PART IIINTERNAL MARKET

TITLE IIRULES CONCERNING MARKETING AND PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER IRules concerning marketing

Section 2Designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector

Subsection 2Designations of origin and geographical indications

Article 110F1Article 110 Other delegated powers

1.

The F2Secretary of State may make regulations laying down necessary measures concerning:

(a)

the information to be provided in the product specification with regard to the link between the geographical area and the final product;

(b)

the making of decisions on protection or rejection available to the public;

(c)

the establishment and the maintenance of the register referred to in Article 104;

(d)

the conversion from protected designation of origin to protected geographical indication;

(e)

the submission of trans-border applications.

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2.

The F4Secretary of State may make regulations laying down necessary measures concerning the procedure for the examination of applications for protection or for the approval of an amendment of a designation of origin or a geographical indication, as well as the procedure for requests for objection, cancellation, or conversion, and the submission of information related to existing protected wine names, in particular with respect to:

(a)

models for documents and the transmission format;

(b)

time limits;

(c)

the details of the facts, evidence and supporting documents to be submitted in support of an application or a request.

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