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Article 50 – paragraph 2: 2. Insofar as sourcing entirely from within the defined geographical area is not practicable, feed sourced from outside that area can be added, provided that the product quality or characteristic essentially due to the geographical environment are not affected. Feed sourced from outside the defined geographical area shall not exceed 50 % of dry matter on an annual basis.

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AddedArticle 50 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant derogations from the percentages referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 due to exceptional circumstances including adverse geopolitical, economic, geographic and climatic conditions, for a limited period of time until the possibility of sourcing from within the defined geographical area can be re-established.

AddedArticle 50 – paragraph 2 b (new): 2b. Where a Member State grants such a derogation in accordance with the paragraph 2a, it shall ensure that a dossier giving the reasons for that derogation is officially sent to the Commission and is made publicly available, subject to Union and national law on data protection.

AddedArticle 50 – paragraph 3: 3. Any additional specific provision on the origin of raw materials provided in the product specification of a product the name of which is registered as a geographical indication shall be justified with respect to the link referred to in Article 51(1), point (f) .

AddedArticle 50 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation with provisions concerning derogations with regard to the sourcing of feed in the case of a designation of origin.

AddedArticle 51 – paragraph 1 – point e: (e) a description of the method of obtaining the product and, where appropriate, the authentic and unvarying local methods and specific practices used; as well as information concerning packaging, if the applicant group so determines and gives sufficient product-specific justification as to why the packaging must take place in the defined geographical area to safeguard quality, to ensure the origin or to ensure control, taking into account Union law, in particular that on the free movement of goods and the free provision of services;

AddedArticle 51 – paragraph 2: 2. The product specification may also include sustainability undertakings, relating to environmental, economic, social dimensions of sustainability, and undertakings relating to animal health and welfare.

AddedArticle 51 – paragraph 3: 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation with provisions concerning rules which limit the information contained in the product specification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, where such a limitation is necessary to avoid excessively voluminous applications for registration.

AddedArticle 52 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) the main points of the product specification, namely: the name, a description of the product, including, where appropriate, specific rules concerning packaging, labelling and commercial presentation, including on retail websites, together with a concise definition of the geographical area;

AddedTitle III – title: Other quality schemes

AddedArticle 54 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘agricultural products’ means agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and other agricultural products not listed in that Annex but processed using products listed in that Annex, set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

AddedArticle 55 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. The protection of the registered name shall also extend to any translation of that name into a foreign language, if the producer group so specifies in the product specification. At the request of producers who wish to use a translation, the translation shall be defined by the Member State in which those producers are established and shall be notified to the Member State that applied for the registration and to the Commission. The Commission shall publish the translation in the Union register of geographical indications.

AddedArticle 55 – paragraph 5: (5) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation with details clarifying the eligibility criteria laid down in this Article.

AddedArticle 56 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) the product name proposed for registration, in the appropriate language versions, or indicating that that name should also be protected in its translation into a foreign language;

Article 57 – paragraph 1: 1. Applications for the registration of a traditional speciality guaranteed may only be submitted by groups of producers of products with the name to be protected. Several groups from different Member States or third countries may lodge a joint application for registration. Other interested parties, including regional or local public bodies, may help in the preparation of the application and in the related procedure.

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ChangedArticle 60 – paragraph 2: 2. TheSubject to paragraph 3, the scrutiny shouldperiod shall not exceed afive periodmonths from the submission of fivethe months.application for registration. / That scrutiny period shall not include the period which starts on the date on which the Commission sends its observations or a request for supplementary information to the Member State, and ends on the date on which the Member State responds to the Commission in relation to such observations or to such a request. / In duly justified cases, the scrutiny period may be extended by a maximum of three months. In the event that the scrutiny period is extended or is likely to be extendedextended, the Commission shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the delay inand writing.of the date on which the scrutiny period is expected to end.

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AddedArticle 60 – paragraph 3: 3. Within three months following the submission of the application for registration, the Commission may seek supplementary information from the competent authority or from the applicant.

