5.3. The representative of Indonesia said that, in order to ensure that the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD were mutually supportive and capable of promoting the sustainable use of genetic resources, Members should take bold steps to make substantive progress at the multilateral level. As protection of traditional knowledge and folklore was crucial not merely for developing countries but also for many other Members, it was pressing for the Council to intensify the discussion. His delegation attached great importance to the harmonization between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD, especially on the issue of disclosure requirements. The disclosure requirements would not be burdensome to patent applicants. Instead, the disclosure requirements would have a positive effect by ensuring a predictable environment for governments, investors, traditional communities and researchers.
5.4. As the Nagoya Protocol had been concluded, it was important for all Members to consider the issue as a matter of urgency. It would be in Members' best interest to articulate through the TRIPS Agreement the aim to afford sufficient level of protection of traditional knowledge and folklore. He highlighted the importance of making a concrete connection between the discussions in the Council and in other forums, notably within WIPO. A WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights, Traditional Knowledge and Related Issues had been held in Jakarta, Indonesia in October 2001 and an International Symposium on Ensuring Protection for Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge and Folklore through the Creation of Databases had been held in Bali in June 2012, which showed Indonesia's commitment to that particular matter and reflected its commitment to making a concrete connection between the Council and other forums. In conclusion, he encouraged Members to make substantive and significant progress on those agenda items.
