11 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2018/0189(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) In this context on 6.10.2015 the European parliament adopted a resolution 1aon the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the EU to non-agricultural products _________________ 1a P8_TA (2015)0331
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure that additional geographical indications protected and registered in the Union are registered in the International Register, as well as including the extension of protection to geographical indications for non- agricultural products, it is appropriate to authorise the Commission, at a later stage, to file applications for the international registration of such additional geographical indications, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State or of an interested group of producers or, in exceptional cases, at the request of a single producer.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) The Commission should submit a legislative proposal to extend the protection granted to geographical indications under Union law to non- agricultural products as soon as possible.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the export value of the geographical indication and/or their export potential;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) the special economic and regional importance of the geographical indication;
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the overall numbercurrent or potential misuse of geographical indications originating in the territories of the other members of the Special Union and registered in the register of the International Bureau (’the International Register’).in the third countries concerned;
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) the protection of geographical indications under other agreements;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where, based on the assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission considers that the conditions laid down in that paragraph are not fulfilled, it shall take a sufficiently reasoned decision to refuse protection of the geographical indication by means of an implementing act adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2). In respect of geographical indications covering products not falling within the competence of the Committees provided in Article 13(1) the decision will be adopted by the Commission without application of the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2).
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) Within twosix months from the date of publication of the name of the geographical indication in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 4(2), the authorities of a Member State or of a third country other than the Contracting Party of Origin, or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in the Union or in a third country other than the Contracting Party of Origin may lodge an opposition with the Commission, in one of the official languages of the Union.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) that the protection in the Union of the geographical indication proposed would jeopardise the use of an entirely or partly identical name or the exclusive nature of a trade mark or the economic value of products which have been legally placed on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication of the name of the geographical indication in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 4(2);
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3