Ref. Ares(2021)1982544 - 19/03/2021
Communication according to Article 139.1 for area (j) under Article 1(2)
Article 139
Penalties
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this
Regulation and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties
provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, by 14
December 2019, notify those provisions to the Commission and shall notify it without delay of
any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2. Member States shall ensure that financial penalties for violations of this Regulation and of the
rules referred to in Article 1(2), perpetrated through fraudulent or deceptive practices, reflect, in
accordance with national law, at least either the economic advantage for the operator or, as
appropriate, a percentage of the operator's turnover.
Article 1 (2)
(j) use and labelling of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and
traditional specialities guaranteed
National law
Zákon NR SR č. 152/1995 Z. z. o potravinách v znení neskorších predpisov, § 28 ods. 3
písm. e)
(https://www.epi.sk/zz/1995-152)