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Ambassador Dennis Francis (Trinidad & Tobago)
E; F; G REVIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 27.3(B); RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE
121. The representative of South Africa supported the statement made by Côte d'Ivoire on behalf of the Disclosure Group. He recalled that the proposal contained in document IP/C/W/474 called for the amendment to the TRIPS Agreement to include a mandatory disclosure requirement. He said that over a number of years, the Disclosure Group had set out its case in the Council and had clearly proven that there was a conflict between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD. He said that the time had come to remove that conflict and that Members should move forward in terms of text-based negotiations. He welcomed the European Communities' support for the introduction of a legal requirement in the TRIPS Agreement. Concerning the proposal contained in document TN/C/W/52, he said that his delegation did not see any link between the issues of TRIPS/CBD, GI extension and GI register, and that the TRIPS/CBD issue should not be used to get a free ride for GI issues. He said that the CBD/TRIPS issue was a stand-alone issue that should be negotiated on its own merits, and that other issues should be also negotiated on their own merits wherever there were mandates.
IP/C/M/58