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Public Notice of Cancellation of Designation (Dated January 1, 2021)

【Name of the international agreement】
Agreement between The European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (“Japan-EU EPA”)

【Reason for cancellation】
During the transition period which is stipulated in “Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community”, international agreements between Japan and the European Union (“EU”) were interpreted as including the United Kingdom as a member of the EU in accordance with “Ministry of Foreign Affairs Notice No.25, February 2020”. Therefore, during the transition period, the following geographical indications were protected by the Japan - EU EPA. However,the transition period was expired on January 1, 2021, and those geographical indications were not protected by the Japan - EU EPA, and it fell under the reason of cancellation of desgnation stipulated in the Japan’s Act on protection of geographical indications.

Scottish Farmed Salmon


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Expiry Date
 January 1, 2021
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Publication No. /
Designated date
 NO.69 / February 1, 2019
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Contracting Partner
 EU
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Category of products  Class 4: Products of Aquatic Origin (Salmon)
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Name
 Scottish Farmed Salmon
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Country
 The United Kingdom








West Country farmhouse Cheddar cheese


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Expiry Date
 January 1, 2021
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Publication No. / 
Designated date
 No.70 / February 1, 2019
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Contracting partner
 EU
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Category of products
 Class 6: Processed Products of Livestock Origin (Natural cheese)
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Name
 West Country farmhouse Cheddar cheese
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Counry
 The United Kingdom


White Stilton cheese / Blue Stilton cheese

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Expiry Date
 January 1, 2021
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Punlication No. /
Designated date
 No.71 / February 1, 2019
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Contracting partner
 EU
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Category of products
 Class 6: Processed Products of Livestock Origin (Natural cheese)
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Name
 White Stilton cheese / Blue Stilton cheese
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Country
 The United Kingdom

Contact

Intellectual Property Division, Export and International Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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Tel: +81-3-6744-2062
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