74. The representative of Cuba endorsed the arguments put forward by Bolivia and the statements made by Ecuador and Venezuela on critical aspects of implementation. She reiterated Cuba's long held position on the need to amend Article 29 of the TRIPS Agreement so that Members had the right to request patent applicants to disclose the source and country of origin of inventions based on biological materials and to provide evidence of prior informed consent and benefit sharing among the parties receiving the consent to investigate and exploit genetic resources, as well as the publication of applications relating to biological material.
