Article 17

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs · European Union

1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure legal protection against any misuse or misleading use of the term referred to in Article 15 (1) and, where applicable, of the Community symbol referred to in Article 12 and against any imitation of names registered and reserved pursuant to Article 13. 2. Registered names shall be protected against any practice liable to mislead the public including, inter alia, practices suggesting that the agricultural product or foodstuff is covered by a certificate of specific character issued by the Community. 3. Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the measures taken.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.