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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 as regards amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 as regards amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
Report A-10-2026-0211 · COM(2026)0069 – C100030/2026 – 2026/0044(COD)
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–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100030/2026),
2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
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| REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL | REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL |
| amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 as regards amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications | amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 as regards amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications |
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| Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1 , | deleted |
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| (1) The Union is a Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 establishes the rules and procedures concerning actions of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act. | (1) The Union is a Contracting Party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications1a (the ‘Geneva Act’). Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 establishes the rules and procedures concerning actions of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act. |
| 1a OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 15, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2019/1754/oj. | |
| 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1753/oj ) | 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1753/oj). |
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| (1a) The Geneva Act protects appellations of origin and geographical indications, including protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and geographical indications within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as well as protected geographical indications within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, which are together referred to as “geographical indications” in Regulation (EU) 2019/1753. It should be ensured that the correspondence between the geographical indications protected under the Union system, on the one hand, and the registrations of the respective geographical indications of the Union and of the Member States in the International Register under the Geneva Act (the 'International Register'), on the other hand, can be maintained when the geographical indications protected under the Union system are modified. | |
| 1a Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753 (OJ L, 2023/2411, 27.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2411/oj). |
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| (2) On 14 July 2025, in the Sixty-Sixth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), the Assembly of the Lisbon Union adopted amendments to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration and the Geneva Act3 of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (hereinafter “the Common Regulations”)4 . Those new rules will enter into force on 1 July 2026. | (2) On 14 July 2025, in the 66th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (‘WIPO’), the Assembly of the Lisbon Union adopted amendments to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (the“ Common Regulations”). Those new rules are to enter into force on 1 July 2026. |
| 3 Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 15, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2019/1754/oj ;Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement (as in force on July 14, 2023), ELI: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/textdetails/19813) | |
| 4 Text of the amendment: LI/A/42/2 ; Summary report of the meeting of the Lisbon Assembly of 14 July 2025 including the decision of approval of the amendment A/66/10 |
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| (3) As a consequence of the adoption of the amendments to the Common Regulations by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025, several provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 should be amended by the date of entry into force of the amendments to the Common Regulations to ensure the consistency and coherence of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 with the updated Common Regulations, and thus to enable the Union to continue to be fully operational as a Contracting Party to the Geneva Act. | (3) As a consequence of the adoption of those amendments to the Common Regulations, Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 should be amended to enable the Union to meet its obligations as a Contracting Party to the Geneva Act and to make use of the new procedural options provided under the amended Common Regulations. |
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| (4) In particular, following the new Rule 15 of the Common Regulations, Contracting Parties will be able to submit requests for entry in the International Register of the following new types of modifications: modification of the name of an appellation of origin or geographical indication registered under the Geneva Act, modification of the type of good or product and modification of the description of the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics of the appellation of origin or geographical indication concerned as laid down in Rule 5(3) of the Common Regulations. | (4) In particular, in accordance with the amended Rule 15 of the Common Regulations, in addition to the existing list of possible modifications, which includes, among others, modifications of the geographical area and modifications of the beneficiary, Contracting Parties will be able to submit requests for entry in the International Register of the following new types of modifications: modification of the name of a registered geographical indication, modification of the type of good or goods and modification of the description of the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics of the of origin or geographical indication, as referred to in Rule 5(3) of the Common Regulations. |
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| (5) Currently, the procedures set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 do not apply to requests for modification. | (5) Currently, the procedures provided for in Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 do not provide for requests for modification. |
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| (6) It is therefore necessary to define the procedures to enable the implementation by the Union of the related requests. The requests for modification made by the Union should concern its own appellations of origin or geographical indications, the appellations of origin or geographical indications of the Member States which have been allowed to be Members of the Geneva Act, for which the Commission, or the European Union Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter “the Office”), is Competent Authority. | (6) It is therefore necessary to establish the appropriate procedures to enable the Union to submit requests for modifications to the International Register as referred to in amended Rule 15 of the Common Regulations. The requests for modification submitted by the Union should concern all the geographical indications of the Union and of the Member States that are registered in the International Register, in respect of which the Commission, or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (the “Office”) is the Competent Authority within the meaning of the Geneva Act. |
