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Ambassador Vanu Gopala Menon (Singapore)
Chinese Taipei
C TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18 OF THE PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
87. The representative of Chinese Taipei thanked the delegation of China for its comprehensive statement. As regards Article 2.1 of the TRIPS Agreement, he recalled that a communication that China had provided in the context of the transitional review in 2002 (IP/C/W/382) read as follows: "In order to perfect the provisions on right of priority, the amended Trademark Law added new provision relating to right of priority and further stipulates right of priority for goods on an international exhibition". He requested China to provide information on how China had ensured in the course of the past years that the provisions on the right of priority were enforced. Then he requested China to notify to the WTO in due course the "Regulations on the Recognition and Determination of Well-Known Trademarks", which had been adopted in June 2003.
IP/C/M/42