# Official Journal C 35/2022

| | ISSN 1977-091X |
| --- | --- |
| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 35 |
| | |
| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6524 January 2022 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 35

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6524 January 2022

---

| Contents | page |
| --- | --- |
| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 35/01 | Commission Decision of 20 January 2022 approving, on behalf of the European Union, the amendments to Annex 14-B of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership | 1 |
| 2022/C 35/02 | Notice from the Commission pursuant to point (b) of Article 7(3) of the Protocol 1 to the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part – Cumulation between the European Union and other West African countries, other ACP States and the overseas countries and territories of the European Union, as provided for under Article 7(1) and (2) of Protocol 1 to the Ghana-EU stepping stone EPA | 10 |

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2022/C 35/01

Commission Decision of 20 January 2022 approving, on behalf of the European Union, the amendments to Annex 14-B of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership

1

2022/C 35/02

Notice from the Commission pursuant to point (b) of Article 7(3) of the Protocol 1 to the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part – Cumulation between the European Union and other West African countries, other ACP States and the overseas countries and territories of the European Union, as provided for under Article 7(1) and (2) of Protocol 1 to the Ghana-EU stepping stone EPA

10

---

| | V   Announcements |
| --- | --- |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 35/03 | Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of monosodium glutamate originating in the People’s Republic of China | 12 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2022/C 35/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10617 – EDF / SOJITZ CORPORATION / NEBRAS POWER / KYUDEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 19 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2022/C 35/03

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of monosodium glutamate originating in the People’s Republic of China

12

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2022/C 35/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10617 – EDF / SOJITZ CORPORATION / NEBRAS POWER / KYUDEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

19

---

| | |
| --- | --- |
| | (1)   Text with EEA relevance. |

---

(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

1

| EN | |
| --- | --- |

EN

---

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 24.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 35/1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

24.1.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/1

---

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 January 2022

approving, on behalf of the European Union, the amendments to Annex 14-B of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership

(2022/C 35/01)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2018/1907 of 20 December 2018 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 February 2019. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 February 2019.

| (2) | Within the framework of the Committee on Intellectual Property, the European Union and Japan (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’) confirmed that every year, starting from 2020 and until 2022, the Joint Committee will consider up to 28 names from the European Union and from Japan respectively to be protected as geographical indications (hereinafter referred to as ‘GIs’) and added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement, provided that those names are protected as GIs domestically. As from 2023, the Parties will work to continuously add to Annex 14-B additional GIs in view of each side’s interests under close coordination between the Parties. On 1 February 2021, in accordance with Article 14.30 of the Agreement, 28 GIs of the Union and 28 GIs of Japan have been added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement (2). |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Within the framework of the Committee on Intellectual Property, the European Union and Japan (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’) confirmed that every year, starting from 2020 and until 2022, the Joint Committee will consider up to 28 names from the European Union and from Japan respectively to be protected as geographical indications (hereinafter referred to as ‘GIs’) and added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement, provided that those names are protected as GIs domestically. As from 2023, the Parties will work to continuously add to Annex 14-B additional GIs in view of each side’s interests under close coordination between the Parties. On 1 February 2021, in accordance with Article 14.30 of the Agreement, 28 GIs of the Union and 28 GIs of Japan have been added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement (2).

| (3) | Article 14.30 of the Agreement provides for the possibility to add new geographical indications to Annex 14-B to the Agreement to be adopted after the completion of the opposition procedure and after having examined the geographical indications as set out in paragraph 4 of Article 14.25 thereof to the satisfaction of the both Parties. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Article 14.30 of the Agreement provides for the possibility to add new geographical indications to Annex 14-B to the Agreement to be adopted after the completion of the opposition procedure and after having examined the geographical indications as set out in paragraph 4 of Article 14.25 thereof to the satisfaction of the both Parties.

| (4) | The Union has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional geographical indications of Japan and Japan has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional geographical indications of the Union. These geographical indications should be added under the corresponding list of geographical indications of the respective Member State of the Union and to the list of geographical indications of Japan. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The Union has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional geographical indications of Japan and Japan has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional geographical indications of the Union. These geographical indications should be added under the corresponding list of geographical indications of the respective Member State of the Union and to the list of geographical indications of Japan.

| (5) | Article 14.53(3) of the Agreement provides that the Committee on Intellectual Property, established pursuant to Article 22.3 of the Agreement, should make recommendations to the Joint Committee established pursuant to Article 22.1 of the Agreement on amendments to Annex 14-B on request of a Party. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Article 14.53(3) of the Agreement provides that the Committee on Intellectual Property, established pursuant to Article 22.3 of the Agreement, should make recommendations to the Joint Committee established pursuant to Article 22.1 of the Agreement on amendments to Annex 14-B on request of a Party.

| (6) | Pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article 22.1 of the Agreement, the Joint Committee may adopt decisions to amend the Agreement in specific instances, including the amendment of Annex 14-B, in accordance with the respective domestic legal procedures of the Parties. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article 22.1 of the Agreement, the Joint Committee may adopt decisions to amend the Agreement in specific instances, including the amendment of Annex 14-B, in accordance with the respective domestic legal procedures of the Parties.

| (7) | On 13 December 2021, the Committee on Intellectual Property recommended to the Joint Committee to amend Annex 14-B to the Agreement accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

On 13 December 2021, the Committee on Intellectual Property recommended to the Joint Committee to amend Annex 14-B to the Agreement accordingly.

| (8) | Annex 14-B to the Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly and the amendments should be approved on behalf of the Union, |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Annex 14-B to the Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly and the amendments should be approved on behalf of the Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The amendments to Annex 14-B to the Agreement set out in the draft Decision of the Joint Committee, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.

