Article 24 Amendments to product specifications

United Kingdom

An applicant satisfying the conditions of Article 12 may apply F1to the Secretary of State for approval of an amendment to the product specification of a geographical indication protected under this Regulation, in particular in order to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge or to redefine the geographical area referred to in point (d) of Article 10(2). Applications shall describe and give reasons for the amendments requested.

Where the proposed amendment involves one or more changes to the single document referred to in point (d) of Article 10(1), Articles F214 to 16 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the application for amendment. However, if the proposed amendment is only minor, the F3Secretary of State must decide whether to approve the application without following the procedure laid down in Article 14(2) and Article 15 F4....

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The Secretary of State, after making a decision in relation to an application for a proposed amendment that is minor, must publish in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time:

(a)

a notice:

(i)

informing the applicant and the public of the decision made in relation to the application and the reasons for that decision, and

(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

(b)

where the application is approved, a copy of the approved amended product specification for the geographical indication.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 24(1) 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(23)(a)
F2: Word in Art. 24(2) 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(23)(b)(i)
F3: Words in Art. 24(2) 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(23)(b)(ii)
F4: Words in Art. 24(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), 21(23)(b)(iii)
F5: Art. 24(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), 21(23)(c)