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Chapter 1 · General provisions › Article 11

Documentation accompanying the application

1.   The documentation accompanying the application (‘accompanying documentation’) shall comprise:
(a)
the name and contact details of the applicant;
(b)
the name and contact details of the competent authority designated in accordance with Article 50(1) and, where applicable, of the product certification body or natural person verifying compliance with the product specification referred to in Article 51(5), point (b), Article 52(1), point (b), and Article 53, point (b);
(c)
information concerning any limitations on the use or protection of the geographical indication, as well as any transitional measures, proposed by the applicant or by the national competent authority, in particular following the examination by the national competent authority of the application and any opposition;
(d)
any other information considered appropriate by the Member State or the applicant.
2.   The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 69 to supplement this Regulation by specifying further the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3.   The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 69 to amend this Regulation by listing additional items for the accompanying documentation that is to be submitted.
4.   The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the format and online presentation of the accompanying documentation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 68(2).

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