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Ordinance of May 28, 1997, on the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications in Respect of Agricultural Products and Processed Agricultural Products (status as of January 1, 2008), Switzerland
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Year of Version
2008
Dates
Status as of:
January 1, 2008
Entry into force:
July 1, 1997
Issued:
May 28, 1997
Type of Text
Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter
Geographical Indications
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The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This Ordinance specifies the types of appellation which may be registered, the protection afforded to them, registration procedures and control requirements: definitions of registered appellation of origin and protected geographical indication, generic names, registration procedure (persons entitled to file applications for registration, content of the application, specifications, decision, opposition, registration and publication, etc.), control, etc.
Most recent amendments in respect of GIs:
Articles 1 to 4, 4b, 5 to 7, 8a, 12, 16, 16a, 17, 17a and 19 to 23: adopted on November 14, 2007 and entered into effect on January 1, 2008 (RO 2007 6109).
There are two reasons for these amendments:
- Since the entry into effect of the Ordinance, a number of difficulties and shortcomings concerning its implementation have become apparent when registration applications are processed or changes made to specifications;
- the express inclusion in the Ordinance of a registration procedure for foreign appellations of origin.'
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German
Verordnung vom 28. Mai 1997 über den Schutz von Ursprungsbezeichnungen und geographischen Angaben für landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse und verarbeitete landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse (stand am 1. Januar 2008)
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French
Ordonnance du 28 mai 1997 concernant la protection des appellations d'origine et des indications géographiques des produits agricoles et des produits agricoles transformés (état le 1er janvier 2008)
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Italian
Ordinanza del 28 maggio 1997 sulla protezione delle denominazioni di origine e delle indicazioni geografiche dei prodotti agricoli e dei prodotti agricoli trasformati (stato 1° gennaio 2008)
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/G/15
WIPO Lex No.
CH162