IP/C/W/696  
 
2 March  2023 
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights    
 
ANNUAL REPORT ON NOTIFICATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION FLOWS  
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT  
 
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Contents  
1   INTRODUCTION  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  3 
2   E-TRIPS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  4 
3   TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS  ................................ ................................ ....................  5 
3.1   NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 63.2  ................................ ................................ .........  5 
3.1.1   Laws and regulations  ................................ ................................ ...............................  5 
3.1.2   Responses to the checklist on enforcement  ................................ ................................  12 
3.2   NOTIFICATIONS OF CONTACT POINTS UNDER ARTICLE 69  ................................ .............  13 
3.3   AD HOC NOTIFICATIONS FROM MEMBERS AVAILING THEMSELVES OF CERTAIN OPTIONS 
UNDER THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  ................................ ................................ .........................  14 
3.3.1   Articles 1.3 and 3.1  ................................ ................................ ................................  14 
3.3.2   Article 4(d)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  15 
3.3.3   Other notification requirements under the Berne Convention and the Rome Convention 
incorporated by reference into the TRIPS Agreement  ................................ .............................  15 
3.4   TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS MAKING USE OF THE ADDITIONAL 
FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH  ................................ ......................  15 
3.4.1   Special compulsory licensing system  ................................ ................................ .........  15 
3.4.2   TRIPS Decision on COVID -19 Vaccines  ................................ ................................ ...... 16 
3.5   REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPED MEMBERS AGREED TO BY THE TRIPS  
COUNCIL IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLES 66.2 AND 67  ................................ ..........................  17 
3.5.1   Reports under Article 66.2  ................................ ................................ ......................  17 
3.5.2   Reports under Article 67  ................................ ................................ .........................  19 
3.5.3   Contact points for technical cooperation under Article 67  ................................ .............  21 
3.6   CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION FLOWS  ................................ ................................ ....... 22 
3.6.1   Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of the Section on 
geographical indications under Article 24.2  ................................ ................................ ..........  22 
3.6.2   Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b)  ........  23 
ANNEX  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  25 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without 
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Table A.1: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by Member, identifying  
the most recent (Latest) and total count (No.) of notifications received, 1995 -2022 ...................  25 
Table A.2: Responses to the checklist on enforcement under Article 63.2  ................................ . 31 
Table A.3: Contact point submissions under Articles 69 and 67, ................................ ..............  33 
Table A.4: Notifications under Articles 1.3 and 3.1  ................................ ................................  36 
Table A.5: Notifications under Article 4(d)  ................................ ................................ ...........  37 
Table A.6: Other notifications made pursuant to requiremen ts under the Berne Convention  
and the Rome Convention incorporated by reference into the TRIPS Agreement  ........................  38 
Table A.7: Notifications by Members making use of the special compulsory licensing system  ....... 38 
Table A.8: Communications by Members pursuant to paragraph 5 of the TRIPS COVID -19  
Vaccines Decision  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  38 
Table A.9: Reports submitted by Members under Articles 66.2 an d 67 ................................ ..... 39 
Table A.10: Responses provided in the context of reviews under Articles 24.2 and 27.3(b), ........  40 
 
