Open AccessHARMONIZATION OF UKRAINIAN AND EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS TO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: BACKGROUND, SITUATION AND PROSPECTS
Author(s) -
Vadym Barskyy,
D. Yu. Dvornichenko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pravova deržava
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-2054
DOI - 10.18524/2411-2054.2021.42.232407
Subject(s) - legislation , european union , ukrainian , harmonization , legislature , political science , sovereignty , context (archaeology) , european union law , intellectual property , international trade , business , geography , law , politics , linguistics , philosophy , physics , archaeology , acoustics
The article is devoted to the issue of harmonization of the legislation of Ukraine and the European Union on geographical indications. The study of the influence of the European experience in the field of protection of geographical indications is explained by the systemic reform of this institution in Ukraine. The protection of geographical indications is becoming increasingly important in the context of a gradual increase in trade between Ukraine and the European Union. Based on the analysis of the correlation of the EU law with the legislation of its member-states in the field of protection of geographical indications, a forecast of the development of this legal field in Ukraine is provided and the current tasks related to its revision and development are determined. The system of protection of geographical indications of the European Union is constantly adapted to the needs of the market. Current trends in its development include the gradual merging of the sovereignty of member states in the field of intellectual property protection, which in the long run may lead to the disappearance of relevant areas of national legislation of individual countries. Therefore, Ukraine must adapt to this trend as soon as possible at the legislative level. The ratio of sources of national legislation of Ukraine and acts of the European Union indicates that the latter significantly affect the development and functioning of the relevant legal field of Ukraine. Firstly, the Association Agreement between Ukraine, on the one hand, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the other hand, is an element of the national legal system and can be directly applied to the relevant legal relationship. Secondly, the acts of the European Union on the protection of geographical values determine the directions and parameters of the development of national legislation of Ukraine in the relevant field. In particular, the harmonization of the legislation of Ukraine to the European Union standards on geographical indications has led to amendments to the Civil Code, Economic Code and the adoption of a new version of the law “On legal protection of geographical indications”.