Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006.
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Type of law
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Abstract
This Act, consisting of 64 sections and one Schedule, establishes the requirements to register Geographical Indications for Wine and Spirits.
The purposes of this Act are to— (a) contribute to the development and continual growth of, and innovation in, the wine and spirits industries in New Zealand by providing a suitable legal framework for the registration of geographical indications; and (b) provide a sound trading and marketing environment that facilitates, rather than creates barriers to, the trade in wine and spirits; and (c) protect the interests of consumers of wine and spirits in New Zealand by providing assurance that a wine or spirit using a registered geographical indication originates in the territory, region, or locality to which the registered geographical indication relates; and (d) facilitate the purposes set out in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) in a manner consistent with New Zealand’s rights and obligations under the TRIPS Agreement
The Act further contains offences and penalties and provisions of miscellaneous nature.
The purposes of this Act are to— (a) contribute to the development and continual growth of, and innovation in, the wine and spirits industries in New Zealand by providing a suitable legal framework for the registration of geographical indications; and (b) provide a sound trading and marketing environment that facilitates, rather than creates barriers to, the trade in wine and spirits; and (c) protect the interests of consumers of wine and spirits in New Zealand by providing assurance that a wine or spirit using a registered geographical indication originates in the territory, region, or locality to which the registered geographical indication relates; and (d) facilitate the purposes set out in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) in a manner consistent with New Zealand’s rights and obligations under the TRIPS Agreement
The Act further contains offences and penalties and provisions of miscellaneous nature.
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Entry into force notes
Any provision of this Act that is not already in force on 1 July 2018 enters into force on that date.
Notes
The Geographical Indications Act 1994 is repealed.Last amendments up to: Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act Commencement Order 2017 (LI 2017/145). Reprinted as at 27 July 2017.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No