This Act regulates the legal protection of geographical indications used to designate goods and services of natural, agricultural, handicraft or industrial origin, except the geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products, foodstuffs and alcoholic beverages protected at Community level. The Ministry of Rural Affairs shall perform the national operations provided in Council Regulation (EU) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, pp. 1-8) and the operations prescribed with regard to the geographical indications and designations of origin of alcoholic beverages protected at Community level. The Act further provides for bases for legal protection of geographical indications; differences of legal protection of geographical indications for alcoholic beverages; registration of geographical indication; contestation and protection of rights; and state supervision.
Estonia · 1999-12-15