155. The representative of the European Communities said the five principles in the Hong Kong, China proposal corresponded to one minimalist approach to the register, which his delegation did not share. As regards the fourth principle, he said that if it would result in a minimalist interpretation and a Google proposal, then it would not be acceptable to the European Communities.
156. In the same vein, his delegation disagreed with the equally minimalist or reductive interpretation of the mandate by the United States at the previous Friday’s meeting that "to facilitate protection" meant facilitating procedural arrangements. For his delegation, facilitating protection was a result oriented, not procedural oriented, mandate. If by changing only the procedures Members could reach that objective, it would be fine. Unfortunately this was not the case. Therefore his delegation believed that the minimum effect was the one contained in the TN/C/W/52 proposal, supported by two thirds of the Membership.
