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Ambassador C. Trevor Clarke (Barbados)
J REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 24.2
153. The Chairman recalled that Article 24.2 provides that the Council should keep under review the application of the provisions of the GI Section of the Agreement. He informed the Council that he had held consultations on how the Council should organize its future work on this review. These consultations had shown that delegations' views were still divided, although there had been some indications of common thinking. Questions had been raised as regards the purpose of the review. In the light of these consultations, it seemed that Members still needed more time to reflect on the matter. He therefore suggested that he hold further consultations on the matter before the Council's next meeting. 154. He urged those delegations that had not yet provided responses to the Checklist of Questions (document IP/C/13 and Add.1) to do so. He also said that those Members that had already provided responses could provide updates to the extent to which there had been any significant changes to the way they provided protection to geographical indications.
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