Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33Show full title

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation

Article 21U.K.Admissibility of cancellation requests

1.For the purpose of Articles 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 a substantiated cancellation request shall be admissible where:

(a)the cancellation request complies with the requirements set out in Article 13(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34; and

(b)the cancellation request is based on the grounds referred to in Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

2.Where the [F1Secretary of State] considers that the cancellation request is not admissible [F2the Secretary of State] shall inform the F3... third country authority or the natural or legal person that submitted the request of the reasons supporting the finding of inadmissibility.

3.Substantiated statements of objection to cancellation shall be admissible only where they show commercial reliance by an interested person on the registered name.

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