Activities of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2010/0353(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Agricultural product quality schemes (debate)
Agricultural product quality schemes (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of operators who producers or processors working with the same product;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – point 6 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Terms and descriptions of products that already exist among the "generic terms" shall be made evident by inclusion in a list.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
(iii) the production steps, processing and preparation of which all take place in the same defined geographical area; both the production of the raw materials and the production and processing of the product take place entirely in the defined geographical area;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i
(i) originating infrom a specific place, region or country,
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) shows that the name in another language is identical when translated.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to Article 6(4), a trade mark the use of which contravenes Article 13 which has been applied for, registered, or established by use, if that possibility is provided for by the legislation concerned, in good faith within the territory of the European Union, before the date on which the application for protection of the designation of origin or geographical indication is submitted to the Commission, may continue to be used and renewed for that product notwithstanding the registration of a designation of origin or geographical indication, provided that no grounds for its invalidity or revocation exist under Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark or under Directive 2008/95/EC. In such cases, the use of the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication shall be permitted as well as use of the relevant trade marks if the product bearing the trade mark which would contravene Article 13 is produced in accordance with the specification and is covered by the system of controls.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Such control bodies shall be accredited in accordance with European Standard EN 4500411 or ISO/IEC Guide 65 (General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems), although other certification standards can also be agreed with regard to controls on products registered as PGI, PDO or TSG which are not exported to other Member States or to third countries.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Within twofour months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a statementnotice of opposition may be lodged to the Commission by the authorities of a Member State or of a third country, or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in a third country. If a notice of opposition has been submitted to the Commission, it must be followed within two months by a reasoned statement of opposition.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Where a reasoned statement of opposition is admissible, the Commission shall, within two months after the time period mentioned in paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, invite the authority or person that lodged the opposition and the authority or body that lodged the application to engage in appropriate consultations for a reasonable period that shall not exceed three months.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At any time during the three months period, the Commission may, at the request of one of the parties involved extend the deadline for the consultations by a maximum of three months if the Commission deems that extending the deadline would contribute to reaching an agreement or if one of the parties involved is from a third country. All parties shall provide each other with any information relevant to the assessment of the compliance of the application for registration with the conditions of this Regulation and the justification of the objection. The information shall be in a language understood by all parties involved and must be submitted within a time limit permitting appropriate consultations.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. A group havingwhich has already registered a product as PGI, PDO or TSG, its successor organisation or a majority of producers recorded in the control system making an application and which have a legitimate interest may apply for approval of an amendment to a product specification.