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
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Objectives
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Definitions
TITLE II
PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
Article 4
Objective
Article 5
Requirements for designations of origin and geographical indications
Article 6
Generic nature, conflicts with names of plant varieties and animal breeds, with homonyms and trade marks
Article 7
Product specification
Article 8
Content of application for registration
Article 9
Transitional national protection
Article 10
Grounds for opposition
Article 11
Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications
Article 12
Names, symbols and indications
Article 13
Protection
Article 14
Relations between trade marks, designations of origin and geographical indications
Article 15
Transitional periods for use of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications
Article 16
Transitional provisions
TITLE III
TRADITIONAL SPECIALITIES GUARANTEED
Article 17
Objective
Article 18
Criteria
Article 19
Product specification
Article 20
Content of application for registration
Article 21
Grounds for opposition
Article 22
Register of traditional specialities guaranteed
Article 23
Names, symbol and indication
Article 24
Restriction on use of registered names
Article 25
Transitional provisions
Article 26
Simplified procedure
TITLE IV
OPTIONAL QUALITY TERMS
Article 27
Objective
Article 28
National Rules
Article 29
Optional quality terms
Article 30
Reservation and amendment
Article 31
Mountain product
Article 32
Product of island farming
Article 33
Restrictions on use
Article 34
Monitoring
TITLE V
COMMON PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I
Official controls of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed
Article 35
Scope
Article 36
Designation of competent authority
Article 37
Verification of compliance with product specification
Article 38
Surveillance of the use of the name in the market place
Article 39
Delegation by competent authorities to control bodies
Article 40
Planning and reporting of control activities
CHAPTER II
Exceptions for certain prior uses
Article 41
Generic terms
Article 42
Plant varieties and animal breeds
Article 43
Relation to intellectual property
CHAPTER III
Quality scheme indications and symbols and role of producers
Article 44
Protection of indications and symbols
Article 45
Role of groups
Article 46
Right to use the schemes
Article 47
Fees
CHAPTER IV
Application and registration processes for designations of origin, geographical indications, and traditional specialities guaranteed
Article 48
Scope of application processes
Article 49
Application for registration of names
Article 50
Scrutiny by the Commission and publication for opposition
Article 51
Opposition procedure
Article 52
Decision on registration
Article 53
Amendment to a product specification
Article 54
Cancellation
TITLE VI
PROCEDURAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I
Local farming and direct sales
Article 55
Reporting on local farming and direct sales
CHAPTER II
Procedural rules
Article 56
Exercise of the delegation
Article 57
Committee procedure
CHAPTER III
Repeal and final provisions
Article 58
Repeal
Article 59
Entry into force
ANNEX I
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND FOODSTUFFS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)
ANNEX II
Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 |
This Regulation |
Article 1(1) |
Article 2(1) |
Article 1(2) |
Article 2(3) |
Article 1(3) |
Article 2(4) |
Article 2(1), point (a) |
Article 3, point (5) |
Article 2(1), point (b) |
Article 3, point (3) |
Article 2(1), point (c) |
— |
Article 2(1), point (d) |
Article 3, point (2) |
Article 2(2), first to third subparagraph |
— |
Article 2(2), fourth subparagraph |
— |
Article 3 |
Article 22(1) |
Article 4(1), first subparagraph |
Article 18(1) |
Article 4(2) |
Article 18(2) |
Article 4(3), first subparagraph |
— |
Article 4(3), second subparagraph |
Article 18(4) |
Article 5(1) |
Article 43 |
Article 5(2) |
Article 42(1) |
Article 6(1) |
Article 19(1) |
Article 6(1), point (a) |
Article 19(1), point (a) |
Article 6(1), point (b) |
Article 19(1), point (b) |
Article 6(1), point (c) |
