in the International
Register and for the supply of extracts, attestations, or other information concerning
the contents of that international registration should be borne by the Member State in
which the geographical indication originates. This should be without prejudice to any
decision by the Member State to seek reimbursement of those fees from the group of
producers or single producer using the geographical indication for which international
registration is sought.

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(10) In order to defray any shortfall in relation to the operating budget of the Special
Union, the Union should be able to provide for a special contribution within the means
available for this purpose in the annual budget of the Union.

(11) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the Union
membership in the Special Union, implementing powers should be conferred on the
Commission to establish a list of geographical indications for the filing of an
application for their international registration with the International Bureau upon
accession to the Geneva Act, for the subsequent filing of an application for
international registration of a geographical indication with the International Bureau,
for rejecting an opposition, for a decision on whether or not to grant protection of a
geographical indication registered in the International Register, and for cancelling the
protection in the Union of a geographical indication registered in the International
Register. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No
182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council [7],

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

_Article 1_
_Subject matter_

This Regulation establishes rules concerning the implementation of the rights and obligations
of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on
Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (‘the Geneva Act’).

For the purpose of this Regulation, appellations of origin, including “designations of origin”
as defined by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and
geographical indications, are henceforth both referred to as 'geographical indications'.

_Article 2_
_International registration of geographical indications upon accession_

Upon the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act, the Commission shall file with the
International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization ('the International
Bureau') applications for the international registration of geographical indications protected
and registered under Union law and pertaining to products originating in the Union pursuant
to Article 5(1) and (2) of the Geneva Act.

The Commission shall adopt an implementing act establishing the list of geographical
indications referred to in the first paragraph, in accordance with the examination procedure
referred to in Article 13(2).

In order to establish the list referred to in the second paragraph, the Commission shall take
into account, in particular, the following:

(a) the production value of the geographical indication;

(b) the export value of the geographical indication;

(c) the protection of the geographical indication under other international agreements _;_

(d) the current or potential misuse of the geographical indication in other members of the
Special Union;

7 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011
laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of
the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

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(e) the overall number of geographical indications originating in the territories of the
other members of the Special Union and registered in the register of the International
Bureau (’the International Register’) _._

_Article 3_
_Subsequent international registration of geographical indications of the Union_

Following the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act, the Commission may on its own
initiative or at the request of a Member State or of an interested group of producers or of the
single producer using a geographical indication protected and registered in the Union, adopt
implementing acts in order to file an application for international registration of a
geographical indication protected and registered under Union law and pertaining to a product
originating in the Union with the International Bureau.

In order to assess whether or not to file an application for international registration _,_ the
Commission shall take into account the criteria set out in the third paragraph of Article 2.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure
referred to in Article 13(2).

_Article 4_
_Assessment of third country geographical indications registered in the International Register_

(1) The Commission shall assess the publication notified by the International Bureau
pursuant to Article 6(4) of the Geneva Act concerning the geographical indications
registered in the International Register and in respect of which the Contracting Party
of Origin, as defined under Article 1(xv) of the Geneva Act, is not a Member State,
in order to determine whether it contains the mandatory elements laid down in Rule
5(2) of the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act
(the 'Common Regulations') [8], and the particulars concerning the quality, reputation
or characteristics as laid down in Rule 5(3) of those Regulations, as well as to assess
whether the publication relates to a product in respect of which protection within the
Union of geographical indications is currently provided. The period for carrying out
such assessment shall not exceed four months and shall not include assessment of
other specific Union provisions relating to the placing of products on the market and,
in particular, to sanitary and phytosanitary standards, the marketing standards, and to
food labelling.

(2) Where, based on the assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission
considers that the conditions laid down in that paragraph are prima facie fulfilled, it
shall publish the geographical indication proposed for protection in the Union
together with the product type and country of origin in the Official Journal of the
European Union, C series.

