Council of the European Union and European Parliament 21 November 2012, 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

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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)

14.12.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

L 343/1

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

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article

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