Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2015/2053(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding geographical indications;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas consumers should be able to make informed choices when purchasing goods by being able to identify the origin and quality of the products;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the national laws currently protecting non-agricultural products give rise to different degrees of protection in Member States and, whereas that fact poses a difficulty to effective protection in Europe as a whole and whereas that is not in conformity with the aims of the internal market;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a protection instrument should be established at European level, specifically for non-agricultural products, as this would enhance the prestige of locally based manufacturing and handicraft production, support local economic development and employment in the areas concerned, boost tourism and strengthen consumer confidence;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Maintains that a link with the territory of production is essential in order to identify the special know-how and designate the quality of the productand authenticity of the product irrespective of how well-known it is;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers, therefore, that ithere should be different ways of expressing that link: when it is possible to distinguish between the fact of making things in a protected area out of raw materials from that area and the mere fact of making something there, that distinction should be madea requirement that a product’s place of production be within a protected area even though the raw materials used in the production process may not necessarily come from that area;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Maintains that the label/distinguishing sign/mark/logo for non-agricultural GIs should be simple, easily recognisable, and written also in the language of the product's place of origin;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Suggests that the rules on the relationship between trademarks and GIs should apply to the GI protection of non- agricultural products;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Proposes that Member States which already provide protection should be allowed the necessary time to ensure compliance, while at the same allowing for transitional arrangements to be applied, providing for a co-existence of the two systems before moving towards an EU mechanism;