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Geographical indications in Tunisia

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Geographical Indications in Tunisia are a form of intellectual property available for "natural or processed agricultural and food products".[1] Geographical indications can be registered based on the Law No. 99-57 of June 28, 1999, on Controlled Appellations of Origin and Indications of Source of Agricultural Products[1] Registrations is possible as a Appellation of Origin (Appellation d'origine contrôlée, AOC) or as an Indication of Source (Indication de Provenance, IP).[1]

Tunisia is a party to the Lisbon Agreement, but not to its Geneva protocol and thus a large number of foreign Geographical indications is protected in Tunisia, while 7 Tunisian Geographical indications is protected in other Lisbon Agreement parties.[2]

Registered Geographical Indications

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As of August 2021, 14 products are protected through Geographical Indications, 7 of which are also protected in the member states of the Lisbon Agreements. Most of them are Tunisian wines. The list of Tunisian GIs is shown below:[3][2]

Country of Origin GI Name Product type Registration date[4] Type Protection outside Tunisia
Tunisia Côteaux d’Utique wine AOC
Tunisia Côteaux de Tebourba wine 23 July 1973 AOC Lisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
Tunisia Deglet Nour Tunisienne date 15 June 2012 IP
Tunisia تين دجبة / Figues de Djebba fig 5 June 2012 AOC Lisbon Agreement parties (but acceptance procedure still running)
Tunisia Grand Cru Mornag wine AOC
Tunisia Grenade de Gabès pomegranate 13 February 2009 IP
Tunisia Huile d’olive de Monastir olive oil 2 December 2010 IP
Tunisia زيت زيتون تبرسق / Huile d’Olive Téboursouk olive oil 8 January 2018 AOC Lisbon Agreement parties, except Mexico and EU members
Tunisia Kelibia/Vin Muscat de Kelibia/Muscat de Kelibia “A.O.C.” wine 18 September 1958 AOC Lisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
Tunisia Menthe «El Ferch» rosemary (dried leaves) 15 June 2012 IP
Tunisia Mornag V.D.Q.S wine 19 May 1973 AOC (VDQS) Lisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
Tunisia Muscat de Thibar “A.O.C.” Muscatel wine 18 September 1958 AOC Lisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
Tunisia Pomme de Sbiba apple 13 February 2009 IP
Tunisia Sidi Salem wine 23 July 1973 AOC Lisbon Agreement parties, except Iran

Protection of foreign geographical indications

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Tunisia is a party to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration since 1973. Under the agreement states an submit geographical indications for protection in all member states. Protection is granted, unless a member state objects within 1 year. As Tunisia has not objected to any of the geographical indications, all 933 (as of September 2021) geographical indications registered over 1 year ago are protected in Tunisia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Law No. 99-57 of June 28, 1999, on Controlled Appellations of Origin and Indications of Source of Agricultural Products". government of Tunisia. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Lisbon Express. Search results". WIPO. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "oriGIn Worldwide GIs Compilation". oriGIn View. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ "EXPERIENCE TUNISIENNE DANS LE DOMAINE DES INDICATIONS GEOGRAPHIQUES" (PDF). AOC-IP.tn. Retrieved 12 September 2021.