Chapter II, Article 12 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/26

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Article 12Communication of approval of a standard amendment#

1.The communication of an approved standard amendment to the product specification, referred to in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, shall contain:

(a)the protected name to which the standard amendment relates, with the indication of the type of geographical indication and sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);

(b)the Member State or third country to which the geographical area belongs;

(c)the name of the Member State or third country authorities or producer group established or resident in a third country communicating the standard amendment to the Commission;

(d)an explanation that the amendment falls under the definition of a standard amendment as provided for in Article 24(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;

(e)description of the approved amendment, indicating whether the amendment leads to an amendment to the single document.

The contact details of the producer groups and of the authorities of the Member State or third country referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall be communicated separately. The contact details of such producer groups and authorities shall not be published as part of the communication. Their names, however, shall be published.

2.Where the communication is made by a Member State, it shall be accompanied by the following:

(a)the national decision approving the standard amendment as published, as referred to in Article 4(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27;

(b)a declaration by the Member State confirming that the approval and the communication of the standard amendment meets the conditions for approval of a standard amendment under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto;

(c)where relevant, the consolidated version of the single document, as amended, published at national level or, in the case referred to in Article 5(12) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, the single document to be published at Union level for information;

(d)the electronic reference to the publication of the consolidated product specification at national level, as amended. Member States may provide a copy of the product specification in addition to the electronic reference to its publication.

3.Communications of approval of a standard amendment concerning products originating in third countries shall be accompanied by the following:

(a)the decision approving the standard amendment in the third country, as referred to in Article 5(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27;

(b)where relevant, the consolidated single document as amended or, in the case referred to in Article 5(12) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27, the single document;

(c)the consolidated version of the amended product specification;

(d)proof that the amendment is applicable in the third country.

4.A communication of an approved standard amendment by a Member State shall be drawn up in accordance with the form made available in the Commission’s digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

5.For communications from third countries, the form set out in Annex V shall be used. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.