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(1) a national or a Union application:
(a)
right-holders;
...
(d)
groups within the meaning of point (2) of Article 3, and Article 49(1) of
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012
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, groups of producers within the meaning
of Article 118e of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
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or similar groups of
producers provided for in Union law governing geographical indications
representing producers of products with a geographical indication or repre-
sentatives of such groups, in particular Regulations (EEC) No 1601/91
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and
(EC) No 110/2008
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and operators entitled to use a geographical indication
as well as inspection bodies or authorities competent for such a geographical
indication
.
A 'Union application' is defined in Art 2(11) as 'an application submitted in one
Member State and requesting the customs authorities of that Member State
and of one or more other Member States to take action in their respective
Member States'.
(2) a national application:
(a)
persons or entities authorised to use intellectual property rights, which have
been authorised formally by the right-holder to initiate proceedings in order
to determine whether the intellectual property right has been infringed;
(b)
groups of producers provided for in the legislation of the Member States
governing geographical indications representing producers of products with
geographical indications or representatives of such groups and operators
entitled to use a geographical indication, as well as inspection bodies or
authorities competent for such a geographical indication.
'National application' is defined in Art 2(10) to mean 'an application requesting
the customs authorities of a Member State to take action in that Member
State'.
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Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on
quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on
specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) relating to wine (OJ L 299,
16.11.20007, p. 1).
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Council 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 (OJ
No L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1).
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Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the
definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks
and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (OJ 2008 L 39, p. 16).
