Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsProtection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin used on Agricultural Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa18. Use of logos, designations and acronyms |
| (1) | Only the following official South African GI logo or South African designation of origin logo, as the case may be, shall be used on the agricultural products enjoying protection as a registered South African GI or South African designation of origin: |
| (2) | The following rules shall apply to the use of the official South African GI logo or South African designation of origin logo: |
| (a) | The dimensions of the logo shall not be smaller than 15mm x 15mm in size. |
| (b) | The logo shall have a space of minimum 4mm around it from the edge of a label, other text or images. |
| (c) | The colour of the logo shall not be changed, i.e. only black and white colours shall be allowed. |
| (d) | The logo shall not be altered, cropped or distorted. |
| (e) | No part of the logo shall be removed. |
| (3) | A registered South African GI or South African designation of origin— |
| (a) | may in addition show the following applicable designation or corresponding acronym in the immediate vicinity of the registered name: |
| (i) | "Protected Geographical Indication" or "Registered Geographical Indication" or "Republic of South Africa GeographicalIndication", or "South African Geographical Indication", or any other designations having a similar meaning; |
| (ii) | "PGI" or "RGI" or "RSA-GI" or "SA-GI"; or |
| (iii) | "Protected Designation of Origin" or "Registered Designation of Origin" or "Republic of South Africa Designation of Origin" or "South African Designation of Origin", or any other designations having a similar meaning; or |
| (iv) | "PDO" or "RDO" or "RSA-DO", or "SA-DO'', or any other acronyms having a similar meaning; and |
| (b) | shall in the same field of view as the registered name show the official South African GI logo or South African designation of origin logo, as the case may be, as depicted in sub-regulation (1). |
| (4) | Imported agricultural products presented for sale under a registered foreign GI or foreign designation of origin, including a registered foreign GI or foreign designation of origin that forms part of an international agreement, that enjoys protection in terms of these regulations may show any GI logo(s) or designation of origin logo(s), designations and acronyms approved for use for such purpose by the competent authority in the country of origin concerned. |