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| (6a) In particular, to maintain the correspondence between the registrations of the geographical indications of the Union and of the Member States in the International Register under the Geneva Act and the geographical indications protected in the Union system, a mechanism should be provided that enables the Commission or, as applicable, the Office to ensure the correspondence of the registrations in the International Register in case of amendments to the product specification of the geographical indication protected in the Union system. In addition, modifications of the geographical area of geographical indication registered under the Geneva Act, which were already included among the permitted modifications under Rule 15 of the Common Regulations before its amendment, should also be covered by this mechanism. In contrast, modifications under Rule 15 of the Common Regulations that do not affect the product specification of a geographical indication protected in the Union system, such as modifications of the beneficiaries, should not be covered by that mechanism, as they do not affect the correspondence between the geographical indications protected under the Union system and the registrations under the Geneva Act. |
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| (7) It is appropriate to make a distinction between two types of modifications. Concerning modifications of the name, the type of product or the geographical area of a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication or geographical indication, protected under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, as these elements are constitutive elements of the appellations of origin and geographical indications in the Geneva Act system, the Commission should be obliged to request the modification of the corresponding appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in the International Register, after the approval of the amendment in the Union system. | (7) It is appropriate to make a distinction between two groups of amendments of the product specification of a geographical indication, protected in the Union system under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, that may result in a modification of the corresponding geographical indication registered under the Geneva Act. The first group of amendments are those that result in a substantive discrepancy between the geographical indications registered in the Geneva Act system and those protected in the Union system. Amendments of the product specification concerning the name of the geographical indication or the classification of the product that imply a modification of the type of good or goods under the Geneva Act should fall within this group. In order to maintain the correspondence between the geographical indications protected in accordance with Union law and the corresponding geographical indications registered under the Geneva Act, the Commission or, as applicable, the Office should, therefore, have the obligation to request the modification of the corresponding geographical indication registered in the International Register, after the approval of the respective amendment in the Union system, unless the Member State of origin indicates that it no longer wishes to maintain the international registration and requests its cancellation. In such cases, for the international registration to be cancelled, the Member State of origin should submit its request to the Commission or, as applicable, the Office, by the date on which the amendment of the geographical indication in the Union system has been approved. |
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| (8) By contrast, the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics [of the appellation of origin or geographical indication] are an optional element of appellations of origin and geographical indications in the system of the Geneva Act. The request for modification of such elements of the appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in the International Register should be possible, at the initiative of the Member State of origin of the appellation of origin or geographical indication, and after the approval of the amendment in the Union system. | (8) The second group of amendments are those that do not necessarily result in a substantial discrepancy between the geographical indications registered in the Geneva Act system and the geographical indications protected in the Union system. Amendments of the geographical area or of the elements concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics of the geographical indication protected in the Union system should be included in that group. The request for modification of the particulars of a geographical indication registered in the International Register following the amendment of the product specification, as regards the elements concerning quality, reputation or characteristics, of a geographical indication protected in the Union system should be possible, at the initiative of the Member State of origin of the relevant geographical indication registered in the Geneva Act system, and after the approval of the amendment in the Union system. |
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| (9) In the light of the above, it is necessary to set out the appropriate procedures under Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 to adapt it to the new rules of the Geneva Act. | (9) The Union should be allowed to refuse protection when the Commission or, as applicable, the Office, are notified, pursuant to Rule 15(3) or 18(3) of the Common Regulations, of modifications or corrections of geographical indications registered in the International Register on request of a third country, in respect of which Contracting Parties are allowed to declare, in accordance with Rule 15(5) of the Common Regulations, that they cannot ensure the protection because of the modification or after the correction. It would be appropriate to assess such modifications or corrections under the already existing procedure to be applied following the notifications, to the Commission or, as applicable, to the Office of registration of geographical indications of third countries registered in the International Register. However, in order to avoid excessive and disproportionate burden, such procedure should be mandatory only for modifications of the name and of the type of good or goods related to third-country geographical indications registered in the International Register. For corrections or modifications of the particulars, the procedure should be initiated only upon request of a Member State or on the Commission’s or, as applicable, the Office's own initiative. |
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| (10) These amendments are necessary to allow the Union to meet its obligations under the Geneva Act. | deleted |
