32That finding is not, however, such as to affect the content of the answer to be given to the referring court. First, as stated in paragraph 14 above, the relevant provisions of Regulation No 1151/2012 and Regulation No 1308/2013 are comparable. Secondly, the Court has held that the principles developed in each system of protection may be applied horizontally so as to ensure the consistent application of the provisions of EU law relating to the protection of names and geographical indications (see, to that effect, judgment of 20 December 2017, Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne, C‑393/16, EU:C:2017:991, paragraph 32).
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