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Mr. Martin Glass (Hong Kong, China)
C; D; E 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
93. The representative of Argentina did not support the artificial parallelism between three TRIPS issues as contained in document TN/C/W/52. She said that misappropriation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge was a serious problem but her delegation could not support the disclosure proposal. Nevertheless, Members should continue discussions on the TRIPS/CBD issue while bearing in mind the substantive on going work in WIPO and the CBD.
IP/C/M/63