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Ambassador Choi Hyuck (Korea)
A NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
1. The Chairman informed the Council that, since its meeting in June, it had received a number of supplements and updates to earlier notifications of laws and regulations notified under Article 63.2 of the Agreement. Japan had notified an amended Customs Tariff Law and a number of "other laws and regulations"; Hong Kong, China had notified recent amendments to its intellectual property laws and regulations; Korea had notified amendments to its Trademark Act; Belize had notified its Trademarks (Electronic Filing) Administrative Instructions; and Sweden had notified amendments to its copyright, patent and plant breeder's rights laws. These notifications were being circulated in the IP/N/1/- series of documents. He urged those Members whose initial notifications remained incomplete to submit the outstanding material without delay, and reminded other Members of their obligation to notify any subsequent amendments of their laws and regulations without delay after their entry into force.
JOB(02)/12; IP/C/25; JOB(02)/57/Rev.1; IP/C/W/359
IP/C/M/49