Summary
The proposal outlines how the EU will act after joining the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. It aims to protect European geographical indications (GIs) on an international scale through a centralized registration process. 10 24.10.2019
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european union
administrative law
international relations
business and competition
agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Key points
- The European Union aims to join the Geneva Act to provide stronger international protection for its unique regional products.
- The Commission will be responsible for establishing a list of protected geographical indications to be registered internationally.
- Member States, trade associations, and individual producers can request the registration of additional protected names.
- The regulation is designed to cover both agricultural and non-agricultural products, pending further EU legal developments.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the 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
Action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications ***I
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