The text of the amending Agreement, in the form of a draft Decision of the Joint Committee, is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The representative of the European Union in the Joint Committee is authorised to approve the adoption of the Decision of the Joint Committee on behalf of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The amending Agreement in the Annex, in the form of the Decision of the Joint Committee, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union after its adoption by the Joint Committee.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

---

(1)  OJ L 330, 27.12.2018, p. 1.

1

(2)  OJ L 35, 1.2.2021, p. 31.

2

---

ANNEX

DECISION No .../2022 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE UNDER THE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN FOR AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

of [date]

on the amendments to Annex 14-B on geographical indications

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’), and in particular Articles 14.30 and 22.2 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2019. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2019.

| (2) | Within the framework of the Committee on Intellectual Property, the European Union and Japan (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’) confirmed that every year, starting from 2020 and until 2022, the Joint Committee will consider up to 28 names from the European Union and from Japan respectively to be protected as geographical indications (hereinafter referred to as ‘GIs’) and added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement, provided that those names are protected as GIs domestically (1). As from 2023, the Parties will work to continuously add to Annex 14-B additional GIs in view of each side’s interests under close coordination between the Parties. On 1 February 2021, in accordance with Article 14.30 of the Agreement, 28 GIs of the European Union and 28 GIs of Japan have been added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement (2). |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Within the framework of the Committee on Intellectual Property, the European Union and Japan (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’) confirmed that every year, starting from 2020 and until 2022, the Joint Committee will consider up to 28 names from the European Union and from Japan respectively to be protected as geographical indications (hereinafter referred to as ‘GIs’) and added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement, provided that those names are protected as GIs domestically (1). As from 2023, the Parties will work to continuously add to Annex 14-B additional GIs in view of each side’s interests under close coordination between the Parties. On 1 February 2021, in accordance with Article 14.30 of the Agreement, 28 GIs of the European Union and 28 GIs of Japan have been added in Annex 14-B of the Agreement (2).

| (3) | Following the request of the Parties and pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 14.30, the European Union has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional GIs of Japan and Japan has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional GIs of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Following the request of the Parties and pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 14.30, the European Union has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional GIs of Japan and Japan has completed the opposition procedure and the examination of 28 additional GIs of the European Union.

| (4) | On 13 December 2021, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 14.53 of the Agreement, the Committee on Intellectual Property recommended to the Joint Committee to amend Annex 14-B to the Agreement accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

On 13 December 2021, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 14.53 of the Agreement, the Committee on Intellectual Property recommended to the Joint Committee to amend Annex 14-B to the Agreement accordingly.

| (5) | The Parties completed their internal procedures necessary for adoption of the Decision by the Joint Committee under the Agreement, and endeavour to exchange the diplomatic notes confirming the amendments to the Agreement not more than ten working days after the Decision is adopted. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The Parties completed their internal procedures necessary for adoption of the Decision by the Joint Committee under the Agreement, and endeavour to exchange the diplomatic notes confirming the amendments to the Agreement not more than ten working days after the Decision is adopted.

| (6) | Consequently, Annex 14-B to the Agreement should be amended, in accordance with paragraph 3 and subparagraph 4(g) of Article 23.2 of the Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Consequently, Annex 14-B to the Agreement should be amended, in accordance with paragraph 3 and subparagraph 4(g) of Article 23.2 of the Agreement.

| (7) | Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union as from 1 January 2021, according to paragraph 3 of Article 14.30 of the Agreement, the lists of GIs of the United Kingdom should be removed from the lists of GIs of the European Union in Annex 14-B of the Agreement. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union as from 1 January 2021, according to paragraph 3 of Article 14.30 of the Agreement, the lists of GIs of the United Kingdom should be removed from the lists of GIs of the European Union in Annex 14-B of the Agreement.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

| a) | In Section A of Part 1 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the list of GIs of the United Kingdom shall be removed and the GIs listed in Annex 1 to this Decision shall be added under the corresponding list of GIs of the respective Member State of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

a)

In Section A of Part 1 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the list of GIs of the United Kingdom shall be removed and the GIs listed in Annex 1 to this Decision shall be added under the corresponding list of GIs of the respective Member State of the European Union.

| b) | In Section B of Part 1 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the GIs listed in Annex 2 to this Decision shall be added to the list of GIs of Japan. |
| --- | --- |

b)

In Section B of Part 1 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the GIs listed in Annex 2 to this Decision shall be added to the list of GIs of Japan.

| c) | In Section A of Part 2 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the list of GIs of the United Kingdom shall be removed and the GIs listed in Annex 3 to this Decision shall be added under the corresponding list of GIs of the respective Member State of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

c)

In Section A of Part 2 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the list of GIs of the United Kingdom shall be removed and the GIs listed in Annex 3 to this Decision shall be added under the corresponding list of GIs of the respective Member State of the European Union.

| d) | In Section B of Part 2 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the GIs listed in Annex 4 to this Decision shall be added to the list of GIs of Japan. |
| --- | --- |

d)

In Section B of Part 2 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the GIs listed in Annex 4 to this Decision shall be added to the list of GIs of Japan.

