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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, European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2012 Dates Adopted: November 21, 2012 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Geographical Indications Notes Article 58 of this Regulation states that Regulation No. 509/2006 is repealed with the exception of Article 13 which shall continue to apply in respect of applications concerning products falling outside the scope of Title III of this present Regulation, received by the Commission prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 59 of the Regulation states that it shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union except for Articles 12(3) and 23(3) which shall apply from January 4, 2016, without prejudice to products already place on the market before that date.


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Règlement (UE) n° 1151/2012 du Parlement Européen et du Conseil du 21 novembre 2012 relatif aux systèmes de qualité applicables aux produits agricoles et aux denrées alimentaires PDF HTML English 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 PDF HTML Spanish Reglamento (UE) N° 1151/2012 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 21 de noviembre de 2012 sobre los regímenes de calidad de los productos agrícolas y alimenticios PDF HTML
Legislation Relates to (3 text(s)) Relates to (3 text(s))
Law on the Protection of Trade Marks 1970 (as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 91/2018 (BGBI.I No. 91/2018)) (AT161)
Decree No. 1153 of December 17, 2014, on the Registration of PDO/PGI/TSG Products and Notification of the Manufacture of a Registered PDO/PGI/TSG Product (FI130)
Federal Law on Amendments of the Law on Patents 1970, Law on Utility Models, Law Introducing Patent Treaties, Law on Protection Certificates 1996, Law on Semiconductor Protection, Law on Trademark Protection 1970, Law on Design Protection 1990, Law on Patent Office Fees, Law on Plant Variety Protection 2001, Law on Patent Attorney and the Jurisdiction Standard (Patent and Trademark Law Amendment 2014) (BGBl. I No. 126/2013) (AT157)
Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637, updated on April 25, 2023) (GB573)
The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1661) (GB572)
Is implemented by (26 text(s)) Is implemented by (26 text(s))
Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (amended up to Act of March 9, 2023) (PL116)
Act of March 9, 2023, on the Registration and Protection of Designations of Origin, Geographical Indications and Traditional Specialties Guaranteed for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs, Wines or Spirit Drinks and on the Traditional Products (PL117)
Act on Amendments to the Patents Act and Other Acts (RT I, 06.01.2023, 2) (EE248)
Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Signs (DE309)
Geographical Indications Protection Act (consolidated text of August 31, 2023) (EE251)
Law No. 66 of March 27, 2008, on the Protection of Geographical Indications, Appellations of Origin and Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (as amended up to Law No. 52 of March 16, 2023) (MD165)
Act No. 215/2022 Coll., of June 29, 2022, on Amendments to Act No. 452/2001 Coll., on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on Amendments to the Act on Consumer Protection as amended (CZ120)
Act No. 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (as amended up to Act No. 215/2022 Coll.) (CZ118)
Protection of Competition Act (SG No. 102/2008 as amended up to February 26, 2021) (BG122)
Regulation Concerning the Implementation of the Trademark Act (DE306)
Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (SG No. 98/2019, as amended on October 27, 2020)  (BG110)
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 556 of September 2, 2020, on Procedures for the Registration, Protection, Supervision and Control of Geographical Indications, Designations of Origin and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed of Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (LV151)
Act (2018:1654) on the Protection of Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuff (as amended by Act (2019:512)) (SE209)
Act No. 506/2009 Coll. on Trade Marks (as amended up to Act No. 291/2018 Coll.) (SK142)
Act No. XI of 1997 on the Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications (consolidated text of January 1, 2019) (HU126)
Agriculture Act (OG No. 118/2018) (HR149)
Law No. 8/2019 of February 26, 2019, on Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (AL090)
Law on Marks and Geographical Indications (SG No. 81/1999, repealed on December 13, 2019) (BG083)
Law on the Protection of Trade Marks 1970 (as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 91/2018 (BGBI.I No. 91/2018)) (AT161)
Regulations on Protected Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indications and Guaranteed Traditional Specialties Agricultural and Food Products and the Optional Quality Term "Mountain Product" (OG No. 38/2019)  (HR148)
Law No. 17/2017 of February 16, 2017, on Amendments to Law No. 9947 of July 7, 2008, on Industrial Property (AL077)
Trademarks Act (Act No. 7/1964 of January 10, 1964, as amended up to Act No. 716/2016 of August 25, 2016) (FI117)
European Union (Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 296/2015) (IE189)
Regulations on Protected Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indications and Guaranteed Traditional Specialties Agricultural and Food Products (OG No. 65/2015) (HR110)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU221)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 664/2014 of 18 December 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of the Union symbols for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules and certain additional transitional rules (EU220)

Historical Versions Repeals (2 text(s)) Repeals (2 text(s))
Council Regulation (EC) No. 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (EU062)
Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU054)

WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/EU/1
IP/N/1/EU/G/3

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