194. The representative of Brazil said that his delegation had listened to the Dominican Republic's reasons for having brought this issue to the attention of the Council as well as Australia's explanations of the rationale for introducing its plain packaging legislation for cigarettes. He said that this was yet another example of the extremely diversified and complex interplay between public health on one hand, and intellectual property rights on the other. Brazil recognized the importance of the matter under discussion, and accordingly reserved its rights to revert to this issue in the future for more detailed comments.