Article 19(1), point (c) |
Article 6(1), point (d) |
— |
Article 6(1), point (e) |
Article 19(1), point (d) |
Article 6(1), point (f) |
— |
Article 7(1) and (2) |
Article 49(1) |
Article 7(3), points (a) and (b) |
Article 20(1), points (a) and (b) |
Article 7(3), point (c) |
— |
Article 7(3), point (d) |
— |
Article 7(4) |
Article 49(2) |
Article 7(5) |
Article 49(3) |
Article 7(6), points (a), (b) and (c) |
Article 49(4) |
Article 7(6), point (d) |
Article 20(2) |
Article 7(7) |
Article 49(5) |
Article 7(8) |
Article 49(6) |
Article 8(1) |
Article 50(1) |
Article 8(2), first subparagraph |
Article 50(2), point (b) |
Article 8(2), second subparagraph |
Article 52(1) |
Article 9(1) and (2) |
Article 51(1) |
Article 9(3) |
Article 21(1) and (2) |
Article 9(4) |
Article 52(2) |
Article 9(5) |
Article 52(3) and (4) |
Article 9(6) |
Article 51(5) |
Article 10 |
Article 54 |
Article 11 |
Article 53 |
Article 12 |
Article 23 |
Article 13(1) |
— |
Article 13(2) |
— |
Article 13(3) |
— |
Article 14(1) |
Article 36(1) |
Article 14(2) |
Article 46(1) |
Article 14(3) |
Article 37(3), second subparagraph |
Article 15(1) |
Article 37(1) |
Article 15(2) |
Article 37(2) |
Article 15(3) |
Article 39(2) |
Article 15(4) |
Article 36(2) |
Article 16 |
— |
Article 17(1) and (2) |
Article 24(1) |
Article 17(3) |
Article 24(2) |
Article 18 |
Article 57 |
Article 19(1), point (a) |
— |
Article 19(1), point (b) |
Article 49(7), second subparagraph |
Article 19(1), point (c) |
Article 49(7), first subparagraph |
Article 19(1), point (d) |
Article 22(2) |
Article 19(1), point (e) |
Article 19(1), point (f) |
Article 51(6) |
Article 54(1) |
Article 19(1), point (g) |
Article 23(4) |
Article 19(1), point (h) |
— |
Article 19(1), point (i) |
— |
Article 19(2) |
Article 25(1) |
Article 19(3), point (a) |
— |
Article 19(3), point (b) |
Article 25(2) |
Article 20 |
Article 47 |
Article 21 |
Article 58 |
Article 22 |
Article 59 |
Annex I |
Annex I (Part II) |
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 |
This Regulation |
Article 1(1) |
Article 2(1) and (2) |
Article 1(2) |
Article 2(3) |
Article 1(3) |
Article 2(4) |
Article 2 |
Article 5 |
Article 3(1), first subparagraph |
Article 6(1) |
Article 3(1), second and third subparagraph |
Article 41(1), (2) and (3) |
Article 3(2), (3) and (4) |
Article 6(2), (3) and (4) |
Article 4 |
Article 7 |
Article 5(1) |
Article 3, point (2), and Article 49(1) |
Article 5(2) |
Article 49(1) |
Article 5(3) |
Article 8(1) |
Article 5(4) |
Article 49(2) |
Article 5(5) |
Article 49(3) |
Article 5(6) |
Article 9 |
Article 5(7) |
Article 8(2) |
Article 5(8) |
— |
Article 5(9), first subparagraph |
— |
Article 5(9), second subparagraph |
Article 49(5) |
Article 5(10) |
Article 49(6) |
Article 5(11) |
— |
Article 6(1), first subparagraph |
Article 50(1) |
Article 6(2), first subparagraph |
Article 50(2), point (a) |
Article 6(2), second subparagraph |
Article 52(1) |
Article 7(1) |
Article 51(1), first subparagraph |
Article 7(2) |
Article 51(1), second subparagraph |
Article 7(3) |
Article 10 |
Article 7(4) |
Article 52(2) and (4) |
Article 7(5) |
Article 51(3) and Article 52(3) and (4) |
Article 7(6) |
Article 11 |
Article 7(7) |
Article 51(5) |
Article 8 |
Article 12 |
Article 9 |
Article 53 |
Article 10(1) |
Article 36(1) |
Article 10(2) |
Article 46(1) |
Article 10(3) |
Article 37(3), second subparagraph |
Article 11(1) |
Article 37(1) |
Article 11(2) |
Article 37(2) |
Article 11(3) |
Article 39(2) |
Article 11(4) |
Article 36(2) |
Article 12 |
Article 54 |
Article 13(1) |
Article 13(1) |
Article 13(2) |
Article 13(2) |
Article 13(3) |
Article 15(1) |
Article 13(4) |
Article 15(2) |
Article 14 |
Article 14 |
Article 15 |
Article 57 |
Article 16, point (a) |
Article 5(4), second subparagraph |
Article 16, point (b) |
— |
Article 16, point (c) |
— |
Article 16, point (d) |
Article 49(7) |
Article 16, point (e) |
— |
Article 16, point (f) |
Article 51(6) |
Article 16, point (g) |
Article 12(7) |
Article 16, point (h) |
— |
Article 16, point (i) |
Article 11(3) |
Article 16, point (j) |
— |
Article 16, point (k) |
Article 54(2) |
Article 17 |
Article 16 |
Article 18 |
Article 47 |
Article 19 |
Article 58 |
Article 20 |
Article 59 |
Annex I and Annex II |
Annex I (Part I) |