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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151/article-12",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/1151",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Names, symbols and indications",
  "text": "1. Protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications may be used by any operator marketing a product conforming to the corresponding specification.\n2. ... Symbols designed to publicise protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications shall be established.\n3. In the case of products originating in Great Britain that are marketed in Great Britain under a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication to which paragraph 3a applies, the ... symbols associated with them shall appear on the labelling. In addition, the registered name of the product should appear in the same field of vision. The indications ‘protected designation of origin’ or ‘protected geographical indication’ or the corresponding abbreviations ‘PDO’ or ‘PGI’ may appear on the labelling.\n(3a.) This paragraph applies to:\n(a) an established protected designation of origin and an established protected geographical indication;\n(b) a protected designation of origin and a protected geographical indication registered following a decision made by the Secretary of State under Article 52 in relation to an application made under Article 49(2).\n4. In addition, the following may also appear on the labelling: depictions of the geographical area of origin, as referred to in Article 5, and text, graphics or symbols referring to the United Kingdom or the third country, or region, as relevant, in which that geographical area of origin is located.\n5. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, the collective geographical marks registered under the TMA may be used on labels, together with the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication.\n6. In the case of products originating in Northern Ireland or third countries marketed under a name entered in the register, the indications referred to in paragraph 3 or the ... symbols associated with them may appear on the labelling.\n7. In order to ensure that the appropriate information is communicated to the consumer, the Secretary of State may make regulations establishing the ... symbols.\nThe Secretary of State may make regulations defining the technical characteristics of the ... symbols and indications as well as the rules of their use on the products marketed under a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication .... ...",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Art. 12(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(b)(i)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(b)(iii)"
    },
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Art. 12(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(b)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Art. 12(3a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(e)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(6) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(f)(i)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Word in Art. 12(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(f)(ii)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(g)(i)(aa)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Word in Art. 12(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(g)(i)(bb)"
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Words in Art. 12(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(g)(ii)(aa)"
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      "text": "Words in Art. 12(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(g)(ii)(cc)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Words in Art. 12(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(13)(g)(ii)(dd)"
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