The IPI may by ordinance provide that the applicant is charged fees for:
- the processing of an application for the international registration of appellations of origin and geographical indications whose geographical area of origin lies on Swiss territory, or an application for the amendment of the said registration (Art. 50d para. 1);
- the substantive examination of the international registration of an appellation of origin or geographical indication whose protection on Swiss territory is requested (Art. 50e para. 2);
- the processing of a request to deny the effects of the international registration of an appellation of origin or geographical indication on Swiss territory (Art. 50e para. 3);
- the processing of a request to grant a transitional period (Art. 50e para. 4).