Information Notice – Public Consultation Geographical indications proposed by Indonesia to be protected in the EU 2020/C 78/04
Date: 2020-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Indonesia, aromatic plant, coffee, consumer information, designation of origin, fish, negotiation of an agreement (EU), public consultation, rice, salt, starch, sugar








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10.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/9






INFORMATION NOTICE – PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Geographical indications proposed by Indonesia to be protected in the EU
(2020/C 78/04)
Within the framework of negotiations with Indonesia for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (hereafter ‘the Agreement’) including a chapter on geographical indications, the authorities of Indonesia have presented, for protection under the Agreement, a second batch of 23 geographical indications. The European Commission is currently considering whether these Geographical Indications shall be protected under the future Agreement as Geographical Indications within the meaning of Article 22(1) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
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 publication of this notice. Statements of opposition should be sent to the following e-mail 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 with one of the geographical indications from non-EU countries protected in the EU under bilateral agreements publicly 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 these negotiations and subsequent legal act.

List of Geographical Indications (2)








Geographical indications proposed by Indonesia to be protected in the EU


Product category




Kopi Arabika Sumatera Lintong


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Beras Raja Uncak Kapuas Hulu


Fruits, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed - Rice




Kopi Arabika Flores Manggarai


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Kopi Arabika Sipirok


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Kopi Arabika Pulo Samosir


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Bareh Solok


Fruits, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed - Rice




Pala Dukono Halmahera Utara


Fruits, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed - Nutmeg




Kopi Robusta Kepahiang


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Ikan Uceng Temanggung


Other product of animal origin - Fish




Sidat Marmorata Poso


Other product of animal origin - Fish




Kopi Robusta Sidikalang


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Gula Lontar Rote


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Sugar




Kopi Robusta Java Bogor


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Kopi Arabika Baliem Wamena


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Kopi Robusta Pasuruan


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Sagu Lingga


Fruits, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed - Sago flour




Kopi Arabika Tanah Karo


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Kopi Robusta Rejang Lebong Bengkulu


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee




Lada Malonan Kutai Kartanegara Kaltim


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Pepper




Pala Kepulauan Banda


Fruits, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed – Nutmeg seeds




Garam Gunung Krayan


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Mountain salt




Lada Luwu Timur


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Pepper




Kopi Arabika Gayo


Other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.) - Coffee






(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Names provided by the authorities of Indonesia in the framework of the negotiations, and registered in Indonesia