Act on registration and protection of names and symbols of agricultural products, foodstuffs, and traditional products. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2005 No. 10 Pos. 67 and 68. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Certification Food quality control/food safety Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Regulation enters into force 30 days after its publication in the Journal of Laws. Abstract This Act consists of the following Sections: General provisions (sect. 1); Organs competent to assess applications for registration (sect. 2); Proceedings on assessment of applications for registration (sect. 3); Proceedings in case of objection (sect. 4); National protection (sect. 5); Inspection of agricultural products and foodstuffs, applied by the producer (sect. 6); Fees (sect. 7); List of traditional products (sect. 8); Penal provisions (sect. 9); Changes in valid provisions (sect. 10); Transitional and final provisions (sect. 11). The Act lays down principles of: tasks of organs concerning assessment of applications for registration of appelations of origin, geographical symbols and names of specific character of agricultural products or foodstuffs; conditions of transitional protection of appellations of origin and geographical symbols of agricultural products and foodstuffs on the territory the Republic of Poland; tasks of organs and organizational units concerning inspection and certification of agricultural products and foodstuffs with the protected appellation of origin, protected geographical symbol or certificate of a specific character; principles and modalities of inspection of agricultural products and foodstuffs with the protected appellation of origin, protected geographical symbol or certificate of a specific character; conditions of registering traditional products. Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation on application for registration of names and symbols of agricultural products and foodstuffs, and applications for changing specification. Legislation | Poland | 2006 Keyword: Certification, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation establishing form of application for registration to the list of traditional products. Legislation | Poland | 2005 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on forms of applications for registration of names and symbols of agricultural products and foodstuffs, and form of application for changing specification. Legislation | Poland | 2005 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX