Date: 2025-10-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2172 of 29 October 2025 granting protection in the Union to the Geographical Indication Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan 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) 2025/2172, issued on 29 October 2025, grants protection within the European Union to the Geographical Indication 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan', an olive oil product, as registered in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of the Geneva Act. The regulation comes into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Geographical Indication Protection:**
* The name 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan' is now protected as a Geographical Indication within the Union.
* This name identifies a product of the type 'Olive oil'.
* **International Registration:**
* The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization notified the Commission on 7 March 2025, that the name 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan', applied by Albania, had been recorded as Geographical Indication in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications under the Geneva Act.
* The international registration was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* No opposition was received.
* **Entry into Force:**
* This regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EU Member States**
* **Impact:** The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. They must protect the Geographical Indication 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan'.
* **Action Required:** Ensure legal protection and enforcement of the Geographical Indication 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan' within their jurisdictions.
**Producers and distributors of 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan'**
* **Impact:** Exclusive right to use the Geographical Indication 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan' in the Union, provided their product meets the required standards.
* **Action Required:** Comply with the standards of the Geographical Indication to benefit from the protection.
**Consumers**
* **Impact:** Guarantee of the origin and quality of olive oil bearing the name 'Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan'.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of the protected Geographical Indication and its implications for product authenticity.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2019/1753: Regulation on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
Geneva Act: The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan: Geographical Indication for olive oil registered in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143: Regulation on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.
Brussels: Location where the regulation was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2172 30.10.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2172
of 29 October 2025
granting protection in the Union to the Geographical Indication ‘Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan’ 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 7 March 2025, the International Bureau of the World
Intellectual Property Organization notified the Commission that the name ‘Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan’, 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 ‘Vaj
Ulliri Valmi Elbasan’ 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 ‘Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan’ 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 ‘Vaj
Ulliri Valmi Elbasan’ 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/2025/1846, 21.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1846/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) 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/2025/2172/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 30.10.2025
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Vaj Ulliri Valmi Elbasan’, 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 ‘Olive oil’.
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, 29 October 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2172/oj