Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department provided Japan with its list of 70 products for which it is seeking Geographical Indication protection under the terms of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership; and what the planned timescale is for that geographical indication protection to be confirmed by the Japanese government.
On 30th April, the UK will provide Japan with 77 new GIs. These will then go through Japan’s procedures.