Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin used on Agricultural Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

12. Rejection of application for registration
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The Executive Officer shall reject an application for registration as a South African GI, South African designation of origin, foreign GI or foreign designation of origin, excluding foreign GIs and foreign designations of origin that form part of international agreements, if—

 

(a)the additional information requested in terms of regulation 9(2)(b) was not submitted, or only submitted after the sixty (60) days period had lapsed;

 

(b)no counter-statement was received within the prescribed period referred to in regulation 11(3)(a); or

 

(c)the application for registration has been opposed and the objection has not been resolved in favour of the producer or group of producers that applied.