Article 2

| a) | In the fourth year of implementation of the Agreement, the Joint Committee will decide on the addition to Annex 14-B of the Agreement of a number of up to 27 names from the European Union and from Japan respectively to be protected as GIs under the Agreement, provided that those names are GIs protected in the territory of the Party in accordance with its laws and regulations. |
| --- | --- |

a)

In the fourth year of implementation of the Agreement, the Joint Committee will decide on the addition to Annex 14-B of the Agreement of a number of up to 27 names from the European Union and from Japan respectively to be protected as GIs under the Agreement, provided that those names are GIs protected in the territory of the Party in accordance with its laws and regulations.

| b) | As from the fifth year of implementation of the Agreement, the Parties will work to continuously include additional GIs in view of the interests of each Party. |
| --- | --- |

b)

As from the fifth year of implementation of the Agreement, the Parties will work to continuously include additional GIs in view of the interests of each Party.

Article 3

This Decision is drawn up in duplicate. Article 1 and Annexes to this Decision are drawn up in duplicate in the authentic languages of the Agreement provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 23.8 of the Agreement, all texts being equally authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall be implemented by the Parties as referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 22.2 of the Agreement. The amendments to the Agreement adopted through this Decision shall be confirmed by and enter into force upon the exchange of diplomatic notes in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 23.2 of the Agreement.

Done at [Place], ...

For the Joint Committee,

Co-Chair [for Japan] Co-Chair [for EU]

ANNEX 1

FRANCE

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abondance (3) | アボンダンス | Cheese |
| Huile d’olive de la vallée des Baux-de-Provence | ユイル・ドリーブ・ドゥ・ラ・ヴァレ・ デ・ボー・ドゥ・ プロヴァンス | Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil] |
| Pont-l’Évêque | ポン・レヴェック | Cheese |
| Sel de Guérande / Fleur de sel de Guérande | セル・ドゥ・ゲランド / フルール・ドゥ・セル・ドゥ・ゲランド | Salt |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Abondance (3)

アボンダンス

Cheese

Huile d’olive de la vallée des Baux-de-Provence

ユイル・ドリーブ・ドゥ・ラ・ヴァレ・ デ・ボー・ドゥ・ プロヴァンス

Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil]

Pont-l’Évêque

ポン・レヴェック

Cheese

Sel de Guérande / Fleur de sel de Guérande

セル・ドゥ・ゲランド / フルール・ドゥ・セル・ドゥ・ゲランド

Salt

GERMANY

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dresdner Christstollen / Dresdner Stollen / Dresdner Weihnachtsstollen | ドレスナー・クリストシュトレン / ドレスナー・シュトレン / ドレスナー・ヴァイナハツシュトレン | Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares [cakes] |
| Spalt Spalter | シュパルト・ シュパルター | Other products of Annex I to the TFEU (spices etc.) [hops] |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Dresdner Christstollen / Dresdner Stollen / Dresdner Weihnachtsstollen

ドレスナー・クリストシュトレン / ドレスナー・シュトレン / ドレスナー・ヴァイナハツシュトレン

Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares [cakes]

Spalt Spalter

シュパルト・ シュパルター

Other products of Annex I to the TFEU (spices etc.) [hops]

GREECE

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Χανιά Κρήτης
  (Transliteration into Latin alphabet: Chania Kritis) | ハニア・クリティス | Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil] |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Χανιά Κρήτης

(Transliteration into Latin alphabet: Chania Kritis)

ハニア・クリティス

Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil]

ITALY

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monti Iblei | モンティ・イブレイ | Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil] |
| Pecorino Sardo (4) | ペコリーノ・サルド | Cheese |
| Prosciutto di Modena | プロシュット・ディ・モデナ | Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham] |
| Salamini italiani alla cacciatora | サラミーニ・イタリアーニ・アッラ・カッチャトーラ | Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork salami] |
| Speck Alto Adige / Südtiroler Markenspeck / Südtiroler Speck | スペック・アルト・アディジェ / スッドティローラー・マルケンスペック / スッドティローラー・スペック | Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham] |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Monti Iblei

モンティ・イブレイ

Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil]

Pecorino Sardo (4)

ペコリーノ・サルド

Cheese

Prosciutto di Modena

プロシュット・ディ・モデナ

Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham]

Salamini italiani alla cacciatora

サラミーニ・イタリアーニ・アッラ・カッチャトーラ

Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork salami]

Speck Alto Adige / Südtiroler Markenspeck / Südtiroler Speck

スペック・アルト・アディジェ / スッドティローラー・マルケンスペック / スッドティローラー・スペック

Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham]

SPAIN

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aceite de Mallorca / Aceite mallorquín / Oli de Mallorca / Oli mallorquí | アセイテ・デ・マヨルカ / アセイテ・マヨルキン / オリ・デ・マヨルカ / オリ・マヨルキ | Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil] |
| Jamón de Trevélez | ハモン・デ・トレベレス | Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham] |
| Los Pedroches | ロス・ペドロチェス | Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham] |
| Montes de Toledo | モンテス・デ・トレド | Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil] |
| Pimentón de la Vera | ピメントン・デ・ラ・ベラ | Other products of Annex I to the TFEU (spices etc.) [paprika] |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Aceite de Mallorca / Aceite mallorquín / Oli de Mallorca / Oli mallorquí

アセイテ・デ・マヨルカ / アセイテ・マヨルキン / オリ・デ・マヨルカ / オリ・マヨルキ

Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil]

Jamón de Trevélez

ハモン・デ・トレベレス

Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham]

Los Pedroches

ロス・ペドロチェス

Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) [pork ham]

