Activities of Marek BELKA related to 2022/0115(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision (EU) 2019/1754
Amendments (10)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Making geographically linked products is often based on local know- how and materials and follows local production methods that are rooted in the cultural and social heritage of the home region of such products. Efficient intellectual property protection has the potential to contribute to increased profitability and attractiveness of the traditional craft professions. Specific geographical indication protection is acknowledged so as to safeguard and develop cultural heritage both in the agricultural and the craft and industrial areas. Efficient procedures should be established for the registration of Union geographical indications, within the internal market and in the international intellectual property registries, protecting the names of craft and industrial products, which take into account regional and local specificities. The geographical indication system for craft and industrial products should ensure that the production and marketing traditions are maintained and enhanced.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is therefore necessary to firstly, ensure fair competition for producers of craft and industrial products in the internal market and in foreign markets; secondly, guarantee the availability to consumers of reliable information pertaining to such products; thirdly, safeguard and develop cultural and artistic heritage and traditional know-how; fourthly ensure an efficient registration of geographical indications for craft and industrial products both for the Union and at international level; fifthly provide for an effective enforcement of intellectual property rights throughout the Union and in electronic commerce within the internal market and by the means of trade agreements negotiated by the EU with third countries, and lastly, ensure the link with the international registration and protection system based on the Geneva Act.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To provide for a full coverage of craft and industrial products eligible for GI protection (i.e. those having processing methods characteristics, attributes or reputation linked to their place of production or manufacturing), the scope of this Regulation needs to be determined in line with the relevant international framework, namely, the World Trade Organization, in particular the Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Hence, the use of the Combined Nomenclature should be established through direct reference to Annex I to Council Regulation No 2658/8710 . This approach ensures coherence with the scope of the revised GI Regulation for agricultural products, foodstuff, wine and spirits. _________________ 10 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2685/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff Regulation (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987 p.1).
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Union negotiates international agreements, including those concerning the protection geographical indications, with its trade partners. Protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products throughout the Union can also stem from those agreements, irrespective of the international registrations provided under the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications or the application and registration system set out in this Regulation. In its negotiating capacity the Commission should make every effort to extend protection of geographical indications pertaining to craft and industrial products with trade partners which are not party to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement by agreements with third countries. In order to facilitate the provision to the public of information about the geographical indications protected in the Union either by virtue of the international registrations provided under the Geneva Act or by virtue of the international agreements with the Union trade partners, and in particular to ensure protection and control of the use to which those geographical indications are put, those geographical indications should be entered in the Union register of geographical indications for craft and industrial products.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Producer groups play an essential role in the application process for the registration of geographical indications, as well as in the amendment of specifications and cancellation requests. They should be equipped with the necessary means to better identify and market the specific characteristics of their products. The role of the producer group should therefore be clarified. This clarification should include the right to: participate in consultative bodies, exchanging information with public authorities on geographical indication policy-related topics, making recommendations to improve the development of geographical indication policies in particular with regard to sustainability, the fight against fraud and counterfeiting and the right to participate in consultations with the Commission in the run-up to trade negotiations concerning geographical indications of craft and industrial products with third countries.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The use of Union symbols and indications on the packaging of craft and industrial products designated by a geographical indication ishould be recommended in order to make this category of products, and the guarantees attached to them, better known to consumers and to permit easier identification of these products on the market, thereby facilitating checks. The use of such symbols or indications should remain voluntary for third-country geographical indications.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Geographical indications concerning products from third countries that are protected in the Union under an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting party shall be entered in the Union register of geographical indications for craft and industrial products ,which should be regularly updated. Geographical indications other than those protected in the Union pursuant to Article 7 Regulation EU 2019/5713 shall be registered by means of implementing acts adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 65(2).
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) combat counterfeiting and suspected fraudulent uses on the internal and external market of a geographical indication that is not in compliance with the product specification by monitoring the use of the geographical indication across the internal market and on third countries’ markets where the geographical indications are protected, including on the internet, and, as necessary, informing enforcement authorities using confidential systems available.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7
Article 44 – paragraph 7