[Application Filed by Competent Authority. Subject to paragraph (3), the application for the international registration of an appellation of origin or a geographical indication shall be filed by the Competent Authority in the name of: (i) the beneficiaries; or (ii) a legal entity which has legal standing to assert the rights of the beneficiaries or other rights in the appellation of origin or the geographical indication, such as, for instance, a federation or association representing the beneficiaries, or a group of producers representing them, whatever its composition and regardless of the legal form in which it presents itself.
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Samples: Draft Revised Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, Draft Revised Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, Draft Revised Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications
