Minutes - TRIPS Council - View details of the intervention/statement

H.E. Ambassador Lundeg Purevsuren
15 OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
381.   China would like to reiterate its support that the CBD Secretariat and South Centre be granted observer status, at least on an ad hoc basis.
The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to invite EFTA to attend the next meeting on an ad hoc basis
51.   The Chair said that the updated list of pending requests for observer status in the TRIPS Council by intergovernmental organizations was contained in document IP/C/W/52/Rev.14. The information provided by the relevant intergovernmental organizations was available on the Members' website.
52.   He recalled that the latest international organization that was granted permanent observer status was the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), in November 2018. He invited Members and Observers to share their views or developments under this item.
53.   The representatives of India; Bangladesh; Indonesia; the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; China; and the United States of America and took the floor.
54.   The Chair recalled that, at its meeting in November 2012, the Council had agreed to grant ad hoc observer status on a meeting-to-meeting basis to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Since then, the invitation had been renewed at each meeting. He suggested that EFTA again be invited to attend the Council's next formal meeting on an ad hoc basis.
55.   The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to invite EFTA to attend the next meeting on an ad hoc basis
IP/C/M/94, IP/C/M/94/Add.1