Montes de Toledo

モンテス・デ・トレド

Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) [olive oil]

Pimentón de la Vera

ピメントン・デ・ラ・ベラ

Other products of Annex I to the TFEU (spices etc.) [paprika]

ANNEX 2

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Latin alphabet (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 江戸崎かぼちゃ / 江戸崎カボチャ / 江戸崎南瓜 | Edosaki Kabocha | Agricultural product [squash] |
| 吉川ナス / Yoshikawa Nasu / Yoshikawa Eggplant | Yoshikawa Nasu | Agricultural product [eggplant] |
| 新里ねぎ / NISSATO GREEN ONION | Nissato Negi | Agricultural product [green onion] |
| ひばり野オクラ | Hibarino Okra | Agricultural product [okra] |
| 今金男しゃく / Imakane Danshaku | Imakane Danshaku | Agricultural product [potato] |
| 田浦銀太刀 / Tanoura Gindachi | Tanoura Gindachi | Marine product [cutlass fish] |
| 大野あさり / Ono Asari | Ono Asari | Marine product [clam] |
| 大鰐温泉もやし / Owanionsen Moyashi | Owanionsen Moyashi | Agricultural product [bean sprouts] |
| 檜山海参 / Hiyama Haishen | Hiyama Haishen | Processed marine product [dried sea cucumber] |
| 大竹いちじく / Otake Ichijiku | Otake Ichijiku | Agricultural product [fig] |
| 八代特産晩白柚 / Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu | Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu | Agricultural product [pomelo] |
| 八代生姜 / Yatsushiro Shoga / Yatsushiro Ginger | Yatsushiro Shoga | Agricultural product [ginger] |
| 物部ゆず / Monobe Yuzu | Monobe Yuzu | Agricultural product [Yuzu (citrus)] |
| 福山のくわい / Fukuyama no Kuwai | Fukuyama no Kuwai | Agricultural product [arrowhead] |
| 富山干柿 / Toyama Hoshigaki | Toyama Hoshigaki | Processed agricultural product [dried Japanese persimmon] |
| 山形ラ・フランス / Yamagata La France | Yamagata La France | Agricultural product [pear] |
| 徳地やまのいも / Tokuji Yamanoimo | Tokuji Yamanoimo | Agricultural product [Japanese yam] |
| 網走湖産しじみ貝 / Abashirikosan Shijimigai | Abashirikosan Shijimigai | Marine product [freshwater clam] |
| えらぶゆり / ERABU LILY / Erabu Yuri | Erabu Yuri | Plants for ornamental purposes [lily] |
| 西浦みかん寿太郎 / Nishiura Mikan Jutaro | Nishiura Mikan Jutaro | Agricultural product [mandarin (citrus)] |
| 河北せり / Kahoku Dropwort / Kahoku Seri | Kahoku Seri | Agricultural product [dropwort] |
| 清水森ナンバ / Shimizumori Red Pepper / Shimizumori Green Pepper / Shimizumori Namba | Shimizumori Namba | Agricultural product [pepper]
  Seasonings [pepper] |
| 甲子柿 / KASSHI GAKI / KASSHI KAKI / KASSHI PERSIMMON | Kasshi Gaki / Kasshi Kaki | Agricultural product [Japanese persimmon] |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Latin alphabet (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

江戸崎かぼちゃ / 江戸崎カボチャ / 江戸崎南瓜

Edosaki Kabocha

Agricultural product [squash]

吉川ナス / Yoshikawa Nasu / Yoshikawa Eggplant

Yoshikawa Nasu

Agricultural product [eggplant]

新里ねぎ / NISSATO GREEN ONION

Nissato Negi

Agricultural product [green onion]

ひばり野オクラ

Hibarino Okra

Agricultural product [okra]

今金男しゃく / Imakane Danshaku

Imakane Danshaku

Agricultural product [potato]

田浦銀太刀 / Tanoura Gindachi

Tanoura Gindachi

Marine product [cutlass fish]

大野あさり / Ono Asari

Ono Asari

Marine product [clam]

大鰐温泉もやし / Owanionsen Moyashi

Owanionsen Moyashi

Agricultural product [bean sprouts]

檜山海参 / Hiyama Haishen

Hiyama Haishen

Processed marine product [dried sea cucumber]

大竹いちじく / Otake Ichijiku

Otake Ichijiku

Agricultural product [fig]

八代特産晩白柚 / Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu

Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu

Agricultural product [pomelo]

八代生姜 / Yatsushiro Shoga / Yatsushiro Ginger

Yatsushiro Shoga

Agricultural product [ginger]

物部ゆず / Monobe Yuzu

Monobe Yuzu

Agricultural product [Yuzu (citrus)]

福山のくわい / Fukuyama no Kuwai

Fukuyama no Kuwai

Agricultural product [arrowhead]

富山干柿 / Toyama Hoshigaki

Toyama Hoshigaki

Processed agricultural product [dried Japanese persimmon]

山形ラ・フランス / Yamagata La France

Yamagata La France

Agricultural product [pear]

徳地やまのいも / Tokuji Yamanoimo

Tokuji Yamanoimo

Agricultural product [Japanese yam]

網走湖産しじみ貝 / Abashirikosan Shijimigai

Abashirikosan Shijimigai

Marine product [freshwater clam]

えらぶゆり / ERABU LILY / Erabu Yuri

Erabu Yuri

Plants for ornamental purposes [lily]

西浦みかん寿太郎 / Nishiura Mikan Jutaro

Nishiura Mikan Jutaro

Agricultural product [mandarin (citrus)]

