Chapter II, Article 14 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/26

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Article 14Cancellation#

1.A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication pursuant to Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall contain:

(a)the registered name proposed for cancellation with the indication of the type of geographical indication and sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);

(b)the name of the Member State or third country from which the geographical indication concerned by the cancellation originates;

(c)the name of the Member State, third country, or natural or legal person established or resident in the third country submitting the request for cancellation to the Commission;

(d)the name of the natural or legal person requesting the cancellation at the national stage of the procedure, if any;

(e)for requests from third countries, the name of the authorities, or bodies, verifying compliance with the requirements of the product specification;

(f)a statement explaining the legitimate interest of the natural or legal persons referred to in points (c) and (d);

(g)the classification of the product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;

(h)indication that the cancellation is requested in accordance with Article 25(1), points (a) or (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;

(i)explanations and reasons for cancellation;

(j)for a request for cancellation submitted by a Member State, the declaration referred to in Article 13(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

The contact details of the natural or legal person, or of the authority or bodies of the Member State or third country referred to in the first subparagraph, points (c), (d) and (e), shall be communicated separately. The contact details of those persons authorities or bodies shall not be published as part of the request for cancellation. Their names, however, shall be published.

2.A request for cancellation of a geographical indication pursuant to Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex VII to this Regulation. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

3.Member States may start the national stage of the cancellation procedure on their own initiative. In that case, the information referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (d) and (f), may be omitted.

4.In case of cancellation on the Commission’s own initiative, the procedure shall start directly at the Union stage. The Commission shall publish for opposition, in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, its own proposal of cancellation, which shall contain the elements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, mutatis mutandis.

5.A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication on the initiative of the producers of the product marketed under the registered name, pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, shall be submitted by an agent mandated by the producers, except in the case of a single producer.

6.A request for cancellation pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 submitted to the Commission shall contain:

(a)the registered name proposed for cancellation with the indication of the type of geographical indication and sector (agricultural products, wines or spirit drinks);

(b)the name of the Member State or third country from which the geographical indication concerned by the cancellation originates;

(c)an indication that the cancellation is requested in accordance with Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;

(d)in case of a request submitted by a Member State to the Commission, the name of the Member State, the declaration referred to in Article 13(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, an indication whether the cancellation of the registration is requested by the producers of the product marketed under the registered name or by the recognised producer group of that product and, in the latter case, the name of the recognised producer group;

(e)in case of a request submitted by a third country authority to the Commission, the name of the third country authority and an indication that the cancellation of the registration is requested by the producers of the product marketed under the registered name and a reasoning demonstrating that the request represents the will of the producers of the product considered as whole;

(f)in case of a request submitted directly to the Commission by the producers of the product marketed under the registered name established or resident in the third country, the name of the agent mandated by the producers making the request, its power of attorney and a reasoning demonstrating that the request represents the will of the producers of the product considered as whole;

(g)the classification of the product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

The contact details of the authority of the Member State or third country or recognised producer group or of the agent representing the producers, referred to in the first subparagraph, points (d), (e) and (f), shall be communicated separately. The contact details of such authorities, producer groups and agents shall not be published as part of the request for cancellation. Their names, however, shall be published.

7.A request for cancellation of the registration of a geographical indication pursuant to Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation. The information supplied may be entered by the Commission into its digital system referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

8.The information to be published pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 shall contain the duly completed request for a cancellation as referred to in paragraph 1 or 6 of this Article.