INFORMATION NOTICE – PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Geographical indications from the Republic of Korea

(2020/C 280/11)

In the framework of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union, and its Member States, and the Republic of Korea, the Korean authorities have presented a list of geographical indications to be protected under the Agreement. The European Commission is currently considering whether these geographical indications shall be protected under the Agreement.

The Commission invites any Member State or third country or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, resident or established in a Member State or in a third country, to submit oppositions to such protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement.

Statements of opposition must reach the Commission within two months of the date of this publication. Statements of opposition should be sent to the following email address: AGRI-A4@ec.europa.eu

Statements of opposition shall be examined only if they are received within the time-limit set out above and if they show that the protection of the name proposed would:

(a) conflict with the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a result is likely to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product;

(b) be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already protected in the Union under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1) or under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (2) or with one of the geographical indications from non-EU countries protected in the EU under bilateral agreements available at the following address: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/food-farming-fisheries/food_safety_and_quality/documents/list-gis-non-eu-countries-protected-in-eu_en.pdf

(c) in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product;

(d) jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trade mark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication of this notice.

(e) or if they can give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which protection is considered is generic.

The criteria referred to above shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Union, which in the case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are protected. The possible protection of these names in the European Union is subject to the successful conclusion of the discussions led under the Agreement and subsequent legal act.

List of Geographical Indications (3)

Korean name to be protected Transcription into Latin alphabet (for information purpose only) Translation (for information purpose only) Category of Product 1 Cheonan Bae Cheonan Bae (Pear) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Pear) 2 Naju Bae Naju Bae (Pear) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Pear) 3 Anseong Bae Anseong Bae (Pear) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Pear) 4 Goryeo Heuksamjepum Korean Black Ginseng Product Black Ginseng Products 5 Yeongju Sagwa Yeongju Apple Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Apple) 6 Yesan Sagwa Yesan Apple Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Apple) 7 Anseong Ssal Anseong Ssal (Rice) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Rice) 8 Yeongwol Gochutgaru Yeongwol Red Pepper Product Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) (Red Pepper Powder) 9 Goryeo Heuksam Korea Black Ginseng Ginseng 10 Seosaengganjeolgot Bae Seosaengganjeolgot Pear Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Pear) 11 Boseong Ungchi Olbyeossal - Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Grains) 12 Gimpo Ssal Gimpo Ssal (rice) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Rice) 13 Jindo Geomjeong Ssal Jindo Black Rice Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Rice) 14 Gunsan Ssal Gunsan Ssal (rice) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Rice) 15 Yeongwol Gochu Yeongwol Red Pepper Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) (Pepper) 16 Yeongcheon Podo Yeongcheon Grapes Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Grapes) 17 Muju Sagwa Muju Apple Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Apples) 18 Samcheok Maneul Samcheok Garlic Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Garlic) 19 Gimcheon Jadu Gimcheon Jadu (plum) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Plum) 20 Yeongdong Podo Yeongdong Grapes Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Grapes) 21 Mungyeong Omija - Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (omija) 22 Cheongdo Bansi Cheongdo Seedless Flat Persimmon Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (persimmon) 23 PyeongChang Sanyangsam PyeongChang Wild-cultivated Ginseng Ginseng 24 Boeun Daechu Boeun Jujube Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Jujube) 25 Chungju Bam Chungju Bam (chestnut) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Chestnut) 26 Gapyeong Jat Gapyeong Korean Pine Nuts Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Pine nut) 27 Jeongseon Gondre - Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed Gondre (Korean Thistle) 28 Yeongdong Gotgam Yeongdong Persimmon Dried Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Persimmon) 29 Buyeo Pyogo Buyeo Pyogo oak mushroom Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (Oak mushroom) 30 Wando Miyeok Wando Sea mustard Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (sea mustard) 31 Wando Dasima Wando Dried Sea Tangle Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (sea tangle) 32 Gijang Miyeok Gijang Dried Sea Mustard Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (sea mustard) 33 Gijang Dasima Gijang Dried Sea Tangle Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (sea tangle) 34 Wando Gim Wando Laver Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (laver) 35 Jangheung Gim Jangheung Laver Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (laver) 36 Yeosu Gul Yeosu Gul (oyster) Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and products derived therefrom (oyster) 37 Goheung Miyeok Goheung Dried Sea Mustard Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (sea mustard) 38 Goheung Dasima Goheung Dried Sea Tangle Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (sea tangle) 39 Sinan Gim Sinan Gim (laver) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (laver) 40 Haenam Gim Haenam Gim (laver) Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (laver) 41 Goheung Gim Goheung Laver Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed (laver) 42 Goheung Gul Goheung Gul (Oyster) Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and products derived therefrom (oyster) 43 Muju Meoru wine Muju Wild Grape Wine wine

(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(3) List of GIs registered in the Republic of Korea provided by the Korean authorities.