Notice — Geographical indications from the Republic of Korea
Date: 2008-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, agricultural product, alcoholic beverage, animal product, consumer information, designation of origin, free-trade agreement, labelling, silviculture, wine

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COMMISSION

Notice — Geographical indications from the Republic of Korea

(2008/C 141/15)

In the framework of the ongoing negotiations for concluding a Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of
Korea, the protection in the European Community as geographical indications of the names set out below
and registered in the Republic of Korea under the ‘Agricultural Products Quality Control Act’
is under
consideration. As far as products falling within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural
products and foodstuffs (1) are concerned, protection by means of inclusion in the register as provided for
by Article 7 of that Regulation is under consideration.

The Commission invites any Member State or third country or any natural or legal persons having a legiti-
mate interest, established or resident in a Member State or in a third country to submit objections to such
protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement.

Statements of objection must reach the European Commission within 2 months from the date of this publi-
cation.

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

1. for products falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:

(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 (Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006);

(b) be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already registered under Regulation (EC)

No 510/2006, and give rise to the situations described in Article 3(3) thereof;

(c) in the light of a trademark'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 (Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 510/2006);

(d) jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trademark or the existence of
products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publi-
cation of this notice (Article 7(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006);

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

considered is generic within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006;

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

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2. for products falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection
of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (1):

(a) be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already registered under Regulation (EC)
No 110/2008, and give rise to the situations described in Article 19 of Regulation (EC)
No 110/2008;

(b) in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used in the
Community, be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product (Article 23(3) of
Regulation (EC) No 110/2008);

(c) or if they can give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which protection is

considered is generic within the meaning of Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008.

The criteria referred to above shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Community, which in the
case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are
protected.

Statements of objection should be sent to the following e-mail address: AGRI-A2@ec.europa.eu

The present notice is without prejudice to the possibility of applying for registration of names from the
Republic of Korea under Article 5(9) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 or Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 110/2008.

List of geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2)

Note: A: agricultural product, P: processed product, W: wine, S: spirits, L: livestock product, F: forest product.

1. Agro-livestock products

Reg.
No (1)

Item (2)

Registered name (3)

Note (4)

Possible
corres-
ponding
Trademark
Class (5)

Comments (6)

Green Tea

Boseong Green Tea

Green Tea

Hadong Green Tea

P

P

30

30

Wine

Gochang Black Raspberry Wine

W

33

Fruit ‘wine’ covered by
Regulation
(EC)
No 510/2006

Garlic

Seosan Garlic

A

31

Red Pepper Powder

Yeongyang Red Pepper Powder

P

30

1

2

3

4

5

(1) OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.
(2) List as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea in the framework of the ongoing negotiations for concluding a
Free Trade Agreement. Excerpt from the Korean GI Register base on the Agricultural Products Quality Control Act
No 7675, 4 August 2005.

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Reg.
No (1)

Item (2)

Registered name (3)

Note (4)

6

7

8

9

Garlic

Uiseong Garlic

Red Pepper

Goesan Red Pepper Dried

Kochujang

Sunchang Traditional Kochujang

Red Pepper Powder

Goesan Red Pepper Powder

10

Melon

Seongju Chamoe

11

Cabbage

Haenam Winter Baechu

12

Rice

Icheon Rice

13

Rice

Chorwon Rice

14

Citron

Goheung Yuja

15

Waxy Corn

Hongcheon Waxy Corn

16

Mugwort

Ganghwa Mugwort

17

Beef

Hoengseong Hanwoo Beef

18

Pork

Jeju Pork

19

Red Ginseng

Korean Red Ginseng

20

White Ginseng

Korean White Ginseng

A

A

P

P

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

L

L

P

P

Comments (6)

Possible
corres-
ponding
Trademark
Class (5)

31

30

30

Chili pepper paste

30

31

31

30

30

31

31

31

29

29

31

31

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Reg.
No (1)

Item (2)

Registered name (3)

Note (4)

Possible
corres-
ponding
Trademark
Class (5)

Comments (6)

21

Taekuk Ginseng

Korean Taekuk Ginseng

23

Apple

Chungju Apple

24

Apple

Miryang Eoreumglol Apple

26

Spirits

Jindo Hongju

27

Milk Vetch

Jeongseon Hwanggi

28

Garlic

Namhae Garlic

29

Garlic

Danyang Garlic

30

Onion

Changnyeong Onion

31

Onion

Muan Onion

32

Rice

Yeoju Rice

33

White Lotus Tea

Muan White Lotus Tea

34

Apple

Cheongsong Apple

35

Black Raspberry

Gochang BlackRaspberry

36

Apricot

Gwangyang Maesil

37

Waxy Corn

Jeongseon Waxy Corn

P

A

A

S

A

A

A

A

A

A

P

A

A

A

A

31

31

31

33

29

31

31

31

31

30

30

31

31

31

31

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Reg.
No (1)

Item (2)

Registered name (3)

Note (4)

38

Angelica Gigas Nakai

Chinbu Dangui

39

Fresh Ginseng

Korean Fresh Ginseng

40

Red Pepper

Cheongyang Hot Pepper

A

A

A

Possible
corres-
ponding
Trademark
Class (5)

31

Plant

Comments (6)

31

31

41

Red Pepper Powder

Cheongyang Powdered Hot Pepper

P

31

42

Sweet Potato

Haenam Sweet Potato

43

Fig

Yeongam Fig

44

Sweet Potato

Yeoju Sweet potato

A

A

A

31

31

31

(1) Column ‘Reg. No’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(2) Column ‘Item’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(3) Column ‘Registered name’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(4) Column ‘Note’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(5) Column ‘Possible corresponding Trademark Class’ not provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea. For information only.

Based on the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification).

(6) Column ‘Comments’ not provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea. For information only.

2. Forest products

Reg.
No (1)

Item (2)

Registered name (3)

Note (4)

Possible
corres-
ponding Tra-
demark
Class (5)

Comments (6)

1

2

3

Pine-mushroom

Yangyang Pine-mushroom

Oak-mushroom

Jangheung Oak-mushroom

Persimmon Dried

Sancheong Persimmon Dried

F

F

F

31

31

29

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Reg.
No (1)

Item (2)

Registered name (3)

Note (4)

Possible
corres-
ponding Tra-
demark
Class (5)

Comments (6)

4

5

6

7

8

9

Chestnut

Jeongan Chestnut

Wild Vegetable

Ulleungdo Samnamul

Golden rod

Ulleungdo Miyeokchwi

Fern

Ulleungdo Chamgobi

Wild Vegetable

Ulleungdo Bujigaengi

Jujube(Date)

Gyeongsan Jujube

10

Pine-mushroom

Bonghwa Pine-mushroom

11

Gugija

Cheongyang Gugija

12

Persimmon Dried

Sangju Persimmon Dried

13

Fern

Namhae ChangSun Fern

14

Pine-mushroom

Yeongdeok Pine-mushroom

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

29

31

31

Self-grown plant on
mountain

(1) Column ‘Reg. No’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(2) Column ‘Item’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(3) Column ‘Registered name’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(4) Column ‘Note’ as provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea.
(5) Column ‘Possible corresponding Trademark Class’ not provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea. For information only.

Based on the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification).

(6) Column ‘Comments’ not provided by the Authorities of the Republic of Korea. For information only.