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Ambassador Mothusi Palai (Botswana)
12 1 CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO PROPOSALS FOR PLAIN PACKAGING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND Ireland
439. Nigeria would like to reiterate its commitment to protect public health as demonstrated by the Doha Ministerial Declaration which allows Members the right to take measures to protect public health. However, we share the concerns that have been raised by Members on the measures that have been taken by some Members regarding the issue of plain packaging. As previously stated by our delegation, we are of the view that the measures are inconsistent with the WTO rules and have limited the major function of the trademark which is to distinguish products. In this context, we would like to ask the Governments of the UK and Ireland to allow the dispute on plain packaging, presently before the DSB, ample time to conclude the examination of the matter that will guide Members on their actual obligations under the WTO rules.
The Council took note of the statements made.
12.1. The Chairman said that this item had been put on the agenda at the written request by the delegation of the Dominican Republic.

12.2. The representatives of the Dominican Republic; the European Union; Nicaragua; Honduras; Cuba; Indonesia; Nigeria; Zimbabwe; Australia; Uruguay; Canada; Norway; New Zealand; and the World Health Organization took the floor.

12.3. The Council took note of the statements made.

IP/C/M/78, IP/C/M/78/Add.1