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

Ambassador Eui-yong Chung (Korea, Republic of)
B OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
6. The representative of Canada said that her delegation would be willing to grant observer status to the intergovernmental organizations which already had such status in the regular session of the TRIPS Council. Her delegation believed that the presence of WIPO was very important to the Council's work. With regard to OIV's request, she said that, regrettably, Canada had to reserve its position.
The Special Session agreed to revert to this issue in the next meeting in the light of any action by the TNC or the General Council.
TN/IP/M/2