82. The representative of Brazil considered it useful for the work on this agenda item to have received another proposal. He wished to emphasize certain aspects of the joint proposal from Japan and the United States which merited thorough analysis. The system would not contain any TRIPS-plus obligations beyond those found in Section 3 of Part II of the Agreement. The voluntary nature of the system was interesting, as was the fact that this system could accommodate the various national regimes in Members. These preliminary comments were without prejudice to instructions that he would receive from his capital.