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  1  INTRODUCTION  
1.  The TRIPS Agreement established a number of notification requirements to facilitate the 
TRIPS  Council's efforts to monitor the operation of the Agreement and promote awareness of 
Members' policies on intellectual property (IP) protection. The Council subsequently established 
reporting requirements for developed Members and invited Members to respond to checklists of 
questions in furtherance of the Council's man dated reviews of certain provisions in the Agreement.1 
Together, these transparency mechanisms comprise the primary means by which Members keep the 
Council apprised of their TRIPS -related laws, regulations, programmes, practices, and contact points.  
2.  In 20 09, the then -Chair of the General Council invited WTO Councils and Committees, including 
the TRIPS Council, to consult on ways to improve the timeliness and completeness of notifications 
and other information flows on trade measures falling within their re spective areas of responsibility. 
At the Council's request, the Secretariat endeavoured to improve the visibility and user friendliness 
of the TRIPS notification system, through an extended process of dialogue with Members and regular 
updates to the Counci l. This process culminated in the 2019 launch of the e TRIPS information 
system ( see section 2 ). With this new online tool, Members and the general public gained on demand 
access to extensive data on Members' TRIPS related notif ications, reports, and information relating 
to reviews, dating back to 1995. It also streamlines and simplifies the means for Members to check 
on the status of their own notifications and reports, and to update and add to them as necessary.  
3.  As with the fi rst two notes in this series, this third annual note capitalizes upon the information 
available through e -TRIPS to present and summarize submission rates and identify trends since 
1995 for each of the primary TRIPS transparency mechanisms, with a particula r focus on the prior 
year's submissions.2 It shows that Members exerted significant efforts to submit initial notifications 
of laws, regulations and contact points, as well as information regarding domestic practices relating 
to intellectual property enfo rcement and systems of protection for geographical indications (GIs), 
biotechnology inventions and plant varieties.  
4.  Although a notable uptake in Member participation was observed in 2022, not all Members have 
kept up with their continuing notification obl igations or maintained their contributions to the Council's 
monitoring function by providing updates to initial submissions. For example, despite evidence of 
substantial domestic legislative activity in the intellectual property arena over the past 15 year s, 
36% of developed and developing Members have not notified the Council of any new or amended 
laws or regulations since 2007. Among Members who have submitted contact points, over 60% have 
not been updated in over a decade, and over half of Members' submi ssions of information in relation 
to TRIPS -mandated reviews date back to the 1990s. The wealth of information that Members 
laboured to provide at the turn of the century now risks becoming outdated.  
5.  With respect to developed Members' annual reporting obligations, the number of reports received 
in any given year under each mechanism has fluctuated, with few discernible trends. The number of 
annual reports on incentives to enterprises and institutions f or the purpose of promoting and 
encouraging technology transfer to LDC Members appears to be somewhat stabler than the number 
of annual reports received on technical cooperation activities.  
6.  2022 saw Members submit notifications at a rate not seen in 18 yea rs. A geographically 
diverse group of 30 Members (18% of all WTO Members) notified IP laws and regulations, 
nearly a third of them after a decade or more of inactivity. Two Members, Switzerland and 
El Salvador, submitted updated responses to the checklist of issues on enforcement, the 
first such submissions since 2019. Ten Members notified contact points for cooperation 
on IP enforcement, seven more than in 2021. Switzerland also submitted updated 
information in the context of the Council's review under Art icle 24.2 of TRIPS provisions 
on geographical indications (GIs). Submissions of developed Member reports on 
incentives for technology transfer to LDCs under Article 66.2 and on technical and 
 
1 Additional information regarding TRIPS transparency mechanisms is available on the WTO website. 
Guide to the TRIPS Agreement, Appendix 1: Guide to Transparency Under TRIPS, available at: 
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/ta_modules_e.htm . Technical Cooperation Handbook on 
Notification Requirements, Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, available at:  
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/ip_handbook_on_notifications_e.pdf . 
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  financial cooperation in favour of developing and LDC Members und er Article 67 increased 
slightly in 2022 . 
7.  No new notifications were received under the special compulsory licensing system in 
2022, and no communications were received pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Ministerial 
Decision on the TRIPS Agreement adopted at th e 12th Ministerial Conference. No Members 
shared new or updated information regarding their domestic framework for protecting 
biotechnology inventions and new plant varieties pursuant to the review of the provisions 
of Article 27.3(b) . 
2  E-TRIPS  
8.  The e -TRIPS information system was developed to enhance the transparency of TRIPS related 
information and simplify its submission to the Council. Composed of two linked platforms, the 
Submission System3 provides an online avenue for making submissions, while the Gate way4 
aggregates and facilitates online access to, and analysis of, the documents and data underlying 
these submissions. Both platforms are available in English, French, and Spanish.  
9.  The e -TRIPS Submission System has become the primary means by which Membe rs and 
observers submit notifications, responses to checklists of questions, and reports. Between the 
launch of the Submission System in March 2019 and the end of 2020, 63% of Members 
who submitted a notification, responses to a checklist, or report did so  through the 
Submission System. In 2021, this figure rose to 74%, and to 86% in 2022. The share of 
submissions received through the Submission System has also continued to grow, from 
79% between March 2019 and the end of 2020, to 88% in 2021 and 95% in 202 2. Notably, 
all reports submitted during the 2022 reporting cycle, except for those of one Member, 
were submitted through the Submission System.  
Figure 1: e-TRIPS Submission System usage, 2019 -2022  
 
