Council Decision (EU) 2024/1156 of 12 April 2024 on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2024/1156
• Articles: 6

Article 1

The Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other  ( 3 ) , is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to give the notification provided for in Article 353, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement.

Article 3

For the purposes of Article 247 of the Agreement, modifications of the Agreement through decisions of the Association Council, as proposed by the Sub-Committee on Intellectual Property on geographical indications, shall be approved by the Commission on behalf of the European Union. Where interested parties cannot reach agreement following objections relating to a geographical indication, the Commission shall adopt a position on the basis of the procedure laid down in Article 15(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006  ( 4 ) .

Article 4

1.   A name protected under Annex XVIII of the Agreement (Protected Geographical Indications) may be used by any operator marketing agricultural products, foodstuffs, wines, aromatised wines or spirits conforming to the corresponding specification.

2.   The Member States and the institutions of the European Union shall enforce the protection provided for in Article 246 of the Agreement, including at the request of an interested party.

Article 5

The Agreement shall not be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations which can be directly invoked before Union or Member State courts and tribunals.

Article 6

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