RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/169
3 May 2000
(00-1810)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights
IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE  66.2:  INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
Note by the Secretariat
Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement requires developed country Members to provide
incentives to enterprises and institutions in th eir territories for the purpose of promoting and
encouraging technology transfer to least-developed country Members in order to enable them to create
a sound and viable technological base.
At the meeting of the Council for TRIPS on 1 and 2 December 1998, it was suggested that
information be requested from developed country Members on how Article 66.2 was being
implemented and the Council agreed that this question be circulated in an informal document of the
TRIPS Council to all Members and that developed country Members be invited to supply information
in response to this question.  The resulting information was circulated to the Council in documentsIP/C/W/132 and Addenda.
The annexed table has been prepared by the Secretariat in response to a request by the
Council for TRIPS at its meeting on 21 March 2000 to prepare a short note setting out the types of
incentive measures that had been notified, with cross references to where further details can be found.
This table is indicative only and in each case reference should be made to the original
information supplied by Members.  Some of the categories in the table may overlap and some
information is not cross-referenced where it was not possible to categorize it.
It was not possible to distinguish between developing countries generally and least-developed
country Members in most of the information submitted.  Therefore, references to specific least-developed country Members, or groups of them, are listed in the table at the end.
Documents referenced in the annexed table:
Document code Developed country Member
supplying information
IP/C/W/132 New Zealand
IP/C/W/132/Add.1 United States
IP/C/W/132/Add.2 Japan
IP/C/W/132/Add.3 Australia
IP/C/W/132/Add.4 European Communities, Austria, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and
the United Kingdom
IP/C/W/132/Add.4/Suppl.1 Germany and Ireland
IP/C/W/132/Add.4/Suppl.2 Belgium
IP/C/W/132/Add.5 SwitzerlandIP/C/W/169
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ANNEX
Types of Incentive Measure Notified
EC:  Centre for the Development of Industry ;
Asia-Invest Programme (Asia Investment
Facility)
Austria
Belgium :  §§ 5 - 9
Denmark :  § (1)
Finland :  (a) & (b)
France :  Finance §§ (a) (c) (d)
Germany : Financing; § (d) (Supp.1)
Netherlands : §§ (a) (b) (c)Export and investment promotion for developed
countries' enterprises, including investment
protection and promotion agreements, market
prospecting, investment advice and finance and
fostering business partnerships
Switzerland : §§ 4, 8
EC:  Centre for the Development of Industry ;
ECIP programme;  EIB
Belgium : §§ 5, 6
Finland : (a) (b)
France :  Finance § (d)
Germany :  §§ (a) (d) (f) (Supp.1)
Netherlands : §§ (e) (f)
United Kingdom : § 2
Switzerland : § 8Export finance for developed countries'
enterprises, including loans, export guarantees
and credits and risk capital
United States :  22 USC 5401-5495; 42 USC
13316, 13362, 13387
Australia :  § 3
EC: ECIP programme
Belgium :  § 3; 6
Spain :  § 1 (Subsidies for patenting abroad)Tax credits and other financial incentives for
developed countries' enterprises, including those
for investment in technology and investment in
developing countries United States :  22 USC 2293, 2191, 2194;
26 USC 501; 26 USC 951, 955, 956, 959, 1248
EC:  Centre for the Development of Industry
Finland : (b)
France :  Finance § (a)
Germany :  §§ (b) (d) (Supp.1)Loans and other support for enterprises in
developing countries
Sweden :  § 3
Australia :  §§ 9, 10, 11
EC:  EIB
Germany : § (e) (Supp.1)
Sweden :  § 2
New Zealand :  § 3
Switzerland : §§ 3, 7Infrastructure projects in developing countries
including those with a technology component or
the provision of resources, equipment, training
and advice
United States :  42 USC 7671b;
22 USC 2295, 2295a, 2295b;
22 USC 2421a;  22 USC 3262IP/C/W/169
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EC:  Centre for the Development of Industry;
AL-Invest; Asia-Invest Programme (Business
Priming Fund)
Netherlands : § (h)
United Kingdom : § 4
Switzerland : § 5, 6Policies of promoting the use of particular
technologies, including technologies that are
beneficial to the environment
United States : 22 USC 2182; 2295, 2295a,
2295b; 42 USC 7671b
Australia :  §§ 7, 8, 12-17
EC:  INCO programme,  Asia-Ecobest
Denmark :  § (1)
France :  Human Resources
Germany :  Information and consultancy
(Add.4); §§ (c) (d) (Supp.1)
Netherlands :  § (g)
Spain :  §§ 2, 3
Sweden :  §§ 2, 5
Japan :  §§ 1, 2
New Zealand :  §§ 3, 4
Switzerland : §§ 3, 9, 10Provision of technical assistance and expertise
to developing countries
United States :  22 USC 5421-23
EC:  Asia-Invest Programme (Business Priming
Fund); INCO
Austria:  Austrian Development Corporation
Denmark :  §§ (3) (4)
France :  Finance §§ (b) (1), (2)
Sweden :  § 2Conduct of research and development
United States :  22 USC 3501-3513; 22 USC
5861; 22 USC 2293; 22 USC 2151d
EC:  AL-Invest; Asia-Invest Programme;
Asia-Ecobest
Belgium :  § 4
Denmark :  § (2)
France :  Finance § (b)(2)
Spain : § 1 (Provision of technological 
information)
United Kingdom :  § 4
New Zealand :  § 4Provision of information and contacts, including
administrative, product and technical
information and organization of business
meetings
United States :  22 USC 5821;  22 USC 2351;
22 USC 2151d
Australia : §§ 3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18
Belgium :  §§ 4,  5
France :  Finance § (b)(2)Provision of education and training to
developing countries' nationals
United States : 20 USC 226; 22 USC 2151d;
22 USC 2293; 22USC 2295, 2295a, 2295b;
22 USC 4703; 22 USC 5401-5495;IP/C/W/169
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Australia :  §§ 5 and following
Belgium :  §§ 4, 5
Germany :  § (e) (Supp.1)
Ireland :  § 3, 4
Netherlands :  § (d)Bilateral aid
Switzerland : § 7
Australia :  §§ 21, 22
Ireland : § 2 Regional intergovernmental assistance
programmes New Zealand:  § 3, 4
Australia :  § 23
Denmark :  § (3)
Finland :  § 1
New Zealand :  §§ 5, 6Contributions to multilateral technical
cooperation funds
Switzerland : § 11
Australia :  § 3
Belgium :  § 4
Netherlands :  § (h)
United Kingdom :  § 3
New Zealand :  § 2
Switzerland : § 4General policies regarding technical and other
assistance to developing countries and least-
developed countries
United States :  22 USC 2172;  22 USC 2151;
22 USC 2182
Australia:  parts of table at end of Add.3
EC:  Centre for the Development of Industry
Denmark :  §§ (1) and (2)
Germany :  §§ (d) (f) (Supp.1)
Ireland : § 3
Spain :  § 2Specific references to least-developed country
Members
Sweden :  § 4
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