Geographical Indications-Official Text
Agreement on Rules of Orgin (WTO)
Submitted by Katherine on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 13:11Members,
Noting that Ministers on 20 September 1986 agreed that the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations shall aim to "bring about further liberalization and expansion of world trade", "strengthen the role of GATT" and "increase the responsiveness of the GATT system to the evolving international economic environment";
Desiring to further the objectives of GATT 1994;
Regulations Under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration
Submitted by Zhong Yi on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 15:18(as in force on April 1, 2002)
LIST OF RULES
CHAPTER 1: General Provisions
Rule 1: Abbreviated Expressions
Rule 2: Calculation of Time Limits
Rule 3: Working Languages
Rule 4: Competent Authority
CHAPTER 2: International Applications
Rule 5: Requirements Concerning the International Application
Rule 6: Irregular Applications
CHAPTER 3: International Registration
Rule 7: Entry of the Appellation of Origin in the International Register
Rule 8: Date of International Registration
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
Submitted by Zhong Yi on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 15:12of October 31, 1958, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and as amended on September 28, 1979
Article 1
[Establishment of a Special Union; Protection of Appellations of Origin Registered at the International Bureau] *1
(1) The countries to which this Agreement applies constitute a Special Union within the framework of the Union for the Protection of Industrial Property.
