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IP/C/M/92  
 
13 June 2019  
(19-4044) Page: 1/9 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  
   
 
MINUTES OF MEETING  
HELD IN THE CENTRE W ILLIAM RAPPARD ON 6 JUNE 2019 
Chair: H.E. Ambassador Lundeg Purevsuren  
The present document contains the record of the meeting of the Council for TRIPS, held on 
6 June 2019. The statements made during the meeting will be circulated in an addendum to the 
present document.  
Table of Contents  
1   ELECTION OF CHAI RPERSON  ................................ ................................ .......................  3 
2   NOTIFICATIONS UN DER PROVISIONS OF TH E AGREEMENT  ................................ ........  3 
3   REVIEW OF NATION AL IMPLEMENTING LEGI SLATION  ................................ ................  4 
4   REVIEW OF THE PR OVISIONS OF ARTICLE 27.3(B)  ................................ .....................  5 
5   RELATIONSHIP BET WEEN THE TRIPS AGREE MENT AND THE CONVENT ION ON 
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 5 
6   PROTECTION OF TR ADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE  ................................ ..... 5 
7   NON-VIOLATION AN D SITUATION COMPLAIN TS ................................ .........................  5 
8   REVIEW OF THE IM PLEMENTATION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT UNDE R 
ARTICLE 71.1  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  6 
9   REVIEW OF THE AP PLICATION OF THE PRO VISIONS OF THE SECTION ON 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICAT IONS UNDER ARTICLE 2 4.2 ................................ ......................  6 
10   TECHNICAL COOPE RATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING  ................................ ..............  7 
11   INTELLECTUAL PR OPERTY AND INNOVATIO N: PUBLIC -PRIVATE 
COLLABORATIONS IN IN NOVATION - INNOVATIV E APPROACHES TO ASSI STING 
IN BRANDING AND PROM OTION AND THE CREATIVE IND USTRIES  ................................ .. 7 
12   INFORMATION ON RELEVANT DEVELOPMENT S ELSEWHERE IN THE W TO .................  7 
12.1   Dispute Settlement  ................................ ................................ ................................  7 
12.2   Amendment to the TRIPS Agreement  ................................ ................................ ..... 7 
12.3   IPR-Related Issues in Trade Policy Reviews  ................................ ..........................  8 
13   OBSERVER STATUS  FOR INTERNATIONAL I NTERGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  8 
14   OTHER BUSINESS  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 8 
14.1   Annual Review of the Special Compulsory Licensing System  ................................ .. 8 IP/C/M/92  
 
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  14.2   Annual Review under Paragraph 2 of the Decision on the "Implementation 
of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement"  ................................ ................................ ..........  8 
14.3   Other Planned Activities for the Benefit of LDCs  ................................ ....................  9 
14.4   Work Programme on E -Commerce  ................................ ................................ ..........  9 
14.5   Date of the Next Meeting ................................ ................................ ........................  9 
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  1  ELECTION OF CHAIRPER SON 
1.  A representative of the Secretariat  recalled that, when the TRIPS Council met on 13 -14 February, 
the General Council was yet to agree on a slate of names of chairp ersons for WTO bodies. At that 
time, the Council for TRIPS could not, therefore, elect its Chairperson for 2019. For that reason, the 
Council had agreed to elect its new Chairperson at the beginning of the present meeting, with the 
understanding that, as s oon as the General Council had agreed on the slate of names for 
Chairpersons, the Chair -designate would take up his role and hold consultations in preparation of 
this meeting, pending her or his formal election.  
2.  At the meeting that had taken place from 28 February to 1 March 2019, the General Council had 
noted the consensus on the slate of names for chairpersons for WTO bodies. On the basis of the 
understanding reached by the General Council, he proposed that the TRIPS Council elect 
H.E. Ambassador Lundeg P urevsuren from Mongolia as its Chairperson for the coming year.  
3.  The Council so agreed . 
2  NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE AG REEMENT  
4.  The Chair invited the Secretariat to report on notifications that the Council had re ceived since its 
meeting in  February  2019.  
5.  A representative of the Secretariat  said that  the Council had received the following notifications 
under Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement:  
a. Australia  had notified amendments to its Copyright Act and Regulations relating to : service 
provider safe harbour scheme ; online infringement scheme allowing blocking of access to 
online locations ; and to the international extension of the protection for secondary uses of 
sound recordings. It ha d also notified the Wine Australia Regulations regarding the protection 
of geographical indications, and the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act and 
Regulations, which implement ed changes across Australia's IP system in response to a 
Report by the Australian Government's Productivity Commission.  
b. Cuba had notified legislation concerning its Industrial Property System ; the regulation of 
industrial design protection ; the regulation of plant variety protection ; and provisions for the 
national implementation  of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). It ha d further notified 
legislation on the remuneration of inventors, authors, and other holders of intellectual 
property rights. Finally, it ha d also notified laws relating to unfair practices in industrial 
property, and to the use of restrictive contractual clauses in industrial property matters.  
c. The European Union  had notified legislation relating to the protection of geographical 
indications.  
d. Hungary  had notified legislation amending its Act on the protection of Trademarks and 
Geographical Indications.  
e. Japan  had notified a consolidated version of the Patent Act that introduces a new system of 
patent fees. It ha d also notified an Act concerning the fees for international patent 
applications pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.  
f. Chinese Taipei  had notified ame ndments to its Patent Attorney Act.  
6.  Under Article 69 , Angola  and Tonga  had provided information on contact points for the exchange 
of information and cooperation on trade in infringing goods. Under Article 67, Chile had provided 
information on its contact  point on technical and financial cooperation. The Members' transparency 
toolkit page w ould be updated accordingly. Since the ci rculation of the agenda , other notifications 
had been submitted. The relevant delegations might mention them in their interventi ons, as 
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  7.  The Chair invited delegations that had notified new or revised legislative measure s, or submitted 
updates  to their contact points , to introduce their notifications. He also invited other delegations to 
comment on them.  
8.  The representatives of Australia , Japan , Cuba, Chinese Taipei , the European Union , Canada  and 
the United States of America  took the floor.  
9.  The Chair  noted  that notifications to the Council were not keeping up with the actual development 
of laws and regulat ions relating to TRIPS. He emphasized that Article 63.2 was not a one -off 
requirement. It was a core element of the TRIPS transparency arrangements, a central part of the 
Council's substantive work , and obliged Members to notify any new or amended laws. He urged 
Members to complete any outstanding initial notifications and to keep up to date notifications of 
subsequent amendments. The same applied to the Checklist of Issues on Enforcement, which had 
been established by the Council as an element of Members' notification obligations. The e-TRIPS  
platform made it much easier to fulfil these transparency obligations.  
10.  The Chair encourage d Members to notify legislative changes made to implement the special 
comp ulsory licensing system to export medicines covered by the new Article 31bis of the 
TRIPS  Agreement. At least 56 WTO Members, including many of the world's major exporters of 
medicines, ha d adopted implementing legislation that allow ed them to use the Syst em as exporters 
and/or importers. But only 19 Members, including the European Union, h ad formally notified such 
measures to the TRIPS Council. The notification of all relevant laws and regulations c ould assist 
Members in preparing for the potential use of the System. It would also help the Secretariat in its 
efforts to provide informed technical support to Members in this area.  
11.  The Chair noted that the Secretariat ha d completed work on the e-TRIPS  System. In March, 
delegations had been  informed that the e-TRIPS Submissions System was  available  online . Several  
Members ha d already used the e-TRIPS  system to make submissions for this meeting.  He announce d 
that another part of the system , the e-TRIPS  Gateway , was ready for presentation to delegations. 
The Secretariat ha d already commenced informal demonstrations of its potential to support 
delegations  in your work. He invited the Secretariat to present th e TRIPS system.  
