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Ambassador Dennis Francis (Trinidad & Tobago)
E; F; G REVIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 27.3(B); RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE
87. The Chairman recalled that, at its meeting in March 2006, the Council had agreed to maintain its present method of work on these matters, and to keep this method under review to assess whether any change might prove appropriate in the light of developments. Accordingly, he suggested that the Council continue its past practice of discussing these three agenda items together on the basis of the contributions by Members. He informed the Council that, since its meeting in June 2008, Sri Lanka had been added to the list of co-sponsors of the disclosure proposal circulated as document IP/C/W/474 (issued with the joint symbols WT/GC/W/564/Rev.2 and TN/C/W/41/Rev.2). Addendum 9 to that document had been issued to this effect.
IP/C/M/58