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| (11) In addition, in view of simplification and economy of the procedures, the obligation for Member States which were party of the Lisbon Agreement before the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act to transmit to the Commission any notification made by the International Bureau under the Lisbon Agreement and the obligation for the Commission to transmit those notifications to all other Member States should be deleted. | (11) In addition, for simplification and efficiency of the procedures, the obligation for Member States, which were Contracting Parties to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration before the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act, to transmit to the Commission any notification made by the International Bureau under that Agreement and the obligation for the Commission to transmit those notifications to all other Member States should be deleted. |
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| (12) In respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Commission should, in the specific cases identified in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, be able to take over from the Office the power to decide on registration, modification and cancellation of appellations of origin and geographical indications of the European Union or of its Member States and on protection, refusal of protection, modification and invalidation of appellations of origin and geographical indications of a third country. This is in particular because the registration of the proposed geographical indication might be contrary to public policy, or such registration or the rejection of the application might jeopardise the Union’s trade or external relations. | (12) In respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Commission should, in the specific cases identified in Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, be able to take over from the Office the power to decide on requests for registration of geographical indications of the Union in the International Register, modifications and cancellations of registrations of geographical indications of the Union or of its Member States and on protection, refusal of protection, modifications, corrections and invalidations of an international registration of a third country. This is in particular because the registration of the proposed geographical indication might be contrary to public policy, or such registration or the rejection of the application might jeopardise the Union’s trade or external relations. |
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| (13) Recently, Union legislation on geographical indications was reformed by Regulation (EU) 2024/11435 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which establishes a unified framework for geographical indications in the Union, enhancing the protection and recognition of products like wine, spirit drinks, and agricultural products. That Regulation amended Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787and repealed Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. References to Regulations (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) 2019/787 should therefore be replaced by references to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143. | (13) Union legislation on geographical indications was reformed by Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, which establishes a uniform framework for geographical indications concerning wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products in the Union, enhancing the protection and recognition of products like wine, spirit drinks, and agricultural products. That Regulation amended Regulations (EU) No 1308/20135a and (EU) 2019/7875b of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealed Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council5c. References to Regulations (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) 2019/787 should, therefore, be replaced by references to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143. |
| 5 Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (OJ L, 23.04.2024, p. 75, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj). | |
| 5a Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj). | |
| 5b Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/787/oj). | |
| 5c Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1151/oj). |
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| (14a) In order to allow the right holders in the Union to benefit as soon as possible from the right to request modifications of registrations under the Geneva Act, as well as to enable the Union as soon as possible to refuse protection under the Geneva Act following a modification by another Contracting Party to the Geneva Act, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication. |
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| appellations of origin within the meaning of the Geneva Act, including designations of origin and geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council*; and | (a) appellations of origin and geographical indications within the meaning of the Geneva Act; |
| (b) protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine and agricultural products, as well as geographical indications for spirit drinks, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council*; and |
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| geographical indications for craft and industrial products within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411. | (c) protected geographical indications for craft and industrial products within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. |
| 1a Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753 (OJ L, 2023/2411, 27.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2411/oj). |
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| (1a) in Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted: | |
| `2a. In respect of appellations of origin relating to craft and industrial products which are the subject of an international registration, protection in the Union shall be construed as specified in Articles 6 and 40 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411.' |
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| (2) the following Article 2a is added: | (2) the following Article 2a is inserted: |
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| Modifications of geographical indications in the International Register | Modifications of Union’s and Member States’ registrations of geographical indications in the International Register |
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| 1. Following the adoption, in accordance with Union law, of an amendment of the name, of the classification of the product or of the geographical area of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications or geographical indications originating in the Union and protected in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, shall present to the International Bureau requests for modifications of the name, of the type of product or of the geographical area of : | 1. Following the approval, in accordance with Union law, of an amendment of the product specification concerning the name, or the classification of the product or that implies a modification of the type of good or goods under the Geneva Act of geographical indications originating in the Union and protected in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, shall present to the International Bureau requests for modifications of the name or of the type of good or goods of |
