Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - Geographical indications Agenda – 26 November 2019
Meeting of Committee on Geographical indications
Video-conference
26 November 2019
Agenda
- Opening Remarks and Adoption of the Agenda
EU Issues:
- Implementation of CETA: list of companies benefiting from grandfathering clause.
- Level of protection for EU wines and spirits vs. agricultural and food product GIs
- Enforcement of CETA provisions – Rules regarding illegal use of EU GI names in Canada.
- 4.1 General enforcement issues
- 4.2 Cheeses notably Parmesan and Asiago
- 4.3 Wines – use of the term “Champagne”
- 4.4 Use of terms “Irish Cream Liqueur”
- 4.5 Use of the terms “Valpolicella” and “Amarone”
- Update of list of GIs wines and spirits (amendment of Annex III and Iv of the Wine and Spirits agreement
- Corrigendum
- 6.1 Spanish PDO “Jabugo”- previous name Jamón de Huelva
- 6.2 “Prosciutto San Daniele”
Translation of GI names: exporters of “Foie Gras du Sud Ouest » have been required to translate the PGI into “Foie Gras South West”.
Bilateral Issues:
- Update on any pending requests for the registration of GIs from the other party
Canada Issues:
- Overview of recently announced EU-China 100-for-100 GI agreement
- Update on European commission infringement package in respect of GIs (Denmark, Bulgaria)
- Update on Italian investigations concerning GIs
- Update on process to reclassify GI territories in the EU
- Required information to enumerate EU “responsible authorities” for the CETA GIs
- Update on evaluation of the EU quality schemes
- Presentation on the European commission’s development and administration of EU quality schemes for use by stakeholders (logos for PDO, PGI, TSG)
- Process to apply for agricultural product and foodstuff GIs in the EU
- Latest developments on EU legislation on GIs
- Update by Canada: process to request GI protection in Canada
- Any Other Business
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