Date: 2025-07-14Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1343 of 11 July 2025 granting protection in the Union to the Geographical Indication Gështenja e Malësisë së Madhe registered in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of the Geneva Act
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1343 of 11 July 2025 grants protection within the Union to the Geographical Indication "Gshtenja e Malsis s Madhe," registered in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. This regulation follows Albania's application and the subsequent assessment by the Commission, finding all conditions fulfilled. The regulation enters into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Geographical Indication Protection:**
* The name "Gshtenja e Malsis s Madhe" is protected in the Union as a Geographical Indication.
* The protected name identifies a Chestnut product.
* **Legal Basis:**
* The regulation is based on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Regulation (EU) 2019/1753.
* It complies with the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
* **Implementation and Enforcement:**
* The Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
* It enters into force twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
**Member States:**
* *Impact:* Required to enforce the protection of the "Gshtenja e Malsis s Madhe" Geographical Indication within their territories.
* *Action Required:* Ensure national laws and practices are aligned with the regulation to prevent misuse or infringement of the protected name.
**Union:**
* *Impact:* The EU is responsible for ensuring that the Geographical Indication "Gshtenja e Malsis s Madhe" is protected within its borders, in accordance with international agreements and EU regulations.
* *Action Required:* Monitor and enforce the protection of the Geographical Indication.
**Producers of "Gshtenja e Malsis s Madhe":**
* *Impact:* Benefit from the legal protection of their product's name, preventing others from misusing or imitating it.
* *Action Required:* Ensure that their products comply with the specifications associated with the Geographical Indication.
Key Entities Referenced
Gshtenja e Malsis s Madhe: A Geographical Indication registered in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, applied by Albania, and related to a product of the type Chestnut.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Geneva Act: The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
World Intellectual Property Organization: An international organization responsible for the protection of intellectual property rights.
Regulation EU 2019/1753: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
Regulation EU 2024/1143: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.
Albania: The country that applied for the registration of the Geographical Indication 'Gshtenja e Malsis s Madhe'.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union responsible for implementing regulations.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1343 14.7.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/1343
of 11 July 2025
granting protection in the Union to the Geographical Indication ‘Gështenja e Malësisë së Madhe’
registered in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of the
Geneva Act
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 5(1) and (2) of the Geneva Act(2), 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 1 November 2024, the International Bureau of the World
Intellectual Property Organization notified the Commission that the name ‘Gështenja e Malësisë së Madhe’, applied
by Albania, had been recorded as Geographical Indication in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and
Geographical Indications under the Geneva Act.
(3) Pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753, the international registration of the Geographical Indication
‘Gështenja e Malësisë së Madhe’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union(3) to enable possible
oppositions to be lodged.
(4) Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753, the Commission assessed the international registration of the
Geographical Indication ‘Gështenja e Malësisë së Madhe’ against the conditions laid down in that Article 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
‘Gështenja e Malësisë së Madhe’ should be protected in the Union, in accordance with the Geneva Act.
(6) 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(4),
(1) OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1753/oj.
(2) 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).
(3) OJ C, C/2024/7099, 25.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7099/oj.
(4) Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine,
spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural
products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU)
No 1151/2012 (OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1343/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 14.7.2025
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Gështenja e Malësisë së Madhe’, registered as Geographical Indication in the International Register, shall be
protected in the Union.
The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product of the type ‘Chestnut’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1343/oj