CHAPTER IIPROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

SECTION 2Commission examination procedure

Article 9F1Filing of the application

1

The date of submission of an application to the Commission shall be the date on which the application is received by the Commission.

2

The Commission shall confirm receipt of the application to the competent authorities of the Member State or those of the third country or the applicant established in the third country in question and shall attribute a file number to the application.

The confirmation of receipt shall include at least the following:

a

the file number;

b

the name to be registered;

c

the date of receipt of the request.