CHAPTER IIIGEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

Article 33Register of geographical indications of spirit drinks

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The F1Secretary of State must establish and maintain a publicly accessible electronic register, which is kept up to date, of geographical indications of spirit drinks recognised under this scheme (‘the register’).

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The name of a geographical indication shall be registered in its original script. Where the original script is not in Latin characters, a transcription or transliteration in Latin characters shall be registered together with the name in its original script.

For geographical indications registered under this Chapter, the register shall F2contain a copy of the single document and product specification for each geographical indication.

For geographical indications registered before 8 June 2019, the register shall provide direct access to the main specifications of the technical file as set out in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.

The F3Secretary of State may make regulations laying down further detailed rules on the form and content of the register.

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Geographical indications of spirit drinks produced in third countries that are protected in F4Great Britain pursuant to an international agreement to which the F5United Kingdom is a contracting party may be entered in the register as geographical indications.

F6The entry in the register is to be treated as taking effect:

a)

in a case where the register is established by the Secretary of State after IP completion day but before the end of the day following the day on which IP completion day falls and the entry is in the register as established during that period, on IP completion day;

b)

in any other case, immediately the entry is entered in the register.