An appellation of origin is the name of a country, region or locality used to designate a product originating therein, the quality or characteristics of which are due to the geographical environment, comprising natural and human factors.
It is forbidden:1° To issue a registered designation of origin without satisfying the conditions laid down in article L. 642-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;2° To issue a registered designation of origin that has not been subject to the approval provided for in the article L. 641-7 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;3° Fraudulently using or attempting to use a designation of origin or geographical…
An official visual identification sign, known as the “appellation d’origine contrôlée” logo, within the meaning of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protection of Industrial Property, shall be used in any presentation of agricultural products and foodstuffs benefiting from an appellation d’origine contrôlée, with the exception of wines, spirit drinks and intermediate products. The model of the official logo and…
In the absence of a final court ruling based on article L. 431-6, a decree in the Council of State, issued after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with the code de l’expropriation pour cause d’utilité publique and consultation with directly interested professional groups, may delimit the geographical area of production and determine the qualities or characteristics of a product bearing an appellation of origin on the basis of…
The provisions applicable to registered designations of origin are set out in sub-section 2 of section 1 of chapter I of title IV of book VI of the rural and maritime fishing code.
Any person who claims that an appellation of origin is being used to his direct or indirect detriment and against his right, to a natural or manufactured product, contrary to the origin of that product, may bring legal action to have the use of that appellation prohibited.The same action may be brought by trade unions and associations that have been regularly constituted, for at least six months, in respect of…
The persons, trade unions and associations mentioned in the first two paragraphs of article L. 431-6 who claim to have been injured by acts prohibited by articles L. 431-2 and L. 431-4 may bring a civil action in accordance with the provisions of the code de procédure pénale.
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