Commission Decision of 8 December 2023 approving, on behalf of the European Union, the amendments to Annex 14-B of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership

The amendment to Annex 14-B to the Agreement set out in the draft Decision of the Joint Committee, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union. The text of the amending Agreement, in the form of a draft Decision of the Joint Committee, is attached to this Decision.

The representative of the European Union in the Joint Committee is authorised to approve the adoption of the Decision of the Joint Committee on behalf of the European Union.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The amending Agreement in the Annex, in the form of the Decision of the Joint Committee, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union after its adoption by the Joint Committee.

In Section B of Part 1 of Annex 14-B to the Agreement, the GIs listed in Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list of GIs of Japan.

This Decision is drawn up in duplicate. Article 1 and Annex to this Decision are drawn up in duplicate in the authentic languages of the Agreement provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 23.8 of the Agreement, all texts being equally authentic.

This Decision shall be implemented by the Parties as referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 22.2 of the Agreement. The amendments to the Agreement adopted through this Decision shall be confirmed by and enter into force upon the exchange of diplomatic notes in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 23.2 of the Agreement.