Recital 19

(19) To obtain protection as geographical indications, names should be registered at Union level only. The standard procedure for the registration of a geographical indication under this Regulation should comprise two phases. Member States should be responsible for the first phase (‘national phase’) and the Office should be responsible for the second phase (‘Union phase’). Where a Member State has been granted a derogation from that standard procedure, it should be possible for an applicant from that Member State to submit an application directly to the Office through the direct registration procedure. The protection granted under this Regulation upon registration should be equally available to geographical indications for products originating in third countries (‘third-country geographical indications’) that fulfil the corresponding requirements and that are protected in the third country of origin. The Office should carry out the corresponding procedures for third-country geographical indications.

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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.