Ambassador Al-Otaibi (Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia)

Brésil

13 OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

508. Brazil would like to add its voice to the statements made by the delegations of India, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Indonesia and Nepal regarding granting of observer status to a number of organizations, especially to the CBD Secretariat and the South Centre.

The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to revert to the matter at its next meeting.

13.1. The Chairman recalled that there remained 12 pending requests for observer status in the TRIPS Council by other intergovernmental organizations. The updated list was contained in document IP/C/W/52/Rev.13.

13.2. In the past few years, the Council had been able to make some progress by agreeing to grant ad hoc observer status on a meeting-by-meeting basis to ARIPO, OAPI, the GCC and EFTA.

13.3. The representatives of India; Bangladesh on behalf of the LDC Group; Ecuador; Indonesia; Nepal; Brazil and the United States took the floor.

13.4. The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to revert to the matter at its next meeting.

IP/C/M/79, IP/C/M/79/Add.1