DECISION No 5/2014 OF THE EU-CENTRAL AMERICA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of 7 November 2014
on the geographical indications to be included in Annex XVIII of the Agreement [2015/1219]
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:
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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. |
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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 CA 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:
Sole Article
Amendment of Annex XVIII
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 be adopted through written procedure. It shall enter into force 90 days after the date of reception by the Secretariat of this Decision duly signed by all the Parties.
Done at San José, Costa Rica on 7 November 2014.
For the Association Council,
For the CA Party,
For Costa Rica
For El Salvador
Por Guatemala
For Honduras
For Nicaragua
For Panamá
For the EU Party,
