EU-China agreement on cooperation on, and protection of, geographical indications
Geographical indications
Scope
Established geographical indications
Protection
GIs listed in annexes to the agreement are protected against:
Rights
A protected name can be used on any legitimate product conforming to the GI technical specifications and the laws of the party concerned.
Trademarks
Both parties agree to annul or refuse to grant a trademark which breaches the rules protecting GIs, if an application to register to the GI preceded the trademark application.
Implementation
A Joint Committee, consisting of representatives from both parties oversees the implementation and functioning of the agreement.
Cooperation
The parties agree to cooperate with a view to supporting implementation of the commitments and obligations undertaken in the agreement.
It entered into force on 1 March 2021.
For more information, see:
Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation on, and protection of, geographical indications (OJ L 408 I , 4.12.2020, pp. 3-43)
Successive amendments to the agreement have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Council Decision (EU) 2020/1832 of 23 November 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation on, and protection of, geographical indications (OJ L 408I , 4.12.2020, pp. 1-2)
Council Decision (EU) 2020/1111 of 20 July 2020 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation on, and protection of, geographical indications (OJ L 244, 29.7.2020, p. 8)
Notice concerning the entry into force of an Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation on, and protection of, geographical indications (OJ L 45, 9.2.2021, p. 1)
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 the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, pp. 1-54)
See consolidated version.
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 and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, pp. 671-854)
See consolidated version.
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 (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, pp. 1-29)
See consolidated version.
last update 05.05.2021