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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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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
Document JURI-AM-790209 · COM(2026)0069 – 2026/0044(COD)
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| 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 | 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 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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| (1a) Whereas the EU is home to an exceptional diversity of cultural, culinary, and artisanal local and regional heritage, reflected in Geographical Indications (GIs); whereas approximately 80% of GI producers are small and medium-sized enterprises, making the GI protection a vital instrument for rural and regional development, enabling producers to preserve traditional knowledge, skills, and employment, sustain local economies, and build consumer trust in the quality and authenticity of their products; whereas applications for GIs should be made simple with procedures that are predictable, and timelines publicly available. |
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| (2a) Small and medium-sized enterprises, micro-enterprises, cooperatives, producer groups and craft producers are among the primary beneficiaries of geographical indications. The implementation of this Regulation should therefore take into account their specific administrative capacities and facilitate their effective participation in the procedures established under the Geneva Act system. |
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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) 7) It is appropriate to make a distinction between two types of amendments of the product specification of a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication or geographical indication, protected in the Union system under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council, that may result in a modification of a corresponding appellation of origin or geographical indication registered under the Geneva Act. The first type of amendments are those that result in a substantive discrepancy in the correspondence between the geographical indications registered in the Geneva Act system and those registered in the Union system. The amendment of the name and the amendment of the classification of the product that implies a modification of the type of good under the Geneva Act should be considered amendments of this type, in order to maintain the correspondence between the geographical indication protected in accordance with the Union law and the related geographical indication registered in 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 types of modifications. Concerning modifications of the name, the type of product or the geographical area of a protected designation of origin, protected geographical indication or geographical indication, protected under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, these elements should be regarded as constitutive elements of appellations of origin and geographical indications in the Geneva Act system. In particular, the geographical area determines the area from which producers may legitimately use the protected name. Therefore, where such elements have been amended under Union law, the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, should be obliged to request the corresponding modification of the appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in the International Register, in order to ensure full correspondence between the protection granted under Union law and the international registration. |
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| (7a) It should be reminded that small and medium size enterprises, micro enterprises, cooperatives, producer groups and craft producers are among the primary beneficiaries of appellations of origin and of geographical indications. This Regulation should therefore take into account their specific administrative capacities and facilitate their effective participation in the procedures established under the Geneva Act system. |
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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 type of amendments are those that do not necessarily result in a substantial discrepancy in the correspondence between the geographical indications registered in under the Geneva Act system and those protected under the Union system. The amendment of the geographical area or of the elements concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics of the product specification of a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication or geographical indication in the Union system should be considered amendments of this type. The request for modification of an appellation of origin or of a geographical indication registered in the International Register following the amendment of such elements adopted in the Union system should be possible, at the initiative of the Member State of origin of the relevant appellation of origin or geographical indication registered in the Geneva Act, and after the approval of the amendment in the Union system. |
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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) 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, while duly consulting with the concerned producer groups and craft producers about the impact of the modification of these elements on the distinctiveness and commercialisation of the products, and after the approval of the amendment in the Union system. |
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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) 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, amendments concerning those particulars may, where they have a material impact on the link between the product and its geographical origin, on the distinctiveness of the protected name, or on the conditions under which protection was granted, warrant further consideration in the implementation of this Regulation. |
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| (10a) Whereas further action towards accession of third countries to the Geneva Act should be further encouraged as part of EU external relations and trade dialogues with third countries, and dedicated support should contribute to WIPO promotional and technical cooperation initiatives. |
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| (11a) In order to maintain coherence between the protection of a geographical indication under Union law and its status in the International Register, the Commission or, as the case may be, the Office, should submit to the International Bureau the requests for modification referred to in Article 2a(1) without undue delay following the adoption of the relevant amendment under Union law. A prolonged discrepancy between the two systems generates legal uncertainty for the beneficiaries and economic operators concerned and may undermine the effectiveness of the international protection of the geographical indication in third-country markets. |
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| (11b) Where, following a request by a Member State pursuant to Article 2a(2), the Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, decides not to submit a request for modification to the International Bureau, it should inform that Member State in writing of the reasons for that decision without undue delay. |
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| (12a) Where, pursuant to Article 12a, the Commission exercises the power to take over from the Office under Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, it should state the reasons for its decision and inform the Member States thereof without undue delay, in order to ensure transparency and legal certainty in procedures concerning geographical indications for craft and industrial products. |
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| (12a) Whereas the rapid growth of online marketplaces and cross-border e-commerce has introduced enforcement challenges on the protection of geographical indications; whereas existing geographical indication frameworks should consider appropriate means to address the rising risk of online fraud, including an online alert system on domain names. |
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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 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 submit to the International Bureau requests for modification of the name, of the type of product or of the geographical area of: |
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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 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 submit 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.; |
| Where, following a request by a Member State pursuant to this paragraph, the Commission or the Office decides not to present a request for modification to the International Bureau, it shall inform the requesting Member State in writing of the reasons for that decision without undue delay. |
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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 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, especially where such modifications are liable to affect the link between the product and its geographical origin, the conditions under which protection was granted, or the scope of protection afforded to the appellation of origin or geographical indication concerned. |
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| 2a. The Commission or, in respect of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the Office, shall inform the Member State of origin without undue delay of the submission to the International Bureau of a request for modification under this Article and of the outcome of that procedure, including any refusal notified by a Contracting Party of the Geneva Act. |
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| (2a) The following art. 2.1 is added: | |
| Article 2(1) – International registration of geographical indications (NEW). | |
| Upon the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act and thereafter on a regular basis, the Commission or the Office shall, in their respective capacity as Competent Authority within the meaning of Article 3 of the Geneva Act as specified in Article 4(1) of Decision (EU) 2019/1754, file applications for the international registration of geographical indications protected and registered under Union law and pertaining to products originating in the Union pursuant to Article 5(1) and (2) of the Geneva Act with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (‘the International Bureau’). |
Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 was adopted when EU notifications to WIPO's International Bureau relied on file transmission (Forms 1, 2, 6, 11, etc.). Now, via the WIPO eLisbon platform, Member States upload documents and the Commission verifies and sends them electronically as the EU's competent Authority. Filing under Article 2 of the Regulation and Article 3 of the Geneva Act is thus prompt. It is therefore proposed to delete "on a regular basis", or to replace it as follows.