河北せり / Kahoku Dropwort / Kahoku Seri

Kahoku Seri

Agricultural product [dropwort]

清水森ナンバ / Shimizumori Red Pepper / Shimizumori Green Pepper / Shimizumori Namba

Shimizumori Namba

Agricultural product [pepper]

Seasonings [pepper]

甲子柿 / KASSHI GAKI / KASSHI KAKI / KASSHI PERSIMMON

Kasshi Gaki / Kasshi Kaki

Agricultural product [Japanese persimmon]

ANNEX 3

FRANCE

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bordeaux supérieur | ボルドー・シュペリウール | Wine |
| Côtes de Bordeaux | コート・ド・ボルドー | Wine |
| Crémant d’Alsace | クレマン・ダルザス | Wine |
| Saint-Emilion Grand Cru | サンテミリオン・グラン・クリュ | Wine |
| Saint-Estèphe | サン・テステフ | Wine |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Bordeaux supérieur

ボルドー・シュペリウール

Wine

Côtes de Bordeaux

コート・ド・ボルドー

Wine

Crémant d’Alsace

クレマン・ダルザス

Wine

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

サンテミリオン・グラン・クリュ

Wine

Saint-Estèphe

サン・テステフ

Wine

GERMANY

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Landwein Rhein | ラントワイン・ライン | Wine |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Landwein Rhein

ラントワイン・ライン

Wine

SPAIN

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Almansa | アルマンサ | Wine |
| Calatayud | カラタユド | Wine |
| Campo de Borja | カンポ・デ・ボルハ | Wine |
| Castilla | カスティーリャ | Wine |
| Yecla | イエクラ | Wine |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Japanese (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

Almansa

アルマンサ

Wine

Calatayud

カラタユド

Wine

Campo de Borja

カンポ・デ・ボルハ

Wine

Castilla

カスティーリャ

Wine

Yecla

イエクラ

Wine

ANNEX 4

| Name to be protected | Transcription into Latin alphabet (for information purposes) | Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 三重 | Mie | Seishu (Sake) |
| 和歌山梅酒 | Wakayama Umeshu | Other kinds of liquor |
| 利根沼田 | Tone Numata | Seishu (Sake) |
| 萩 | Hagi | Seishu (Sake) |
| 山梨 | Yamanashi | Seishu (Sake) |

Name to be protected

Transcription into Latin alphabet (for information purposes)

Category of good and short description [in square brackets, for information purpose]

三重

Mie

Seishu (Sake)

和歌山梅酒

Wakayama Umeshu

Other kinds of liquor

利根沼田

Tone Numata

Seishu (Sake)

萩

Hagi

Seishu (Sake)

山梨

Yamanashi

Seishu (Sake)

---

(1)  For greater certainty, the Joint Committee will consider 27 or 28 names from the European Union every year regardless of the number of the names from Japan.

1

(2)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A22021D0109&qid=1635340796840

2

https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/100141732.pdf

(3)  Paragraph 5 of Article 14.25 applies to this geographical indication.

3

(4)  The protection of the individual component ‘pecorino’ of the multi-component geographical indication ‘Pecorino Sardo’ is not sought.

4

---

| 24.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 35/10 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

24.1.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/10

---

Notice from the Commission pursuant to point (b) of Article 7(3) of the Protocol 1 to the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part

Cumulation between the European Union and other West African countries, other ACP States and the overseas countries and territories of the European Union, as provided for under Article 7(1) and (2) of Protocol 1 to the Ghana-EU stepping stone EPA

(2022/C 35/02)

Article 7(1) of Protocol 1 to the stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement (the ‘EPA’) between Ghana and the European Union (the ‘Union’) (1), allows exporters in the Union to consider materials originating in:

| — | other West African countries (2) that benefit from duty-free and quota-free access to the market of the Union; |
| --- | --- |

—

other West African countries (2) that benefit from duty-free and quota-free access to the market of the Union;

| — | other African, Caribbean and Pacific (the ‘ACP’) States which have applied an EPA at least on a provisional basis; or |
| --- | --- |

—

other African, Caribbean and Pacific (the ‘ACP’) States which have applied an EPA at least on a provisional basis; or

| — | the overseas countries and territories of the Union (the ’OCTs’); |
| --- | --- |

—

the overseas countries and territories of the Union (the ’OCTs’);

as materials originating in the Union when incorporated into a product produced in the Union and exported to Ghana within the framework of the EPA, subject to other conditions established in Article 7.

Article 7(2) of Protocol 1 allows exporters in the Union to consider working or processing carried out in other ACP States that have applied an EPA at least on a provisional basis or in OCTs, as having been carried out in the Union on a product produced in the Union and exported to Ghana within the framework of the EPA, subject to other conditions established in Article 7.

The Union has agreements or arrangements providing for administrative cooperation with ACP States applying EPAs, the OCTs, and West African countries beneficiary of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences countries, which fulfil the necessary requirements. The European Commission has provided details of such agreements or arrangements to Ghana. Therefore, the Union has fulfilled the administrative requirements indicated in Article 7(3) of Protocol 1.

