96. The Chairman recalled that, prior to its meeting in June 2003, the Council had received three communications relating to the agenda items "Review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b)", "Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity" and "Protection of traditional knowledge and folklore": one from Switzerland (IP/C/W/400/Rev.1); another from India on behalf of Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Thailand and Venezuela (IP/C/W/403); and a third from Morocco on behalf of the African Group (IP/C/W/404). Given that the documents had been circulated just prior to that meeting, he offered Members an opportunity to make further comments on them as well as any other matters relating to the agenda items.
