Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 ... (32012R1151)
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
- 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
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