68. The Chairperson informed the Council that, as foreshadowed at the last meeting, the European Communities had submitted a comparative table juxtaposing the proposals that were before the Council concerning the notification and registration system for geographical indications to be negotiated under Article 23.4. The table had been circulated in document IP/C/W/259. The Council had received a second communication from the European Communities and their member States, which had been circulated as document IP/C/W/260.
