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Geographical Indications (Amendment) Regulations, No. 1 of 2020

Made 2020-10-09 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Country
Zimbabwe
Subjects
Food and nutrition
Keywords
food safety and quality, packaging/labelling, certification, registration, fees/royalties, geographical indication

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  1. S.I. 174 of 2020 1457 Statutory Instrument 236 of 2020. [CAP. 26:06 Geographical Indications (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 1) IT is hereby notifi ed that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of section 44 of the Geographical Indications Act [Chapter 26:06], made the following regulations:— 1. These regulations may be cited as the Geographical Indications (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 1). 2. The First Schedule to the Industrial Designs Regulations, 2016, published in Statutory Instrument 70 of 2016, is repealed and substituted with the following— “FIRST SCHEDULE (Sections 2, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15) FEES Matter proceedings Local US$ ZWL$ Application to register a geographical indication . . . 200 1 500 Request for amendment of application documents . . . 40 400 Request for correction of error in the application documents 40 400 Filing of an opposition to the registration of a geographical indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 1 500 On a Counter Statement in terms of section 18(4) . . . 80 800 On request for the registration of a geographical indication in terms of section 19 of the Act . . . . . . . . 80 800 Request for a cancellation of a registration of a geographical indication fi led by persons on whose the application a geographical indication was registered . . . . . 80 800 Request for certifi ed copies of extracts from Register per page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 400 Request for inspection of the fi le . . . . . . . . . 20 400 Request for extension of time . . . . . . . . . . . 20 600 For renewal of registration– for geographical indication at the expiry of the last registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 1 500” Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated the 9th October, 2020. Printed by the Government Printer, Harare. Armorial Bearings, Names, Uniforms and Badges (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 14) 1458 Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated the 9th October, 2020. Printed by the Government Printer, Harare. Statutory Instrument 236 of 2020. [CAP. 26:06 Geographical Indications (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 1) IT is hereby notifi ed that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of section 44 of the Geographical Indications Act [Chapter 26:06], made the following regulations:— 1. These regulations may be cited as the Geographical Indications (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 1). 2. The First Schedule to the Industrial Designs Regulations, 2016, published in Statutory Instrument 70 of 2016, is repealed and substituted with the following— “FIRST SCHEDULE (Sections 2, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15) FEES Matter proceedings Local US$ ZWL$ Application to register a geographical indication . . . 200 1 500 Request for amendment of application documents . . . 40 400 Request for correction of error in the application documents 40 400 Filing of an opposition to the registration of a geographical indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 1 500 On a Counter Statement in terms of section 18(4) . . . 80 800 On request for the registration of a geographical indication in terms of section 19 of the Act . . . . . . . . 80 800 Request for a cancellation of a registration of a geographical indication fi led by persons on whose the application a geographical indication was registered . . . . . 80 800 Request for certifi ed copies of extracts from Register per page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 400 Request for inspection of the fi le . . . . . . . . . 20 400 Request for extension of time . . . . . . . . . . . 20 600 For renewal of registration– for geographical indication at the expiry of the last registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 1 500” Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated the 9th October, 2020. Printed by the Government Printer, Harare. 1457 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw; website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.

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