Notifying Member

New Zealand

Details of the notified legal text

Title

European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024

Subject matter

Geographical indications; Enforcement

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/NZL/24_02717_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/NZL/G/3

Brief description of the notified legal text

The European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 amended the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 to, inter alia:

a)     rename the legislation as the Geographical Indications Registration Act 2006;

b)     register 2,197 European geographical indications (GIs) required to be protected in         New Zealand under the New Zealand European Free Trade Agreement;

c)     extend the scope of protection for registered GIs to include transliterations of registered GIs;         and

d)     set out new civil and administrative enforcement measures, procedures and remedies to         address misuse of registered GIs, including providing border protection measures consistent         with Articles 51 to 60 of the WTO TRIPS Agreement.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

1 May 2024

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

18 April 2024

Other information

The text of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 is available here: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2024/0010/latest/LMS912432.html?src=qs

Agency or authority responsible

New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment