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IP/N/1/EU/T/15  
 
6 March 2020  
(20-1797)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
EUROPEAN UNION : REGULATION (EU) 2019 /1753 OF THE EUROPEA N PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL OF 23 OCTOBE R 2019 ON THE ACTION  OF THE UNION FOLLOW ING ITS  
ACCESSION TO THE GEN EVA ACT OF THE LISBO N AGREEMENT ON  
APPELLATIONS OF ORIG IN AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS  
Notifying Memb er EUROPEAN UNION 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 October 2019 on the action of the Union following its accession to the 
Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and 
Geographical Indications  
Subject matter  Trademarks  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2020/IP/EEC/20_1826_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Regulation lays down rules allowing the Union to exercise the rights and to fulfil the obligations 
laid down in the Geneva Act, on its behalf and on behalf of the Member States which ratify or accede 
to that Act. It contains in particular provisions in  respect of the international registration of 
geographical indications originating in the EU, the assessment of third country geographical 
indications registered in the International Register, and transitional provisions for appellations of 
origin register ed under the Lisbon Agreement.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  13 November 2019  
Other date    IP/N/1/EU/34 • IP/N/1/EU/T/15  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  6 March 2020  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  European Commission  
DG Agriculture and Rural Development  
Unit B.3. – Geographical Indications  
L130 07/233  
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium  
AGRI-B3@ec.europa.eu  
https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en  
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.   