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Article 44 Protection of indications and symbols

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

1.

Indications, abbreviations and symbols referring to the quality schemes may only be used in connection with products produced in conformity with the rules of the quality scheme to which they apply. This applies in particular to the following indications, abbreviations and symbols:

(a)

‘protected designation of origin’, ‘protected geographical indication’, ‘geographical indication’, ‘PDO’, ‘PGI’, and the associated symbols, as provided for in Title II;

(b)

‘traditional speciality guaranteed’, ‘TSG’, and the associated symbol, as provided for in Title III;

(c)

‘mountain product’, as provided for in Title IV.

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3.

The F2Secretary of State may make regulations laying down rules for the uniform protection of the indications, abbreviations and symbols referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. F3...

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 44(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(42)(a)

F2

Words in Art. 44(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(42)(b)(i)

F3

Words in Art. 44(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(42)(b)(ii)