Council Decision (EU) 2022/1975 of 13 October 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Trade Committee established by the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part as regards the amendment of Annexes 10-A and 10-B to the Agreement

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Trade Committee established by Article 15.1 of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea of the other part as regards the amendment to Annexes 10-A and 10-B to the Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the Trade Committee attached to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

References to EU and Korean legislation in Chapter 10, Section B, Sub-section C ‘Geographical Indications’ footnotes (51), (53)-(55) in the version of the Agreement published in the EU or the same footnotes numbered as (2), (4)-(6) in the version of the Agreement published in Korea , shall be deemed to be references to that legislation as amended or replaced in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.

Annexes 10-A and 10-B to the Agreement are amended as follows: (1) addition of the geographical indications listed in Annex II to this Decision under the corresponding list of geographical indications of the respective Member State in Part A of Annex 10-A to the Agreement; (2) addition of the geographical indications listed in Annex III to this Decision under the corresponding list of geographical indications of Korea in Part B of Annex 10-A to the Agreement; (3) addition of the geographical indications listed in Annex IV to this Decision under the corresponding list of geographical indications of the respective Member State in Section 1 and Section 2 of Part A of Annex 10-B to the Agreement; (4) addition of the geographical indications listed in Annex V to this Decision under the corresponding list of geographical indications of Korea in Part B of Annex 10-B to the Agreement; (5) removal of the geographical indications ‘Pacharán’ (Spain), ‘Polska Wiśniówka/Polish Cherry’ (Poland) and ‘Scotch Whisky’ (United Kingdom) from the list of geographical indications in Section 2 of Part A of Annex 10-B to the Agreement; (6) removal of the geographical indications ‘Seosan Garlic (서산마늘)’, ‘Muan White Lotus Tea (무안백련차)’ and ‘Cheongyang Powdered Hot Pepper (청양고춧가루)’, ‘Yeoju Sweet Potato (여주고구마)’ from the list of geographical indications of Korea in Part B of Annex 10-A to the Agreement; and (7) replacement of the geographical indications which underwent name changes in the list of geographical indications of the respective Member State in Part A of Annex 10-A to the Agreement with the corresponding names of geographical indications listed in Annex VI to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications through diplomatic channels certifying that they have completed their respective applicable legal requirements and procedures necessary for its entry into force.