- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As adopted by EU)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1831Show full title
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1831 of 7 October 2015 laying down rules for application of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in the third countries
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Legislation originating from the EU
When the UK left the EU, legislation.gov.uk published EU legislation that had been published by the EU up to IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.). On legislation.gov.uk, these items of legislation are kept up-to-date with any amendments made by the UK since then.
This item of legislation originated from the EU
Legislation.gov.uk publishes the UK version. EUR-Lex publishes the EU version. The EU Exit Web Archive holds a snapshot of EUR-Lex’s version from IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.).
Changes over time for: Article 5
Changes to legislation:
There are outstanding changes not yet made to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1831. Any changes that have already been made to the legislation appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 5:
- Regulation revoked by 2023 c. 28 Sch. 1 Pt. 2
- Art. 5(1) words substituted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(5)(a)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole legislation item and associated provisions
- Ch. 2 s. 1 omitted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(4)
- Ch. 2 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(3)
- s. 2 heading words omitted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(16)
- Signature words omitted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(22)
- Art. 5(4)(c)(i)-(iv) words substituted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(5)(b)
- Art. 6(2)(a) words omitted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(6)
- Art. 7(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(7)(a)
- Art. 7(2)(b) words omitted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(7)(b)
- Art. 12(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(10)(b)
- Art. 14(3)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(12)(b)
- Art. 14(4)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2019/823 reg. 4(12)(c)
Article 5U.K.General requirements
1.Brands as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 shall be understood as trade-marks as defined in Articles 4 and 66 of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009(1) or in Article 2 of Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2).
2.Brands of promoted products of the proposing organisations shall only be visible during demonstrations and tastings.
The following definitions shall apply:
(a)‘demonstrations’ means all means of demonstrating the merits of a product or a scheme to a prospective customer to encourage the purchase of the product during fairs or business-to-business events and on websites;
(b)‘tastings’ means any activity where a product can be tasted by a prospective customer during fairs or business-to-business events and on point of sales.
3.Brands may also be visible on the information and promotional material displayed or distributed during demonstrations and tastings.
4.The proposing organisations displaying brands shall comply with the following conditions:
(a)they shall justify in the programme application why the mention of brands is necessary to meet the objectives of the campaign and confirm that the display of brands is limited to demonstrations and tastings;
(b)they shall keep evidence that all members of the proposing organisation concerned have been given an equal opportunity to display their brands;
(c)they shall ensure that:
(i)
brands are displayed together in an equally visible manner, in an area separate from that devoted to the main Union message;
(ii)
the display of brands does not weaken the main Union message;
(iii)
the main Union message is not obscured by the display of branded material such as pictures, colours, symbols;
(iv)
the display of brands is limited to visual material excluding gadgets and mascots, in a smaller format than the main Union message. No mention of brands shall be made in audio material.
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 78, 24.3.2009, p. 1).
(2)
Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ L 299, 8.11.2008, p. 25).
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Regulation
PrintThe Whole Chapter
PrintThe Whole Section
PrintThis Article only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As adopted by EU): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was first adopted in the EU. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the EU Official Journal
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different versions taken from EUR-Lex before exit day and during the implementation period as well as any subsequent versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation.
The dates for the EU versions are taken from the document dates on EUR-Lex and may not always coincide with when the changes came into force for the document.
For any versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation the date will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. For further information see our guide to revised legislation on Understanding Legislation.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.