197. The representative of Australia said that his country had also been interested to see a more substantial discussion under this agenda item. Members might wish to steer the discussion towards a more substantive examination of the underlining interests that the GI provisions sought to both promote and balance. In that regard, Australia had previously suggested a more structured discussion. His delegation had many questions regarding GIs and it believed that it would be useful to have a productive discussion in a more structured way, perhaps along the lines of what had been suggested by the European Communities. This was because a more general discussion did not seem to get into the core of the issue. He was interested in any views that other Members might have on how the Council could make this discussion more productive.
