CHAPTER IIPROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
SECTION 3 Amendments to the product specification
Article 9Applications for Union amendments
1.
An application for a Union amendment to a product specification, as referred to in Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Articles 15 and 16 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 shall contain:
(a)
the reference to the protected name to which the amendment relates;
(b)
the name of the applicant and a description of the legitimate interest of the applicant;
(c)
the heading in the product specification affected by the amendment;
(d)
an exhaustive description of and the specific reasons for each of the amendments proposed;
(e)
the consolidated and duly completed single document, as modified;
(f)
the electronic reference to the publication of the consolidated and duly completed product specification, as modified.
2.
An application for Union amendment shall be drawn up in accordance with the form made available in the information systems referred to in Article 30(1)(a). Third countries shall use the form set out in Annex IV.
The amended single document shall be drawn up in accordance with Article 5. The electronic reference to the publication of the product specification shall lead to the consolidated version of the proposed product specification. An application from a third country may include a copy of the consolidated version of the product specification instead of the electronic reference to the published copy of the product specification.
3.
The information to be published in accordance with Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall contain the duly completed application as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.