On 14th March 2024, in accordance with Article 6(4) of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement (1), the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) notified the European Union of the following entry in the International Register:

Name : ‘Valais / Wallis’

Product type: Wine

Country of origin: Switzerland

This publication confers the right to oppose the protection of the name within the territory of the European Union, pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and on the grounds set out therein. An opposition may be lodged with the Commission, within four calendar months from today, at:

AGRI-GEOGRAPHICAL-INDICATIONS@ec.europa.eu

The notification may be consulted in the International Register held by WIPO at the following link:

Valais_Wallis_Wipo_database

(1)  Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on appellations of origin and geographical indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 15, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2019/1754/oj).

(2)  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 (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1753/oj).