10th Anniversary for the GI protection kicks off

2009/10/29

On October 27, the 10th anniversary for the GI protection was held by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC (GAQSIQ) in Beijing.

It is learnt that, the GAQSIQ has received 1,070 applications of geographic indication (GI) up to September, 2009, and 932 GIs obtained the special protection. Products applied ranged from wine, wine spirit, yellow wine, tea, fruit, flower, craftwork, condiment, Chinese traditional medicine, to aquatic products and meat, covering 30 provinces and municipalities.
Diplomatic envoys to China from European Union, France, Britain, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico and other countries, representatives from departments of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine, industry association and enterprises, and scholars from home and abroad participated in the activity, over 200 persons.
                                                                                                Source: IPR in China