1. At the request of a group, a Member State may submit, no later than 4 January 2016, to the Commission names of traditional specialities guaranteed that are registered in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and that comply with this Regulation.
Before submitting a name, the Member State shall initiate an opposition procedure as defined in Article 49(3) and (4).
If it is demonstrated in the course of this procedure that the name is also used in reference to comparable products or products that share an identical or similar name, the name may be complemented by a term identifying its traditional or specific character.
A group from a third country may submit such names to the Commission, either directly or through the authorities of the third country.
2. The Commission shall publish the names referred to in paragraph 1 together with the specifications for each such name in the Official Journal of the European Union within two months from reception.
3. Articles 51 and 52 shall apply.
4. Once the opposition procedure has finished, the Commission shall, where appropriate, adjust the entries in the register set out in Article 22. The corresponding specifications shall be deemed to be the specifications referred to in Article 19.