 
10.  The e-TRIPS Gateway , in turn, has become a frequently consulted publicly available resource 
for TRIPS -related information. The number of unique visitors to the site doubled from 2020 
to 2021, and grew an additional 84% from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, the Gateway generated 
over 2 ,000 page views per day, more than double the 2021 rate.   
11.  The Secretariat is available to answer questions and conduct in -person and virtual training 
sessions for Members and observers interested in learning more about e -TRIPS and the transparency 
requirem ents of the TRIPS Council.  
 
3 e-TRIPS Submission System: https://nss.wto.org/tripsmembers  (restricted access). TRIPS Council 
delegates may request access credentials at e-trips@wto.org . 
4 e-TRIPS Gateway: https://e -trips.wto.org . 
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  3  TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS  
3.1  NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 63.2  
3.1.1   Laws and regulations  
12.  Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement, in conjunction with Article 63.1, requires Members to 
notify their domestic laws and regulations pertaining to the availability, scope, acquisition, 
enforcement and prevention of the abuse of intellectual property rights to the Council.5 Once a 
Member is obliged to apply a provision of the TRIPS Agreement, the corresponding laws and 
regulations must be notified without delay (normally within 30 days). Any subsequent amendments 
to notified laws and regulations or new laws and regulations must also be notified without delay after 
their entry into force.  
3.1.1.1   An historical perspective: 1995 to 2022  
13.  From 1995 to 2022, Members made 5,809 notifications pertaining to 4,170 distinct laws or 
regulations (see  Figure  2). The number of yearly notifications peaked in 1996 and 2000,  
corresponding with the end of transitional arrangements set forth in Article 65 of the 
TRIPS  Agreement for developed Members (1996), developing Members (2000), and Members 
transforming from a centrally -planned to a market economy (2000) (see  Figure 3). Upon the 
conclusion of each transition period, Article 63.2 came into effect for a new group of Members, 
triggering waves of notifications of legislation. LDC Members av ailing themselves of the transition 
period under Article 66.1 are not yet obliged to notify their domestic laws and regulations under 
Article 63.2.6 
Figure  2: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2, 1995 -2022  
 
 
14.  Since 2005, the yearly number of notifications has stabilized somewhat, ranging from a low of 
39 in 2006 to a high of 238 in 2013 (nearly matched in 2021). Some of the yearly variations during 
this period have been influenced by bulk notificat ions made by (a) newly acceded WTO Members; 
and (b) Members catching up on past -due notifications that accumulated over a number of years. 
 
5 The WTO cooperates with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to support Members' 
efforts to satisfy overlapping notification obligations. To that end, notifications of laws and regulatio ns pursuant 
to Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement submitted to the WTO through the e-TRIPS Submission System  are 
automatically also transmitted to WIPO. Members may also use the WIPO -WTO Common Portal  to make a 
single submission to both organizations.  
6 The LDC transition period under Article 66.1 has been extended by the TRIPS Council three times, 
following successive requests by LDC Members. Se e documents IP/C/40 , IP/C/64 , and IP/C/88 . The current 
transition period is set to expire on 1 July 2034.  
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  This was the case most recently from 2020 to 2021, when the United Kingdom alone accounted for 
61% of notifications.  
15.  As time has passed, the yearly composition of the notifications has predictably shifted from 
"first" (i.e. initial) notifications of a law or regulation to the WTO, to notifications of amendments or 
revisions, or replacements or consolidations, of previous ly notified laws or regulations. However, 
despite the ongoing nature of the obligation under Article 63.2 and Members' continuously evolving 
IP systems, notifications of subsequent legislative activity have been fewer than would be expected.  
Figure 3: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by level of 
development, 1995 -2022  
 
 
16.  Figure 4 shows that from 2005 to 2021, the n umber of Members who notified a law or regulation 
under Article 63.2 in any given year stabilized, ranging from 9 (2007) to 21 (2020). However, in 
2022, 30 Members submitted an Article 63.2 notification – more than in any year since 
2004, and 88% more than  the number of Members who notified the prior year.  
Figure 4: Number of Members having notified a law or regulation pursuant to 
Article  63.2, 1995 -2022  
 
 
17.  Although the composition of the group of notifying Members shifts annually, there is a core 
group of eleven Members, led by Japan, and followed by Chinese Taipei and the European Union, 
who have consistently notified new or amended laws or regulations to t he Council on a nearly annual 
or biennial basis since 2005. See Figure 5. 
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  Figure 5: Members having made the most annual notifications of one or more laws or 
regulations pursuant to Article 63.2, 2005 -2022 (number of years)  
 
 
18.  Figure 6 offers a snapshot of Members' notifications of laws  and regulations over time, by 
development status. Despite the extended Article 66.1 LDC transition periods, 31% of LDC Members 
have notified a law or regulation since 1995 (no change over 2021). Unsurprisingly, 100% of 
developed Members and nearly 100% of  developing Members have notified a law or regulation since 
their transition periods ended in 1996 and 2000, respectively. Moving towards the present, the gap 
between the percentage of developed and developing Members that have submitted more recent 
Article 63.2 notifications has grown. 59% of developed Members have submitted a notification in the 
past 5 years, compared with 30% of developing Members. Although there are more than twice as 
many developing Members, developed Members have submitted 78% more no tifications in the past 
five years (294% more if the United Kingdom's 226 notifications from 2020 to 2021 are included).  
Figure 6: Percentage of Members having submitted one or more notifications of a law or 
regulation pursuant to Article 63.2, and cumulative number of notifications, during 
specified periods, by development status  
 
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  19.  WTO Trade Policy Reviews have shown that Members' IP systems have evolved considerably 
since Members made their initial notifications over twenty years ago. Although the number of 
Members submitting Article 63.2 notifications reached an 18 -year high in 2022, there are 
still a substantial number of Members - 34 developing Members (38%, -2% over 2021) 
and 13 developed Members (33%, -11% over 2021) – that ha ve not notified a new or 
amended IP law or regulation to the Council in the past 15 years.  
20.  Since 2005, 93 Members (57%, +5% over 2021) have submitted a total of 2,213 (+9% over 
2021) notifications. Figure 7 graphically presents the number of submissions, Members' relative 
participation, and the average number of notifications per notifying Member, by region. It provides 
a rough snapshot of the r ate at which Members have updated their initial pre -2005 notifications of 
laws and regulations. It does not, however, adjust for the following factors: (1) initial notifications 
made by developing Members who acceded since 2005, which have had a positive e ffect on 
engagement for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Oceania, Other Europe, and the 
Middle  East during this period; (2) the number of Members subject to Article 63.2 in a region, which 
influences the absolute number of notifications made, and th us the size of a region's bubble; and 
(3) the proportion of LDC Members in a region, which has a downward effect on the percentage of 
Members having submitted a notification, particularly in Africa. The notifications of an individual 
Member can also heavil y influence a region's total number of notifications and average number of 
notifications, and thus the size of a region's bubble and its position along the Y -axis. Precise 
information regarding individual Members' notifications of laws and regulations is a vailable in 
Table  A.1 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway,  https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/TypesOfDocuments/LawArticle632Notifications . 
Figure 7: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by region, 
2005 -2022  
 
Note:  The size of each bubble reflects the number of notifications received.  
*  Counting the European Union and each of its member States individually, and attributing the 
notifications of each only to the submitter.  
 
21.  Certain trends nevertheless emerge from Figure 7. It is evident that the three -Member region 
of North America has significantly contributed to the notifications that have been submitted to the 
Council since 2005. Each Member has submitted an average of 51 notifications (+1 over 2021) since 
2005. Members in the Caribbean and Central and Sout h America, as well as some member States 
of the European Union7, have, conversely, been less active in updating their initial notifications. 
 
7 The European Union itself has endeavoured to keep the Council up -to-date on its legislative measures 
perta ining to the TRIPS Agreement.  
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  Certain member States of the European Union made an effort to update their initial 
notifications in 2022, and cons equently the European Union's bubble has moved to the 
right (from 46% in 2021 to 61% in 2022). Increased participation among Members in the 
Caribbean and Middle East can also be observed since 2021, reflecting 2022 submissions 
from Trinidad and Tobago, the  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and 
the Kingdom of Bahrain . European Members outside of the European Union ("Other Europe") have 
still submitted the most notifications overall and have the highest average number of notifications 
per Mem ber (71) – statistics which were heavily influenced by the 226 notifications submitted by 
the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2021. The relatively low level of notifications from Africa may be 
partly attributed to the greater number of LDCs in that region, whi ch are not subject to notification 
obligations.  
22.  It is also possible to map notified laws and regulations by IP subject matter. Figure 8 shows the 
number of notificatio ns falling into ten different IP subject areas. Some laws and regulations pertain 
to multiple subjects, and thus were counted more than once. Overall, 24% of notified laws and 
regulations relate to patents (including plant varieties), 22% to copyright and related rights, 15% 
to trademarks, 15% to enforcement, 11% to geographical indications, and 10% or fewer to each of 
the following: industrial property (general), industrial designs, undisclosed information, and layout 
designs (topographies) of integrated c ircuits. 11% of notified laws and regulations relate to other 
subjects.  
Figure 8: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by subject 
matter, 1995 -2022  
 
 
23.  The annual rate at which notifications were made by subject matter generally track the rate at 
which notifications were made overall, although a few subject -specific trends are discernible in 
Figure  9. When developed Members made their initial notifications of laws and regulations from 1995 
to 1997, the greatest number of notified laws related to patents. In 2000, upon the expiration of the 
transition period for develo ping Members, more notified laws related to copyright than to patents. 
Developing Members also notified fewer laws pertaining to geographical indications than were 
notified by developed Members from 1995 to 1997.  
24.  Since a more stable lower -level rate of not ifications began in 2005, individual Members have 
generated visible peaks in certain subject area notifications. A spike in patent law notifications in 
2008 is primarily attributable to the accession of Ukraine. A jump in notifications related to 
undisclos ed information in 2018 reflects an initiative by the United States to notify State legislation 
on the topic. And an increase in industrial design and trademark notifications in 2020, and patent 
copyright, and enforcement notifications in 2021, resulted fro m the United Kingdom's efforts to bring 
its notifications up to date by notifying historical and current legislation on these matters.  
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  Figure  9: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by subject matter 
and y ear, 1995 -2022  
 
 
3.1.1.2   Year in review: 2022  
25.  In 2022, 30 Members (+14 over 2021) notified 175 laws and regulations ( -58 over 2021) 
pursuant to Article 63.2. A year -over-year decline in the absolute number of notifications (see 
Figure  2) could have been expected in 2022 following the United Kingdom's conclusion of its 
multi-year effort to update the Council on its current and historical legislation. However, this decline 
was moderated by a marked 88% year over -year increase in the number of Members who submitted 
notifications in 2022 (see Figure 4). More Members submitted notifications in 2022 than in any year 
since 2004.  
26.  Figure 10 plots each Member having notified in 2022 on a map, while Figure 11 groups notifying 
Members by region. Figure 12 shows the number of notifications made per 2022 notifying Member.  
Figure 10: World map identifying Members having notified a law or regulation pursuant 
to Article 63.2 in 2022  
 
