86. The representative of Brazil congratulated the Chairman on his election. She reaffirmed Brazil's support for simultaneous, parallel and joint treatment of the three TRIPS issues, namely the GI register, GI extension and TRIPS/CBD. For this reason, Brazil was strongly committed to the procedural and substantive parameters contained in document TN/C/W/52, which it considered an inclusive and balanced proposal. The proposal was a sincere attempt by some 108 Members, representing two-thirds of the Membership, to deliver on the mandate of the Doha Development Round. She said that TN/C/W/52 also reflected a positive movement of some Members from their previous positions in order to bring an end to the ongoing deadlock, and hoped that similar willingness would be shown by other Members.
87. She would not repeat the views on the legal effects and on the significance and weight of information on the register that had already been made abundantly clear by the European Union and Switzerland. Her delegation would, however, like to highlight that the TN/C/W/52 proposal was the only one that provided for special and differential treatment as set out in paragraph 9 of that proposal. As Brazil had pointed out at the last meeting, her delegation failed to see how voluntary participation for all Members could be equated with special and differential treatment, as some Members had suggested. In her view, while special and differential provisions could take many forms, such provisions should contemplate a specific commitment to assist developing countries to develop their own GIs. In this context, for the past eight years, Brazil had fostered community-based projects involving local producers, farmers, and ranchers aimed at adding value to local products. As a consequence of this effort, Brazil now had several national GIs for wine, coffee, meat and "Cachaça". Brazil considered it was a responsibility to help producers in developing countries to consolidate their products in their national market and to gain access to markets worldwide.
