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Article L721-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code

A geographical indication is the name of a geographical area or a specific place used to designate a product, other than an agricultural, forestry, food or seafood product, which originates there and possesses a specific quality, a reputation or other characteristics that can be essentially attributed to that geographical origin. The conditions of production or processing of this product, such as cutting, extraction or manufacture, comply with a specification approved by decision taken pursuant to Article L. 411-4.
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Article L721-2
Constitue une indication géographique la dénomination d’une zone géographique ou d’un lieu déterminé servant à désigner un produit, autre qu’agricole, forestier, alimentaire ou de la mer, qui en est originaire et qui possède une qualité déterminée, une réputation ou d’autres caractéristiques qui peuvent être attribuées essentiellement à cette origine géographique. Les conditions de production ou de transformation de ce produit, telles que la découpe, l’extraction ou la fabrication, respectent un cahier des charges homologué par décision prise en application de l’article L. 411-4.

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