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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2024/1156 of 12 April 2024 on the conclusion, 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 othernote, and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas:
(1)The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the othernote, signed at Tegucigalpa on 29 June 2012, has entered into force on 1 May 2024.
(2)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 been successfully examined by the competent national or regional authorities in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures of the Association Council.
(3)On 29 October 2024, Costa Rica has submitted to the Union a request to add one new geographical indication to Part B of Annex XVIII to the Agreement. The Commission has completed the objection procedure after having successfully examined that new geographical indication.
(4)Pursuant to Articles 6 and 247 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.
(5)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.
(6)On 3 June 2026, the Sub-Committee on Intellectual Property concluded, following prior assessment of the information provided in relation to the new geographical indication of Costa Rica, to complete through a written procedure the recommendation to the Association Council to modify the list of geographical indications set out in Annex XVIII to the Agreement accordingly.
(7)Part B of Annex XVIII to the Agreement should therefore be modified accordingly and the modification should be approved on behalf of the Union,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1#
The modification of Part of B of Annex XVIII to the Agreement set out in the draft Decision of the Association Council, are hereby approved on behalf of the Union.The draft Decision of the Association Council is attached to this Decision.
Article 2#
The representative of the Union in the Association Council is authorised to approve the Decision of the Association Council on behalf of the Union.
Article 3#
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.After its adoption, the Decision of the Association Council shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
| Country | Name | Products |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Queso Turrialba | Cheese |
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