law: Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
  85. Provision as to
  
  reciprocity.-
  
  Where any country or
  
  a country which is a member of a group of countries or union of countries or
  
  any Inter-Governmental Organisation specified by the Central Government in this
  
  behalf by notification in the Official Gazette does not accord to citizens of
  
  India the same rights in respect of the registration and protection of
  
  geographical indications as it accords to its own nationals, no nationals of
  
  such country or a country which is a member of a group of countries or u ion or
  
  countries or Inter-Governmental Organisations, as the case may be, shall be
  
  entitled-
  a.  
  
    to
  
  apply for the registration of, or be registered as the proprietor of
  
  geographical indication;
  b.  
  
    to
  
  apply for registration or be registered as an authorised user of a geographical
  
  indication.