11.1. The Chairman said that this item had been put on the agenda at the written request of the delegation of Nepal on behalf of the LDC Group. He recalled that, at the TRIPS Council's meeting in November 2012, Haiti on behalf of the LDC Group had briefly presented, under "Other Business", a request for an extension of the transitional period under Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement (IP/C/W/583), and had suggested that the request be discussed at the present meeting.
