Article 42

Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753 (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

1. A generic term shall not be registered as a geographical indication. 2. To establish whether or not a term is generic, account shall be taken of all relevant factors, in particular: the existing situation in areas of consumption; the relevant Union or national law.

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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.