Compte rendu ‒ Conseil des ADPIC ‒ Afficher les détails de l'intervention/la déclaration

Mr. Martin Glass (Hong Kong, China)
World Trade Organization
F.3 Process of acceptance
199. Another representative of the Secretariat responded that, with respect to the first question by the delegation of India, a distinction was made in technical assistance activities of the Secretariat between the use of the system and its implementation, including through domestic law, and the separate procedure of preparing and submitting a formal acceptance of the Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement. Technical assistance was a major priority for the Secretariat. It was constantly evolving depending on demand. 200. With respect to the second question, he noted that the Secretariat had an informal list of Members that had adopted implementing legislation, based on the notifications to the Council. The Secretariat had not analyzed the laws and regulations notified by Members in detail. Informal materials had been compiled which provide a general overview of choices made by Members to implement the System.
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