Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, who will oversee the examination and opposition procedure for the UK’s proposed geographical indications under the provisions of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

The Japanese authorities overseeing the examination and opposition procedure for the UK’s proposed geographical indications (GIs) are, for agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foodstuff, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF); and, for liquor products, the National Tax Agency (NTA). The UK Government will work closely with Japan at each stage of the process to provide information to support successful passage of the UK GIs through the Japanese system.