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| (a) the corresponding appellation of origin or geographical indication which has been registered in the International Register upon request of the Commission or the Office; | the corresponding geographical indication registered in the International Register. |
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| (b) the corresponding appellation of origin or geographical indication which has been registered in the International Register upon request of a Member State. | deleted |
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| 1a. The Commission or, as applicable, the Office shall be exempted from the obligation to request a modification in accordance with paragraph 1 in case the Member State of origin of the concerned geographical indication, by the date on which the amendment of the product specification of the geographical indication has been approved in the Union system, requests the Commission or, as applicable, the Office to cancel the corresponding registration in the International Register in accordance with Article 3(1)(b). |
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| 2. Upon request of a Member State, following the adoption, in accordance with Union law, of an amendment of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications or geographical indications originating in the Union and protected in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, may present to the International Bureau requests for modifications of the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics, as laid down in Rule 5(3) of the Common Regulations, of the corresponding appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in the International Register and referred to in points a) and b) of paragraph 1.; | 2. Upon request of a Member State, following the approval, in accordance with Union law, of an amendment of the product specification as regards the geographical area or elements concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics of geographical indications originating in the Union and protected in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, may present to the International Bureau requests for modifications of the geographical area or of the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics, as laid down in Rule 5(3) of the Common Regulations, of the corresponding geographical indication registered in the International Register and referred to in paragraph 1. |
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| (4) the following Article 7a is added: | (4) the following Article 7a is inserted: |
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| Modifications of third country geographical indications registered in the International Register | Modifications and corrections in relation to third country registrations of geographical indications in the International Register |
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| 1. Articles 4 to 7 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to a modification of the name or a modification of the type of product or a modification of the geographical area of appellations of origin or geographical indications registered in the International Register in respect of which the Contracting Party of Origin, as defined in point (xv) of Article 1 of the Geneva Act, is not a Member State, notified to the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, to the Office, pursuant to Rule 15(3) of the Common Regulations.; | 1. Articles 4 to 7 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to a modification of the name or a modification of the type of good or goods in relation to geographical indications registered in the International Register in respect of which the Contracting Party of Origin, as defined in point (xv) of Article 1 of the Geneva Act, is not a Member State, notified to the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, to the Office, pursuant to Rule 15(3) of the Common Regulations. |
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| 1a. Upon request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office may apply the procedure set out in Articles 4 to 7, mutatis mutandis, with reference to a modification of the particulars of the geographical indications referred to in paragraph 1, or to a correction in relation to a geographical indication registered in the International Register in respect of which the Contracting Party of Origin, as defined in point (xv) of Article 1 of the Geneva Act, is not a Member State, that has been notified to the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, to the Office, pursuant to Rule 18(3) of the Common Regulations. |
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| The implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 7 and 7a shall apply without prejudice to other specific Union provisions relating to the placing of products on the market and, in particular, to the common organisation of agricultural markets, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and food labelling. | The implementing acts adopted by the Commission pursuant to Articles 7 and 7a shall apply without prejudice to other specific Union provisions relating to the placing of products on the market and, in particular, to the common organisation of agricultural markets, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and food labelling. |
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| (7) the following Article 12a is added: | (7) the following Article 12a is inserted: |
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| This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. | This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
Back matter, 3
Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.
Annex: declaration of input 2 blocks
The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
Letter of the committee on agriculture and rural development 32 blocks
Subject: Opinion of the AGRI Committee on the alignment of the Geneva Act (Lisbon Agreement) revisions and the EU Geographical Indications framework COM(2026)0069 - 2026/0044(COD)
At their meeting on 24 February, our Coordinators decided to submit an opinion, in the form of a letter, to the Committee on Legal Affairs, as the committee responsible, concerning the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 with regard to the amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
The recent reform of the Regulation on Geographical Indications, adopted in 2024, marks a strategic turning point for the European agri-food sector. By reinforcing quality standards, sustainability, and the protection of regional specialities, the European Union is not only preserving its cultural and productive heritage but also promoting a forward-looking and inclusive model of development.
In this context, the alignment of the Union’s regulatory framework with the recent revisions to the Common Regulations under the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement constitutes a technical adjustment of considerable political significance.
In light of the above, we call on the Committee on Legal Affairs to pay particular attention to the following aspects of agricultural relevance:
Procedural changes at international level must not, under any circumstances, undermine the effectiveness of protection in non-EU markets. The implementation of the Geneva Act should be used as an reactive and proactive tool. The Union must firmly defend the uniqueness of farmers’ products against any attempt at misappropriation, imitation or evocation, and oppose the misuse of geographical terms as generic names.
