121. The representative of Brazil supported the interventions by Egypt, Tanzania, India, Ecuador and Pakistan, suggesting that the functioning of the system established under the Decision be reviewed, as there was a pressing need for rendering it more effective and operational. Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration and the system established thereby were milestones in the history of the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. Paragraph 6 provided a much needed and long awaited response for the specific situation of countries with limited or no manufacturing capacities. His delegation had actively participated in the negotiations that had led to the adoption of the Doha Declaration. On 13 November 2008, it had accepted the Protocol. He strongly believed in the message delivered by the Doha Declaration, according to which intellectual property protection could not and should not supersede more fundamental values, such as the protection of life through the access to life saving drugs in developing countries. He supported the proposal that the Council hold consultations with developing countries and other Members interested in the system to identify obstacles that were preventing developing countries from making full use of it.
