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

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
123. The representative of Angola supported the statement made by the African Group. He said that the time had come to put an end to the squabble over the past nine years on this issue. He said that while over 110 Members had true concerns, some Members in the minority had other concerns. He proposed that the Council take into consideration both sides' concerns and draft a text which all Members could agree to.
IP/C/M/58