(6)

Article 6 is amended as follows: paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Within four months of the date of publication of the international registration in accordance with Article 4, the competent authorities of a Member State or of a third country other than the Contracting Party of Origin as defined in point (xv) of Article 1 of the Geneva Act, or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in the Union or in a third country other than the Contracting Party of Origin, may lodge an opposition with the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office. The opposition shall be in one of the official languages of the Union.’ ; in paragraph 2, point (e) is deleted; paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. The grounds for opposition set out in paragraph 2 shall be assessed by the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, in relation to the territory of the Union or part thereof.’ ;

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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.