193. The representative of Brazil recalled that, at the previous session, his delegation had presented an advance copy of the communication introducing to the Council "Cluster A" of the WIPO Development Agenda (IP/C/W/513). The WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) had begun the implementation process of the 45 agreed recommendations contained in the WIPO Development Agenda. Cluster A dealt with technical assistance and capacity building, comprising a range of principles and activities aimed at promoting effective flow of technical assistance to developing and least-developed countries. He understood that, under Cluster A, technical assistance should be seen as: (i) development oriented; (ii) demand driven; (iii) transparent; and (iv) must take into account the priorities and special needs of developing countries. Looking at Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement, his delegation expected the TRIPS Council to take into account the 14 recommendations of WIPO, which his delegation considered to be relevant points of reference to enlighten the work carried out by the Council, either on Article 67 or in another area.
