Regulation 1994/3378 - Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks and Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails following the Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations - Main contents
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Regulation (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks and Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails following the Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiationsLegal instrument | Regulation |
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Number legal act | Regulation 1994/3378 |
Original proposal | COM(1994)414 ![]() |
CELEX number i | 31994R3378 |
Document | 22-12-1994 |
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Publication in Official Journal | 31-12-1994; Special edition in Czech: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 03 Volume 016,Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 03 Volume 066,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 03 Volume 016,OJ L 366, 31.12.1994,Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 03 Volume 066,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 03 Volume 068,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 03 Volume 017,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 03 Volume 017 |
Effect | 01-01-1995; Entry into force See Art 3 01-01-1996; Application See Art 3 |
End of validity | 27-03-2015; Implicitly repealed by 32014R0251 |
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Regulation (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks and Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails following the Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations
Official Journal L 366 , 31/12/1994 P. 0001 - 0002
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 66 P. 0153
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 66 P. 0153
REGULATION (EC) No 3378/94 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL
of 22 December 1994
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks and Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails following the Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular, Articles 43 and 100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(),
Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b of the Treaty(),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89() and Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91() lay down general rules for the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks, aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails; whereas in order to take account in the said Regulations of the obligations arising, in particular, from Articles 23 and 24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which forms an integral part of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, provision should be made therein for the parties concerned to prevent, under certain conditions, the unlawful use of geographical designations protected by a third country member of the World Trade Organization,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
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1.The following Article shall be inserted after Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89:
'Article 11a
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1.Member States shall adopt all measures necessary to permit those concerned to prevent, under the conditions laid down in Articles 23 and 24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the use within the Community of a geographical designation identifying products covered by this Regulation for products which do not originate in the place referred to by the geographical designation in question, including in cases where the actual origin of the product is indicated or where the geographical designation is given in translation or accompanied by expressions such as 'like', 'type', 'style', 'imitation' or other.
For the purposes of this Article, 'geographical designation' shall mean any indication identifying a product as originating in the territory of a third country which is a member of the World Trade Organization, or in a region or locality of that territory, where a quality, reputation or other specific characteristic of that product can essentially be attributed to that geographical origin.
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2.Paragraph 1 shall apply notwithstanding Article 11 of this Regulation and other provisions of Community legislation laying down rules for the description and presentation of products covered by this Regulation.
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3.Detailed rules for the application of this Article, where necessary, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15.'
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2.The following Article is inserted after Article 10...
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