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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 title
An 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