13/02/2019 –  The European Parliament adopts the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA)

thumb banner eu singapore share enOn 13 February, the European Parliament adopted the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA). The European Council will have to approve the agreement as well for it to enter into force.

Check here the list of the EU GIs that will be able to seek protection in Singapore after the EUSFTA entry into force (no direct recognition is provided via the agreement) – On the Singapore GIs law and registry, please check the Policy and Advocacy section of the oriGIn website 

 

This summary has been extracted from an “oriGIn Alert”, which is a service reserved exclusively to oriGIn members.  Click here to join oriGIn 

For more information about bilateral and plurilateral agreements covering GIs see the concerning category in the section Policy and Advocacy 

 

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