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TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:

INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS

European Union

Addendum

The following communication, dated 29 January 2020, is being circulated at the request of the European Union. It reports on technical cooperation activities by the European Union, as well as certain of its member States.

 

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Introduction

This document complements the information on the implementation of Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement, as provided in document IP/C/W/582/Add.7 of 2 November 2012. It concerns the technical cooperation activities carried out between July 2018 and August 2019 by the European Union and individual Members in favour of developing and least developed country Members, with the objective to facilitate the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 


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Tamas.Kiraly@ec.europa.eu

List of programmes/projects

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# Title of programme or activity Start date Beneficiary Members or observers  
1 Activity: Workshops "tools of the disciplines on intellectual property, services and investments " 27-31 may in Guatemala. 24-28 June in Chile 27/05/2019 Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
2 Implementation of the Functional Review and Action Plan for the Energy Division of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda. 01/06/2018 Rwanda
3 IP Key China 01/09/2017 China
4 Technology transfer capacity building in the Western Balkans December 2016- December 2019 01/12/2016 Albania; North Macedonia
5 TAIEX Expert Mission on Trade in Services, Amman 04/07/2018 Jordan
6 TAIEX MultiCountry Workshop on Trade in Services, Amman, 2nd to 3rd July 2018 02/07/2018 Egypt; Jordan; Morocco; Tunisia
7 SUB–ACTIVITY Trade Component of the BOMCA 9 programme 4 National workshops/trainings (in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) on introduction of the EU practice in the field of customs control on dual-use goods, the protection of endangered species of animals and plants (CITES), on goods subject to protection of Intellectual property rights (IPR) and the development of new working tools to combat illegal trade. Kyrgyz Republic
8 ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE Plus) – Component 2: Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ IPR) 01/01/2018 Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
9 EU - Sri Lanka Trade Related Assistance Project : Increasing SMEs trade competitiveness in regional and EU markets 01/11/2016 Sri Lanka
10 Support to trade development in Southern Mediterranean through the Agadir Agreement - Phase IV / Agadir IV (4 million €) 20/12/2017 Egypt; Jordan; Morocco; Tunisia
11 EU TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MONGOLIA IN THE TRIPS AREA Training on Geographical Indications 24/06/2019 Mongolia
12 Plant varieties protection: seminars and workshop 30/08/2018 Ecuador; Peru
13 Seminar in China on designing and conducing Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) trials in vegetables and ornamentals 11/09/2018 China
14 Study visit on plant variety protection (PVP) 05/11/2018 Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand
15 IP Key SEA conference on International plant variety protection benefits 08/11/2018 Indonesia; Malaysia; Thailand; Viet Nam
16 Administrative Council and UPOV Seminar on plant variety protection Seminar on Plant variety protection 20/11/2018 Botswana; Eswatini; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
17 Workshop on collaboration India-Germany 21/11/2018 India
18 Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany 25/11/2018 China
19 Seminar on Farm saved seeds and essentially derived varieties Seminar on international co-operation and take-over of DUS reports 22/04/2019 China
20 12th East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum Meeting 25/04/2019 Cambodia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
21 Cooperation with Chinese Taipei in orchid testing 29/04/2019 Chinese Taipei
22 Kick-off meeting OAPI Project 09/07/2019 Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Gabon; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Senegal; Togo
23 Trainings for Chinese experts in the EU on the examination of applications for Plant Variety Rights 11/06/2019 China
24 11th East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum Meeting 01/08/2018 Cambodia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
25 International Seminar on the Benefits of Plant Variety Protection under UPOV System 02/08/2018 Cambodia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
26 ARISE+ Indonesia Trade Support Facility Priority area 4: IPR focusing on Geographical Indications 02/01/2019 Indonesia
27 The ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU Plus - Lao PDR (ARISE+ Lao PDR) 01/11/2018 Lao People's Democratic Republic
28 Project: Integral tools to identify and mitigate cocoa-contaminated areas with Cadmium in the North Amazon and Manabi 01/09/2018 Ecuador
29 EU-EAC MARKUP: Burundi intervention under the Partner States Window 25/07/2018 Burundi
