art_35__para_2

2. The Geographical Indications Division and the Boards of Appeal may, and at the request of the Commission shall, consult the Advisory Board on questions concerning an application at any stage of the procedures for registration, including opposition, appeal, amendment of the product specification and cancellation of the registration, as referred to in Articles 23, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32 and 33. The Advisory Board may also be consulted on horizontal matters, such as: the assessment of the quality criteria; the establishment of the reputation of a product; the determination of the generic nature of a name; the assessment of the link between a product’s characteristics and its geographical origin; the risk of confusing consumers in cases of conflict between geographical indications and trade marks, homonyms or names of existing products that are legally marketed.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.