Considerations on COM(2024)475 -

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dossier COM(2024)475 - .
document COM(2024)475
date October 21, 2024
 
(1) The Council Decision of 30 November 20171 authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the CARIFORUM States for an agreement on the protection of geographical indications. This Decision was based on Article 145 of the CARIFORUM Agreement2.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 lays down a system for the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products. That Regulation entered into force on 16 November 2023. The CARIFORUM States have expressed interest in negotiations which would include non-agricultural products.

(3) The Annex to the Decision of 30 November 2017 should be amended to provide additional negotiating directives on craft and industrial products,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Annex to the Council Decision of 30 November 2017 authorising the opening of negotiations with the CARIFORUM States for an agreement on the protection of geographic indications based on Article 145 of the CARIFORUM Agreement is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

1Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, OJ L289/3, 30.10. 2008, p. I/3.

1Council Decision of 30 November 2017 authorising the opening of negotiations with the CARIFORUM States for an agreement on the protection of geographic indications based on Article 145 of the CARIFORUM Agreement, 14072/17.

2Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other, OJ L 289, 30.10.2008, p. I/3, ELI: data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2008/805/oj.

3Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753, OJ L 2023/2411, 27.10.2023, ELI: data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2411/oj.

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