AddedArticle 61 – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall keep the Commission informed of any national administrative or judicial proceedings that may affect the registration of a traditional speciality guaranteed. In such a case, Member States may submit a reasoned request to the Commission to suspend the examination procedure for a period of 12 months which can be renewed.

Article 61 – paragraph 2: 2. The Member State shall inform the Commission without delay if the application to the Commission has been invalidated at national level by an immediately applicable but not final judicial decision. In this case, the Commission shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the deadline to perform the scrutiny referred to in Article 60(2).

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RemovedArticle 68 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) where no product is placed on the market under the traditional speciality guaranteed for at least five years.

AddedArticle 62 – paragraph 3: (3) An opposition shall claim that the application could infringe the conditions laid down in this Chapter and give pertinent and adequate reasons. An opposition that does not contain the said claim shall be void.

AddedArticle 63 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) gives duly substantiated and pertinent reasons for the incompatibility of the proposed registration with the provisions of this Chapter; or

AddedArticle 68 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) where the product specification is not complied with;

AddedArticle 69 – paragraph 4: (4) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 laying down additional rules to detail the protection of traditional specialities guaranteed.

AddedArticle 72 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Member States shall draw up a list of producers of guaranteed traditional specialities that are entered in the Union register of geographical indications. Member States may publish the list, for instance on the internet;

AddedFor the purposes of greater transparency, especially for consumers, as well as efficient checks, the Member State shall establish a list of producers, maintain it up to date and make it publicly available. This means that the relevant authorities must be aware of the identity of producers.

AddedArticle 72 – paragraph 1 b (new): 1b. Producers of guaranteed traditional specialities that are entered in the Union register of geographical indications shall be required to register with the relevant authorities or product certification bodies in accordance with Article 73(2) for the purposes of checking the products before they are offered for sale for the first time.

AddedFor the purposes of greater transparency, especially for consumers, as well as efficient checks, the Member State shall establish a list of producers, maintain it up to date and make it publicly available. This means that the relevant authorities must be aware of the identity of producers.

AddedArticle 73 – paragraph 10: 10. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by additional rules to provide for appropriate certification and accreditation procedures to apply in respect of product certification bodies referred to in paragraphs 2, 5 and 6.

AddedArticle 75 – paragraph 2: 2. By ... [one year after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall establish and provide support for a digital system for the inclusion of the terms and schemes referred to in paragraph 1 with a view to fostering knowledge of the products and schemes across the Union. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down technical details, necessary for the notification of the optional quality terms. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 80(2).

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Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 93 – paragaraph 1 – point b – point ii: (ii) as originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, country;

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Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 93 – paragaraph 1 – point b – point iii: (iii) as having at least 85 % of the grapes, must or wine used for its production originating exclusively from that geographical area;

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AddedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new), Article 93 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. In Article 93 the following paragraph is added: / ‘1a. For the purpose of paragraph 1, point (b), ‘other characteristic’ may include traditional production practices, traditional product attributes and farming practices that protect environmental value including biodiversity, habitats, nationally recognised environmental zones and landscape.’;

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ChangedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1 ab (new), Article 93 – paragraph 4: (1a)(1b) In Article 93, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: / ‘ 4. Production as referred to in paragraph 1, point (a)(iv), includes all the operations involved, from the harvesting of the grapes to the completion of the wine-making processes, with the exception of any post-production processes.’;

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ChangedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1 bc (new), Article 93 – paragraph 5: (1b)(1c) In Article 93, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: / ‘5. For the purpose of the application of point (b)(ii) of paragraph 1, the maximum 15 % share of grapes, must or wine which may originate outside the demarcated area shall originate from the Member State or third country in which the demarcated area is situated.’;

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RemovedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new), Article -106 a (new): (3a) The following Article is inserted: / ‘Article -106a / Union symbols, indications and abbreviations / 1. The following Union symbols designed to mark and publicise designations of origin and geographical indications shall be established: / (a) a symbol identifying protected designations of origin of wine; and / (b) a symbol identifying protected geographical indications of wine. / 2. In the case of products that are marketed under a designation of origin or a geographical indication, the Union indications 'protected designation of origin' or 'protected geographical indication' shall appear on the labelling of wine, respectively. / 3. The Union symbols established pursuant to paragraph 1 and the Union abbreviations 'PDO' or 'PGI' may appear on the labelling and advertising material of the product marketed under a designation of origin or a geographical indication, as the case may be. / 4. The labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for the presentation of mandatory particulars shall apply to the product marketed under a designation of origin or a geographical indication, as the case may be. / 5. The following may also appear on the labelling: / (a) depictions of the geographical area of origin referred to in the product specification; and / (b) text, graphics or symbols referring to the Member State and the region in which that geographical area of origin is located. / 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the reference to the …

AddedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2, Article 94 – paragraph 2: 2. The product specification may contain sustainability undertakings within the meaning of Article 94a.

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RemovedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new), Article 113: (3 b) In Article 113, the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘-1. A traditional term shall be comprised in the product specification of the product marketed under a designation of origin or a geographical indication.’.

AddedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 94 a (new): (2 a) The following Articles are inserted: / ‘Article 94a / Sustainability undertakings / 1. For the purpose of this Article, a ‘sustainability undertaking’ refers to an undertaking which contributes to one or more social, environmental or economic objectives, including: / (a) climate change mitigation and adaptation, including energy efficiency and decrease water consumption; / (b) preservation and sustainable use of soil, landscapes and natural resources; / (c) improving soil fertility; / (d) preservation of biodiversity and plant varieties; / (e) transition to a circular economy; / (f) reduction of the use of pesticides; / g) reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; / (h) securing viable income and improving resilience for producers of products benefiting from a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication; / (i) improving the quality and the economic value of products benefiting from a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, and redistributing added value across the supply chain; / (j) contributing to the diversification of activities promoting the rural economy; / (k) promoting local agricultural production, and preserving the rural fabric and local development, including agricultural employment; / (l) attracting and sustaining young producers of products benefiting from a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication and new producers of products benefiting from a protected designatio…

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RemovedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new), Article 113 a (new): (3c) The following Article is inserted: / ‘Article 113a / Relationship with designations of origin and geographical indications / 1. The registration of a traditional term the use of which would contravene Article 27 of Regulation ... /... (the new GI Regulation) shall be rejected if the application for registration of the traditional term is submitted after the date of submission to the Commission of the application for the registration of the designation of origin or of the geographical indication. / 2. Traditional terms registered in breach of paragraph 1 shall be invalidated by the Commission and, where applicable, the competent national authorities.’;

AddedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 94 b (new): Article 94b / Sustainability report / 1. Producer groups may prepare a sustainability report based on internal audit activities, comprising a description of existing sustainable practices implemented in the production of the product, of the impacts of the method of obtaining the product on sustainability, in terms of social, environmental, or economic commitments, and information necessary to understand how sustainability affects the development, performance and position of the product. / The sustainability report may be updated to take account in particular of progress compared with the outcome of previous internal audit activities. / 2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out a harmonised format and the online presentation of the report provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, contributing to the aim of sharing and replicating sustainable practices, including through advisory services and the development of a network for the exchange of such practices. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 53(2).’;

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ChangedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new), Article 119: (3d)3, Article 119 is amended as follows: / (a)95: in(3) paragraphArticles 1,95 pointto (b)99 isare deleted; / (b) paragraph 3 is deleted.

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AddedArticle 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new), Article 100: (3 a) Article 100 is replaced by the following: / 1. A protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication that has been applied for after a wholly or homonymous protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication had been applied for or protected in the Union, shall not be registered unless there is sufficient distinction in practice between the conditions of local and traditional usage and the presentation of the two homonymous indications, taking into account the need to ensure equitable treatment of the producers concerned and that consumers are not misled as to the true identity or geographical origin of the products. / A wholly or partly homonymous name which is suggestive of another product or misleads the consumer into believing that products come from another territory shall not be registered even if the name is accurate as far as the actual territory, region or place of origin of those products is concerned. / (deleted) / 1a. For the purposes of this Article, a homonymous protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication applied for or protected in the Union refers to: / (a) protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications that are entered in the Union register of geographical indications; / (b) protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications that have been applied for provided that they are subsequently entered in the Union register of geographical indications; /…

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