2014/429/EU: Council Decision of 24 June 2014 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other, as regards the adoption of a decision by the Association Council on the inclusion in Annex XVIII of the respective geographical indications protected in the territory of the parties
Date: 2014-06-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Central America, association agreement (EU), designation of origin, product designation, revision of an agreement




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4.7.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 197/66








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 June 2014
         
on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other, as regards the adoption of a decision by the Association Council on the inclusion in Annex XVIII of the respective geographical indications protected in the territory of the parties

(2014/429/EU)



THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other (1) (‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 22 March 2011 and signed on 29 June 2012.












(2)


The Agreement, pursuant to Article 353(4) thereof, has been applied provisionally since 1 August 2013 with Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama, since 1 October 2013 with El Salvador and Costa Rica, and since 1 December 2013 with Guatemala.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 353(5) of the Agreement, each Party has fulfilled the requirements established in Article 244 and Article 245(1)(a) and (b), which relate to the implementation of legislation on geographical indications and the registration and protection of the relevant geographical indications as listed in Annex XVII to the Agreement.












(4)


Article 4 of the Agreement establishes an Association Council which is to, inter alia, oversee the fulfilment of the objectives of the Agreement and supervise its implementation.












(5)


Article 245(2) of the Agreement provides that the Association Council, at its first meeting, is to adopt a Decision including in Annex XVIII (‘Protected Geographical Indications’) all names from Annex XVII (‘List of Names to be Applied for Protection as Geographical Indications in the Territory of the Parties’) which are protected as geographical indications following their successful examination by the Parties' competent national or regional authorities (the ‘Decision of the Association Council’).












(6)


The Decision of the Association Council also concerns additional geographical indications from Central America, listed in the Joint Declaration, attached to the Agreement, ‘Names that have been applied for registration as geographical indications in a Republic of a Central American Party’, provided that they have been successfully registered as geographical indications in the Party of Origin and have subsequently been successfully examined by the competent authority of the Union.












(7)


The objections raised against the registration of Banano de Costa Rica in the Union are rejected on the ground that they either do not comply with the criteria specified in the public consultation or, where eligible, are not substantiated. No other objection was made under this public consultation.












(8)


It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the Association Council as regards the geographical indications to be inserted in Annex XVIII of the Agreement.












(9)


The position of the Union should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision of the Association Council,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the Association Council set up by Article 4 of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other, as regards the geographical indications to be included in Annex XVIII, Part A and Part B of the Agreement, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council attached to this Decision.
Minor technical corrections to the draft Decision of the Association Council may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Association Council, without further decision of the Council.


Article 2
After its adoption, the Decision of the Association Council shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2014.


For the Council


The President

E. VENIZELOS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 3.




DRAFT

DECISION No …/2014 OF THE EU-CENTRAL AMERICA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of […]
on the Geographical Indications to be included in Annex XVIII of the Agreement


THE EU-CENTRAL AMERICA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 245(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 353(4), Part IV of the Agreement has been applied provisionally since 1 August 2013 with Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama, since 1 October 2013 with El Salvador and Costa Rica, and since 1 December 2013 with Guatemala.












(2)


Geographical Indications of the European Union and of Central America, which have been listed under Annex XVII to the Agreement, or under the Joint Declaration ‘Names that have been applied for registration as geographical indications in a Republic of a Central American Party’, and which have since been successfully examined by the competent authorities of the other Party, shall be listed under Annex XVIII, in accordance with Title VI and Title XIII of Part IV of the Agreement,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article

Amendment of Annex XVIII

The Geographical Indications listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be included in Annex XVIII, Part A and Part B to the Agreement, as provided for in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at …, on ….


For the EU-Central America Association Council,

[…]

For Costa Rica

[…]

For El Salvador

[…]

For Guatemala

[…]

For Honduras

[…]

For Nicaragua

[…]

For Panama

[…]

For the European Union







ANNEX
TO DECISION No … OF THE EU-CENTRAL AMERICA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL


ANNEX XVIII
PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
PART A
Geographical indications of the EU Party protected in the Republics of the Central American Party in accordance with Title VI (Intellectual Property) of Part IV of this Agreement







MEMBER STATE


NAME


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION OR CLASS




GERMANY


Bayerisches Bier


Beers




GERMANY


Münchener Bier


Beers




GERMANY


Nürnberger Bratwürste/Nürnberger Rostbratwürste


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




IRELAND


Irish Cream


Spirits




IRELAND


Irish whiskey/Uisce Beatha/Eireannach/Irish whisky


Spirits




GREECE


Ούζο (Ouzo) (1)



Spirits




GREECE


Σάμος (Samos)


Wines




SPAIN


Bierzo


Wines




SPAIN


Brandy de Jerez


Spirits




SPAIN


Campo de Borja


Wines




SPAIN


Cariñena


Wines




SPAIN


Castilla


Wines




SPAIN


Cataluña


Wines




SPAIN


Cava


Wines




SPAIN


Empordá (Ampurdán)


Wines




SPAIN


Idiazábal


Cheeses




SPAIN


Jamón de Teruel


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




SPAIN


Jerez — Xérès- Sherry


Wines




SPAIN


Jijona


Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionary, biscuits and other baker's wares




SPAIN


Jumilla


Wines




SPAIN


La Mancha


Wines




SPAIN


Los Pedroches


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




SPAIN


Málaga


Wines




SPAIN


Manzanilla — Sanlúcar de Barrameda


Wines




SPAIN


Navarra


Wines




SPAIN


Penedés


Wines




SPAIN


Priorat


Wines




SPAIN


Queso Manchego (2)



