
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 (‘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. VENIZELOSDRAFT
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:

Amendment of Annex XVIII
Sole Article 
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) 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 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 Cheeses
FRANCE Cadillac Wines
FRANCE Calvados Spirits
FRANCE Camembert de Normandie 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 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 Cheeses
ITALY Franciacorta Wines
ITALY Gorgonzola Cheeses
ITALY Grana Padano Cheeses
ITALY Grappa Spirits
ITALY Mortadella Bologna Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)
ITALY Parmigiano Reggiano Cheeses
ITALY Prosciutto di Parma 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 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) 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
