Paragraph 1 Composition and Chair

The Working Group on Geographical Indications (‘the GI Working Group’) established pursuant to Article 15.3.1(g) 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 (‘the Agreement’) shall perform its duties as provided for in Article 10.25 of the Agreement.

The GI Working Group shall be composed of representatives of the Republic of Korea (‘Korea’) on the one hand, and representatives of the European Union, on the other hand.

Pursuant to Article 15.3.3 of the Agreement, the GI Working Group shall be co-chaired by representatives of Korea and the European Union.

Each co-chair may delegate all or any of the functions of co-chair to a nominated deputy, in which case all references hereafter to the co-chair shall apply equally to the nominated deputy.

Each co-chair shall designate a contact point for all matters relating to the GI Working Group. Those contact points shall be jointly responsible for the secretarial duties of the GI Working Group.