The Detailed Working Rules for the Protection of Geographically Indicated Products entered into force on 21 May 2009.
There are 33 articles in total, which aim to further clarify how to protect geographically indicated products based on the Provisions on the Protection of Geographically Indicated Products.
The key points are as follows:
The products that the party may apply for protection given to geographically indicated products include: products planted and/or cultivated in a specific region; products produced by specific processes in the origin of the products.
The products that the party may not apply for protection given to geographically indicated products include: products that pollute the environment or damage health; products that have their names become generic ones; products with features not related to the local natural and cultural factors; products with a hard-to-define geographical origin.
If a producer within the scope of origin of a geographically indicated product needs to use the special mark for the geographically indicated product, they shall apply to the regulatory authority.