Inquiry process into registration and accreditation processes for international medical graduates public hearings held so far that the current registration processes need closer evaluation and there may also be a need for regulation of the current registration process. The inquiry committee also have repeatedly expressed doubts about the validity of the Accreditation process for International Medical Graduates applied to the foreign doctors by many of the colleges. Many of submissions have also highlighted the inconsistencies and the unpredictable discrepancies in the accreditation process of international medical graduates with overseas specialist qualifications. The affected doctors included many international medical graduates from countries like India, South Africa, and Canada. Some of the specialists
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, signed on 31 October 1958, ensures that in member countries, appellations of origin receive protection when are protected in their country of origin. It lays down provisions for what qualifies as an appellation of origin, protection measures and establishes an International Register of Appellations of Origin, run by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The agreement came into force in 1966, and was revised at Stockholm (1967) and amended in 1979. As of May