Recital 24

(24) Under certain circumstances, it should be possible for Member States to obtain a derogation from the obligation to designate a national competent authority to be responsible for the national phase of the procedures for registration, including national opposition, amendment of the product specification and cancellation of the registration. That derogation should take into account the fact that certain Member States do not have a specific national system for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, that the local interest in those Member States to protect geographical indications is minimal, and that, under those circumstances, it would not be justified to oblige them to set up all the infrastructure needed for such a system. It would be more efficient and cost-effective to provide for an alternative path for producer groups from those Member States to protect their products, namely a direct registration procedure with the Office. That alternative would also yield cost advantages for Member States.

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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.