13 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2022/0115(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Making geographically linked products is often based on local know-how 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 legal framework of the European internal market and complying with the international intellectual property legal framework, 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 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Tourism should be regarded as an enabler of awareness of geographical indications. Tourism is one of Europe’s main industrial ecosystems, with four closely linked key vectors, namely transport, accommodation, experience and intermediation, and the success of the industry lies in the degree of influence between these four vectors. Geographical indications could play a key role to achieve the Union’s sustainable tourism objectives because the awareness of their existence, and therefore of the producers belonging to them, could help diversify and complement locations and destinations. In this sense, local craft activities, agro-tourism, rural tourism and ecotourism are an integral part of geographical indications’ awareness. Finally, the improved cooperation and coordination between stakeholders, greater involvement of local authorities in tourism and market research, professional communication and marketing strategies are necessary to boost the social, economic and environmental performance of both sustainable tourism and geographical indications.
Amendment 22 #
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; secondly, guarantee the availability to consumers of reliable information pertaining to such products; thirdly, safeguard and develop cultural 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, by means of trade agreements negociated by the Commission on behalf of the Union and, lastly, ensure the link with the international registration and protection system based on the Geneva Act.
Amendment 26 #
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 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 Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the World Trade Organization. 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 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) The Commission should ensure that producers share good practices and methods to implement this sustainability strategy. Sustainability from European producers should be duly reciprocated with sustainability from producers from third countries. Economic agreements where European geographical indications are incorporated should inform the commitment to sustainability of European producers and seek for reciprocity from international partners.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To ensure transparency and uniformity across Member States, it is necessary to establish and maintain an electronic Union register of geographical indications for craft and industrial products. The register should be an electronic database stored within an information system, and should be accessible to the public. The Union register of geographical indications for craft and industrial products should be developed, kept and maintained by the Office and also the personnel for its operation should be provided by the Office. and accessible in all the official languages of the Member States.
Amendment 37 #
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 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. When a new international trade agreement is signed by the Commission, producer groups should be duly notified by the closest administration. In case a geographical indication has not been included, the Commission, together with the national, regional or local administration, should establish mechanisms to secure the intellectual property of that geographical indication or producer group in the partner country.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) For the optimal functioning of the internal market, it is important that producers and other operators concerned, authorities and consumers may quickly and easily have access to the relevant information concerning a registered protected geographical indication. Where applicable, regional or local administrations should be able to provide administrative assistance to producers. At the same time, regional or local entities should encourage and incentivise producers to join other stakeholders managing geographical indications.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The symbols, indications and abbreviations identifying a registered geographical indication, and the rights therein pertaining to the Union, should be protected in the Union as well as in third countries with the aim of ensuring that they are used on genuine products and that consumers are not misled as to the qualities of products. National, regional or local administrations should assist producer groups to raise awareness about their geographical indications, as well as through the tourist offices for visitors to know the geographical indications of the region they are visiting.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to strengthen geographical indication protection and to combat counterfeiting more effectively, the protection of geographical indications should apply to both, the offline and online environment including domain names on the internet. Intermediary services, in particular online platforms have become increasingly used for the sale of products, including those designated by geographical indications, and in some cases online platforms might represent an important space as regards preventing fraud. In this regard, information related to the advertising, promotion and sale of goods that contravenes the protection of geographical indications provided for in Article 35, should be considered illegal content within the meaning of Article 2 (g) of Regulation (EU) No xxxx/202219 of the European Parliament and of the Council and be subject of obligations and measures under that Regulation. National and, where applicable, regional or local administrations should introduce this information accordingly and assist, teach and incentivise the private online platforms _________________ 19 Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (DSA) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52 a) In its efforts to build a sustainable and resilient legal framework for a European single digital market where the level-playing field is ensured for all small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), the Union has provided itself with acts such as Regulation(EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC(Digital Services Act)and Regulation XXX/XXX on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act). When it comes to geographical indications, stakeholders that do not depend on public administrations but that seek to raise awareness and provide services for producer groups or other stakeholders related to geographical indications should be able to do so. Forthat reason, the Commission, Member States and, where applicable, regional and local administrations should assist this SMEs in order to create a market of information providers for producer groups, geographical indications and other related activities.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Applications for the registration of geographical indications shall only be submitted by a producer group of a product (‘applicant producer group’), the name of which is proposed for registration. Regional or local public entities may helpshall help and incentivise in the preparation of the application and in the related procedure.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) where applicable, where a micro or small enterprise is not able to do this procedure, the regional or local authority shall assist it in filling in the single document.