Cheeses




SPAIN


Rías Baixas


Wines




SPAIN


Ribera del Duero


Wines




SPAIN


Rioja


Wines




SPAIN


Rueda


Wines




SPAIN


Somontano


Wines




SPAIN


Toro


Wines




SPAIN


Turrón de Alicante


Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionary, biscuits and other baker's wares




SPAIN


Utiel-Requena


Wines




SPAIN


Valdepeñas


Wines




SPAIN


Valencia


Wines




FRANCE


Alsace


Wines




FRANCE


Anjou


Wines




FRANCE


Armagnac


Spirits




FRANCE


Beaujolais


Wines




FRANCE


Bordeaux


Wines




FRANCE


Bourgogne


Wines




FRANCE


Brie de Meaux (3)



Cheeses




FRANCE


Cadillac


Wines




FRANCE


Calvados


Spirits




FRANCE


Camembert de Normandie (4)



Cheeses




FRANCE


Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




FRANCE


Chablis


Wines




FRANCE


Champagne


Wines




FRANCE


Châteauneuf-du-Pape


Wines




FRANCE


Cognac


Spirits




FRANCE


Comté


Cheeses




FRANCE


Côtes de Provence


Wines




FRANCE


Côtes du Rhône


Wines




FRANCE


Côtes du Roussillon


Wines




FRANCE


Emmental de Savoie (5)



Cheeses




FRANCE


Graves (Graves de Vayres)


Wines




FRANCE


Haut-Médoc


Wines




FRANCE


Huile essentielle de lavande de Haute-Provence


Essential oil -Lavender




FRANCE


Jambon de Bayonne


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




FRANCE


Languedoc (Coteaux du Languedoc)


Wines




FRANCE


Margaux


Wines




FRANCE


Médoc


Wines




FRANCE


Pommard


Wines




FRANCE


Pruneaux d'Agen


Fruit, vegetables and cereal fresh or processed — Dried cooked plums




FRANCE


Reblochon


Cheeses




FRANCE


Rhum de la Martinique


Spirits




FRANCE


Romanée Saint-Vivant


Wines




FRANCE


Roquefort


Cheeses




FRANCE


Saint-Emilion


Wines




FRANCE


Saint-Julien


Wines




FRANCE


Sauternes


Wines




FRANCE


Val de Loire


Wines




ITALY


Asti


Wines




ITALY


Barbaresco


Wines




ITALY


Barbera d'Alba


Wines




ITALY


Barbera d'Asti


Wines




ITALY


Barolo


Wines




ITALY


Brachetto d'Acqui


Wines




ITALY


Conegliano Valdobbiadene — Prosecco


Wines




ITALY


Dolcetto d'Alba


Wines




ITALY


Fontina (6)



Cheeses




ITALY


Franciacorta


Wines




ITALY


Gorgonzola (7)



Cheeses




ITALY


Grana Padano (8)



Cheeses




ITALY


Grappa


Spirits




ITALY


Mortadella Bologna


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




ITALY


Parmigiano Reggiano (9)



Cheeses




ITALY


Prosciutto di Parma (10)



Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




ITALY


Prosciutto di S. Daniele


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




ITALY


Prosciutto Toscano


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




ITALY


Provolone Valpadana (11)



Cheeses




ITALY


Soave


Wines




ITALY


Taleggio


Cheeses




ITALY


Toscano


Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) Olive oil




ITALY


Toscano/Toscana


Wines




ITALY


Vino Nobile di Montepulciano


Wines




CYPRUS


Ζιβανία (Zivania)


Spirits




CYPRUS


Κουμανταρία (Commandaria)


Wines




CYPRUS


Ούζο (Ouzo) (12)



Spirits




HUNGARY


Pálinka


Spirits




HUNGARY


Szegedi téliszalámi/Szegedi szalámi


Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)




HUNGARY


Tokaj


Wines




HUNGARY


Törkölypálinka


Spirits




AUSTRIA


Inländerrum


Spirits




AUSTRIA


Jägertee/Jagertee/Jagatee


Spirits




POLAND


Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka


Spirits




POLAND


Wódka ziołowa z Niziny Północnopodlaskiej/Herbal vodka from the North Podlasie Lowland


Spirits




PORTUGAL


Douro


Wines




PORTUGAL


Porto, Port or Oporto


Wines




SLOVAKIA


Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj


Wines




SWEDEN


Svensk Vodka/Swedish Vodka


Spirits




UNITED KINGDOM


Scotch Whisky


Spirits




PART B
Geographical indications of the Republics of the Central American Party protected in the EU Party in accordance with Title VI (Intellectual Property) of Part IV of this Agreement







COUNTRY


NAME


PRODUCTS




COSTA RICA


Café de Costa Rica


Coffee




COSTA RICA


Banano de Costa Rica


Fruits




EL SALVADOR


Café Apaneca-Ilamapetec


Coffee




[EL SALVADOR]


[Bálsamo de El Salvador]


[Plant extract]




GUATEMALA


Café Antigua


Coffee




GUATEMALA


Ron de Guatemala


Spirits




HONDURAS


Cafés del Occidente Hondureño/Honduras Western Coffee


Coffee




HONDURAS


Café de Marcala


Coffee




PANAMA


Seco de Panamà


Spirits








(1)  Product of Greece or Cyprus.

(2)  Registered in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in Costa Rica and El Salvador.

(3)  Registered in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in El Salvador and Guatemala.

(4)  Registered in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in El Salvador and Guatemala.

(5)  Registered in Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.

(6)  Registered in El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in Costa Rica and Guatemala.

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(8)  Registered in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in El Salvador.

(9)  Registered in Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.

(10)  Registered in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in El Salvador.

(11)  Registered in Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; opposition procedures still pending in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.

(12)  Product of Greece or Cyprus.