GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
November 1st, 2001
Keith NuthallTHE WORLD Trade Organisation has agreed to speed up its work towards creating a multilateral registration system for geographical indications of wines and spirits, a proposal that has been bogged down in technical discussions for years.At its summit in Qatar, the WTO imposed a deadline on this task of the next ministerial meeting of the organisation, which must happen by the end of the year 2003.The decision paves the way for intense negotiations on whether such a register should have legal authority, with member countries banned from using a ...
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