12.  A representative of the Secretariat  briefed Members on the development of e -TRIPS.  
13.  The representatives of Mexico  and Australia  took the floor.  
14.  The Council took note  of the notifications and the statements made.  
3  REVIEW  OF NATIONAL IMPLEME NTING LEGISLATION  
15.  The Chair recalled that the Council was prep aring for the review of the national implementing 
legislation of Samoa. The Secretariat ha d been in contact with the delegation of Samoa regarding 
the submission of their remaining notifications. Once these ha d been received, the Council c ould turn 
to the timetable for the questions and answers involved in Samoa's review. He propose d that the 
Council revert ed to the arrangements for Samoa's review at its next meeting in October.  
16.  He noted that  Council's monitoring function under Article 68 of the TRIPS Agreement was a 
continuous task. Therefore, Members should feel free to revert to any matter stemming from 
previous reviews, or to seek further information on implementation of the Agreement in f uture. He 
encouraged delegations to reflect on how to make the best use of the review. The new 
e-TRIPS  system might provide useful information to the Council in this regard. He propose d that 
delegations  return to this item at the next meeting, in the light  of the informal consultations on the 
development and use of e-TRIPS .  
17.  The Council  took note  of the information provided  and agreed  to proceed with the arrangements 
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  4  REVIEW OF THE PROVISION S OF ARTICLE 27.3(B)  
5  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN  THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  AND THE CONVENTION ON 
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY  
6  PROTECTION OF TRADIT IONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE  
18.  The Chair proposed  that, following past practice, agenda items 4, 5 and 6 be addressed together.  
He noted  that there had been important developments in these areas in many WTO  Members , which 
had not been shared with th e Council. Until recently, only 25 Members had responded to the List of 
Questions on Article 27.3(b), and the last response dated from 2003. Mexico had recently submitted 
its responses, which had been circulated in document IP/C/W/125/Add.25. He invited Mexico to 
introduce its submission.  
19.  The representative of Mexico  took the floor.  
20.  The Chair encourage d delegations to submit responses to the List of Questions or update their 
previous responses; as well as notify any relevant changes in legislation.  
21.  He noted that t wo longstanding procedural issues under these items have been discussed 
extensively on the record, at every  regular meeting of the Council for almost nine years:  
a. First, the suggestion for the Secretariat to update the three factual notes on the Council's 
discussions on the TRIPS and CBD and related items; these notes were initially prepared in 
2002 and last upd ated in 2006;  and 
b. Second, the request to invite the CBD Secretariat to brief the Council on the Nagoya Protocol 
to the CBD, initially proposed in October 2010.  
22.  The positions on these issues were well -known and already extensively recorded in the Council 
minutes. In addressing these procedural questions, he encourage d delegations  to focus on 
suggestions as to how to make resolve them.  
23.  The representatives of Mexico ; Benin , on behalf of the LDC Group ; Switzerland ; 
the Plurinational  State of Bolivia ; Nigeria ; Bangladesh ; Japan ; Brazil ; Indonesia ; China ; India, 
New Zealand ; South Africa ; Canada ; Australia ; the Russian Federation ; and 
the United  State s of America  took the floor.  
24.  The C ouncil took note of the statements made and agree d to revert to the matters at its next 
meeting.  
7  NON-VIOLATION AND SI TUATION COMPLAINTS  
25.  The Chair recalled that Ministers at the Eleventh Ministerial Conference had renewed their 
instruction to the TRIPS Council "to continue its  examination of the scope and modalities" for 
non-violation and situation complaints. They also  had instructed the Council to make 
recommendations to MC12 in 2019.1  In the meantime, Members had agreed not to initiate such 
complaints under the TRIPS Agreem ent.  
26.  The next Ministerial Conference would  be held in June 2020. Nevertheless, the General Council 
Chair had noted , at a meeting in 2018,  that the 2019 deadline for the moratorium w ould be 
maintained. Therefore, constructive engagement and debate was urgently needed in this area. Such 
a debate would also be helped by new submissions from Members. There ha d been some encouraging 
signs at the Council's recent meetings. Several  delegations had indicated their readiness to engage 
in a constructive discussi on on scope and modalities in case non -violation and situation complaints 
were to apply to TRIPS. However, no advances  could be detected  during informal contacts with 
delegations .  
                                                
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  27.  The Chair  invited delegations to share their  comments and ideas , focusing on any new 
approaches for the Council to take this issue forward. Delegations were encouraged to bring concrete 
proposals that would permit the Council to move beyond positions of principle and to engage 
substantively in the discussion of possible recommend ations on scope and modalities for such 
complaints.  
28.  The representatives  of Benin , on behalf of the LDC Group ; South Africa ; Nigeria ; Brazil ; 
the United States of America ; Indonesia ; Bangladesh ; Switzerland ; India; China ; and Canada  took 
the floor.  
29.  The Chair said that, as requested by some Members, he would hold informal consultations to 
help facilitate constructive engagement in this area.  
30.  The Council took note  of the statements made and agreed  to revert to the matter  at its next 
meeting.  
8  REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION O F THE TRIPS AGREEMEN T UNDER ARTICLE 71.1  
31.  The Chair recalled that Article 71.1 required the TRIPS Council to conduct a review once every 
two years. However, as the Council had not completed its initial review in 1999, no subsequent 
review had been initiated since then.  
32.  There had been general efforts across the WTO to improve the deliberative function of the WTO 
regular bodies, and to further improve transparency. TRIPS Council Chairs ha d often highlighted the 
fact that there were a few l ongstanding review items on the agenda of the TRIPS Council under which 
there ha d been little or no activity for a number of years.  
33.  At the same time , there was no lack of interest among delegations in discussing intellectual 
property law and policy matter s relevant to TRIPS, for instance in the context of Trade Policy 
Reviews. Such discussions could easily find a regular home under the broad mandate of the "Review 
of the Implementation of the TRIPS Agreement under Article 71.1".  He had  raised the issue of 
revitalizing some of the review items on the TRIPS Council's agenda with delegations during his 
informal consultations  and had invited them to reflect on how to make better use of this agenda 
item.  
34.  Revitalizing the mandated reviews of the TRIPS Council co uld be very useful for Members to 
share information and experiences  in implementing the TRIPS Agreement. While he did  not have any 
concrete proposals at th at point, he propose d maintaining an informal dialogue with delegations to 
see if there is interest i n resuming an active discussion under this item.  
35.  The Council agreed  to revert  to the matter at its next meeting.  
9  REVIEW OF THE APPLIC ATION OF THE PROVISI ONS OF THE SECTION O N 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICAT IONS UNDER ARTICLE 2 4.2 
36.  The Chair said that Article 24.2 of the TRIPS Agreement required the Council to keep under 
review the application of the TRIPS provisions on geographical indications  (GIs). The principal tool 
used for the review was the Checklist of Questions (document IP/C/13 and Add.1). Of the 164 WTO 
Members, fewer than 50 had responded to the Checklist. Many of the earlier responses were also 
likely to be outdated, because they were submitted well over 10 years ago. This was despite the fact 
that GI protection was an active area  of legal and policy development in some countries, as well as 
in a number of FTAs.  
37.  He encouraged delegations to consider responding to or updating initial responses so that 
important developments are duly reflected in Members' contributions. The e-TRIPS  Submissions 
System was an easy and convenient tool to prepare and submit these responses and updates. Also, 
in line with the Council's recommendation made in March 2010, he invited Members to share 
information on bilateral agreements related to the protect ion of GIs they are party to.  
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  10  TECHNICAL COOPERATIO N AND CAPACITY BUILD ING 
39.  The Chair  said that the Council had regularly conducted annual reviews of technical cooperation 
and capacity building activities at its end of the year meeting. These reviews were based on reports 
submitted  by developed country Members, international organizations and the WTO Secretariat. He 
invited the Secretariat to recall the usual arrangements for such reviews.  
40.  A representative of the Secretariat  said the usual procedure was to invite developed -country 
Members to submit information on their activities pursuant t o Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement  to 
be reviewed at the last Council meeting of the year . Other Members who also engage d in technical 
cooperation were  also encouraged to share information. Intergovernmental organizations with 
observer status in the TRIPS  Council, as well as the WTO Secretariat, were also invited to report on 
their relevant activities. The requested written information would usually be made available four 
weeks prior to the next meeting, in order to allow timely circulation before the meet ing. In view of 
the dates of the next TRIPS Council meeting (1 7-18 October 2019) , this would mean that written 
information should be submitted by 20 September 2019.  
