commiss decis decemb set scientif committe design origin geograph indic certif specif charact eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun framework commun protect design origin geograph indic registr thereof involv examin problem gener natur factor account defin design origin geograph indic agricultur product foodstuff hand applic criteria fair competit commerci transact danger confus consum mean articl council regul eec case conflict design origin geograph indic trademark homonym exist product legal market hand framework commun protect certif specif charact registr thereof involv examin problem assess tradit natur agricultur product foodstuff search solut problem requir assist highli qualifi expert legal agricultur background knowledg intellectu properti right set scientif committe assist commiss decid articl scientif committe hereinaft call committe establish assist commiss articl task committe examin request commiss technic problem relat applic regul eec council regul eec regard registr name agricultur product foodstuff case conflict member state factor account defin geograph indic design origin except thereto except reput renown gener natur assess tradit natur assess criteria fair competit commerci transact risk confus consum case conflict design origin geograph indic trademark homonym exist product legal market articl member committe appoint commiss highli qualifi expert compet field refer articl committe consist member altern member author particip meet articl committe elect chairman vice chairman member elect basi simpl major commiss provid secretariat committe articl committe proceed valid member present committe give favour opinion vote favour exce vote vote favour equal abstent consid vote favour articl member appoint term year term renew term offic chairman vice chairman year elect immedi perform duti consecut year period member remuner servic expiri period year year case member chairman vice chairman remain offic replac appoint renew member chairman vice chairman unabl carri duti event resign replac remain period term offic accord procedur provid articl case articl committe meet request repres commiss commiss repres offici servant commiss concern attend meet committe commiss repres invit lead figur special qualif subject studi attend meet articl proceed committe relat matter commiss request opinion commiss period opinion deliv opinion request subject unanim agreement member committe establish joint conclus fail unanim posit adopt proceed enter report drawn respons committe secretariat articl commiss repres inform member committe opinion request relat subject confidenti natur member oblig disclos inform knowledg work committe brussel decemb commiss rai mac sharri member commiss oj oj