109. The representative of Turkey said that the TRIPS Agreement should include a mandatory disclosure requirement. She said that WTO Members were ready to start text-based negotiations on the CBD/TRIPS issues. She said that, as a co-sponsor of document TN/C/W/52, her delegation recognized two important implications of the consultations conducted by Minister Støre in July: the existence of shared objectives on the TRIPS/CBD issue and the agreement of two thirds of the WTO Members on the key parameters of the three TRIPS issues. These facts needed to be taken into account in informal or formal decisions. She said that document TN/C/W/52 should be a basis for further discussions and that the TRIPS issues should be part of the Single Undertaking.
