Art. 27b

The registration of a geographical mark may be requested by:

1. the group that has obtained the registration of the appellation of origin or the geographical indication, or where such group no longer exists, the representative group dealing with the protection of this appellation of origin or geographical indication;
2. the Swiss canton that protects theappellation d’origine contrôlée or the foreign authority responsible for the regulation of wine denominations corresponding to Article 63 AgricA^¹^, as well as the group that obtained the protection of such a foreign wine denomination;
3. the umbrella organisation of an economic sector for which the Federal Council has enacted an ordinance based on Article 50 paragraph 2 or which acts on the basis of on an equivalent foreign regulation.