57. The representative of the European Communities, while thanking China for its update on its efforts to improve IP protection in China, said that the statement had not been as detailed and comprehensive as he had hoped and that some of the questions his delegation had asked in document IP/C/W/450 had not been answered.
58. While his delegation took note with satisfaction of the progress made in Chinese IP enforcement, it remained concerned by the high level of counterfeiting in China. He urged China to actively pursue its efforts towards a fully effective IP enforcement system and said that his delegation was committed to continue to work bilaterally with the Chinese authorities to improve the situation. In this respect, he informed the TRIPS Council that the first meeting of the EU-China joint IP working group, that had been held the previous week in Beijing, had proved useful and encouraging and that it was important that continued progress was made in that framework.
