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Article 45(1) provides that without prejudice to specific provisions on producer
organisations and inter-branch organisations as laid down in Regulation (EC)
No 1234/2007, a group is entitled to:
(a) contribute to ensuring that the quality, reputation and authenticity of their prod-
ucts are guaranteed on the market by monitoring the use of the name in trade and, if
necessary, by informing competent authorities as referred to in Art 36, or any other
competent authority within the framework of Art 13(3);
(b) take action to ensure adequate legal protection of the PDO or PGI and of the
intellectual property rights that are directly connected with them;
(c) develop information and promotion activities aiming at communicating the value-
adding attributes of the product to consumers;
(d) develop activities related to ensuring compliance of a product with its specification;
(e) take action to improve the performance of the scheme, including developing
economic expertise, carrying out economic analyses, disseminating economic infor-
mation on the scheme and providing advice to producers;
(f ) take measures to enhance the value of products and, where necessary, take steps to
prevent or counter any measures which are, or risk being, detrimental to the image
of those products.
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Article 45(2) provides that Member States may encourage the formation and
functioning of groups on their territories by administrative means. Moreover,
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the name and address of
the groups referred to in point 2 of Art 3. The Commission shall make this
information public.
(a) Administrative support for groups
Article 44(2) provides that In accordance with Art 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1290/2005, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
(EAFRD) may, on the initiative of the Commission or on its behalf, finance, on
a centralised basis, administrative support concerning the development, pre-
paratory work, monitoring, administrative and legal support, legal defence,
registration fees, renewal fees, trade mark watching fees, litigation fees and any
other related measure required to protect the use of the indications, abbrevia-
tions and symbols referring to the quality schemes from misuse, imitation,
evocation or any other practice liable to mislead the consumer, within the
Union and in third countries.
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Article 44(3) provides that the Commission shall adopt implementing acts
laying down rules for the uniform protection of the indications, abbreviations
and symbols referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementing acts
shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in
Art 57(2).
