Protection of Geographical Indications Act 2002 (No. 17 of 2002). Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the protection of geographical indications Subject Food & nutrition, General Keyword Framework law Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Intellectual property rights/patents Viticulture/oenological practices Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act makes provision for the registration and protection of geographical indications, i.e. an indication which identifies a good as originating in the territory of a country, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin. Full text English Website legislation.to References - Legislation Implemented by Protection of Geographical Indications Regulations. Legislation | Tonga | 2009 Keyword: Procedural matters, Registration, Royalties/fees, Intellectual property rights/patents, Viticulture/oenological practices Source: FAO, FAOLEX