Minutes - TRIPS Council Special Session - View details of the intervention/statement

Chairperson: Ambassador Dacio Castillo, Honduras
Korea, Republic of
1 NEGOTIATIONS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MULTILATERAL SYSTEM OF NOTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR WINES AND SPIRITS
1.24. The representative of the Republic of Korea said that due to the divergence of views on different mandates he believed there was little chance for a realistic outcome in this area at MC11. His delegation was not supportive of using the TRIPS Special Session for exchanging views on the path of negotiated outcomes for MC11, but was open to consider new ideas and proposals that respected the mandate of the TRIPS Special Session.
The Special Session took note of the statements made.
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