Recital 76

(76) The current protection of geographical indications at national level is based on various regulatory approaches. Having two parallel systems at Union and national levels carries the risk of confusing consumers and producers. The replacement of national systems for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products by a Union regulatory framework would create legal certainty, reduce the administrative burden for national authorities, ensure fair competition between the producers of products designated by such geographical indications as well as predictable and relatively low costs, and enhance the credibility of the products in consumers’ eyes. To that end, the national systems for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products should cease to exist twelve months after the date of application of this Regulation. It should be possible to extend in time the protection granted under those national systems until the conclusion of the registration of the national geographical indications identified by the Member States concerned. Some Member States, in particular those that are party to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, have registered, under that Agreement, geographical indications for craft and industrial products. They have also granted protection, under that Agreement, to third-country geographical indications. Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 should therefore be amended to allow for the continued protection of those 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.