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

Chairperson: Ambassador Dacio Castillo, Honduras
1 NEGOTIATIONS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MULTILATERAL SYSTEM OF NOTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR WINES AND SPIRITS
1.31. The representative of India said his delegation supported the statements made by Switzerland, South Africa, Brazil, the European Union, Thailand, Cambodia and other W/52 coalition members. He thanked everyone for their support for the workshop, co-organized by several members of W/52 coalition on geographical indications, genetic resources and traditional knowledge which took place the previous day. 1.32. He recalled that India was a member of W/52 coalition and reiterated its position that the three TRIPS issues (GI Register, TRIPS-CBD and GI Extension) as reflected in document TN/C/W/52 were closely linked, both from a substantive and a procedural point of view. He said that work on the three TRIPS issues should therefore continue in parallel and together. This, he added, could be done most usefully and inclusively in the TRIPS Special Session. He said his delegation was ready to constructively engage to see how parallel simultaneous progress could be achieved on all three issues.
The Special Session took note of the statements made.
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