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Commission consultation, 12 August 2024
QUALITY SCHEMES – Consultation: Protecting geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products – delegated rules
Summary
The Commission aims to adopt technical rules on geographical indications in the AGRI sector (wine, spirits and agricultural products). The purpose of this initiative is to adapt the rules (delegated and implementing rules on geographical indications) to the new regulation on geographical indications. This is needed for the system to work properly.
This is one of 4 consultations which result from the new framework for the control of geographical indications. Only this one is described here. See the bottom of the page for links to the other 3 consultations. All consultations closes on 9 September 2024.
The following is the first section from the Explanatory Memorandum for this consultation:
1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a single Union framework for three sectors of geographical indications, i.e. for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as for traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms. It, therefore, amends or repeals, to the extent necessary, Regulations, which previously provided for separate frameworks in those sectors, notably Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 for wines, Regulation (EU) 2019/787 for spirit drinks and Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts setting out the procedures for the registration of geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms. This Regulation and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/XXXX [C(2024)8000] should replace the provisions of delegated acts in wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products sectors, i.e. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/20143 in the agricultural products sector, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1235 in the spirit drinks sector and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 in the wine sector.
The rules included in this Delegated Regulation provide for a single and consistent legal framework. Although based on different empowerments provided in Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, these rules constitute a unique regulatory system. As regards Geographical Indications the empowerments concern the procedures and the deadline for the opposition procedure, the Union amendments for which no single document was published, the relationship between Union and standard amendment, the standard amendments in general and, for agricultural products only, supplementary conditions with regard to the sourcing of raw materials. As regards Traditional Specialities Guaranteed the empowerments concern the rules which limit the information in the product specification, the procedures and the deadline for the opposition procedure, the procedure for amendment to a product specification and the rules on the use of traditional specialities guaranteed designating a product used as an ingredient in the name of a processed product. In order to avoid the useless multiplication of legal acts and with a view to streamline this secondary legislation and make it easy to consult and to apply, the rules issued in accordance with those empowerments should be gathered in a single Delegated Regulation.
The purpose of this delegated act is therefore to supplement Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 with the rules concerning the procedures for Union amendments, approval and communication of standard and temporary amendments and requirements for sourcing of raw materials for geographical indications of agricultural products, as well as the procedures for application for registration and for approval of amendments for traditional specialities guaranteed. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 664/2014 shall be repealed.
The consultation closes on 9 September 2024. To reply to the consultation, see the Commission page at: Protecting geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.
 | Commission proposal: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning the registration and the protection of geographical indications, traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). |
For the other 3 consultations, see the Commission pages: