US embassy cable - 05SANTIAGO1557

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CHILE: FTA WITH THE EU COVERS LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS

Identifier: 05SANTIAGO1557
Wikileaks: View 05SANTIAGO1557 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Santiago
Created: 2005-07-19 19:32:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ECON KIPR OTRA CI ETRD
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001557 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON, KIPR, OTRA, CI, ETRD 
SUBJECT: CHILE: FTA WITH THE EU COVERS LOCAL USE OF 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 131291 
 
1. Chile and the European Union negotiated a free trade 
agreement (FTA) which entered into force on January 1, 2003. 
Trade negotiators addressed the issue of geographic 
indicators in the Chile/EU FTA, primarily affecting Chilean 
wines rather than cheese, meat or other agricultural 
products. 
 
2. In the final text of the agreement, the Chileans agreed to 
phase out the use of European geographic indicators over a 
period of five years for their export market, and twelve 
years for their domestic sales.  Chile, in turn, reserved 
exclusive rights to the term "pisco" although the EU may also 
decide to allow Peru to use this term to describe the 
distilled white wine product.  (There is a long-running 
dispute between Chile and Peru over the origin of pisco and 
ownership of the name.) 
 
3. Comment: Given that the Chileans have already negotiated 
an agreement on the use of geographical indicators with the 
EU, it is unlikely they would oppose the EU's position on the 
issue in the WTO. End Comment. 
YAMAUCHI 

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