Article 48U.K.Existing protected traditional terms
Traditional terms, which are protected in accordance with Articles 24, 28 and 29 of Regulation (EC) No 753/2002, shall automatically be protected under this Regulation, provided:
(a)
a summary of the definition or the conditions of use was submitted to the Commission by 1 May 2009;
(b)
Member States or third countries have not ceased to protect certain traditional terms.