41.  The Chair  said that documentation on this topic was usually quite extensive. To ensure a 
streamlined and systematic approach to the management of documentation, he encouraged 
Members to follow th e reporting format and structure proposed in the Council and used by t he 
Secretariat, other organizations and several Members. He recommended the use of the 
e-TRIPS  Submissions System , which allowed the convenient preparation of such submissions, both 
in capital and at Geneva missions. The Secretariat  would be pleased to pro vide informal support and 
background to interested delegations.  
42.  The Council agreed  to proceed in the usual manner and to revert to the matter at its next 
meeting.  
11  INTELLECTUAL PROPERT Y AND INNOVATION: PU BLIC -PRIVATE COLLABO RATIONS IN 
INNOVATION - INNOVAT IVE APPROACHES TO ASS ISTING IN BRANDING A ND PROMOTION 
AND THE CREATIVE IND USTRIES  
43.  The Chair said that  the item had been  put on the agenda at the request of Australia; Canada, 
Chile; the European  Union; Japan; the Republic of Korea; Switzerland; Singapore; Switzerland; 
Chinese Taipei; and the United States. A communication had also been circulated in document 
IP/C/W/653 and Add.1.  
44.  The representative s of Japan ; Australia ; the United States of America ; Chinese Taipei ; 
Switzerland ; Singapore ; Canada ; Chile; the European Union ; the Republic of Korea ; Benin , on behalf 
of the LDC Group ; Ukraine , Colombia ; Norway ; the Russian Federation ; Mexico , China, Indonesia , 
India, Brazil  and Peru took the floor.  
45.  The Council  took note  of the statements made.  
12  INFORMATION ON RELEV ANT DEVELOPMENTS ELS EWHERE IN THE WTO  
12.1  Dispute Settlement  
46.  The Chair  said that the European Union ha d requested consultations with Turkey regarding 
"Certain measures Concerning the Production, Importation and Mark eting of Pharmaceutical 
Products". Th e request had been circulated as document IP/D/41.2 
12.2  Amendment to the TRIPS Agreement  
47.  The Chair  noted that on 6 June 2019 Cuba had deposited its instrument of acceptance of the 
Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement . Thus, 12 7 Members had accepted the Amendment to the 
TRIPS Agreement . He encouraged the remaining 3 6 Members to expedite action, before the current 
deadline for acceptance. The General Council Decision of 30  November 2017 (WT/L/1024) had 
extended  the period for acceptance of the Protocol until 31  December 2019. At the next Council 
                                                
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  meeting,  Members would need to consider recommending a further extension of this period of 
acceptance to the General Council before the end of this year.  
48.  The representa tive of Cuba took the floor.  
49.  The Council took note  of the statements made.  
12.3  IPR-Related Issues in Trade Polic y Reviews  
50.  The Chair  invited the Secretariat to report on IP-related issues that ha d been considered in the 
context of individual Members' trade policy reviews.  
51.  The representative of the  Secretariat  took the floor.  
52.  The Council took note  of the statements made.  
13  OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERG OVER NMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS  
53.  The Chair said that an updated list of  pending requests for observer status in the TRIPS Council 
by intergovernmental organizations was contained in document IP/C/W/52/Rev.1 4. Information 
provided by these organizations on their respective work and the reasons for the ir interest in 
observer status was available on the Members' website. 3 
54.  He stood ready to assist and encouraged Members to resolve the differences among themselves. 
He invited Members and Observers to share their views or developments.  
55.  The representatives of South Africa;  Bangladesh ; the Bolivarian Republic of Vene zuela; China ; 
the Plurinational State of Bolivia ; India; the United States of America ; and Brazil  took the floor.  
