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'Kołocz śląski': German attempt to cancel GI fails
"(1) The first subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation ... 1151/2012 provides that, apart from in the case of requests from the producers of the product sold under the registered name, the Commission may cancel the registration of a protected geographical indication where compliance with the conditions of the specification is not ensured or where no product has been placed on the market under the protected geographical indication for at least seven years.
(2) The Commission has examined the request to cancel the registration of the protected geographical indication ‘Kołocz śląski/kołacz śląski’ submitted by Germany on 15 February 2013 and received on 18 February 2013.
(3) This cancellation request does not fall into either of the two cases referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation ... 1151/2012 and does not therefore meet the conditions laid down in that Article."
Since decisions on requests to cancel GI Regulations are so rare, this is something of a novelty. From what this blogger can ascertain, Kołocz śląski is a cake, for which PGI protection has been accorded to Poland. The truth of the matter appears to be, though, that this delicacy comes from a region of Europe called Silesia, which lies mainly in Poland but also spans parts of the Czech Republic and Germany. If readers have any further or more accurate information about Kołocz śląski and its PGI status, will they please get in touch?
Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 23.09Tags: PGI, cancellation,
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