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Ambassador Chak Mun See (Singapore)
I REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 24.2
79. The representative of Argentina said that her delegation could agree that the Chairperson would continue his informal consultations on the matter, as long as treatment of the subject would remain within the existing mandates. As regards the proposal to merge the current agenda items on geographical indications into one single item, he shared the view expressed by New Zealand and Chile. Article 24.2 did not call for negotiations on an expansion of the scope of the product coverage of Article 23. If that issue were to be discussed, it should be in the General Council. Her delegation was prepared to have such discussions, but they had to be held in the appropriate forum.
IP/C/M/27