Minutes - TRIPS Council - View details of the intervention/statement

Ambassador Choi Hyuck (Korea)
C TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18 OF THE PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
71. The representative of Canada thanked China for the information provided and said that his delegation acknowledged China's ongoing efforts in designing and passing legislation and regulations to deal with IP rights and enforcement. He informed the Council that last week Canada had hosted a Chinese delegation from the National Copyright Administration and other departments for a study visit to review copyright legislation and enforcement issues, which had allowed a useful exchange of information between officials engaged in policy, legal, administrative and enforcement activities. 72. In addition to the well-known economic consequences, his delegation had increasing concerns over the public health and safety aspects of counterfeits and fakes and therefore urged China to continue to place a priority on improving IP enforcement. His delegation was looking forward to continuing to work with China on this and other IP issues.
IP/C/M/49