Деловање ЕУ након приступања Женевском акту Лисабонског споразума о именима порекла и географским ознакама
Action of the EU after accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon agreement on appellations of origin and geographical indications

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the effects that occurred after accession of the European Union to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. The most significant changes and consequences of this EU act have been reviewed through the analysis of several documents and scientific literature. The adoption of the Regulation on EU action after accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (Geneva Act)is primarily aimed at using its exclusive competence from the EU’s common trade policy. Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 complies with the obligations of the European Union (EU) to the World Trade Organization arising from the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. The purpose of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 is to establish rules that enable the EU to exercise rights and fulfill obligations set out in the Geneva Act, on its own behalf and on behalf of EU member states that ratify the Geneva Act or accede to it. Also, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/1754,the EU itself, as well as the member states that ratified the Geneva Act or acceded to it, and in connection with the Geneva Act in the Special Union, is represented by the EU Commission. The adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 is to achieve the main goal of enabling the EU to participate in the Special Union in a way that will ensure the effective protection of EU geographical indications at the international level, as well as to provide for rules and procedures concerning the EU’s actions after its accession to the Geneva Аct. Well-regulated protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications of traditional products leads to an increase in their market value and growth in demand and sales of the same. However, unlike the sui generis protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications of traditional agricultural and food products, there is no sui generis protection for nonagricultural products at the EU level. The question remains whether the Geneva Act will succeed in bridging the divide between countries promoting the sui generis model of protection of geographical indications and common law jurisdiction. The Republic of Serbia is a member of the Lisbon Union and is subject to all the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 that refer to the so-called third countries or third Contracting Parties.

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