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Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry 14-December-2016 15:14 IST
260 products have been registered as Geographical Indications (GIs) since 2003. Geographical Indications are covered as an element of Intellectual Property Rights under the TRIPS Agreement. The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property does not mention Geographical Indications; however, Appellations of Origin, which are a particular kind of Geographical Indications, are covered under the Paris Convention. There is no Geographical Indication registered in the name of Bhut Jolokia green chillies. A list of products from North Eastern States registered as Geographical Indications is enclosed at Annexure -A. This information was given by the Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today ******** MJPS ANNEXURE-A ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNQUESTION NO. 3057 FOR ANSWER ON 14TH DECEMBER, 2016.
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