Note:  Created using MapChart.net  under Creative Commons Attribution -Share Alike 4.0 International 
licence . 
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  27.  As shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, most Members having notified a law or regulation in 2022 
are located in Europe (European Union, 9; Other Europe, 4), followed by Asia (4). Compared to 
2021, notifying Members in 2022 were more geographically diverse, wit h at least one Member from 
each of the ten different regions identified in Figure 7 having submitt ed a notification in 2022. In 
2021, no notifications were received fr om four of the ten regions.  
28.  In 2022, notifications were submitted by more Members at a more even rate, as compared to 
2021. In 2021, the United Kingdom accounted for 64% of notified laws and regulations. In 2022, 
the top notifier, Switzerland, was respons ible for 12% of notifications, followed by Bulgaria (11%), 
France (9%), Latvia (8%), and Costa Rica (6%) (see Figure 12). In 2022, one -third of notifying 
Members broke  extended periods of inactivity by submitting their first Article 63.2 notifications in a 
decade or more.  
Figure 11: Members having notified a law or regulation pursuant to Article 63.2 in 2022, 
by region  
 
*  Counting the European Union as one and each notifying member State individually.  
 
Figure 12: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 in 2022, by 
Member  
 
 
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  29.  As shown in Figure 13, the most frequently notified subject areas in 2022 were patents (29%), 
copyright and related rights (20%), trademarks (16%), geographical indications (13%), and 
industrial designs (11%). Fewer than 10% of notif ied laws and regulations pertained to enforcement 
(8%), industrial property (general) (6%), layout -designs (topographies) of integrated circuits (5%) 
or undis closed information (3%). 11% of notified laws pertained to other subject areas. These figures 
were not heavily influenced by the notifications of any one particular Member. More than half (53%) 
of notifying Members notified at least one patent -related law or regulation; the same proportion 
notified at least one copyright -related law or regulation; and 50% notified at least one 
trademark -related law or regulation. Switzerland, the European Union and notifying EU member 
States were responsible for 70% of the notifications related to geographical indications.  
Figure 13: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 in 2022, by 
subject matter  
 
 
3.1.2   Responses to the checklist on enforcement  
30.  Members determined that notifying laws and regulations may not, alone, ensure full 
transparency as to how Members have gi ven effect to the detailed enforcement provisions in Part  III 
of the TRIPS Agreement. For example, Members with a common law tradition may not codify this 
area of law, but rely upon case law to guide their practices. Consequently, the Council adopted a 
"Checklist of Issues on Enforcement"8, which Members must respond to in addition to submitting 
texts of laws and regulations. Responses are to be submitted by each Member with their initial 
notifications of laws and regulations under Article 63.2, and should  be subsequently updated or 
revised as needed. LDC Members availing themselves of the transition period under Article 66.1 are 
not yet obliged to respond to the checklist on enforcement.  
 
8 Document IP/C/5. 
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  Figure 14: Responses to the checklist on enf orcement, 1996 -2022  
 
 
31.  Figure 14 illustrates the pattern of responses to the checklist on enforcement. It shows an initial 
spike in first notifications by developed Members from 1996 to 1997, and by developing Members 
from 2 000 to 2002. Since then, some additional initial notifications have been received, mostly by 
acceding Members, and increasingly, by Members amending and updating earlier responses.  
32.  112 Members, comprising 100% of developed Members and 81% of developing Me mbers, have 
submitted responses to the checklist on enforcement. 76% of these responses, however, are over 
twenty years old (i.e. predate 2003). 17 Members have submitted a total of 22 updates to their 
initial responses, including Switzerland and El Salvad or, who in 2022 updated their previous 
responses. No Member has submitted initial responses since 2019 . An overview of responses 
by Member is available in Table A. 1 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway,  
https://e -trips.wto.org/En/TypesOfDocuments/C hecklistOnIssuesNotifications . 
3.2  NOTIFICATIONS OF CONTACT POINTS UNDER ARTICLE 69  
33.  Article 69 of the TRIPS Agreement provides that Members agree to cooperate with each other 
with a view to eliminating international trade in goods infringing IP rights and that , for this purpose, 
they shall establish and notify contact points in their administrations and be ready to exchange 
information on trade in infringing goods. The Council agreed in 1995 to invite each Member to notify 
information relating to their contact points, initially by 1 January 1996, with subsequent changes to 
the information to be notified promptly.  
Figure 15: Percentage of Members having notified a contact point under Article 69, by 
development status9 
 