We express strong concern regarding terminological ambiguities relating to possible partial protection. For the agri-food sector, clarity is synonymous with commercial survival. Any limitation on the protection of a European GI in a third country must be notified with full transparency and timeliness. Producer groups must enjoy absolute legal certainty on the scope of protection in order to plan investments and manage export channels without legal uncertainty.
Interaction between the Commission and the International Bureau of WIPO must aim for maximum efficiency. The amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 should not result in new bureaucratic burdens or hidden costs for producer groups. These stakeholders already ensure, at their own expense, certification and market monitoring: the Union should facilitate their work rather than add further administrative formalities.
In the examination of GI protection applications from third countries, we call on the European Commission to apply the utmost rigour. Any potential conflict with existing European GIs or established rights of EU farmers must be resolved under a principle of substantive reciprocity. The protection of foreign products in the Union must be matched by equally strong and effective recognition of EU high-quality products in partner markets.
It is worth noting that, as part of the 2024 reform on agri-food GIs, amendments were introduced to strengthen international protection by allowing recognised consortia whose GI has an international market to be automatically registered under the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. This provides for rapid and indefinite protection in all signatory countries, including those outside the EU. No backsliding is acceptable on this point; rather, a further simplification of procedures, in, particular for recognised producer groups is desirable.
6. Keep the geographical indications synchronised between the European Union system and the international Geneva Act.
Whenever a product's specifications or production area are amended within the EU, the Commission must be authorised to update the corresponding international registration, ensuring that both systems are aligned. However, minor administrative changes that do not alter the EU's core GI definition, such as updates to the list of beneficiaries, do not require these alignment procedures, as they do not create legal discrepancies between the two frameworks.
Moreover, for the sake of clarity, we call on the Committee on Legal Affairs to incorporate the following amendments into its report:
Upon request of a Member State, following the adoption, in accordance with Union law, of an amendment of the geographical area or of elements concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics of the product specification of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications or geographical indications originating in the Union and protected in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, may present to the International Bureau requests for modifications of the geographical area or of the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics, as laid down in Rule 5(3) of the Common Regulations, of the corresponding appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in the International Register and referred to in points a) and b) of paragraph 1.’
Upon request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission may apply the procedure set out in Articles 4 to 7, mutatis mutandis, with reference to a modification of the particulars of the appellations of origin or geographical indications referred to in paragraph 1, or to a correction of an appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in the International Register in respect of which the Contracting Party of Origin, as defined in point (xv) of Article 1 of the Geneva Act, is not a Member State, notified to the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, to the Office, pursuant to Rule 18(3) of the Common Regulations.
We trust that the JURI Committee, as the lead committee, will duly take into account the considerations set out above.
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The Chair in her capacity as rapporteur for opinion declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not include in her opinion input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
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| Title | Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 as regards amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications | |
| References | COM(2026)0069 – C10-0030/2026 – 2026/0044(COD) | |
| Date submitted to Parliament | 12.2.2026 | |
| Committee(s) responsible Date announced in plenary | JURI 9.3.2026 | |
| Committees asked for opinions Date announced in plenary | INTA 9.3.2026 | AGRI 9.3.2026 |
| Not delivering opinions Date of decision | INTA 18.3.2026 | |
| Rapporteurs Date appointed | Dainius Žalimas 23.4.2026 | |
| Discussed in committee | 22.6.2026 | |
| Date adopted | 15.7.2026 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 25 0 0 |
| Date tabled | 20.7.2026 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee responsible 3 blocks
25 · For
- ECR
- Tobiasz Bocheński, Mario Mantovani, Dominik Tarczyński
- ESN
- Mary Khan
- EPP
- Henrik Dahl, Angelika Niebler, Emil Radev, Sven Simon, Axel Voss, Marion Walsmann, Michał Wawrykiewicz
- Patriots
- Ton Diepeveen, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Philippe Olivier
- Renew
- Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Lukas Sieper, Dainius Žalimas
- S&D
- José Cepeda, Matthias Ecke, Marit Maij, René Repasi, Krzysztof Śmiszek
- The Left
- Mario Furore
- Greens
- Sergey Lagodinsky, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
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European Parliament (2026). “REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 as regards amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union on 14 July 2025 to the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications”. Text, 20 July 2026. docId A-10-2026-0211, reference A10-0211/2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0211 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0211_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/A-10-2026-0211 (CC BY 4.0).
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