3. The indication of source shall designate the name of the country, a natural region or
parts of regions from which the product takes its particular feature and its renown, and where
it is produced, processed or manufactured.
4. The competent authority shall designate the agricultural and animal production
services within the competence of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Chapter II
The Delimitation of Controlled Appellations of Origin
and Indications of Source
5. The delimitation of the country, regions and parts of regions conferring the grant of
an controlled appellation of origin or an indication of source on the products originating
therefrom shall be carried out by decision of the Minister of Agriculture.
The decision shall fix in particular the geographical area of production and its methods.
It shall also establish the nature of the product and the features which it must comprise in
order to benefit from the controlled appellation of origin or the indication of source.
6. The delimitation is carried out at the request of the producer(s) concerned or the
bodies on which they are dependent, following an opinion of the advisory technical
commission for controlled appellations of origin and indications of source, as provided for by
Article 7 of this Law.
7. An advisory technical commission for controlled appellations of origin and
indications of source, responsible for supervising such appellations and indications, shall be
set up. It shall inter alia:
– examine the requests for delimitation of the country, regions or parts of regions able
to confer an appellation of origin or an indication of source, and their use;
– put forward proposals for enhancing agricultural products by safeguarding their
particular features;
– issue an opinion on the creation of areas for controlled appellations of origin and
indications of source;
– issue an opinion on the appointment of the supervision and certification bodies
provided for by Article 23 of this Law;
The make-up of the advisory technical commission and its operating procedures shall be
fixed by decree, on a proposal of the Minister of Agriculture.
Its members shall be appointed by decision of the Minister of Agriculture.
8. The competent authority shall issue its opinion on the request for delimitation of an
controlled appellation of origin or an indication of source within six months of the date of
receipt of the request.
Once this period has elapsed, the authority’s silence on the matter shall constitute
acceptance of the principle of delimitation of the area of the appellation or indication
requested. Reasons shall be given for any refusal.
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