30 Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Georgia 01/02/2019 Georgia
31 Support to Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 01/11/2016 Moldova, Republic of
32 Mobile in Primary Health for quality monitoring and health promotion. Contract Ref - AFS/2012/ 303-073 24/10/2012 South Africa
33 Stop Stock Outs Project. Contract Ref - AFS/2016/ 374-479 20/08/2016 South Africa
34 Building capacity by implementing MHGAP mobile intervention in SADC countries (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 30/09/2017 South Africa
35 Direct Current Technology: Renewable Energy Education and Skill Development in South Africa [DCTREES], (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 30/09/2017 South Africa
36 Personalised Engineering Education in Southern Africa (PEESA III), (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 30/09/2017 South Africa
37 Teaching and Learning for Inclusive Education. Contract Ref - AFS/2016/ 376-591 01/09/2016 South Africa
38 Teachers for All: Mainstreaming Inclusive Education in South Africa. Contract Ref - AFS/2016/ 376-629 01/09/2016 South Africa
39 Strengthening teaching for children with profound hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities in South Africa. Contract Ref - AFS/2016/ 377-805 01/10/2016 South Africa
40 Teaching and Learning for Early Learning and Inclusive Education. Contract Ref - AFS/2016/ 378-251 15/01/2017 South Africa
41 Smart Local Government (electricity) and energy secure community leaders capacity building. Contract Ref - AFS/2015/ 357-083 19/05/2015 South Africa
42 Waste to Wing - Greening African Aviation Contract Ref - ENV/2017/ 391-384 15/01/2018 South Africa
43 Promoting Inclusive Sustainable Practices in the South African Clay Brick Sector. ENV/2017/ 391-381 01/01/2018 South Africa
44 Smallholder access to high value horticultural markets. Contract Ref - ENV/2017/ 391-377 15/01/2018 South Africa
45 Support Programme to the National System of Innovation. Reference - AFS/2017/40022 19/07/2018 South Africa
46 Dialogue on South African and European Innovation Policies and Systems 01/09/2018 South Africa
47 Dialogue on a Strategic National Smart Grid Vision for the South African Electricity Industry 30/09/2017 South Africa
48 Strengthening Governance and Capacity in Local Government Contract Ref -CSO-LA/2016/ 374-420 01/09/2016 South Africa
49 Supply of equipment and software for the development of the Enterprise Architecture for the National School of Government (NSG) Contract Ref - AFS/2017/ 390-928 23/04/2018 South Africa
50 Development of Specialised eLearning and Face to Face courses for the NSG. Contract Ref - AFS/2018/ 395-710 30/04/2018 South Africa
51 Development of the Enterprise Architecture of the National School of Government Contract Ref - AFS/2019/ 401-868 03/06/2019 South Africa
52 Capacity Building Programme for Employment Promotion (CBPEP) 17/04/2016 South Africa
53 Promoting youth civic engagement and advocacy to build safer communities through youth-led radio initiatives at community radio stations across South Africa. Contract Ref - CSO-LA/2017/ 385-573 13/06/2017 South Africa
54 Developing a national cadre of citizen journalists producing socially relevant content for dissemination across multi-media platforms. Contract Ref - CSO-LA/2017/ 386-675 18/07/2017 South Africa
55 Employability enhancement in the field of renewable energies, on the basis of closer collaboration between university and industry ( EURYDIC) (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 01/09/2019 South Africa
56 Strengthening university-enterprise cooperation in South Africa to support regional development by enhancing lifelong learning skills, social innovations and inclusivity ( SUCSESS) (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 01/09/2019 South Africa
57 Transforming Curricula through Internationalisation and virtual exchanges (iKUDU) (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 01/09/2019 South Africa
58 Empowering universities' Learning and research capacities in the one Health Approach for the management of animals at the wildlife, livestock and human interface in South Africa (ELEPHANT) (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 01/09/2019 South Africa
59 Consolidation of the Electoral Process in Zambia 01/06/2015 Zambia
60 Accelerating Progress towards Maternal, Neonatal and Child Morbidity and Mortality Reduction in Zambia 01/05/2013 Zambia
61 Health Systems Strengthening – Support to the Ministry of Health and the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority 01/08/2015 Zambia
62 Performance Enhancement Programme for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for Better Service Delivery to Farmers 01/01/2017 Zambia
63 Aviation Sector Support Programme II (ASSP II) 01/01/2017 Zambia
64 Increased Access to Electricity and Renewable Energy Production (IAEREP) 01/03/2018 Zambia
65 Enhancement of a sustainable regional energy market in the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region (ESREM) 01/05/2017 Angola; Djibouti; Eswatini; Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
66 Support for Trade and Economic Capacity Building: Trade and Private Sector Development (TPSD) Nepal 29/09/2014 Nepal