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Liquor Products Act 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989, as amended by Liquor Products Amendment Act 1993), South Africa

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Year of Version 1993 Dates Entry into force: July 1, 1990 Adopted: May 17, 1989 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Trade Names, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes The notification by South Africa to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This Act provides for control over the sale and production for sale, the import and export of certain alcoholic products, the composition and properties of such products and the use of certain particulars in connection with the sale of such products.
Section 12 prohibits false or misleading descriptions for liquor products. Geographical indications pertaining to liquor products are, in fact, descriptions of such products and, therefore, if they are false or misleading, this Section may be used to deal with the situation.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English Liquor Products Act 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989, as amended by Liquor Products Amendment Act 1993) PDF HTML
Legislation Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
Liquor Products Amendment 2008 Act (Act No. 32 of 2008) (ZA045)
Liquor Act 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003) (ZA044)

Historical Versions Repeals (1 text(s)) Repeals (1 text(s))
Regulations for the Prohibition of the Use of Certain Names or Descriptions for Wine (ZA012)

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