Article 100
In the application of the provisions of this Law, “trade indication”
means any clarification connected directly or indirectly with the
following:
(1) Number, quantity, dimension, measure, capacity or weight of any
products.
(2) Place or country in which the products were manufactured or
produced.
(3) Method of manufacturing or producing the products.
(4) Elements and components of which the products are composed.
(5) Name or capacity of the producer or manufacturer.
(6) Patents or any other industrial property rights, or any commercial
or industrial concessions, awards or distinctions.
(7) The name or form under which certain goods are usually known.
Article 101
Trade indications shall be factual in all aspects, whether placed on
the products, packaging, invoices, correspondence, advertisements or
other means used for offering the products to the public, or whether
on signboards, inside the shops or in warehouses.
Article 102
No mention may be made of medals, diplomas, awards or honorary
distinctions, except in relation to the products in respect of which
such distinctions apply, or in relation to the persons who, or
commercial names which, acquired those distinctions, or their
successors. Such mention should include correct indications of the date,
nature of the awards, the authority and the occasion on which they were
granted.
A person who participates with others in exhibiting products may not
use for his own products the distinctions granted jointly to the
exhibited products, unless he indicates in a clear manner the source
and nature of such distinctions.
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