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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.
Article 103
Where the quantity, dimension, measure, capacity, weight, origin or ingredients of a product
constitute a factor in assessing its value, the competent minister may decide to prohibit the sale,
marketing or importation of such products, unless they bear these indications.
The competent minister shall determine the manner in which such indications should be
placed on the product in Arabic and any alternative procedures where necessary.