1.16. The representative of Brazil said that his delegation supported the simultaneous, parallel and joint treatment of the three TRIPS issues, namely TRIPS/CBD, the GI register and GI extension. Document TN/C/W/52 was an inclusive and balanced proposal because it encompassed the main demands and concerns regarding these three TRIPS issues.
1.17. He also referred to the workshop organized by the W/52 coalition on the previous day, where Members had had a fruitful exchange of views on how fairness and transparency contributed to inclusive international trade. He recalled the CBD Secretariat's intervention on recent developments following the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol, and on how the process for private parties to comply with rules about prior informed consent (PIC) and access and benefit-sharing (ABS) were not cumbersome. His delegation thus reiterated its view that Members should advance towards the adoption of an amendment to the TRIPS Agreement that would provide a basis for necessary measures to prevent biopiracy.
1.18. While recognizing the political environment for MC11, his delegation stood ready to continue its engagement in order to advance the TRIPS issues.
