Information Notice – Public Consultation Geographical indications from Japan 2020/C 217/13
Date: 2020-07-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Japan, alcoholic beverage, consumer information, designation of origin, fishery product, fresh meat, fruit, processed food product, public consultation, vegetable








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1.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/37






Information Notice – Public Consultation
Geographical indications from Japan
(2020/C 217/13)
The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (hereafter ‘the Agreement’) including a chapter on Geographical Indications (GIs) protecting many EU and Japanese GIs entered into force on 1 February 2019. Following Article 14.30 of the Agreement, the Japanese authorities have presented a list of additional GIs 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), 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) and under Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (3) 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 Article 14.30 of the Agreement and subsequent legal act.

List of Geographical Indications
 (4)










No


Protected name in Japan


Transcription into latin alphabet
(for information purpose only)


Short description
(when necessary and for information purpose only)


Category of Product




1








Mito no Yawaraka Negi



Green onion


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




2








Matsudate Shibori Daikon



Japanese white radish (Daikon)


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




3








Taisyu Soba



Buckwheat and Buckwheat flour


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




4




/Yamagata Celery


Yamagata Celery



Celery


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




5








Nango Tomato



Tomato


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




6








Yamadai Kansho



Sweet potato


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




7



/






Iwadeyama Koridofu/


Iwadeyama Meisan Koridofu



Freeze dried bean curd


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




8








Kumamoto Akaushi



Beef


Fresh meat (and offal)




9




/





Futago Satoimo/


Futago Imonoko



Taro


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




10




/





Echizen Gani/Echizen Kani



Snow crab/Boiled snow crab


Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and products derived therefrom




11



/
Daisen Broccoli



Daisen Broccoli



Broccoli


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




12




/Okukuji Shamo Chicken


Okukuji Shamo



Chicken


Fresh meat (and offal)




13



/
Koge Hanagoshogaki



Koge Hanagoshogaki



Japanese persimmon


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




14



/
Kikuchi Suiden Gobo



Kikuchi Suiden Gobo



Burdock


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




15



/
Tsuruta Steuben



Tsuruta Steuben



Grape


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




16




/Ozasa Urui


Ozasa Urui



Hosta


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




17




/Tokyo Shamo


Tokyo Shamo



Chicken


Fresh meat (and offal)




18



/
Sayo Mochidaizu



Sayo Mochidaizu



Soy Beans


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




19




/Iburigakko


Iburigakko



Pickles


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




20




/Daiei Suika


Daiei Suika



Watermelon


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




21



/
Tsunan no Yukishita Ninjin



Tsunan no Yukishita Ninjin



Carrot


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




22




/Zentsujisan Shikakusuika


Zentsujisan Shikakusuika



Watermelon


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




23




/Hiba Gyu


Hiba Gyu



Beef


Fresh meat (and offal)




24




/Ibuki Soba/

 /Ibuki Zairaisoba


Ibuki Soba/Ibuki Zairaisoba



Buckwheat


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




25




 /Higashiizumo no Maruhata Hoshigaki/Higashiizumo no Maruhata Hoshikaki


Higashiizumo no Maruhata Hoshigaki



Dried Japanese Persimmon


Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed




26








Hokkaido



Wine


Wine




27








Nadagogo



Sake


Other alcoholic beverages




28








Harima



Sake


Other alcoholic beverages






(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(3)  OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1.

(4)  List of GIs registered in Japan provided by the Japanese authorities in the framework of the ongoing discussions according to Article 14.30 of the Agreement.