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Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, amending Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999, (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 3/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2392/86 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (repealed)
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1.Applications for protection of a designation of origin or a geographical indication of wines in accordance with Article 34 originating in the Community shall be subject to a preliminary national procedure in accordance with this Article.
2.The application for protection shall be filed with the Member State in which territory the designation of origin or geographical indication originates.
3.The Member State shall examine the application for protection as to whether it meets the conditions set out in this Chapter.
The Member State shall carry out a national procedure ensuring adequate publication of the application and providing for a period of at least two months from the date of publication within which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident on its territory may object to the proposed protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement with the Member State.
4.If the Member State considers that the designation of origin or geographical indication does not meet the relevant requirements, including the eventuality that it is incompatible with Community law in general, it shall reject the application.
5.If the Member State considers that the relevant requirements are met, it shall
(a)publish the single document and the product specification at least on the Internet; and
(b)forward to the Commission an application for protection containing the following information:
the name and address of the applicant;
the single document referred to in Article 35(1)(d);
a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application lodged by the applicant meets the conditions of this Regulation;
the reference to publication, as referred to in (a).
This information shall be forwarded in one of the official languages of the Community or accompanied by a certified translation into one of those languages.
6.Member States shall introduce the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Article by 1 August 2009.
7.Where a Member State has no national legislation concerning the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, it may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection in accordance with the terms of this Chapter at national level to the name with effect from the day the application is lodged with the Commission. Such transitional national protection shall cease on the date on which a decision on registration or refusal under this Chapter is taken.
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