The cumulation provided for in Article 7 of Protocol 1 may therefore be applied in the Union from 1 February 2022, as follows:

The cumulation provided for under Article 7(2) of Protocol 1 may be applied with the following countries:

| — | ACP EPA States applying an EPA:






  — | Cariforum: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

ACP EPA States applying an EPA:

—

Cariforum: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Republic of Guyana; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago;

| — | Central Africa Region: the Republic of Cameroon; |
| --- | --- |

—

Central Africa Region: the Republic of Cameroon;

| — | Eastern and Southern Africa Region: the Union of the Comoros, the Republic of Madagascar; the Republic of Mauritius; the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe; |
| --- | --- |

—

Eastern and Southern Africa Region: the Union of the Comoros, the Republic of Madagascar; the Republic of Mauritius; the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe;

| — | Southern African Development Community: the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, and the Republic of South Africa. |
| --- | --- |

—

Southern African Development Community: the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, and the Republic of South Africa.

| — | Pacific Region: the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. |
| --- | --- |

—

Pacific Region: the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, Samoa and the Solomon Islands.

| — | West Africa Region: Côte d’Ivoire; |
| --- | --- |

—

West Africa Region: Côte d’Ivoire;

| — | OCTs:






  — | Greenland, New Caledonia and Dependencies, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustasius, and Sint Maarten. |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

OCTs:

—

Greenland, New Caledonia and Dependencies, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustasius, and Sint Maarten.

The cumulation of origin provided for under Article 7(1) of Protocol 1 may be applied with the following countries, in addition to those listed above:

| — | West Africa Region (GSP beneficiary countries): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, the Republic of Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. |
| --- | --- |

—

West Africa Region (GSP beneficiary countries): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, the Republic of Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

The present notice is published in accordance with point (b) of Article 7(3) of Protocol 1 to the Ghana-EU stepping-stone EPA.

---

(1)  Decision No1/2020 of the EPA Committee established under the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, of 20 August 2020 on the adoption of Protocol No 1 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation (OJ L 350, 21.10.2020, p. 1).

(2)  Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

---

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 24.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 35/12 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

24.1.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/12

---

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of monosodium glutamate originating in the People’s Republic of China

(2022/C 35/03)

The European Commission (’the Commission’) has decided on its own initiative to initiate a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of monosodium glutamate originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’) pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1) (‘the basic Regulation’). The partial interim review is limited in scope to the examination of dumping as far as two Chinese exporting producers of the Meihua Group, Tongliao Meihua Bio-Tech Co., Ltd and Hebei Meihua MSG Group Co, Ltd (TARIC additional code A883), are concerned.

1.   Product under review

The product subject to this review is monosodium glutamate, currently falling under CN code ex 2922 42 00 (TARIC code 2922420010).

2.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/633 (2) (‘the existing measures’) and extended to imports of MSG in mixture or in solution, containing by dry weight 50 % or more of MSG, originating in the PRC by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1427 (3).

3.   Grounds for the review

There is sufficient evidence that the circumstances on the basis of which the existing measures were imposed on two companies of the Meihua Group, Tongliao Meihua Bio-Tech Co., Ltd and Hebei Meihua MSG Group Co, Ltd have changed and that these changes are of a lasting nature.

In January 2019, Tongliao Meihua Bio-Tech Co., Ltd changed its name to Tongliao Meihua Biological Sci-Tech Co. Ltd. and requested this change to be reflected for the application of the existing measures. However, supporting documentation provided shows that the Meihua Group has undergone an important reorganisation. Given the significant changes, which have come to light in the context of the name change request, it is considered that the dumping margin established for the original entities might no longer be relevant for the exporting producers of the Meihua Group.

The Commission considers that it is not appropriate to use domestic prices and costs in the PRC, due to the existence of significant distortions within the meaning of point (b) of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation.

To substantiate the allegations of significant distortions, the Commission relies on the findings in recitals 46 - 107 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/633 of 14 April 2021.

In light of the information available, the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence pursuant to Article 5(9) of the basic Regulation tending to show that, due to significant distortions affecting prices and costs, the use of domestic prices and costs in the PRC is inappropriate, thus warranting the initiation of an investigation on the basis of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation.

4.   Procedure

Having determined, after informing the Member States, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review limited to the anti-dumping measures applicable to Tongliao Meihua Bio-Tech Co., Ltd and Hebei Meihua MSG Group Co, the Commission initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. The purpose of the review is to establish the rate of dumping for the exporting producers of the Meihua Group.

The Commission also draws the attention of the parties that further to the COVID-19 outbreak a Notice (4) was published on the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations that may be applicable to this proceeding.

4.1.   
  Review investigation period

The investigation of dumping will cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 (‘the review investigation period’).

4.2.   
  Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the exporting producers of the Meihua Group. The exporting producers of the Meihua Group are requested to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

Copies of the questionnaires are available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s Internet: https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2573 .

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence regarding the application of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

Pursuant to point (e) of Article 2(6a), the Commission will, shortly after initiation, by means of a note to the file for inspection by interested parties, inform parties to the investigation about the relevant sources that it intends to use for the purpose of determining normal value in the PRC pursuant to Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation. This will cover all sources, including the selection of an appropriate representative third country where appropriate. Parties to the investigation shall be given 10 days from the date at which that note is added to that file to submit comments.

According to the information available to the Commission, a possible representative third country for the PRC in this case is Thailand. With the aim of finally selecting the appropriate representative third country, the Commission will examine whether there are countries with a similar level of economic development as the PRC, in which there is production and sales of the product under review and in which relevant data are readily available. Where there is more than one such country, preference will be given, where appropriate, to countries with an adequate level of social and environmental protection.

With regard to the relevant sources, the Commission invites the exporting producers of the Meihua Group in the PRC to provide the information requested in Annex to this Notice within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice.

