H.E. Ambassador Lundeg Purevsuren

Brazil

11 DRAFT CODEX ALIMENTARIUS STANDARD - DEFINITION OF 'CROSS PROMOTION'

222.   Brazil took note of the communication, dated 5 November 2019, circulated by the delegation of Mexico. We believe that discussing the definition of cross promotion in itself exceeds the competence of the TRIPS Council. 223.   It would be advisable to wait for a proposal on cross-promotion definition to be advanced in appropriate fora before this Council could assess whether this concrete definition would collide with any international obligations in terms of intellectual property.

The Council took note of the statements made.

35.   The Chair indicated that this item had been put on the agenda at the request of Mexico. A communication concerning had been circulated in document IP/C/W/660. He invited Mexico to introduce the item.
36.   The representative of Mexico took the floor.
37.   The representatives of Brazil; India; and Turkey took the floor.
38.   The Council took note of the statements made.

IP/C/M/94, IP/C/M/94/Add.1