Act on registration and protection of names and symbols of agricultural products and foodstuffs, and on traditional products. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural commodities Certification Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Act enters into force 30 days after its publication in the Journal of Laws. Abstract The present Act is composed of 11 Sections: General provisions (sect. 1); Organs dealing with applications for registration (sect. 2); Evaluation of applications for registration (sect. 3); Proceedings in case of objection (sect. 4); National protection (sect. 5); Control of agricultural products and foodstuffs requested by a producer (sect. 6); Fees (sect. 7); List of traditional products (sect. 8); Penalty fees (sect. 9); Changes in valid provisions (sect. 10); Transitional and final provisions (Sec.11). The Act regulates: tasks of the organs concerning the evaluation of applications for registration of names of origin, geographical symbols, and names of the specific character of agricultural products or foodstuffs; conditions of transitional protection of the names on the territory of the Republic of Poland; tasks of organs and organizational units concerning control and certification of agricultural products and foodstuffs with a protected name; provisions on controls; conditions of maintenance of the list of traditional products. Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl