Union européenne

Argentine

Généralités

1. Please describe if your legislation includes measures necessary to protect public health and nutrition, and to promote the public interest in sectors of vital importance to your socio-economic and technological development as mentioned under Article 8 of the TRIPS Agreement. If yes, please explain how such measures are consistent with the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement.

Argentina's legislation does indeed include measures to protect public health and nutrition and to promote the public interest in sectors of importance to the country's socio-economic and technological development. These principles are enshrined mainly in the National Constitution, which establishes the primacy of international treaties over domestic law.