5. Homonymous geographical indications for wines
Feedback & supportSubject to section 3(3), any interested party of wines identified by homonymous geographical indications may take action under section 3 against the carrying out of an act to which that section applies.
interested party
“interested party”, in relation to goods identified by a geographical indication, means a producer of the goods, a trader of the goods, or an association of such producers or traders or of such producers and traders;
Any interested party of wines identified by homonymous geographical indications may apply to the Court for a declaration of the practical conditions under which the geographical indications are to be differentiated from one another.
The Court shall, in making a declaration under subsection (2), take into account —
the need to ensure equitable treatment of all the interested parties concerned; and
the need to ensure that consumers are not misled.