99. The representative of Australia said that these negotiations were taking place in a WTO context. In this regard, she recalled that the systems mentioned in the Secretariat paper (TN/IP/W/4) were multilateral and participation in those systems was voluntary. While her delegation was well aware of other registration and notification systems, it was also aware that these negotiations were taking place in the WTO context.
100. With regard to the suggestion made by the European Communities to have a compromise paper by the Chair, she said that at the present juncture any discussion on this point would be premature. The co-sponsors of TN/IP/W/10 had put a draft on the table and would like to work on that basis.
