(9)
Article 9 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 9 Invalidation of the effects in the Union of a third-country geographical indication registered in the International Register 1. The Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office may, on its own initiative or following a duly substantiated request by a Member State, a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, invalidate, in whole or in part the effects of protection in the Union of a geographical indication, in one or more of the following circumstances: 2. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts for the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2) of this Regulation and only after the natural persons or legal entities as referred to in point (ii) of Article 5(2) of the Geneva Act or the beneficiaries as defined in point (xvii) of Article 1 of the Geneva Act have been given an opportunity to defend their rights. 3. Where the invalidation is no longer subject to appeal, the Commission, or in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office shall notify the International Bureau without delay of the invalidation of the effects in the territory of the Union of the international registration of the geographical indication in accordance with point (a) or (c) of paragraph 1.’ ; the geographical indication is no longer protected in the Contracting Party of Origin; the geographical indication is no longer registered in the International Register; there is no longer compliance with the mandatory contents laid down in Rule 5(2) of the Common Regulations or with the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics as laid down in Rule 5(3) of the Common Regulations.
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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.