Union symbol, indication and abbreviation

1.   The Union symbol established for ‘protected geographical indications’ under Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 shall be applicable to geographical indications for craft and industrial products.
2.   For craft and industrial products originating in the Union that are marketed under a geographical indication, the Union symbol may appear on the labelling and advertising or communication material. The geographical indication shall be in the same field of vision as the Union symbol.
3.   The abbreviation ‘PGI’ corresponding to the indication ‘protected geographical indication’ may appear on the labelling of products designated by a geographical indication for craft and industrial products.
4.   The Union symbol, indication and abbreviation may be used on the labelling of and advertising or communication material for manufactured products where the geographical indication refers to a part or component thereof. In that case, the Union symbol, indication or abbreviation shall be placed next to the name of the part or component that is clearly identified as a part or component. The Union symbol, indication or abbreviation shall not be placed in a manner that suggests to the consumer that it is the name of the manufactured product as a whole, rather than the name of a part or component of the product, that is protected by the geographical indication.
5.   The Union symbol, indication or abbreviation, as relevant, may appear on the labelling of a product and, where applicable, on advertising or communication material for the product, only after the publication of the decision for the registration of the geographical indication in accordance with Article 29(6) or Article 30(3), as applicable.
6.   The following may also appear on the labelling of a product and, where applicable, on advertising or communication material for the product:
(a)
depictions of the geographical area of origin, as referred to in the product specification; and
(b)
text, graphics or symbols referring to the Member State or the region in which that geographical area is located.
7.   The Union symbol associated with a third-country geographical indication entered in the Union register, may appear on the labelling of, and on advertising or communication material for, the product. In that case, paragraph 2 shall apply.
8.   The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the technical characteristics of the Union symbol and indication as well as the rules concerning their use on the products marketed under a registered geographical indication, including rules concerning the linguistic versions to be used. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 68(2).