中文：
中國地理標誌
地理標誌產品，是指產自特定地域，所具有的質量、聲譽或其他特性本質上取決於該產地的自然因素和人文因素，經審核批準以地理名稱進行命名的產品。
地理標誌產品包括：
（壹）來自該地區的種植、養殖產品。
（二）原材料全部來自該地區或部分來自其他地區，並在該地區按照特定工藝生產和加工的產品。
審批程序
2005年7月起實施的《地理標誌產品保護規定》對地理標誌產品保護的申請與審批程序作了詳細具體的規定。
申請與受理
地理標誌產品保護申請，由當地縣級以上人民政府指定的地理標誌產品保護申請機構或人民政府認定的協會和企業（以下簡稱申請人）提出，並征求相關部門意見。申請保護的產品在縣域範圍內的，由縣級人民政府提出產地範圍的建議；跨縣域範圍的，由地市級人民政府提出產地範圍的建議
地理標誌產品；跨地市範圍的，由省級人民政府提出產地範圍的建議。
申請人應提交以下資料：
1、有關地方政府關於劃定地理標誌產品產地範圍的建議。
2、有關地方政府成立申請機構或認定協會、企業作為申請人的文件。
3、地理標誌產品的證明材料，包括：
⑴地理標誌產品保護申請書；
⑵產品名稱、類別、產地範圍及地理特征的說明；
⑶產品的理化、感官等質量特色及其與產地的自然因素和人文因素之間關系的說明；
⑷產品生產技術規範（包括產品加工工藝、安全衛生要求、加工設備的技術要求等）
⑸產品的知名度，產品生產、銷售情況及歷史淵源的說明；
4、擬申請的地理標誌產品的技術標準。
出口企業的地理標誌產品的保護申請向該轄區內出入境檢驗檢疫部門提出；按地域提出的地理標誌產品的保護申請和其他地理標誌產品的保護申請向當地（縣級或縣級以上）質量技術監督部門提出。
省級質量技術監督局和直屬出入境檢驗檢疫局，按照分工，分別負責對擬申報的地理標誌產品的保護申請提出初審意見，並將相關文件、資料上報國家質檢總局。
審核與批準
國家質檢總局對收到的申請進行形式審查。審查合格的，由國家質檢總局在國家質檢總局公報、政府網站等媒體上向社會發布受理公告；審查不合格的，應書面告知申請人。有關單位和個人對申請有異議的，可在公告後的2個月內向國家質檢總局提出。
國家質檢總局按照地理標誌產品的特點設立相應的專家審查委員會，負責地理標誌產品保護申請的技術審查工作。國家質檢總局組織專家審查委員會對沒有異議或者有異議但被駁回的申請進行技術審查，審查合格的，由國家質檢總局發布批準該產品獲得地理標誌產品保護的公告。
使用地理標誌產品專用標誌的申請
《地理標誌產品保護規定》指出，地理標誌產品產地範圍內的生產者使用地理標誌產品專用標誌，應向當地質量技術監督局或出入境檢驗檢疫局提出申請，並提交以下資料：
（壹）地理標誌產品專用標誌使用申請書。
（二）由當地政府主管部門出具的產品產自特定地域的證明。
（三）有關產品質量檢驗機構出具的檢驗報告。
上述申請經省級質量技術監督局或直屬出入境檢驗檢疫局審核，並經國家質檢總局審查合格註冊登記後，發布公告，生產者即可在其產品上使用地理標誌產品專用標誌，獲得地理標誌產品保護。
英文：
The protection of geographical indications for guide
Chinese geographical indications
Product of geographical indication, is produced from a specific region, has the quality, reputation or other characteristic of essentially depends on the source of natural factors and human factors, the examination and approval are named after geographical name products.
Geographical indication products include:
(a) from the area of cultivation, aquaculture products.
(two) the raw materials are all from the region or parts from other regions, and in the area in accordance with the specific process of production and processing products.
The examination and approval procedures
In 2005 July from the implementation of the "product of geographical indication protection regulations" provisions were made in detail on the protection of geographical indication products application and approval procedures.
Application and acceptance
Product of geographical indication protection for geographical indications, associations and enterprises designated by the people's government at or above the county level that local products to protect the applicant or the people's Government (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) is proposed, and to solicit the opinions of the relevant departments. Application for the protection of the products within the county, by the county people's governments put forward suggestions in scope; inter-county range, by the Municipal People's government put forward suggestions in range
Product of geographical indication; across the city, by the provincial people's government put forward suggestions in range.
The applicant shall submit the following documents:
1, the relevant local government proposals concerning the delimitation of geographical indication products range.
2, the local government set up the applicant or identified associations, enterprises as the applicant's file.
3, geographical indication products, including:
The protection of geographical indications products application;
The product name, category, origin and geographical feature description;
The relationship between natural factors and human factors, the physicochemical, sensory quality characteristics and origin of the description;
Technical standard for production of the products (including products processing technology, safety and health requirements, processing equipment technical requirements)
⑸ the visibility of products, production, sales and the historical origins of the show;
4, apply for the geographical indication product technical standards.
Geographical indication products for export enterprises to apply for protection of the area to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine departments; according to the region of the protection of geographical indications for products and other products of geographical indications protection apply to the local (at the county level or above) the departments of quality and technical supervision.
Provincial Bureau of quality and technical supervision and the entry-exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in accordance with the division of labor, which is responsible for the geographical indication product protection declaration submitted the preliminary examination opinions, and related documents, data reported to the state quality inspection administration.
Review and approval
The state quality inspection administration to examine the form of receipt of application. Review of qualified, by the State Quality Inspection Administration in the Gazette, state quality inspection administration government website and other media release to the community acceptance notice; review of unqualified, shall inform the applicant in writing. The relevant units and individuals have the objection to the application, can put forward to within 2 months after the announcement of the state quality inspection administration.
The State Quality Inspection Administration in accordance with the characteristics of geographical indication products set up relevant expert review committee, responsible for the protection of geographical indications products for technical review. The expert review committee of the state quality inspection administration organization to no objection or dissent but was rejected for the technical review, review of qualified, by the State Quality Inspection Administration issued the approval of the product to obtain the protection of geographical indications products notice.
The use of special signs of geographical indication products application
"Regulations" product protection of geographical indications pointed out, geographical indications products within the producers use of the symbols, should be to the local bureau of quality and technical supervision or the entry-exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau to apply, and submit the following documents:
(a) the symbols use applications.
(two) issued by the local government department in charge of the products are produced in a specific geographical proof.
(three) inspection report issued by the relevant agencies for examination of product quality.
The application by the Provincial Bureau of quality and technical supervision or under the entry-exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau audit, and qualified registered by the administration to examine the state quality inspection, issued a public notice, producers can use of the symbols in their products, to obtain the protection of geographical indications products.