Law, any person infringing the provisions of Articles 9, 16, 19(2), 26 and 27 of this Law shall
be punished with a fine ranging from 1,000 to 20,000 dinars.
In the case of a repeat offense, this penalty shall be doubled.
Chapter VII
Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions
35. Following the entry into force of this Law and for a period not exceeding three
years, the marketing of products bearing references to particular geographical regions likely to
allude to an controlled appellation of origin or an indication of source may be authorized,
provided that these products have been marketed with the references in question for a period
of at least three years and their labels clearly prove their real origin.
Once this period has elapsed, the products concerned shall comply with the provisions
of this Law.
36. The benefit of an controlled appellation of origin or an indication of source shall be
subject to the payment of a contribution, the amount and procedures for collection and use of
which shall be fixed by decree on a proposal by the Minister of Agriculture.
In addition, any producer, processor or manufacturer who has benefited from an
controlled appellation of origin or an indication of source shall pay a fee to the supervision
and certification body for services rendered, as provided for by Article 24 of this Law. This
fee shall be fixed by joint agreement between the supervision and certification body and the
beneficiary of its services.
37. The Decree of January 10, 1957 regulating Appellations of Origin for Wines,
Liqueurs and Spirits is hereby repealed.
However, the texts implementing the Decree shall remain in force until they are
replaced by the provisions specified by this Law.
This Law shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia and
enforced as State Law.
Tunis, June 28, 1999.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Note: Translation by the International Bureau of WIPO.
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Preparatory work :
Discussion and adoption by the Chamber of Deputies at its session of June 24, 1999.
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