REQUEST FORM FORMULAIRE DE REQUÊTE ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST FORM, AND PROVIDED THE INTERVENTION IS ELIGIBLE, THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU THE DRAFTING OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCES OF THE INTERVENTION. L UNITE DE GESTION DU PROJET REPRENDRA CONTACT AVEC VOUS POUR LA PREPARATION DES TERMES DE REFERENCE POUR L INTERVENTION SUR LA BASE DE CE FORMULAIRE DE REQUETE SI L INTERVENTION PROPOSEE EST ELIGIBLE. NAME OF THE APPLYING ORGANIZATION: NOM DE L ORGANISATION ADDRESS: (Street, Post Code and Country) ADRESSE (rue, code postal et pays) CONTACT PERSON: PERSONNE DE CONTACT FUNCTION OF THE CONTACT PERSON FONCTION EMAIL ADDRESS ADRESSE COURRIEL TELEPHONE TÉLÉPHONE FAX FACCIMILE SKYPE (if any) INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE Rua Consiglieri Pedroso, 165 POBox.1072 MAPUTO MOZAMBIQUE Mr/Mrs Name Forename Mr. Fernando António dos Santos Mr/Mme Nom Prénom Director General fernando.santos@ipi.gov.mz +258 21 354900 +258 21 354944 PARTNER ORGANISATIONS: Please indicate the name of the partner organisations and contact person(s), including their email adresses Merci d indiquer le nom des organisations partenaires, des personnes de contact et leur adresses email Unidade Técnica de Promoção dos Produtos Nacionais UTPPRON (Ministério da Indústria e Comércio) Associations of local producers Page 1 of 7
NAME OF THE REQUEST TITRE DE LA REQUÊTE REGION/COUNTRY CONCERNED PAYS OU REGIONS CONCERNES SECTOR CONCERNED SECTEUR OU THÈME CONCERNÉ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGULATIONS Mozambique Upstream studies and Interventions on the enabling environment and State Owned Enterprises reform (Etudes en amont et interventions sur l environnement facilitant les affaires et la réforme des entreprises publiques) Studies in Investment prospects and financial system development (Etudes sur les potentialités d investissement et le developpement du système financier) Support in the follow-up of recommendations (Actions de mise en œuvre des recommandations des études déjà réalisées). Capacity to relate to relevant and topical themes (Développement d une capacité de réflexion sur des thèmes pertinents et d actualité) HOW THE PROPOSAL IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES? COMMENT LA PROPOSITION EST-ELLE SUSCEPTIBLE DE CONDUIRE A LA PRISE EN COMPTE DES RECOMMANDATIONS ET DE DEBOUCHER SUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE D ACTIVITES DE SUIVI? IS THE PROPOSAL CONSISTENT, COHERENT AND COMPLEMENTARY WITH OTHER INTERVENTIONS? EST-CE QUE LA PROPOSITION EST COHÉRENTE, CONSISTENTE ET COMPLÉMENTAIRE À D AUTRES INTERVENTIONS? The basic element for operationalization of Geohraphical Indications in Mozambique is legislation. The Industrial Property Code in force provides some provisions on GIs but they are not sufficient. Therefore, detailed regulations on registration and protection are needed. Once, the legislation is in force new interventions will be put in place in order to allow use of GIs in the country Drafting regulations in GI sis the basic element of the whole project. All the other interventions will be based on the rules in force EXPLAIN TO WHAT EXTEND THE PROPOSAL IS SUPPORTED BY KEY STAKEHOLERS? EXPLIQUEZ DANS QUELLE MESURE LA PROPOSITION EST SOUTENUE PAR LES PRINCIPALES PARTIES PRENANTES? Geographical Indications are part of the strategic management activities of the business people and local communities in their efforts to add value to their products based on theis unique characteristics.. Our partner organisation, UTPPRON, is also engaged in a program called Made in Mozambique which is concerned in the enhacement of local products and services. The local associations of producers will benefit a lot from the use of Gis in terms of increased value, price and access to new markets. Page 2 of 7
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ACTIVITY INTERVENTION LOGFRAME SUMMARY OF THE INTERVENTION REQUESTED Résumé The project involves: Technical assistance in drafting regulations on Geographical Indications. Drafting regulation models for each Geographical Indication identified. Mapping out potential GIs in the country Dissemination activities on Geographical Indications. PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED : Problèmes à résoudre What is the specific problem which requires solution? Lack of regulations on GIs that will enable the business community its use in order to add value to their products. PURPOSE OF ACTIVITY: But de la proposition Who are the beneficiaries and how will they benefit? How will the results of the activity solve the problem(s)? The first beneficiary will be the whole legal system as will finally have regulations on this important intellectual property right The country in itself will map out all the potential GIs in the country, specific regulations on each GI identified will be provided. Local producers and local communities will have at their disposal legal instruments to add value and protect their products. The IP office will benefit from detailed regulation on procedures to facilitate registration and protection of GIs. Page 4 of 7
EXPECTED RESULTS : Résultats attendus What are the results expected from the activity? (one or more results will achieve the Purpose) - General regulations on registration and protection of GIs in place; - Model regulations on each GIs provided - Registration of GIs in Mozambique - Added value to local products that have special characteristics - Facilitation on promotion of those products nationally and abroad - New markets for Mozambican products - Awareness on the use of GIs among local producers and consumers RELATED PROGRAMMES AND OTHER DONORS ACTIVITIES: Autres programmes et activités Identify and describe the link, if any, between the proposed intervention and the activities and programmes of national/regional authorities and other sources of external assistance in the same sector. What is the added value or complementarities with the intervention requested? OVI AND SOURCES OF VERIFICATION : Indicateurs vérifiables et sources Project objective(s) / Objectif global Project purpose / Objectif spécifique Results / Résultats What is the quantifiable evidence of the results? Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI) Indicateurs objectivement vérifiables (IOV) Sources Draft of general Regulation on the registration and protection of GIs in Mozambique Regulation approved by the cabinet Government, official gazzette Draft of model regulation of GIs Model drafted IP Office, Local producers Identification of potential GIs Potential GIs identified, boundaries of the production areas defined, local producers that will use the GIs identified Local producers Page 5 of 7
Registration of GIs Dissemination of the use of GIs in the country Increased number of GIs registered Seminars, courses, publications on the use of GIs held and produced IP Office, local producers Local producers, IP office ACTIVITIES : Activités What are we / they planning to do? If any workshop/seminar, please indicate the number and type of participants expected Si un atelier/séminaire est organise, merci d indiquer le nombre et le type de participants attendus 1. Hire services from a consultant for technical assistance in drafting regulations and models. 2. Dissemination and implementation activities through workshops to be held in 3 provinces involving our partner organisation, businesspeople, community leaders in total of 150 participants. 3. Follow-up activities to verify the impact of the legislation and recommendations of the consultant. Page 6 of 7
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TIMETABLE Activity Activité Draft regulations Mapping GIs Month Mois (Main Deadlines in calendar weeks or months) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dissemination activities Follow-up ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT: Commentaires et remarques Page 7 of 7