63. The representative of Venezuela shared many of the concerns expressed by Peru and reiterated the position it had expressed in their joint submission to the General Council. It was important to have a system for notification and registration which would be binding erga omnes and multilateral. In the Andean Community, there was a system for the protection of geographical indications which applied to natural, agricultural, artisanal and industrial products. This system, which was successful and operated in the five countries concerned, could be used as a basis, or at least a reference, for further discussions.
