CHAPTER II

PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
SECTION 1

Application for protection

Name to be protected
Article 2
1
The name to be protected as a designation of origin or geographical indication shall be registered only in the languages which are or were historically used to describe the specific product in the demarcated geographical area.
2
The name of a designation of origin or a geographical indication shall be registered in its original script. Where the original script is not in Latin characters, a transcription in Latin characters shall be registered together with the name in its original script.

Applicant
Article 3
A single producer may be deemed an applicant within the meaning of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 if it is shown that:
1. the person concerned is the only producer willing to submit an application; and
2. the demarcated geographical area possesses characteristics which differ appreciably from those of neighbouring areas or the characteristics of the product are different from those produced in neighbouring areas.
The circumstance by which a protected designation of origin or geographical indication consists of or contains the name of the holding of the single applicant producer shall not prevent other producers from using that name provided that they comply with the product specification.

Additional requirements for product specifications
Article 4
1
The description of the grapevine products shall indicate the relevant category or categories of grapevine products from amongst the categories set out in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
2
Where the product specification indicates that packaging, including bottling, shall take place within the demarcated geographical area or within an area in the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question, it shall also include a justification showing why, in the specific case, the packaging must take place in the particular geographical area to safeguard quality, to ensure the origin or to ensure control ....

Derogations concerning production in the demarcated geographical area
Article 5
1
By way of derogation from points (a)(iii) and (b)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and on condition that the product specification so provides, a product which has a protected designation of origin or geographical indication may be made into wine in any of the following locations:
a
in an area in the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question;
b
in an area located within the same administrative unit or within a neighbouring administrative unit, in conformity with national rules;
c
in the case of a trans-border designation of origin or geographical indication, or where an agreement on control measures exists between two or more ... countries, in an area situated in the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question.
2
By way of derogation from point (a)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and on condition that the product specification so provides, a product may be made into sparkling wine or semi-sparkling wine bearing a protected designation of origin beyond the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question if this practice was in use prior to 1 March 1986.
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National procedure
Article 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joint applications
Article 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional national protection
Article 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Admissibility of the application
Article 9
1
Applications for protection are considered admissible if they are submitted in accordance with Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 3 and Article 5(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 and if they are duly completed.
An application for protection shall be considered to be duly completed when it complies with Article 94(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 and if the single document is duly completed.
The single document summarising the product specification, referred to in Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be considered to be duly completed when it complies with the requirements listed in Article 5(1) and (2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34. The product specification shall be considered duly completed when it complies with the requirements set out in Article 94(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
2
If the Secretary of State considers that an application is inadmissible, the Secretary of State must inform the applicant, or, in the case of a third country application, the applicant established in, or the authorities of, that country, of the reasons grounding the finding of inadmissibility.
3
At least once a month the Secretary of State must publish the list of names for which the Secretary of State has received applications for protection as designations of origin or geographical indications, the name of the applicant relevant country and the date of submission of the application. The list may be published in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time.

Scrutiny of the application
Article 10
An examination of the application by the Secretary of State, as referred to in Article 97(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, shall consist of a check that there are no manifest errors in the application. When examining the application the Secretary of State shall examine the single document in particular. The examination should be completed within a period of 6 months. Where this period is exceeded, the Secretary of State shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the delay.
Words in Art. 4(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(3)
Words in Art. 5(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(4)
Arts. 6-8 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(5)
Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(6)(b)(i)
Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(6)(b)(ii)
Words in Art. 9(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(6)(c)(i)
Words in Art. 9(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(6)(c)(ii)
Word in Art. 9(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(6)(c)(iii)
Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(6)(a)
Words in Art. 9(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(6)(c)(iv)
Words in Art. 10 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(7)
Art. 5(3) omitted (27.5.2021) by virtue of The Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/632), regs. 1, 9(2)