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Ambassador Dacio Castillo (Honduras)
Afrique du Sud
11 REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD UNDER ARTICLE 66.1 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT
11.33. The representative of South Africa associated his delegation with the statements made by the coordinators of the LDC Group, the African Group and the ACP Group. The circumstances that gave rise to the transition period had not changed since the last extension in 2005. LDCs continued to confront resource and human constraints, increasing technological gaps and weak innovative capacities. Recognition of LDCs' special needs and requirements, their economic, financial and administrative constraints, and their need for flexibility in order to create a viable technological base would make a strong case for the extension of the transition period, which should apply as long as a Member remains an LDC. By making this request, LDCs were clearly signalling to the TRIPS Council that they required further flexibility before they could be in full compliance with TRIPS measures. Therefore, South Africa lent strong support for the duly motivated request for the extension of the transition period for LDCs.
IP/C/M/72