87. The representative of Chile reiterated his delegation's view that, since Article 23.4 referred exclusively to wines, the Council had, in its Report (1996), which had been sent to the Ministerial Conference in Singapore, made a clear distinction with regard to the work required under Article 23.4 in relation to wines and that to be initiated in relation to spirits, which would be only preliminary. The negotiations to be undertaken under Article 23.4 should not include spirits. This should not be taken to mean that Chile was opposed to the inclusion of other products in a registration system to be set up under Article 23.4, only that such inclusion should be the result of the same negotiating route as had led to the inclusion of a provision in the TRIPS Agreement requiring negotiations for a registration system for geographical indications for wines.
