Ambassador C. Trevor Clarke (Barbados)

Sri Lanka

C; D; E 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

41. The representative of Sri Lanka said that the work in the WTO on the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD had reached an advanced stage. His delegation supported the disclosure proposals put forward by a group of developing countries and the European Communities, and was in favour of commencing text-based negotiations to amend the TRIPS Agreement.

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