25.7.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 262/8 |
INFORMATION NOTICE – PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Geographical indications from Japan
(2023/C 262/07)
Pursuant to Article 14.30 of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, the Japanese authorities have presented a list of additional 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 e-mail address: AGRI-G3@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:
(a) |
the protection of the name proposed would 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) |
the name proposed would be wholly or partially homonymous
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(c) |
in the light of a trademark’s reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, the protection of the name proposed would be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product; |
(d) |
the protection of the name proposed would jeopardise
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(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 purposes) |
Category of products and short description [in square brackets, for information purposes] |
1 |
はかた地どり / Hakata Jidori |
Hakata Jidori |
Fresh Meat [chicken, offal meat] |
2 |
阿波尾鶏 / Awaodori |
Awaodori |
Fresh Meat [chicken, offal meat] |
3 |
十勝ラクレット / Tokachi Raclette |
Tokachi Raclette |
Processed livestock product [cheese] |
4 |
徳島すだち / Tokushima Sudachi |
Tokushima Sudachi |
Agricultural product [Sudachi(citrus)] |
5 |
深蒸し菊川茶・菊川深蒸し茶 / Kikugawa deep steamed green tea / Deep steamed Kikugawa tea / Fukamushi Kikugawacha / Kikugawa Fukamushicha |
Fukamushi Kikugawacha / Kikugawa Fukamushicha |
Processed Products of Agricultural Origin [tea leaves] |
6 |
行方かんしょ / Namegata Kansho / Namegata Sweet Potato |
Namegata Kansho |
Agricultural product [sweet potato] |
(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 on-going discussions according to Article 14.30 of the Agreement.