71. The representative of India said that India, as one of the proponents of TN/C/W/52, supported the key parameters for a register as explained by the EC delegation and would like to see reflected in a ministerial decision the key parameters for the three TRIPS issues of GI register, TRIPS/CBD and GI extension. As had been mentioned several times in the past, the process of finalization of TN/C/W/52 had necessitated intensive negotiations between some 110 Members. His delegation would support negotiations on the GI register on that basis, and did not see any need for clarifying its support element by element. The elements proposed by the EC in TN/C/W/52 were not a proposal on the GI register alone, but on all three TRIPS issues. He expressed his delegation's concerns about the lack of progress and the absence of a process on TRIPS/CBD and GI extension since July 2008. However, it was satisfied that, as called for in the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration of 2005, Director-General Lamy had decided to resume consultations at his level on TRIPS/CBD and GI extension. His delegation looked forward to meaningful and constructive engagement by Members in Director-General Lamy's consultations so that the three TRIPS issues could progress apace.
