Guidance

Cancel a protected geographical product name

How to cancel the registration of a UK GI scheme food or drink name and how to appeal a cancellation.

You can ask to cancel the registration of a UK GI scheme product name if you’re:

  • a producer or producer group
  • an individual or business with a legitimate interest

You should email your cancellation request to ukgiapplications@defra.gov.uk.

The competent authority can decide to cancel a registered product name if:

  • no producer is complying with its specification
  • it has not been produced for 7 years or more

Consultation period

The competent authority publishes cancellation requests on the UK GI schemes consultations page.

Anyone can object to a request to cancel if they can show they rely on the registered product for their business.

Decision and right to appeal

If there are no objections, the competent authority will remove the GI name from the UK GI scheme registers.

Anyone with a legitimate interest can appeal against this decision if they can show they are affected.

Published 31 December 2020