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The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names guidance for the proper writing of geographical names.
This series brings together Foreign, Commonwealth & Development geographical data documents.
Applications, changes and cancellations for consideration under the UK geographical indications (GI) schemes, how to object and appeal against decisions.
Guidance for businesses and organisations on the relationship between trade marks and geographical indications (GIs) at the end of the transition period.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
Rules you must follow to use a food or drink name registered and protected by a UK geographical indication (GI) scheme, and penalties if you do not comply.
How to object to an application to register for UK geographical indication (GI) protection, change or cancel a product specification and how to appeal against a decision.
HMRC experimental statistics that subdivide the existing Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (RTS) into smaller UK geographic areas (ITL2 and ITL3).
How to appeal a notice given for misleading your customers by a food regulator, inspector or trading standards officer, or a decision under the UK geographical indication schemes.
As a Natural England partner or contractor use the work request and licence forms for permission to download digital data to support your work.
Use a separate statement of objection form for each Japanese GI product name you object to.
How to apply to protect a wine name or aromatised wine name under the UK GI schemes and how to use a traditional term to describe a wine product.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
How to appeal against a decision to register, change or cancel a UK geographical indication (GI) scheme product.
How to apply to protect a spirit drink name under the UK GI schemes.
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) guidance on the impact of geographical names upon many areas of life.
Call costs for 0800, 0808, 0845, 0870, 03 and other phone numbers from UK landlines and mobiles.
A selection of websites compiled by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names dealing with geographical names worldwide.
PCGN guidance on the role of the United Nations in promoting the standardisation and accurate spellings of geographical names worldwide.
PCGN advises the British government on policies and procedures for the proper writing of geographical names for places and features outside the UK.
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