(3) Where, based on the assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission
considers that the conditions laid down in that paragraph are not fulfilled, it shall take
a decision to refuse protection of the geographical indication by means of an
implementing act adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to
in Article 13(2). In respect of geographical indications covering products not falling

8 Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement as
adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 11 October 2017,
[http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=376416, Doc. WIPO A/57/11 of 11 October](http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=376416)
2017

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within the competence of the Committees provided in Article 13(1) the decision will
be adopted by the Commission without application of the examination procedure
referred to in Article 13(2).

In accordance with Article 15(1) of the Geneva Act, the Commission shall notify the
International Bureau of the refusal of the effects of the international registration
concerned in the territory of the Union, within one year from the receipt of the
notification of international registration in accordance with Article 6(4) of the
Geneva Act.

_Article 5_
_Opposition procedure for third country geographical indications registered in the_
_International Register_

(1) Within two months from the date of publication of the name of the geographical
indication in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article
4(2), the authorities of a Member State or of a third country other than the
Contracting Party of Origin, or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest
and established in the Union or in a third country other than the Contracting Party of
Origin may lodge an opposition with the Commission, in one of the official
languages of the Union.

(2) Such opposition shall be admissible only if it is lodged within the time limit set out
in paragraph 1 and if it contains one or more of the following claims:

(a) that the geographical indication registered in the International Register
conflicts with a name of a plant variety or an animal breed and is likely to
mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product;

(b) that the geographical indication registered in the International Register is
wholly or partially homonymous with a geographical indication already
protected in the Union and that there is no sufficient distinction in practice
between the conditions of local and traditional usage and presentation of the
geographical indication proposed for protection and the geographical indication
already protected in the Union, taking into account the need to ensure equitable
treatment of the producers concerned and not to mislead consumers;

(c) that the protection in the Union of the geographical indication registered in the
International Register would infringe a prior trade mark right;

(d) that the protection in the Union of the geographical indication proposed would
jeopardise the use of an entirely or partly identical name or the exclusive nature
of a trade mark or the economic value of products which have been legally
placed on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication
of the name of the geographical indication in the Official Journal of the
European Union in accordance with Article 4(2);

(e) that the geographical indication registered in the International Register relates
to a product in respect of which protection within the EU of geographical
indications is currently not provided;

(f) that the name for which registration is requested is a generic term in the
territory of the Union.

(3) The grounds for opposition as set out in paragraph 2 shall be assessed by the
Commission in relation to the territory of the Union or part thereof.

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_Article 6_
_Decision on protection in the Union of third country geographical indications registered in_
_the International Register_

(1) Where the Commission receives no opposition or opposition which is inadmissible, it
shall, as appropriate, reject the inadmissible oppositions received and take a decision
to grant protection of the geographical indication by means of an implementing act
adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2).

(2) Where the Commission receives an admissible opposition as set out in Article 5(2), it
shall take a decision on whether or not to grant protection of a geographical
indication registered in the International Register by means of an implementing act
which shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in
Article 13(2). In respect of geographical indications covering products not falling
within the competence of the Committees provided in Article 13(1) the decision will
be adopted by the Commission without application of the examination procedure
referred to in Article 13(2).

(3) The decision to grant protection of a geographical indication in accordance with
paragraphs 1 or 2 shall set out the scope of protection granted and may include
conditions which are compatible with the Geneva Act, and in particular grant a
defined transitional period as specified in Article 17 of the Geneva Act and Rule 14
of the Common Regulations.

(4) In accordance with Article 15(1) of the Geneva Act, the Commission shall notify the
International Bureau of the refusal of the effects of the international registration
concerned in the territory of the Union, within one year from the receipt of the
notification of international registration in accordance with Article 6(4) of the
Geneva Act

_Article 7_
_Use of geographical indications_

(1) The implementing acts adopted by the Commission on the basis of Article 6 shall
apply without prejudice to other specific Union provisions relating to the placing of
products on the market and, in particular, to the common organisation of the
agricultural markets, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and to food labelling. The
Commission shall inform the International Bureau accordingly of these conditions of
use at the moment of accession.

(2) Subject to paragraph 1 geographical indications protected under this Regulation may
be used by any operator marketing a product in accordance with the international
registration.

_Article 8_
_Cancellation of a third country geographical indication registered in the International_
_Register_

The Commission may, on its own initiative or following a duly substantiated request by a
Member State, a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, adopt
implementing acts cancelling the protection in the Union of a geographical indication
registered in the International Register in one or more of the following circumstances:

(a) the geographical indication, is no longer protected in the Contracting Party of Origin;

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(b) the geographical indication is no longer registered in the International Register;

(c) where compliance with the mandatory elements laid down in Rule 5(2) of the
Common Regulations or with the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or
characteristics as laid down in Rule 5(3) of those Regulations are no longer ensured.

The implementing acts referred to in the first paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with
the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2).

The Commission shall notify the International Bureau without delay of the invalidation of the
effects in the territory of the Union of the international registration of the geographical
indication cancelled in accordance with the first paragraph.

_Article 9_

_Relation to trade marks_

(1) The protection of a geographical indication shall not prejudice the validity of a prior
trade mark applied for or registered in good faith, or acquired through use in good
faith in the territory of the Union.

(2) A geographical indication registered in the International Register shall not be
protected in the territory of the Union where in the light of a trade mark's reputation
and renown and the length of time it has been used, protection of the said
geographical indication in the territory of the Union would be liable to mislead the
consumer as to the true identity of the product.

(3) Without prejudice to paragraph 2, a prior trade mark applied for or registered in good
faith in the territory of the Union, or acquired through use in good faith the use of
which would contravene the protection of a geographical indication, may continue to
be used and renewed for the product concerned notwithstanding the protection of a
geographical indication provided that no grounds for invalidity or revocation exist
under Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council [9] .
In such cases the use of the geographical indication shall be permitted as well as use
of the trade mark concerned.

_Article 10_
_Transitional protection_

(1) Those Member States which were members of the Special Union before the
accession of the Union to the Geneva Act may grant protection to a third country
contracting party to the Lisbon Agreement of 1958, or to that Agreement as revised
at Stockholm on July 14, 1967 and amended on September 28, 1979 by means of a
national protection system, with effect from the date on which the Union becomes a
contracting party to the Geneva Act, as regards geographical indications registered as
at that date under the Special Union, or with effect from the date on which the
international registration in the International Register of the geographical indication
is notified to the Member State by the Commission.

Such national protection systems shall cease either on the day when the decision on
protection under this Regulation is taken or the day when the effect of international
registration ends.

9 Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the
European Union trade mark (OJ L 154 of 16.07.2017, page 1).

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(2) Where a third country name is not registered under this Regulation, the consequences
of such a national protection system shall be the sole responsibility of the Member
State concerned.

(3) The measures taken by Member States under paragraph 1 shall produce effects at
national level only, and they shall have no effect on intra-Union or international
trade.

_Article 11_

_Fees_

The fees to be paid under Article 7 of the Geneva Act, as specified in the Common
Regulations, for the filing of an application with the International Bureau for the international
registration of a geographical indication, in the International Register, and for the supply of
extracts, attestations, or other information concerning the contents of this register shall be
borne by the Member State in which the geographical indication originates.

This is without prejudice to any decision by a Member State to seek reimbursement of the
amounts referred to in the first paragraph from the group of producers or single producer
using the geographical indication for which international registration is sought.

_Article 12_
_Special financial contribution_

Where the income from the Special Union shall be derived in accordance with Article
24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act, the Union may make a special contribution within the means
available for that purpose from the annual budget of the Union.

_Article 13_
_Committees procedure_

(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the following Committees within the meaning
of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in respect of the following products:

(a) for wine-sector products falling within the scope of Article 92(1) of Regulation
(EU) No 1308/2013 by the Committee for the Common Organisation of the
Agricultural Markets established by Article 229 of that Regulation;

(b) for aromatised wine products as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No
251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council [10] by the Committee on
aromatised wine products established by Article 34 of that Regulation;

(c) for spirit drinks as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the
European Parliament and of the Council [11] by the Committee for Spirit Drinks
established by Article 25 of that Regulation;

10 Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on
the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of
aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p.
14).
11 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 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).

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(d) for products falling within the scope of the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 by the Agricultural Product Quality Policy
Committee established by Article 57 of that Regulation;

(2) Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No
182/2011 shall apply.

