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TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:

INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS

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Introduction

This document provides information on the implementation of Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement. It concerns the technical cooperation activities carried out between July 2020 and July 2021 by the European Union and individual EU Members States in favour of developing and least developed country Members, with the objective to facilitate the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.


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List of programmes/projects

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# Title of programme or activity Start date Beneficiary Members or observers  
1 IP Key China 01/09/2017 China
2 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. 01/04/2021 Kyrgyz Republic
3 ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU (ARISE Plus) – Component 2: Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ IPRs) 01/01/2018 Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
4 EU - Sri Lanka Trade Related Assistance Project : Increasing SMEs trade competitiveness in regional and EU markets 01/11/2016 Sri Lanka
5 ARISE+ Indonesia Trade Support Facility Priority area 4: IPR focusing on Geographical Indications 02/01/2019 Indonesia
6 The ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU Plus - Lao People's Democratic Republic (ARISE+ Lao PDR) 01/11/2018 Lao People's Democratic Republic
7 EU-EAC MARKUP: Burundi intervention under the Partner States Window 25/07/2018 Burundi
8 Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Georgia 01/02/2019 Georgia
9 Building capacity by implementing MHGAP mobile intervention in SADC countries (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 30/09/2017 South Africa
10 Direct Current Technology: Renewable Energy Education and Skill Development in South Africa [DCTREES], (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 30/09/2017 South Africa
11 Personalised Engineering Education in Southern Africa (PEESA III), (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 30/09/2017 South Africa
12 Waste to Wing - Greening African Aviation Contract Ref - ENV/2017/ 391-384 15/01/2018 South Africa
13 Smallholder access to high value horticultural markets. Contract Ref - ENV/2017/ 391-377 15/01/2018 South Africa
14 Support Programme to the National System of Innovation. Reference - AFS/2017/40022 19/07/2018 South Africa
15 Development of the Enterprise Architecture of the National School of Government Contract Ref - AFS/2019/ 401-868 03/06/2019 South Africa
16 Capacity Building Programme for Employment Promotion (CBPEP) 17/04/2016 South Africa
17 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
18 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
19 Transforming Curricula through Internationalisation and virtual exchanges (iKUDU) (Erasmus+ Capacity building project) 01/09/2019 South Africa
20 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
21 Performance Enhancement Programme for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for Better Service Delivery to Farmers 01/01/2017 Zambia
22 Aviation Sector Support Programme II (ASSP II) 01/11/2016 Zambia
23 Increased Access to Electricity and Renewable Energy Production (IAEREP) 01/03/2018 Zambia
24 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
25 Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Action for Africa 01/01/2019 Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Eswatini; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
26 Innovation and Intellectual Property rights 07/10/2019 Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Belize; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago
27 Proyecto de Integración Económica Centroamericana (INTEC) 24/10/2016 Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
28 Enhancing Trade Governance in Sudan 01/12/2021
29 IP Key Latin America 01/09/2017 Argentina; Bolivia, Plurinational State of; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
30 Implementation of IP Development Plan in Mauritius 03/12/2019 Mauritius
31 Africa Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project (AfrIPI) 01/09/2020 Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatini; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
32 Enhancing Africa Green Economy through Eco Geographical Indication for Coffee (SWITCH Africa Green) 01/01/2018 Uganda
33 Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project 20/02/2015 Zambia; Zimbabwe
34 Support to Air Transport Sector Development (SATSD) in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region (EA-SA-IO) 16/12/2020 Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatini; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
35 COMESA Component of the East Africa and Southern Africa (EA-SA) Transport and Transit Facilitation Program (T2FP) 01/12/2017 Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatini; Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
36 Enhancement of Governance and Enabling Environment in the ICT sector (EGEE-ICT) in the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region 01/12/2020 Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eswatini; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritania; Mauritius; Rwanda; Seychelles; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
37 Zambia Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Transformation programme (ZE2ST) 01/11/2020 Zambia
38 Lusaka Transmission Distribution Rehabilitation Project – Low Voltage Distribution Network 01/11/2016 Zambia