Article 7

Only a group shall be entitled to apply for registration of a traditional speciality guaranteed. Several groups from different Member States or third countries may submit a joint application. A group may lodge a registration application only for the agricultural products or foodstuffs it produces or obtains. The application for registration shall include at least: the name and address of the applicant group; the product specification provided for in Article 6; the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the specification, and their specific tasks; the documents proving the product's specific and traditional character. If the group is established in a Member State, the application shall be lodged with that Member State. The Member State shall scrutinise each application by appropriate means in order to check that it is justified and meets the conditions laid down in this Regulation. As part of the scrutiny referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4, Member States shall initiate a national objection procedure, ensuring adequate publication of the application and providing for a reasonable period in which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident on its territory may lodge an objection to the application. The Member State shall consider the admissibility of the objections received in the light of the criteria referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 9(3). If the Member State considers that the requirements of Articles 4, 5 and 6 are met, it shall forward to the Commission: the name and address of the applicant group; the product specification referred to in Article 6; the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the specification, and their specific tasks; a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application submitted by the group meets the conditions laid down in this Regulation and the provisions adopted for its implementation. Where an application for an agricultural product or foodstuff comes from a group in a third country, it shall be sent to the Commission either directly or through the authorities of that country, and shall comprise the information laid down in paragraph 3. The documents referred to in this Article sent to the Commission shall be in one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Union or be accompanied by a certified translation in one of those languages.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.