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Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (repealed)
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to the name of a geographical unit smaller than a specified region used to describe a quality wine psr, or
to the name of a geographical unit used to describe a table wine designated by means of a geographical indication, or
to the name of an imported wine described by means of a geographical indication
may, even if he is not entitled to use such a name pursuant to the first subparagraph of point 1, continue to use that trade mark until 31 December 2002, provided that the trade mark in question:
was registered not later than 31 December 1985 by the competent authority of a Member State in accordance with the legislation in force at the time of registration; and
has actually been used without interruption since its registration until 31 December 1986 or, if registration took place before 1 January 1984, at least since the latter date.
Moreover, the holder of a well-known registered brand name for a wine or grape must which contains wording that is identical to the name of a specified region or the name of a geographical unit smaller than a specified region may, even if he is not entitled to use such a name pursuant to point 1, continue to use that brand name where it corresponds to the identity of its original holder or of the original provider of the name, provided that the brand name was registered at least 25 years before the official recognition of the geographical name in question by the producer Member State in accordance with the relevant Community provisions as regards quality wines psr and that the brand name has actually been used without interruption.
Brand names complying with the conditions of the first and second subparagraphs may not be invoked against the use of the names of geographical units used to describe a quality wine psr or a table wine.
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