Ambassador Alfredo Suescum (Panama)

Ecuador

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

272. My delegation is pleased because we have achieved one of our objectives of stimulating debate on this topic. We would like therefore to thank all of the Members that have taken the floor, both those who supported the proposal and those who had different points of view, such as the United States and the European Union, and others that have voiced opinions that run counter to Ecuador's proposal. Desiring to improve the proposal, I would invite the United States and all those other Members to join forces to help to improve Ecuador's proposal. We have heard reference to studies on technology transfer of environmentally sound technology and we would be very grateful if on the basis of their experience they could help us to improve the proposal. 273. What my country feels and the reason for which it is tabling this proposal is that efficient tools do exist to combat climate change through transfer of this type of technology. I invite all countries to become involved in this. This is something of interest to all and therefore I am very grateful to all concerned for their comments and I trust that the debate can continue in future meetings. My delegation also takes note of the fact that this is not the right time to make a formal presentation on this topic and I would follow on from what was said by various delegations earlier on and would request that this topic be put on the agenda for the work programme for this Council for the next year.

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