<P> The Geographical Indications of Goods ( Registration and Protection ) Act , 1999 ( GI Act ) is a sui generis Act of the Parliament of India for protection of geographical indications in India . India , as a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , enacted the Act to comply with the Agreement on Trade - Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights . The GI tag ensures that none other than those registered as authorised users ( or at least those residing inside the geographic territory ) are allowed to use the popular product name . Darjeeling tea became the first GI tagged product in India , in 2004 -- 05 , since then 323 goods had been added to the list as of August 2018 . </P>
india enacted the geographical indications of goods act 1999 in order to comply with
the Agreement on Trade - Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights