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1. Meeting date

2. Chairperson

H.E. Ambassador Lundeg Purevsuren

3. Intervention by

Cuba

4. Agenda item

12.2 AMENDMENT TO THE TRIPS AGREEMENT

5. Statement/summary of statement

461.   In the ceremony with the Director-General, Cuba submitted its Instrument of Acceptance of the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. 462.   Cuba once again reaffirms its longstanding respect for industrial property rights, which is balanced accordingly with public policies, and in particular supports the international legal framework that provides for a mechanism to ensure access to medicines for the least developed and developing countries. 463.   The challenge for these Members is to promote access to medicines and to ensure such access.

6. Documents referred to in intervention

7. Conclusion

The Council took note of the statements made.

8. Summary of the agenda item (if available)

47.   The Chair noted that on 6 June 2019 Cuba had deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement. Thus, 127 Members had accepted the Amendment to the TRIPS Agreement. He encouraged the remaining 36 Members to expedite action, before the current deadline for acceptance. The General Council Decision of 30 November 2017 (WT/L/1024) had extended the period for acceptance of the Protocol until 31 December 2019. At the next Council meeting, Members would need to consider recommending a further extension of this period of acceptance to the General Council before the end of this year.
48.   The representative of Cuba took the floor.
49.   The Council took note of the statements made.

9. Document symbol and date of distribution

IP/C/M/92, IP/C/M/92/Add.1, IP/C/M/92/Corr.1
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