http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/34/chapter/II/section/1Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 of 17 October 2018 laying down rules for the application of 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, amendments to product specifications, the register of protected names, cancellation of protection and use of symbols, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an appropriate system of checksCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 of 17 October 2018 laying down rules for the application of 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, amendments to product specifications, the register of protected names, cancellation of protection and use of symbols, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an appropriate system of checksKing's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0034texttext/xmlen2025-04-23Expert Participation2025-02-27 CHAPTER II<Strong>PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS</Strong>SECTION 1<Strong><Emphasis>Application for protection</Emphasis></Strong>Applications for protection from Member StatesArticle 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Applications for protection from third countriesArticle 3Applications for protection that concern a geographical area in a third country shall be submitted by a single producer within the meaning of Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 or a group of producers having a legitimate interest, either directly to the Secretary of State or via the authorities of that third country, and shall, in addition, comply with the requirements of Article 94(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.Joint applicationsArticle 41A joint application, as referred to in Article 95(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, must be submitted to the Secretary of State by:aa group of producers in one of the countries in which part of the relevant geographical area is situated,ba single producer in one of the countries in which part of the relevant geographical area is situated in a case where, in relation to that country and that area, Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 applies, orcthrough the authorities of a third country in which part of the relevant geographical area is situated.1aWhere a joint application concerns a geographical area that includes an area in the United Kingdom, the application must fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in relation to that area, except for the requirement in paragraph 3 of that Article.1bWhere a joint application concerns a geographical area that includes an area in a third country, the application must fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in relation to that area, including the requirement laid down in paragraph 3 of that Article.2The group of producers, single producer or third country authority which submits to the Secretary of State a joint application as referred to in paragraph 1 becomes the consignee of any notification or decision issued by the Secretary of State.Single documentArticle 51The single document referred to in point (d) of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall include the following main elements of the product specification:athe name to be protected as a designation of origin or a geographical indication;bwhere the demarcated area, or any part of it, is situated in Great Britain, the name ‘Great Britain’;bawhere the demarcated area, or any part of it, is situated in Northern Ireland, the name ‘Northern Ireland’;bbwhere the demarcated area, or any part of it, is situated in a third country, the name of the third country;cthe type of geographical indication;da description of the wine or wines;ethe categories of grapevine products;fthe maximum yields per hectare;gthe indication of the wine grape variety or varieties from which the wine or wines are obtained;ha concise definition of the demarcated geographical area;ia description of the link referred to in point (a)(i) or in point (b)(i) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;jwhere applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the wine or wines, as well as the relevant restrictions on making them;kwhere applicable, the specific rules concerning packaging and labelling and all other essential relevant requirements.2The description of the link referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1 shall include:ain the case of a designation of origin, a description of the causal link between the quality and characteristics of the product and the geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors to which they are essentially or exclusively linked, including, where applicable, elements of the product description or production method justifying the link;bin the case of a geographical indication, a description of the causal link between the geographical origin and the relevant specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to the geographical origin of the product, accompanied by a statement indicating on which ones of the given factors — specific quality, reputation or other characteristics attributable to the geographical origin of the product — the causal link is based. The description may also concern the elements of the product description or production method justifying the causal link.Where an application covers different categories of grapevine products, the details bearing out the link shall be demonstrated for each of the grapevine products concerned.3The single document shall be drawn up using the model for single documents set out in Annex I.Geographical areaArticle 6The demarcated geographical area shall be defined in a precise way that presents no ambiguities, referring as far as possible to physical or administrative boundaries.Scrutiny procedureArticle 71If an admissible application does not meet the conditions laid down in Subsection 2 of Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Secretary of State shall inform the applicant or authorities of the third country , where relevant, of the grounds for refusal, setting a deadline for the withdrawal or modification of the application or for the submission of comments.If, following that information, substantial modifications are made to the product specification, a new version of the single document , where relevant, and a consolidated version of the proposed product specification must be submitted to the Secretary of State.2If the obstacles to the conferral of protection are not remedied by the applicant or third-country authorities ... within the given deadline, the Secretary of State shall reject the application in accordance with Article 97(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.3Any decision to reject the application concerned shall be taken by the Secretary of State on the basis of the documents and information available to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall notify the applicant or the third-country authorities , as relevant, of the decision to reject the application.Art. 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), 27(4)Words in Art. 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), 27(5)Art. 4(1)-(1b) substituted for Art. 4(1) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(6)(a)Words in Art. 4(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), 27(6)(b)(i)Words in Art. 4(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), 27(6)(b)(ii)Art. 5(1)(b)-(bb) substituted for Art. 5(1)(b) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(7)(a)Word in Art. 5(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), 27(7)(b)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(a)(i)(aa)Word in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(a)(i)(bb)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(a)(i)(cc)Word in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(a)(ii)(aa)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(a)(ii)(bb)Words in Art. 7(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(8)(a)(ii)(cc)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(c)(i)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(c)(ii)Word in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(c)(iii)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(c)(iv)Word in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(b)(i)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(b)(ii)Words in Art. 7(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), 27(8)(b)(iii)