Article 19c Third Country geographical indications covered by bridging arrangementsF1
A geographical indication to which paragraph 2 applies is, for the protection period, to be entered on Great Britain’s GIs Register.
This paragraph applies to a geographical indication which relates to a geographical area in a third country (“C”) which:
was, immediately before IP completion day, protected in the European Union under an EUIA to which the European Union and C were contracting parties, and
is, before a qualifying international agreement enters into force, to be protected in Great Britain pursuant to any written arrangements made by the United Kingdom and C (“bridging arrangements”).
For the purposes of this Article, “the protection period”, in relation to a geographical indication, is the period for which:
the relevant bridging arrangements have effect, or
if only part of the relevant bridging arrangements relates to the geographical indication, that part has effect.
In this Article “qualifying international agreement” means an international agreement between the United Kingdom and C, which has been initialled.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Arts. 19c, 19d inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1661), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3