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| Modifications of third country geographical indications registered in the International Register | Modifications and corrections of third country geographical indications registered 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 or a modification of the geographical area of 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. The assessment, the opposition procedure and any decision to refuse protection shall be limited to the effects resulting from the modification concerned and shall not involve a fresh examination of elements of the international registration that are not affected by that modification. |
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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. (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 geographical area relating to the particulars as referred to in Rule 5(3)(a) of the Common Regulations 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 |
Recalling our remarks on Recital 7 (area modification cannot trigger refusal under the Lisbon Common Regulations), modifying the Rule 5(3)(a) requirements may lead to refusal once amended Rule 15(1)(vii)–(ix) enters into force on 1 July 2026. The Commission backed Rule 5(3)(b) (proof of the environmental link), notably for non-EU Parties. The gap between Articles 2a and 7a treats EU AOs/GIs differently — reverse discrimination. I thus propose on Article 7a the following.
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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, where appropriate, apply the procedure set out in Articles 4 to 7, mutatis mutandis, with regard to: | |
| a) a modification, notified pursuant to Rule 15(3) of the Common Regulations, of the particulars referred to in Rule 5(3)(a) of the Common Regulations of a geographical indication referred to in paragraph 1; or | |
| b) a correction, notified pursuant to Rule 18(3) of the Common Regulations, of 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. | |
| The assessment, the opposition procedure and any decision to refuse protection under this paragraph shall be limited to the effects resulting from the modification or correction concerned and shall not entail a fresh examination of elements of the international registration that are not affected by that modification or correction. |
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| (4a) Where modifications concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics of a geographical indication registered in the International Register may affect the link between the product and its geographical origin or otherwise alter elements relevant to the protection granted in the Union, the Commission or, as applicable, the Office may apply Articles 4 to 7 mutatis mutandis. |
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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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| Where the Commission exercises, pursuant to the first paragraph, the power to take over from the Office under Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, it shall state the reasons for its decision and inform the Member States thereof without undue delay. |
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| (7a) The following art 14.2 is added: | |
| 14. Special Financial contribution | |
| [...] | |
| (2) In order to promote the Geneva Act, the Union makes a financial contribution, through the establishment within WIPO of a dedicated trust fund, drawn from the Union’s annual budget, to the International Bureau of WIPO, whilst defining the priorities for the promotional and technical cooperation initiatives to be implemented. |
I would like to propose the creation of a trust fund by which the Commission, on behalf of the EU, provides financial resources each year for the cooperation and promotion activities of the Geneva Act of the WIPO International Bureau. The said trust fund would allow devoted financial resources to be directed toward a clearly defined objective as mentioned before.
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| (8a) Art. 16. Monitoring and Review | |
| By each two years, the Commission shall assess the participation of the Union in the Geneva Act and submit a report on the main findings to the European Parliament and to the Council. The assessment shall be based, inter alia, on the following aspects: | |
| (a) the number of geographical indications which are protected and registered under Union law and for which applications for international registration have been submitted, and the cases in which the protection was rejected by third Contracting Parties; | |
| (b) the evolution in the number of third countries participating in the Geneva Act and the action taken by the Commission to increase that number, including by financing the cooperation and promotion initiatives of the International Bureau of WIPO as referred to in Article 23 of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, as well as the impact of the current state of Union law as regards geographical indications on the attractiveness of the Geneva Act to third countries; | |
| (c) the number and type of third country geographical indications which have been rejected by the Union. |
Following Recital 18 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 and our proposed amendment to Article 14 (see above), Article 16 should also be updated. We see this as an opportunity to update the Regulation, not merely to comply with the upcoming revision of the Common Regulations of the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act. Indeed, the Commission itself proposed amending Article 12(5) through the ongoing review, treating the exercise as an opportunity rather than only a revision-linked obligation.
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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. |
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