Geographical Indications in Asia Problems in implementation

							Geographical Indications in Asia
   Institutional framework
 Results from FAO questionnaires
• Questionnaires sent out with the official
  FAO-EC letter of invitation
• 22 completed questionnaires received and
  two blanks: 63% response rate
• 15 countries contributed out of 17 invited
Countries using identification tool
 Collective trademark


                  GI


             Country


            Tradition


   Geographical area


               None


                DOP


                        0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9
Governments declaring objectives
      of legal framework
        Promote rural
        development


          Ensure fair
          competition


   Protect natural and
    cultural heritage


         Develop new
           markets


          Protect the
          consumer


                         0   2   4   6   8   10   12   14   16
Countries where products are
concerned by legal framework
      Agricultural




      Processed




       Handicraft



      Wines and
       spirits



  Herbal medicine


                     0   2   4   6   8   10   12   14
              Applications status
Country        Number of       Number of    Registered /
               successful      applicants   applications
               registrations
Bhutan         0               0            n.a.
Cambodia
Philippines
India          10              100          10%
Pakistan       1               10           10%
Indonesia      1               9            11%
Mongolia       2               10           20%
China          172             816          21%
Viet Nam       13              39           33%
First conclusions and questions
• How do countries choose which tool to use?
• Main objectives: both local development and fair
  competition in international markets
• Total number of applications varies
• Ratio registered / applications is not correlated
  to total number of applications
  – Possible explanation: long scrutiny process
  – Industry stakeholders are preparing their application
    carefully