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Main text(s) Main text(s) Czech Zákon č. 452/2001 Sb. ze dne 29. listopadu 2001 o ochraně označení původu a zeměpisných označení a o změně zákona o ochraně spotřebitele (ve znění zákona č. 277/2025 Sb.)      English Act No. 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection     

 

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Zákon č. 452/2001 Sb. ze dne 29. listopadu 2001 o ochraně označení původu a zeměpisných označení a o změně zákona o ochraně spotřebitele (ve znění zákona č. 277/2025 Sb.)

 

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Act No. 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection

Legislation Implements (13 text(s)) Implements (13 text(s))

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 of 17 October 2018 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards checks related to protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and applications for protection, the objection procedure, the registration, modification and cancellation of traditional terms in the wine sector, (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34, amended up to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/26) (EU317)
• 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, (Regulation (EU) 2019/1753, amended up to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143) (EU306)
• Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, (Regulation (EU) 2019/787, amended up to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143) (EU312)
• 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, (Regulation (EU) 2024/1143) (EU304)
• Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, (Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, amended up to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143) (EU313)
• Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753, (Regulation (EU) 2023/2411) (EU305)
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1235 of 12 May 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning applications for registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of the registration and the register (EU293)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1236 of 12 May 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning applications for registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks, the opposition procedure, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of the registration, use of symbol and control (EU294)
• Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, (Regulation (EU) No 251/2014, amended up to Regulation (EU) 2021/2117) (EU311)
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation (EU236)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU221)
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 664/2014 of 18 December 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of the Union symbols for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules and certain additional transitional rules (EU220)
• Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU184)

Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))

• Act No. 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection, (amended up to Act No. 215/2022 Coll.) (CZ118)
• Act 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (as amended up to Act No. 196/2017 Coll.) (CZ084)
• Act No. 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (as amended up to Act No. 375/2007 Coll.) (CZ080)
• Act 452/2001 Coll., of November 29, 2001, on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (CZ033)

Is amended by (6 text(s)) Is amended by (6 text(s))

• Act No. 277/2025 Coll., of July 2, 2025 on Amendments to Act No. 452/2001 Coll., (on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on Amendments to the Act on Consumer Protection as amended, and other Related Acts) (CZ127)
• Act No. 215/2022 Coll., of June 29, 2022, on Amendments to Act No. 452/2001 Coll., on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on Amendments to the Act on Consumer Protection as amended (CZ120)
• Act No. 261/2021 Coll., of June 1, 2021, on Amendments to Certain Laws Concerning the Computerisation of Public Administration (CZ117)
• Act No. 196/2017 Coll. of May 31, 2017, on Amendments to Certain Laws in the field of Industrial Property Relating to the Use of Data from Public Administration Information Systems (CZ090)
• Act No. 256/2011 Coll. of July 20, 2011, on Amendments to Act No. 321/2004 Coll. on Viticulture and Wine-growing and on Amendment of Certain Related Acts (Act on Viticulture and Wine-growing), as subsequently amended, and Act No. 452/2001 Coll. on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment of the Act on Consumer Protection, as subsequently amended (CZ070)
• Act No. 375/2007 Coll. of December 6, 2007, on Amendments to Act No. 452/2001 Coll. on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and Amending the Consumer Protection Act, as amended (CZ052)

Is implemented by (1 text(s)) Is implemented by (1 text(s))

• Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 243/2002 Coll., Implementing Act No. 452/2001 Coll. on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications and on the Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection (CZ034)

Historical Versions Repeals (2 text(s)) Repeals (2 text(s))

• Act No. 159/1973 Coll. of December 12, 1973, on the Protection of Appellations of Origin of Products (CZ008)
• Order No. 160/1973 Coll. of December 13, 1973, of the Office of Inventions and Discoveries concerning Procedure in respect of Appellations of Origin of Products (CZ010)