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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-251/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-251/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/251",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-251",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Decision on protection",
  "text": "On the basis of the information available to the Secretary of State upon the completion of the objection procedure referred to in Article 15, the Secretary of State shall... either confer protection on the geographical indication which meets the conditions laid down in this Chapter and is compatible with assimilated law by approving the application, or reject the application where those conditions are not met. ...\nAfter making a decision under the first paragraph, the Secretary of State must publish in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time:\n(a) a notice:\n(i) informing the applicant and the public of the decision made in relation to the application and the reasons for that decision, and\n(ii) providing information about the right to appeal under Article 25a against that decision and the period within which an appeal may be made, and\n(b) where the application is approved, a copy of the approved product specification.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(15)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16 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), 21(15)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(15)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Art. 16 substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 108(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16 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), 21(15)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 16 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 21(15)(e)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/251/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:53.363503+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}