20. The representative of the United States said that the Council should not prejudge what appropriate action the TNC should take on various implementation issues either in terms of procedure or substance. Referring to an earlier statement, she said that a suggestion that there would need to be a discussion of substance in the TNC would prejudge the process of the TNC Chair. She was looking forward to hearing the results of the consultations that had been held by the TRIPS Chair and those that would be held by his successor, as well as what the TNC Chair would suggest to the TNC itself.
