Act on Protection of the Names of Specified Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuffs (Act No. 84). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry Keyword Agricultural commodities Consumer protection Registration Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Fish products Packaging/labelling Non-timber products Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to secure the profits of producers of specific agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foodstuffs by establishing a system concerning the protection of the names of such products products and foodstuffs based on Annex 1C (Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and thereby to contribute to the development of agricultural, forestry and fishery industries and relevant industries as well as to protect the interests of customers. The text consists of 32 articles divided into 5 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Protection of the names of specific agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foodstuffs (II); Registration (III); Miscellaneous provisions (IV); Penal provisions (V). Full text English/Japanese Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Protection of Names of Specific Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuff (No. 58). Legislation | Japan | 2015 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Consumer protection, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Fish products, Packaging/labelling, Non-timber products Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order for Enforcement of the Act on Protection of Names of Specific Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Foodstuff (No. 227). Legislation | Japan | 2014 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Consumer protection, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Fish products, Aquatic animals, Packaging/labelling, Non-timber products Source: FAO, FAOLEX