Recital 70

(70) Member States should have the possibility of charging a fee to cover the costs of managing the system for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products. In that context, Member States should take into account the situation of MSMEs. The Office should not charge a fee for applications submitted by competent authorities of the Member States after the completion of the national phase of the registration procedure. However, the Office should charge a fee for the direct registration procedure, considering that that procedure generates more work for the Office than the processing of applications that have already been examined in the national phase. The Office should also charge fees for procedures under this Regulation concerning third-country geographical indications and for appeals.

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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.