Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (repealed)Show full title

Article 49 Amendments to product specifications

1. An applicant satisfying the conditions of Article 37 may apply for approval of an amendment to the product specification of a protected designation of origin or geographical indication, in particular to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge or to redefine the geographical area referred to in (d) of the second subparagraph of Article 35(2). Applications shall describe and give reasons for the amendments requested.

2. Where the proposed amendment involves one or more amendments to the single document referred to in Article 35(1)(d), Articles 38 to 41 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the amendment application. However, if the proposed amendment is only minor, it shall be decided, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 113(2), whether to approve the application without following the procedure laid down in Article 39(2) and Article 40 and in the case of approval, the Commission shall proceed to publication of the elements referred to in Article 39(3).

3. Where the proposed amendment does not involve any change to the single document, the following rules shall apply:

(a) where the geographical area is in a given Member State, that Member State shall express its position on the amendment and, if it is in favour, shall publish the amended product specification and inform the Commission of the amendments approved and the reasons for them;

(b) where the geographical area is in a third country, the Commission shall determine whether to approve the proposed amendment.