Protection of Geographical Indications Act (No. 13 of 1999). Country/Territory Dominica Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette, 14 pp. Long titleAn Act to provide for the protection of geographical indications and for matters related thereto. Subject Food & nutrition, General Keyword Framework law Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Viticulture/oenological practices Certification Registration Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act makes provision for the recognition, registration, use and protection of geographical indications, i.e. identifications for goods originating in a specific territory where there exists a particular quality or particular characteristic of such goods essentially attributable to their origin. Full text English Website www.dominica.gov.dm References - Legislation Amended by Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act ( No. 13 of 2008). Legislation | Dominica | 2008 Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Certification, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX