Law No. 588-XIII on trademarks and geographic appellations. Pays/Territoire Moldova, République de Type du document Législation Date 1995 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Traçabilité/traçage du produit Enregistrement Certification Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Aire géographique CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Résumé This Law regulates relations originating from registration, legal protection and use of trademarks and geographic appellations. Geographic appellation shall be the name of the country, region or inhabited locality (geographic area), and also historic name thereof the particular properties of which are determined exclusively or predominantly by natural or ethnographic factors proper to this particular geographic area. The Act consists of six Sections divided into 37 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) registration of trademarks and geographic appellations; (3) use of trademarks and geographic appellations; (4) cessation of legal protection of trademarks and geographic appellations; (5) conclusive provisions; and (6) transitional provisions. Geographic appellations can be registered by one or more legal or natural persons operating in this geographic area. Registration certificate shall be issued for registered trademarks and geographic appellations. Geographic appellation that is false or misleading consumers shall not be registered. The National Register of trademarks and geographic appellations shall contain representation of trademark or mane of geographic appellation, the list of produce and services covered thereby, description of the basic qualities of commodities and other registration data. Texte intégral Russe Site web www.agravista.md Références - Législation Implementé par Order No. 131 of the State Intellectual Property Agency (AGEPI)regarding application of the Law No. 588-XIII on trademarks and geographic appellations. Législation | Moldova, République de | 2003 Mot clé: Traçabilité/traçage du produit, Enregistrement, Certification, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par Law No.66-XVI “On protection of geographic indications, names of place of origin and guaranteed traditional products. Législation | Moldova, République de | 2008 Mot clé: Traçabilité/traçage du produit, Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets, Transformation/manutention, Enregistrement, Règlement des différends, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Source: FAO, FAOLEX