56.  The Council took note  of the statements made.  
14  OTHER BUSINESS  
14.1  Annual Review of the Special Compulsory Licensing System  
57.  The Chair said that, a t the meeting that had taken place on  3 February 2017, the Council had 
taken note of the entry into force of the amended TRIPS Agreement. At that time, Members had said 
this would also be the moment to consider in greater detail how the Special Compulsory Licens ing 
System could be effectively used as a practical procurement tool to respond to public health needs. 
Members had also proposed several accompanying measures, including legislative advice to 
implement the mechanism into domestic law and capacity building  activities.  
58.  The next annual review of the System could be usefully guided by the issues that Members had 
already identified in the past. Good sources for these issues were the Council's 2016 Report on the 
Annual Review that had been circulated in document  IP/C/76, as well as those listed in Annex  II to 
the WTO Secretariat's Annual Report on its Technical Cooperation Activities that had been circulated 
in document IP/C/W/618.  
59.  The Chair  planned  to consult Members in the coming months on how to prepare for a meaningful 
review. He would welcome delegations' active support in preparing for and carrying out substantive 
discussions.  
14.2  Annual Review under Paragraph 2 of the Decision on the "Implementation of Article 
66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement"  
60.  The Chair recalled that paragraph 1 of the Decision on the Implementation of Article 66.2  
provided that developed country Members submit annuall y reports on actions taken or planned in 
pursuance of their commitments under Article 66.2. For this purpose, they had to provide new 
                                                
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  detailed reports every third year and, in the intervening years, provide updates to their most recent 
reports. For 2019 – which was an intervening year – developed country Members were expected to 
provide updates to the reports they had submitted in 2018. Paragraph 2 of the Decision said the 
Council shall review these updated reports at the last meeting of the year.  
61.  He sugges ted that developed country Members be requested to submit their updates by 
20 September, i.e. four weeks before the last meeting, which was scheduled for 17 -18 October  2019. 
This would allow timely circulation of the documents.  
62.  The Council so agreed . 
63.  The Chair recalled that the kind of information to be provided in the reports was specified in 
paragraph 3 of the Decision. In the past, Members had considered some practical approaches to 
streamlining their submission and management of this information. Report ing Members were 
encouraged to use the e-TRIPS  Submissions System to submit this information. They were also 
welcome to seek informal support and background information from the Secretariat in this regard.  
14.3  Other Planned Activities for the Benefit of LDCs  
64.  The Chair  said that, in connection with Article 66.2, the Secretariat was planning the 
12th Workshop on Technology Transfer. After the success of the arrangements in 2019, this workshop 
was planned once again to be held back -to-back with the Council's meet ing in February 2020. The 
Secretariat would be in touch with the delegations concerned to prepare for the Workshop.  
65.  The representatives  of Benin , on behalf of the LDC Group ; and Bangladesh  took the floor.  
14.4  Work Programme on E -Commerce  
66.  The Chair  recalled that, at the Eleventh Ministerial Conference , Ministers had agreed that the 
work under the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce should continue, based on the existing 
mandate from 1998. They had instructed the General Council to periodically rev iew the work based 
on reports to be submitted by the relevant WTO bodies. The Chair of the General Council, the 
Ambassador of Thailand, would report to the next General Council meeting in July.  
67.  In the TRIPS Council, there ha d been no discussion on E -commer ce since its meeting in 
June 2018. In the Chair's informal consultations on 16 May, no delegation had indicated any intention 
to propose E -commerce discussions in the TRIPS Council. He remind ed delegations o f the mandate 
under the Ministerial Decision on E-commerce and  invite d them to share any thoughts.  If he was 
requested to provide an update on the TRIPS Council's work in this regard, he would report the state 
of play to the General Council during its review of the Work Programme.   
14.5  Date of the Next Meeti ng 
68.  The Chair said that, as delegations had been informed on 18 April, the dates for the next TRIPS 
Council meeting had to be moved because of a change in the schedule of the General Council. Thus, 
the next meeting was now proposed to be scheduled to take p lace on 17 -18 October 2019.  
69.  The Council so agreed . 
70.  The representatives of Mexico ; and the  European Union  took the floor . 
71.  The Council took note  of the statements made.  
 
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