Commission Decision (EU) 2022/796

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters^note and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:

(1)The entry into force of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, (‘the Agreement’) is pending.

(2)However, Article 353(4) of the Agreement provides for the provisional application of Part IV of the Agreement concerning trade matters. Consequently, Part IV of the Agreement has been provisionally applied since 1 August 2013 in respect of Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, since 1 October 2013 in respect of Costa Rica and El Salvador, and since 1 December 2013 in respect of Guatemala.

(3)Article 247 of the Agreement provides for the possibility to add new geographical indications to Annex XVIII (‘Protected Geographical Indications’) to the Agreement after having completed the objection procedure and after having been successfully examined by the competent national or regional authorities in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures for the Association Council.

(4)Costa Rica submitted to the Union a request to add one new geographical indication to Part B of Annex XVIII to the Agreement. The Union completed the objection procedure and the examination of that new geographical indication.

(5)El Salvador submitted to the Union a request to add ten new geographical indications to Part B of Annex XVIII to the Agreement. The Union completed the objection procedure and the examination of those new geographical indications.

(6)Pursuant to Article 6 of the Agreement, the Association Council established pursuant to Article 4 of the Agreement has the power to modify the list of geographical indications set out in Annex XVIII to the Agreement.

(7)Article 274 of the Agreement establishes a Sub-Committee on Intellectual Property, which may recommend, for approval by the Association Council, modifications of the list of geographical indications set out in Annex XVIII to the Agreement.

(8)On 13 June 2022, the Sub-Committee on Intellectual Property assessed the information in relation to the additional geographical indication of Costa Rica and El Salvador and recommended to the Association Council to modify Part B of Annex XVIII to the Agreement accordingly.

(9)Part B of Annex XVIII to the Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly and the amendments should be approved on behalf of the Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Country	Name	Products
Costa Rica	Tarrazú	Coffee
El Salvador	Café Alotepec	Coffee
El Salvador	Café Bálsamo Quezaltepec	Coffee
El Salvador	Café Cacahuatique	Coffee
El Salvador	Café Chichontepec	Coffee
El Salvador	Café Tecapa Chinameca	Coffee
El Salvador	Camarón Bahía de Jiquilisco	Shrimp
El Salvador	Chaparro	Grain-based distilled spirit drink
El Salvador	Jocote Barón Rojo San Lorenzo	Fresh fruit
El Salvador	Loroco San Lorenzo	Fresh vegetable
El Salvador	Pupusa de Arroz de Olocuilta	Thick griddle flatbread (tortilla) made with rice

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