(1)

In accordance with Article 5(1) and (2) of the Geneva Act, the Competent Authorities of each Contracting Party to the Geneva Act may file applications for international registration of an appellation of origin or geographical indication with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization, which registers it in the International Register in accordance with Article 6 of the Geneva Act. In accordance with Article 9 of the Geneva Act, the other Contracting Parties shall protect registered appellations of origin and geographical indications within their own legal system subject to any refusal, renunciation, invalidation or cancellation.

(2)

In accordance with Article 6(4) of the Geneva Act, on 27 September 2023, the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization notified the Commission that the name ‘زيت زيتون تبرسق / Huile d’Olive Téboursouk’, applied by Tunisia, had been recorded as Appellation of Origin in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications under the Geneva Act.

(3)

Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753, the international registration of the Appellation of Origin ‘زيت زيتون تبرسق / Huile d’Olive Téboursouk’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2) to enable possible opposition to be lodged.

(4)

Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753, the Commission assessed the international registration of the Appellation of Origin ‘زيت زيتون تبرسق / Huile d’Olive Téboursouk’ against the conditions laid down in that Article, including the additional information requested on purpose to Tunisia as regards the particulars concerning the quality, reputation or characteristics as laid down in Rule 5(3) of the Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, and concluded that they are fulfilled.

(5)

As no opposition under Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘زيت زيتون تبرسق / Huile d’Olive Téboursouk’ should be protected in the Union, in accordance with the Geneva Act.

(6)

Since the Appellation of Origin ‘زيت زيتون تبرسق / Huile d’Olive Téboursouk’ was registered under the Lisbon agreement it is necessary to clarify the scope of the protection granted by this Regulation and the consequences and conditions of protection in the seven Member States which are party of the Lisbon Agreement.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Quality Policy Committee for agricultural products, wine and spirit drinks under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),