CHAPTER IIPROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

SECTION 4Protection

Article 18Register

1

The Commission shall maintain the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ as provided for in Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Register’.

2

A designation of origin or geographical indication which has been accepted shall be entered in the Register.

In the case of names registered under Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the Commission shall enter in the Register the data provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article, with the exception of that of point (f).

3

The Commission shall enter the following data in the Register:

a

registered name of the product(s);

b

record of the fact that the name is protected as a geographical indication or designation of origin;

c

name of the country or countries of origin;

d

date of registration;

e

reference to the legal instrument registering the name;

f

reference to the single document.