159. The Chairman proposed that the Council agree on forwarding to the General Council the proposal for a decision to extend the period of acceptance by Members of the Protocol until 31 December 2009. He suggested that paragraph 10 of the draft report to the General Council be modified to read as follows: "Given the present status of acceptances, the Council for TRIPS submits the attached proposal to the General Council for a decision to extend the period for acceptances of the Protocol." He proposed that, with these modifications, the Council agree to the cover note to the report contained in JOB(07)/150 and also that the Council minutes containing the record of the discussion be attached to it.