Furthermore, any submissions of factual information to value costs and prices pursuant to point (a) of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation must be filed within 65 days of the date of publication of this Notice. Such factual information should be taken exclusively from publicly available sources.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to the alleged significant distortions within the meaning of point (b) of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation, the Commission will also send a questionnaire to the Government of the PRC.

4.3.   
  Written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence with regard to the appropriateness of changing the form of the measures. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 20 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

4.4.   
  Interested parties

In order to participate in the investigation interested parties, such as exporting producers, Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, trade unions and representative consumer organisations first have to demonstrate that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.

Being considered as an interested party is without prejudice to the application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Access to the file available for inspection for interested parties is made via Tron.tdi at the following address: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI. Please follow the instructions on that page to get access.

4.5.   
  Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services.

Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request as well as a summary of what the interested party wishes to discuss during the hearing. The hearing will be limited to the issues set out by the interested parties in writing beforehand.

At the stage of definitive findings, a request should be made within 3 days from the date of the final disclosure, and the hearing will normally take place within the period granted to comment on the final disclosure. If there is an additional final disclosure, a request should be made immediately upon receipt of this additional final disclosure, and the hearing will normally take place within the deadline to provide comments on this disclosure.

The outlined timeframe is without prejudice to the right of the Commission services to accept hearings outside the timeframe in duly justified cases and to the right of the Commission to deny hearings in duly justified cases. Where the Commission services refuse a hearing request, the party concerned will be informed of the reasons for such refusal.

In principle, hearings will not be used to present factual information which is not yet on file. Nevertheless, in the interest of good administration and to enable Commission services to progress with the investigation, interested parties may be directed to provide new factual information after a hearing.

4.6.   
  Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing the Commission a) to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.

All written submissions, including the information requested in this Notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Sensitive’ (5). Parties submitting information in the course of this investigation are invited to reason their request for confidential treatment.

Parties providing ‘Sensitive’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. Those summaries should be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence.

If a party providing confidential information fails to show good cause for a confidential treatment request or does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, the Commission may disregard such information unless it can be satisfactorily demonstrated from appropriate sources that the information is correct.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests via TRON.tdi (https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI) including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets. By using TRON.tdi or email, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf. The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid email address and they should ensure that the provided email address is a functioning official business email which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by TRON.tdi or email only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions via TRON.tdi and by email, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate G |
| Office: CHAR 04/039 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussels |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate G

Office: CHAR 04/039

1049 Bruxelles/Brussels

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email: TRADE-R757-MSG@ec.europa.eu

5.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation shall normally be concluded within 12 months and in any event no later than 15 months from the date of the publication of this Notice, pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation.

6.   Possibility to comment on other parties’ submissions

In order to guarantee the rights of defence, interested parties should have the possibility to comment on information submitted by other interested parties. When doing so, interested parties may only address issues raised in the other interested parties’ submissions and may not raise new issues.

Comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to the disclosure of the definitive findings should be submitted within 3 days from the deadline to comment on the definitive findings, unless otherwise specified. If there is an additional final disclosure, comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to this disclosure should be made within 1 day from the deadline to comment on this disclosure, unless otherwise specified.

In order to complete the investigation within the mandatory deadlines, the Commission will not accept submissions from interested parties after the deadline to provide comments on the final disclosure.

7.   Extension to time limits specified in this Notice

Any extension to the time limits provided for in this Notice should only be requested in exceptional circumstances and will only be granted if duly justified upon good cause being shown.

In any event, any extension to the deadline to reply to questionnaires will be limited normally to 3 days, and as a rule will not exceed 7 days.

Regarding time limits for the submission of other information specified in the Notice of Initiation, extensions will be limited to 3 days unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated.

8.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party concerned shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. That interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

9.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer for trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and any other request concerning the rights of defence of interested parties and third parties as may arise during the proceeding.

The Hearing Officer may organise hearings and mediate between the interested party/-ies and Commissions services to ensure that the interested parties’ rights of defence are being fully exercised. A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. The Hearing Officer will examine the reasons for the requests. These hearings should only take place if the issues have not been settled with the Commission services in the due course.

Interested parties are invited to follow the timeframes set out in section 4.4 of this Notice also as regards interventions, including hearings, by the Hearing Officer. Any request must be submitted in good time and expeditiously so as not to jeopardise the orderly conduct of proceedings. To that effect, interested parties should request the intervention of the Hearing Officer at the earliest possible time following the occurrence of the event justifying such intervention. The Hearing Officer will examine the reasons for requests for interventions, the nature of the issues raised and the impact of those issues on the rights of defence, having due regard to the interests of good administration and the timely completion of the investigation.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on DG Trade’s Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/.

10.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).

A data protection notice that informs all individuals of the processing of personal data in the framework of Commission’s trade defence activities is available on DG Trade’s Internet: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/html/157639.htm.

---

(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/633 of 14 April 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate originating in the People’s Republic of China and in Indonesia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 132, 19.4.2021, p. 63).

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1427 of 12 October 2020 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/83 on imports of monosodium glutamate originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of monosodium glutamate in mixture or in solution originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 336, 13.10.2020, p. 1).

(4)  On the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations (OJ C 86, 16.3.2020, p. 6).