_Article 14_
_Entry into force_

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the
_Official Journal of the European Union_ .

It shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

_For the European Parliament_ _For the Council_
_The President_ _The President_

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**LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT**

|FINANCIAL STATEMENT|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|FS/18/YG/mh<br>agri.ddg1.a.2(2018)1387240|Col7|Col8|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|~~6.221.2018.1~~<br>|~~6.221.2018.1~~<br>|~~6.221.2018.1~~<br>|
|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|**FINANCIAL STATEMENT**<br> <br><br>|~~DATE: 05.03.2018~~<br> <br>|~~DATE: 05.03.2018~~<br> <br>|~~DATE: 05.03.2018~~<br> <br>|
|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|~~1.~~<br>~~BUDGET HEADING:~~<br>05 06 01<br> <br>~~APPROPRIATIONS:~~<br>EUR 7.228 million<br> <br><br>|
|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|~~2.~~<br>~~TITLE:~~<br>Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following<br>its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br> <br><br>|
|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|~~3.~~<br>~~LEGAL BASIS:~~<br>Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union<br> <br><br>|
|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|~~4.~~<br>~~AIMS:~~<br>Establishing the rules on the implementation of the membership of the European Union in the Lisbon Union as a<br>Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical<br>Indications<br><br><br><br><br>|
|~~5.~~<br>~~FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS~~<br><br>|~~12 MONTH~~<br>PERIOD<br> <br> <br>(EUR million)<br>|~~12 MONTH~~<br>PERIOD<br> <br> <br>(EUR million)<br>|~~CURRENT~~<br>FINANCIAL<br>YEAR<br>2018<br>(EUR million)<br>|~~CURRENT~~<br>FINANCIAL<br>YEAR<br>2018<br>(EUR million)<br>|~~CURRENT~~<br>FINANCIAL<br>YEAR<br>2018<br>(EUR million)<br>|~~FOLLOWING~~<br>FINANCIAL YEAR<br>2019<br>(EUR million)<br>|~~FOLLOWING~~<br>FINANCIAL YEAR<br>2019<br>(EUR million)<br>|
|~~5.0~~<br>~~EXPENDITURE~~<br>- <br>CHARGED TO THE EU BUDGET<br>(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)<br>- <br>NATIONAL AUTHORITIES<br>- <br>OTHER<br><br>|~~- ~~<br> <br>|~~- ~~<br> <br>|~~1.0~~<br>1.0<br> <br>- <br>- <br> <br>|~~1.0~~<br>1.0<br> <br>- <br>- <br> <br>|~~1.0~~<br>1.0<br> <br>- <br>- <br> <br>|~~1.0 (estimate)~~<br>|~~1.0 (estimate)~~<br>|
|~~5.1~~<br>~~REVENUE~~<br>- <br>OWN RESOURCES OF THE EU<br>(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)<br>- <br>NATIONAL<br><br>|<br>|<br>|<br><br>|<br><br>|<br><br>|<br><br>|<br><br>|
|<br> <br>5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE<br>5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE<br>|~~2020~~<br>|~~2021~~<br>|~~2021~~<br>|~~2022~~<br>|~~2022~~<br>|~~2022~~<br>|~~2023~~<br>|
|<br> <br>5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE<br>5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|
|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|~~5.2~~<br>METHOD OF CALCULATION: not determined at this stage<br><br>|
|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.0~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE<br>RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|
|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.1~~<br>CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF<br>THE CURRENT BUDGET?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|
|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|~~6.2~~<br>WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?<br>~~YES NO~~<br><br>|
|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|~~6.3~~<br>WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?<br>~~YES NO~~<br>|
|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|~~OBSERVATIONS:~~<br>The fees shall be borne by the Member State in which the the geographical indication is originating. However, the<br>Union may make a special contribution pursuant to Article 24(2)(v) of the Geneva Act within the means available for<br>this purpose in the annual budget of the Union. In 2018, an amount of EUR 1 million is allocated to budget line 05 06<br>01 to this purpose.<br>|

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