162. The representative of Brazil said that his intervention under the agenda item stemmed from a systemic concern with regard to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. Article 66.2 was an important element of the Agreement and also one of the key elements of the trade-off between rights and obligations underlying the Agreement. He said that transfer of technology was a concept to which Brazil attached the utmost importance. In reviewing the reports presented under Article 66.2, the Council had to avoid any interpretation that might lead to a restriction or narrowing down of the concept, for example to mere technical assistance activities. Article 66.2 required the establishment of real flows of technology sufficient to assist LDCs in creating a sound and viable technological base. The notion of transfer of technology encompassed a whole range of activities, incentives and policies, which had to target promoting the inclusion of LDCs into the knowledge-based economy.
