Act on registration and protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and guaranteed traditional specialties of agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines or spirits, and on traditional products.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Basic legislation Agricultural commodities Certification Viticulture/oenological practices Beverages Internal trade International trade Registration

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Act enters into force on 28 April 2023.

Abstract

This Act regulates provisions concerning registration and protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and guaranteed traditional specialties of agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines or spirits, and on traditional products. The present Act lays down: (1) the competence of authorities to perform the tasks set out in Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs; (2) rules and procedure for the registration of: (a) designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional specialties guaranteed for agricultural products and foodstuffs, (b) designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional indications for wine sector products; (c) geographical indications of spirit drinks; (3) rules and procedure for international registration of geographical indications; (4) rules and mode of control and certification; (5) conditions for protection in the territory of the Republic of Poland of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional specialties guaranteed for agricultural products and foodstuffs, designations of origin and geographical indications for wines, geographical indications for spirit drinks, traditional terms for wine; (6) rules for maintaining the list of traditional products and the procedure for obtaining an entry on this list.

Full text

Polish

Website

isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 2012

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Mountain area, Certification, Internal trade, Consumer protection, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) No. 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 352/78, (EC) No. 165/94, (EC) No. 2799/98, (EC) No. 814/2000, (EC) No. 1290/2005 and (EC) No. 485/2008.

Legislation | European Union | 2013

Keyword: Special fund, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural development, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Climate change, Plant protection, Pesticides, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Surface water, Groundwater, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No. 922/72, (EEC) No. 234/79, (EC) No. 1037/2001 and (EC) No. 1234/2007.

Legislation | European Union | 2013

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Internal trade, Agricultural development, Vegetables/legumes, Cereals/grains/rice, Fruits/edible nuts, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Beverages, Fraud, Food waste, Standards, Food security, Animal production, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Apiculture/sericulture, Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Viticulture/oenological practices, Crops/grasses

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.

Legislation | European Union | 2017 (2021)

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Agricultural commodities, Residues, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Animal health, Plant protection, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008.

Legislation | European Union | 2019

Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, Beverages, Packaging/labelling, Certification, Internal trade, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Regulation establishing form of application for registration to the list of traditional products.

Legislation | Poland | 2005

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Regulation on templates for quality certificates.

Legislation | Poland | 2023

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Certification, Viticulture/oenological practices, Beverages, Internal trade, International trade, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX