21. The representative of the United States thanked the representatives of Argentina, Egypt and Paraguay for their statements and the responses provided or foreshadowed. With regard to the responses from Argentina as well as those provided earlier by Uruguay, in particular those relating to the content and scope of exclusive marketing rights under Article 70.9 of the Agreement, he referred to paragraphs 76 to 84 of the Appellate Body Report in India - Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Chemical Products (document WT/DS50/AB/R) and announced possible follow-up questions. He reserved his delegation's right to put follow-up questions to Egypt and Paraguay once it would have received and assessed the answers from these Members. His delegation was also considering posing questions to other Members which had availed themselves of the transition period under Article 65.4.
