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,

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For Costa Rica

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For El Salvador

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For Guatemala

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For Honduras

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For Nicaragua

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For Panama

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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.

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

(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.