Recital 41

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

(41) Homonymous names (‘homonyms’) are names that are spelt or pronounced in the same way, but refer to different geographical areas. A name which is wholly or partly homonymous with a geographical indication already registered or applied for, should not be registered, unless certain circumstances justify its protection, considering the need for equal treatment of producers and the need for consumers not to be misled as to the true geographical origin of the product. Homonyms that are liable to mislead consumers as to the true identity or geographical origin of the product should not be registered as a geographical indication.

← Recital 40 · All articles · Recital 42 →

Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.