Geographical indications in Tunisia

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

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 OriginGI NameProduct typeRegistration date[4]TypeProtection outside Tunisia
TunisiaCôteaux d’UtiquewineAOC
TunisiaCôteaux de Tebourbawine23 July 1973AOCLisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
TunisiaDeglet Nour Tunisiennedate15 June 2012IP
Tunisiaتين دجبة / Figues de Djebbafig5 June 2012AOCLisbon Agreement parties (but acceptance procedure still running)
TunisiaGrand Cru MornagwineAOC
TunisiaGrenade de Gabèspomegranate13 February 2009IP
TunisiaHuile d’olive de Monastirolive oil2 December 2010IP
Tunisiaزيت زيتون تبرسق / Huile d’Olive Téboursoukolive oil8 January 2018AOCLisbon Agreement parties, except Mexico and EU members
TunisiaKelibia/Vin Muscat de Kelibia/Muscat de Kelibia “A.O.C.”wine18 September 1958AOCLisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
TunisiaMenthe «El Ferch»rosemary (dried leaves)15 June 2012IP
TunisiaMornag V.D.Q.Swine19 May 1973AOC (VDQS)Lisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
TunisiaMuscat de Thibar “A.O.C.”Muscatel wine18 September 1958AOCLisbon Agreement parties, except Iran
TunisiaPomme de Sbibaapple13 February 2009IP
TunisiaSidi Salemwine23 July 1973AOCLisbon Agreement parties, except Iran

Protection of foreign geographical indications

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
  1. "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. "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.
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