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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Specific rules for a name

  3. Article 2.Definition of the geographical area

  4. Article 3.Specific rules on feed

  5. Article 4.Proof of origin

  6. Article 5.Description of several distinct products

  7. Article 6.Procedural requirements for applications for registration

  8. Article 7.Specific rules for the description of the product and the production method

  9. Article 8.Joint applications

  10. Article 9.Procedural rules for oppositions

  11. Article 10.Procedural requirements for amendments to a product specification

  12. Article 11.Cancellation

  13. Article 12.Means of submission

  14. Article 13.The use of symbols and indications

  15. Article 14.Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and Register of traditional specialities guaranteed

  16. Article 15.Transitional rules

  17. Article 16.Entry into force and application

  18. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      SINGLE DOCUMENT

      1. [Insert name, as in 1 below:] ‘…’

      2. EU No: [for EU use only]

      3. 1. Name(s) [of PDO or PGI]

      4. 2. Member State or Third Country

      5. 3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

        1. 3.1. Type of product [listed in Annex XI]

        2. 3.2. Description of the product to which the name in (1)...

        3. 3.3. Feed (for products of animal origin only) and raw materials...

        4. 3.4. Specific steps in production that must take place in the...

        5. 3.5. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product...

        6. 3.6. Specific rules concerning labelling of the product the registered name...

      6. 4. Concise definition of the geographical area

      7. 5. Link with the geographical area

      8. Reference to publication of the product specification (the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of this Regulation)

    2. ANNEX II

      PRODUCT SPECIFICATION OF A TRADITIONAL SPECIALITY GUARANTEED

      1. [Insert name, as in 1. below:] ‘’

      2. EU No: [for EU use only]

      3. Member State or Third Country ‘’

      4. 1. Name(s) to be registered

      5. 2. Type of product [as in Annex XI]

      6. 3. Grounds for registration

        1. 3.1. Whether the product:

        2. 3.2. Whether the name:

      7. 4. Description

        1. 4.1. Description of the product to which the name under point...

        2. 4.2. Description of the production method of the product to which...

        3. 4.3. Description of the key elements establishing the product's traditional character...

    3. ANNEX III

      REASONED STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION

      1. 1. Name of product

      2. 2. Official reference

      3. 3. Contact details

      4. 4. Reason for the opposition:

      5. 5. Detail of opposition

    4. ANNEX IV

      NOTIFICATION OF END OF CONSULTATIONS FOLLOWING THE OPPOSITION PROCEDURE

      1. 1. Name of product

      2. 2. Official reference [as given in Official Journal (OJ) publication]

      3. 3. Result of consultations

        1. 3.1. Agreement was reached with the following opponent(s):

        2. 3.2. Agreement was not reached with the following opponent(s):

      4. 4. Product Specification and single document

        1. 4.1. The product specification has been amended:

        2. 4.2. The single document has been amended (only for PDO and...

      5. 5. Dated and signed

      6. [Name]

      7. [Department/Organisation]

      8. [Address]

      9. [Telephone: +]

      10. [e-mail address:]

    5. ANNEX V

      Application for approval of an amendment to the product specification of Protected Designations of Origin/Protected Geographical Indications which is not minor

      1. Application for approval of an amendment in accordance with the...

      2. [Registered name]‘…

      3. EU No: [for EU use only]

      4. 1. Applicant group and legitimate interest

      5. 2. Member State or third country

      6. 3. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment(s)

      7. 4. Type of amendment(s)

      8. 5. Amendment(s)

    6. ANNEX VI

      Application for approval of an amendment to the product specification of Traditional Specialities Guaranteed which is not minor

      1. Application for approval of an amendment in accordance with the...

      2. [Registered name] ‘’

      3. EU No: [for EU use only]

      4. 1. Applicant group and legitimate interest

      5. 2. Member State or third country

      6. 3. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment(s)

      7. 4. Type of amendment(s)

      8. 5. Amendment(s)

    7. ANNEX VII

      APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A MINOR AMENDMENT

      1. Application for approval of a minor amendment in accordance with...

      2. [Registered name]‘…

      3. EU No: [for EU use only]

      4. 1. Applicant group and legitimate interest

      5. 2. Member State or third country

      6. 3. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment(s)

      7. 4. Type of amendment(s)

      8. 5. Amendment(s)

      9. 6. Updated Product Specification (only for PDO and PGI)

    8. ANNEX VIII

      COMMUNICATION OF TEMPORARY AMENDMENT

      1. Communication concerning temporary amendment in accordance with the second subparagraph...

      2. [Registered name] ‘’

      3. EU No: [for EU use only]

      4. 1. Member State or third country

      5. 2. Amendment(s)

    9. ANNEX IX

      CANCELLATION REQUEST

      1. Cancellation request in accordance with Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU)...

      2. [Registered name:] ‘…’

      3. EU No: [for EU use only]

      4. 1. Registered name proposed for cancellation

      5. 2. Member State or Third Country

      6. 3. Type of product [as in Annex XI]

      7. 4. Person or body making request for cancellation

      8. 5. Type of cancellation and related reasons

    10. ANNEX X

      REPRODUCTION OF THE UNION SYMBOLS AND INDICATIONS FOR PDO PGI TSG

      1. 1. Union symbols in colour

      2. 2. Union symbols in black and white

      3. 3. Typography

      4. 4. Reduction

      5. 5. ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ and its abbreviation in EU languages...

      6. 6. ‘Protected Geographical Indication’ and its abbreviation in EU languages

      7. 7. ‘Traditional Speciality Guaranteed’ and its abbreviation in EU languages

    11. ANNEX XI

      CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS

      1. 1. Agricultural products intended for the human consumption listed in Annex...

      2. 2. Agricultural products and foodstuffs referred to in Annex I to...

        1. I. Designations of Origin and Geographical indications

        2. II. Traditional specialities guaranteed

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