Information notice – Public consultation Geographical indications from the Republic of Korea 2020/C 280/11
Date: 2020-08-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, consumer information, designation of origin, fishery product, fishery resources, fruit, public consultation, rice, vegetable, wine








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25.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/24






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.