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Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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CHAPTER IIIU.K.Quality scheme indications and symbols and role of producers

Article 44U.K.Protection of indications and symbols

1.Indications, abbreviations and symbols referring to the quality schemes may only be used in connection with products produced in conformity with the rules of the quality scheme to which they apply. This applies in particular to the following indications, abbreviations and symbols:

(a)‘protected designation of origin’, ‘protected geographical indication’, ‘geographical indication’, ‘PDO’, ‘PGI’, and the associated symbols, as provided for in Title II;

(b)‘traditional speciality guaranteed’, ‘TSG’, and the associated symbol, as provided for in Title III;

(c)‘mountain product’, as provided for in Title IV.

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3.The [F2Secretary of State may make regulations] laying down rules for the uniform protection of the indications, abbreviations and symbols referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. F3...

Article 45U.K.Role of groups

1.Without prejudice to specific provisions on producer organisations and inter-branch organisations as laid down in [F4Regulation 1308/2013], a group is entitled to:

(a)contribute to ensuring that the quality, reputation and authenticity of their products are guaranteed on the market by monitoring the use of the name in trade and, if necessary, by informing [F5the competent authority or any designated] authority within the framework of Article 13(3);

(b)take action to ensure adequate legal protection of the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication and of the intellectual property rights that are directly connected with them;

(c)develop information and promotion activities aiming at communicating the value-adding attributes of the product to consumers;

(d)develop activities related to ensuring compliance of a product with its specification;

(e)take action to improve the performance of the scheme, including developing economic expertise, carrying out economic analyses, disseminating economic information on the scheme and providing advice to producers;

(f)take measures to enhance the value of products and, where necessary, take steps to prevent or counter any measures which are, or risk being, detrimental to the image of those products.

2.[F6The Secretary of State] may encourage the formation and functioning of groups [F7in Great Britain] by administrative means. [F8The Secretary of State must publish the names and addresses of the groups referred to in Article 3(2) in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time.]

[F93.In this Article, ‘the competent authority’ means the person specified in regulation 3(1) of the Quality Schemes Regulations.]

Article 46U.K.Right to use the schemes

1.[F10The Secretary of State] shall ensure that any operator complying with the rules of a quality scheme set out in Titles II and III is entitled to be covered by the verification of compliance established pursuant to Article 37.

2.Operators who prepare and store a product marketed under the traditional speciality guaranteed, protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication schemes or who place such products on the market shall also be subject to the controls laid down in Chapter I of this Title.

3.[F11The Secretary of State] shall ensure that operators willing to adhere to the rules of a quality scheme set out in Titles III and IV are able to do so and do not face obstacles to participation that are discriminatory or otherwise not objectively founded.

Article 47U.K.Fees

Without prejudice to Regulation [F12(EU) 2017/625] and in particular the provisions of Chapter VI of Title II thereof, [F13nothing in this Regulation prevents the Secretary of State from charging] a fee to cover their costs of managing the quality schemes, including those incurred in processing applications, statements of opposition, applications for amendments and requests for cancellations provided for in this Regulation.

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