PART II INTERNAL MARKET

TITLE II RULES CONCERNING MARKETING AND PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER I Rules concerning marketing

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

Subsection 2 Designations of origin and geographical indications

Article 95 Applicants

1. Any interested group of producers, or in exceptional and duly justifiable cases a single producer, may apply for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication. Other interested parties may participate in the application.

2. Producers may apply for protection only for wines which they produce.

3. In the case of a name designating a trans-border geographical area or a traditional name connected to a trans-border geographical area, a joint application may be submitted.