Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 of 25 July 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (c. 716)

1. Introductory Text

2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

   1. Article 1. Subject matter

   2. Article 2. Definitions

3. CHAPTER II RULES ON THE USE OF COMPOUND TERMS AND ALLUSIONS

   1. Article 3. Compound terms

   2. Article 4. Allusions

   3. Article 5. Dilution of a spirit drink

4. CHAPTER III GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

   1. Article 6. Application for the registration of a geographical indication

   2. Article 7. Trans-border applications

   3. Article 8. Receipt of the application

   4. Article 8a. Submission and receipt of technical files for established geographical indications

   5. Article 9. Established geographical indications

   6. Article 10. Packaging in the geographical area concerned

   7. Article 11. Admissibility of the application

   8. Article 12. Scrutiny of the conditions of validity

   9. Article 13. Objection to the registration

   10. Article 14. Admissibility of an objection

   11. Article 15. Scrutiny of an objection

   12. Article 16. Decisions of the Commission

   13. Article 17. Use of languages

   14. Article 18. Submission of a request for cancellation

   15. Article 19. Admissibility of a request for cancellation

   16. Article 20. Scrutiny of a cancellation

   17. Article 21. Amendment of the technical file

   18. Article 22. Use of a Union symbol for registered geographical indications

5. CHAPTER IV FINAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 23. Entry into force and application

6. Signature

7. 1. ANNEX I

      APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

      1. Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …

      2. [to be completed by the Commission]

      3. Number of pages (including this page) …

      4. Language used for submission of application …

      5. File number …

      6. [to be completed by the Commission]

      7. Geographical indication to be registered …

      8. Category of the spirit drink

      9. Applicant

      10. Intermediary

      11. Proof of protection in third country …

      12. Technical file

   2. ANNEX II

      TECHNICAL FILE

      1. Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …

      2. [to be completed by the Commission]

      3. Number of pages (including this page) …

      4. Language used for submission of application …

      5. File number …

      6. [to be completed by the Commission]

      7. Geographical indication to be registered …

      8. Category of the spirit drink

      9. Description of the spirit drink

      10. Geographical area concerned

      11. Method for obtaining the spirit drink

      12. Link with the geographical environment or origin

      13. European Union or national/regional provisions

      14. Applicant

      15. Supplement to the geographical indication

      16. Specific labelling rules

   3. ANNEX III

      REQUEST OF OBJECTION TO A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

      1. Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …

      2. [to be completed by the Commission]

      3. Number of pages (including this page) …

      4. Language of request of objection …

      5. File number …

      6. [to be completed by the Commission]

      7. Objector

      8. Intermediary

      9. Objected geographical indication …

      10. Prior rights

      11. Grounds for objection

   4. ANNEX IV

      REQUEST OF CANCELLATION OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

      1. Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …

      2. [to be completed by the Commission]

      3. Number of pages (including this page) …

      4. Author of request of cancellation …

      5. File number …

      6. [to be completed by the Commission]

      7. Language of request of cancellation …

      8. Contested geographical indication …

      9. Legitimate interest of the author of the request …

      10. Statement by the Member State or third country …

      11. Grounds for cancellation

   5. ANNEX V

      APPLICATION FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE TECHNICAL FILE OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

      1. Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY) …

      2. [to be completed by the Commission]

      3. Number of pages (including this page) …

      4. Language of amendment …

      5. File number …

      6. [to be completed by the Commission]

      7. Intermediary

      8. Name of the geographical indication

      9. Specification heading affected by the amendment

      10. Amendment

      11. Explanation of the amendment …

      12. Amended main specifications

   6. ANNEX VI

      Information systems referred to in Article 8a

      1. In order to obtain instructions on how to access and...

      2. Functional mailbox: [e-mail]