European Commission 29 September 2025, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1956 of 29 September 2025 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products

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SECTION I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Subject matter
Article 2. Definitions
SECTION 2. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
Article 3. Single producer
Article 4. Notification of the application for registration
Article 5. Existing names
Article 6. Joint applications
Article 7. Product specification
Article 8. Proof of origin
Article 9. Description of several distinct products
Article 10. Presentation of the single document
Article 11. Accompanying documentation
Article 12. Definition of the geographical area in the application for registration
Article 13. Changes to the product specification in the course of the application procedure
Article 14. Examination procedure of the Office
Article 15. Challenges to the national phase decision
SECTION 3. OPPOSITION PROCEDURE
Article 16. Procedural rules for opposition
Article 17. Submission of notice of comments
SECTION 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Article 18. Request for Union amendments
Article 19. Standard amendments to product specification
Article 20. Relationship between Union and standard amendments
Article 21. Standard amendments linked to Union amendments
Article 22. Temporary amendments to product specifications
Article 23. Communications of standard amendments
Article 24. Communication of temporary amendments
SECTION 5. CANCELLATION PROCEDURE
Article 25. Cancellation
Article 26. Cancellation initiated by the Commission or the Office
SECTION 6. DECISIONS
Article 27. Publication of decisions
Article 28. Decision of the Commission on the application
SECTION 7. USE OF UNION SYMBOLS
Article 29. The use of the Union symbol, indication and abbreviation
SECTION 8. FEES
Article 30. Fees
SECTION 9. UNION REGISTER
Article 31. Union register
Article 32. Extract from the Union register
SECTION 10. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION IN CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Article 33. General rules
Article 34. Assistance on request
Article 35. Assistance without request in the event of non-compliance
Article 36. Non-compliance creating a risk or a repeated or potentially serious infringement
Article 37. Assistance on the basis of information provided by third countries
SECTION 11. COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICATION
Article 38. General rules on communications
Article 39. Submission and receipt of communications
Article 40. Exemption from the translation obligation
Article 41. Information to be made public
SECTION 12. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND APPLICATION
Article 42.
ANNEX I. REPRODUCTION OF THE UNION SYMBOLS AND INDICATIONS FOR PGI

Official Journal
of the European Union

L series

2025/1956

28.11.2025

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/1956

of 29 September 2025

laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products

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