Ambassador Alfredo Suescum (Panama)

Indonesia

12 CONTRIBUTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

180. Indonesia welcomes the inclusion of this agenda item and is open for more discussions to explore further feasible elements of the proposal submitted by Ecuador. Indonesia is of the view that flexibilities which potentially can be obtained by developing Members from this proposal would help them mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. 181. Intellectual property rights must not become a barrier for transfer of technology to developing countries in this area. We hope that discussions in the Council for TRIPS on this matter will be able to identify the most appropriate mechanisms for effectively promoting and facilitating access by developing countries to technologies applicable for combating climate change and environmental harm.

The Council took note of the statements made.

12.1. The Chairman recalled that, at the Council's meeting in March 2013, Ecuador had briefly presented, under "Other Business", its submission entitled "Contribution of Intellectual Property for Facilitating the Transfer of Environmentally Rational Technology" (document IP/C/W/585). That document had been discussed at the Council's meeting in June 2013 under an item on "Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Development" that had been put on the agenda at the request of Ecuador.

12.2. The representatives of Ecuador, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Indonesia, Cuba, China, United States, European Union, India, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Chile, Australia, Switzerland, Brazil and Venezuela took the floor. The statements will be reproduced in an addendum to the present record.

12.3. The Council took note of the statements made.

IP/C/M/74, IP/C/M/74/Add.1