oriGIn | Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network

Latest News

13/01/2010 - oriGIn Flash "Questions to be Addressed in Response to the Survey on the Lisbon System"

oriGIn contributed to the WIPO Survey on the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

25/02/2010 -oriGIn Flash "Alliance Habanos-Tequila"

On 25 February the partnership Habanos-Tequila was formally established by signing an agreement between the two institutions Habanos SA and the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT).

20/12/2009 - oriGIn Newsletter Vol.10

20/12/2009 - Read the oriGIn Newsletter and find out about: the IV General Assembly, the debate on the EU Green Paper on Quality and other interesting activities

18/02/2010: Lunch-time presentation on GIs and sustainable development: The FAO Guide "Linking people, places and products"

18/02/2010 - oriGIn – the Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network - organized a lunch-time presentation on: GIs and sustainable development: The FAO Guide “Linking people, places and products” at the Palais de Nations, Geneva

Welcome to the new website oriGIn

Parmigiano-Reggiano oriGIn, the Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network, is a Swiss-based NGO that represents 150 organizations and over two-million GI producers, from some 40 countries.

How to become a member

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Electronic forum on GIs

Viande_sche_du_Valais_IGP The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development ACP-EU (CTA) and oriGIn have launched an Electronic Forum on GIs.