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CHAPTER II PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

SECTION 4 Register

Article 12Register

1.Upon the entry into force of a decision conferring protection on the name of a designation of origin or geographical indication, the Commission shall record the following data in the electronic register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications established in accordance with Article 104 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013:

(a)the name to be protected as a designation of origin or geographical indication;

(b)the file number;

(c)whether the name is protected as either a designation of origin or a geographical indication;

(d)the name of the country or countries of origin;

(e)the date of registration;

(f)the electronic reference to the legal instrument protecting the name;

(g)the electronic reference to the single document;

(h)where the geographical area falls within the territory of Member States, the electronic reference to the publication of the product specification.

2.Where the Commission approves an amendment to a product specification or receives a communication of an approved amendment to a product specification that entails a change to the information recorded in the register, it shall record the new data with effect from the entry into force of the decision approving the amendment.

3.When a cancellation takes effect, the Commission shall delete the name from the register and shall maintain a record of the cancellation.

4.All data present in the electronic database ‘e-Bacchus’ referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009, on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall be entered in the electronic register referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

5.The register shall be accessible to the public.