Art. 27a

By way of derogation from Article 2 letter a, a geographical mark may be registered for:

1. ¹ an appellation of origin or a geographical indication registered under Article 16 of the Agriculture Act of 29 April 1998^²^(AgricA), or a geographical indication registered under Article 50b of this Act;
2. anappellation d’origine contrôlée protected under Article 63 AgricA or a foreign wine denomination which meets the requirements of Article 63 AgricA;
3. an indication of source that is the subject matter of a Federal Council ordinance under Article 50 paragraph 2, or a foreign indication of source that is based on an equivalent foreign regulation.