(5)  A ’Sensitive’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(6)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

---

ANNEX

| ☐ | ‘Sensitive’ version (1) |
| --- | --- |
| ☐ | Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ |
| (tick the appropriate box) |

☐

‘Sensitive’ version (1)

☐

Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’

(tick the appropriate box)

ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE ORIGINATING IN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING THE INPUTS USED BY THE EXPORTING PRODUCERS IN THE MEIHUA GROUP

This form is designed to assist exporting producers in the Meihua Group in responding to the request for input information made in point 4.2 of the notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Sensitive’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the notice of initiation.

The requested information should be sent back to the Commission at the address specified in the notice of initiation within 10 days from the date of this note to the file.

1.   IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

| Company name | |
| --- | --- |
| Address | |
| Contact person | |
| Email address | |
| Telephone | |
| Fax | |

Company name

Address

Contact person

Email address

Telephone

Fax

2.   INFORMATION ON THE INPUTS USED BY YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES

Please provide a short description of the production process of the product under review.

Please list all materials (raw and processed) and energy used in the production of the product under review as well as all by-products and waste that are sold or (re)introduced in the production process of the product under review. Where appropriate, provide the corresponding Harmonised System (HS) classification code (2) for each of the items inserted in the two tables. Please fill in a separate Annex for each of the related companies that produce the product under review in case the production process differs. Related companies that are involved in the manufacturing of upstream inputs used in the production of the product under review shall also fill in a separate Annex and identify the supplied input(s).

| Raw Materials/energy | HS Code |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| (Add additional rows where necessary) | |

Raw Materials/energy

HS Code

(Add additional rows where necessary)

| By-products and waste | HS Code |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| (Add additional rows where necessary) | |

By-products and waste

HS Code

(Add additional rows where necessary)

The company hereby declares that the information provided above is accurate to the best of its knowledge.

Signature of the authorised official:

Name and title of the authorised official:

Date:

---

(1)  This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2)  The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as ‘Harmonized System’ or simply ‘HS’ is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO).

---

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 24.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 35/19 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

24.1.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/19

---

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10617 – EDF / SOJITZ CORPORATION / NEBRAS POWER / KYUDEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION / JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 35/04)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | EDF International S.A.S. (France), ultimately controlled by Electricité de France (‘EDF’, France), |
| --- | --- |

—

EDF International S.A.S. (France), ultimately controlled by Electricité de France (‘EDF’, France),

| — | Nebras Power Q.P.S.C. (‘Nebras’, Qatar), a joint venture between Qatar Electricity and Water Company O.P.S.C and the Qatar Investment Authority (Qatar), |
| --- | --- |

—

Nebras Power Q.P.S.C. (‘Nebras’, Qatar), a joint venture between Qatar Electricity and Water Company O.P.S.C and the Qatar Investment Authority (Qatar),

| — | Sojitz Global Investment B.V. (Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Sojitz Corporation (‘Sojitz’, Japan), |
| --- | --- |

—

Sojitz Global Investment B.V. (Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Sojitz Corporation (‘Sojitz’, Japan),

| — | Kyuden International Corporation (‘Kyuden’, Japan), controlled by Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc (Japan), |
| --- | --- |

—

Kyuden International Corporation (‘Kyuden’, Japan), controlled by Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc (Japan),

| — | the Joint Venture (Uzbekistan), a newly formed company controlled by the also newly created Joint Venture Holding Company (Netherlands). |
| --- | --- |

—

the Joint Venture (Uzbekistan), a newly formed company controlled by the also newly created Joint Venture Holding Company (Netherlands).

EDF, Nebras, Sojitz and Kyuden acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Joint Venture.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

| — | for EDF: mainly active in the electricity markets, and in particular in electricity production (nuclear, renewable and fossil) and wholesale, trading, transmission, distribution and supply as well as in the gas and energy services markets and in the construction, operation and maintenance of electric plants and power networks, |
| --- | --- |

—

for EDF: mainly active in the electricity markets, and in particular in electricity production (nuclear, renewable and fossil) and wholesale, trading, transmission, distribution and supply as well as in the gas and energy services markets and in the construction, operation and maintenance of electric plants and power networks,

| — | for Nebras: active in the clean energy sector, |
| --- | --- |

—

for Nebras: active in the clean energy sector,

| — | for Sojitz: active in chemicals, foodstuff resources, LNG terminal, machineries, automotive/aircraft parts and energy, namely an onshore wind farm portfolio and the retail supply of electricity and gas, |
| --- | --- |

—

for Sojitz: active in chemicals, foodstuff resources, LNG terminal, machineries, automotive/aircraft parts and energy, namely an onshore wind farm portfolio and the retail supply of electricity and gas,

| — | for Kyuden: active in utilising Kyushu’s technology and expertise in the energy sector in markets outside Japan, |
| --- | --- |

—

for Kyuden: active in utilising Kyushu’s technology and expertise in the energy sector in markets outside Japan,

| — | for the Joint Venture: will be active in the development, ownership, financing, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of a greenfield power generation plant of 1,200-1,600 MW of power generation capacity, together with associated infrastructure and facilities, which will be located at Syrdarya, Republic of Uzbekistan as well as supplying the Government of Uzbekistan with electricity from the plant. |
| --- | --- |

—

for the Joint Venture: will be active in the development, ownership, financing, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of a greenfield power generation plant of 1,200-1,600 MW of power generation capacity, together with associated infrastructure and facilities, which will be located at Syrdarya, Republic of Uzbekistan as well as supplying the Government of Uzbekistan with electricity from the plant.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10617 – EDF / SOJITZ CORPORATION / NEBRAS POWER / KYUDEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION / JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

---

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

1

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

2

---