1. Upon request by the Commission, the Office shall carry out the examination of, and the administrative tasks pertaining to, third-country geographical indications:
(a)
protected or proposed for protection under an international agreement to which the Union is a party, other than the Geneva Act; or
(b)
proposed for protection under an international agreement under negotiation by the Union.
2. On the basis of information received from the Commission, the Office shall make public and, in the event of changes, update the list of the international agreements protecting geographical indications for craft and industrial products to which the Union is a contracting party, as well as the list of geographical indications protected under those agreements.
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