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# PDO/PGI Ordinance

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## PDO/PGI Ordinance

SR 910.12 — Ordinance of 28 May 1997 on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Processed Agricultural Products (PDO/PGI Ordinance).

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English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 January 2024, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Swiss Federal Council, based on Articles 14 paragraph 1 letter d, 16 paragraphs 1 and 2 and 177 of the Agriculture Act of 29 April 1998 (AgricA)and Article 41a of the Forest Act of 4 October 1991 (ForA) ordains:

SR 910.1 SR 921.0 Amended by No I of the O of 16 Sept. 2016, in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 2016 3281).

## Contents

1\. General Provisions — 7 articles 2. Registration Procedure — 11 articles 3. Temporary Suspension of Individual Provisions of the Product Specification — 1 article 4. Cancellation Procedure — 1 article 5. Protection — 4 articles 6. Control Procedures and Enforcement — 8 articles 7. Final Provisions — 7 articles

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