 
 
9 Counting the European Union as one Member and each EU member State individually.  
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  34.  Since 1995, 148, or 89% (+1% over 2021) of all WTO Members have notified a contact point 
under Article 69. In 2022, ten Members notified contact points under Article 69 (compared 
to three in 2021). Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Greece, Hungary, I reland, 
Lithuania, and United Arab Emirates updated earlier contact points, while Côte d'Ivoire 
submitted its first Article 69 contact point notification . An overview of notifications by Member 
is available in Table A. 2 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway,  https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/Search/ContactPointForIpEnforcement . 
35.  Figure 15 identifies the percentage of Members having notified a contact point, by development 
status. Although LDC Members availing themselves of the Article 66.1 transitio n period are not yet 
obliged to notify an enforcement contact point, 66% have done so (no change over 2021).  
36.  As shown in Figure 16, 54% ( -4% over 2021) of Members have not updated their enforcement 
contact points in at least 11 years. 35% of Members have submitted contact points in the past 
11 years (+4% over 2021).  
Figure 16: Date of Members' most recent contact point notifications  under Article 69  
 
 
3.3  AD HOC NOTIFICATIONS FROM MEMBERS AVAILING THEMSELVES OF CERTAIN 
OPTIONS UNDER THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
37.  Members wishing to avail themselves of certain possibilities in the Agreement that relate to 
substantive rights and obligations or conta in various flexibilities must notify the Council. This section 
summarizes these possibilities and the related notifications received through 2022.  
3.3.1   Articles 1.3 and 3.1  
38.  Article 1.3 of the TRIPS Agreement defines the persons that must be eligible for the pro tection 
to be made available by Members. It refers to the criteria for eligibility as laid down in the Paris 
Convention, the Berne Convention, the Rome Convention and the Washington Treaty for the relevant 
areas of IP. Certain exceptions to these criteria are allowed on the condition that they are notified 
to the TRIPS Council, regardless of whether they have been separately notified under the Berne 
Convention or the Rome Convention.  
39.  Article 3.1 of the Agreement requires national treatment to be given to p ersons eligible for 
protection under Article 1.3, subject to the exceptions allowed under the Conventions and Treaty 
mentioned above. Equally as under Article 1.3, certain exceptions under Article 3.1 are allowed on 
the condition that they are notified to the TRIPS Council.  
40.  Notification under Articles 1.3 and 3.1 is only required if a Member wishes to avail itself of one 
of the exceptions. Details regarding the 32 notifications received thus far under these provisions are 
available in Table A. 4 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway,  https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/Search/IpN2s . All of them predate  2004, with the exception of a notification from 
the Russian Federation, received in 2012, the year of its accession to the WTO.  
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  3.3.2   Article 4(d)  
41.  Article 4 requires Members to provide most -favoured -nation treatment to foreign IP right 
holders eligible f or protection under Article 1.3. Article 4(d) permits an exception where the 
advantage in question derives from an international agreement related to the protection of IP which 
entered into force prior to the entry into force of the WTO Agreement (1 Januar y 1995). Members 
wishing to avail themselves of this exception must notify the agreement in question to the TRIPS 
Council. 33 Members have made notifications under this provision, all between 1996 and 1998. See 
Table A. 5 in the Annex and to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway , https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/Search/Article4ds , for details.  
3.3.3   Other notification req uirements under the Berne Convention and the Rome 
Convention incorporated by reference into the TRIPS Agreement  
42.  A number of notification provisions of the Berne and the Rome Conventions are incorporated by 
reference into the TRIPS Agreement. They include10: 
• Berne Convention, Articles 14bis(2)(c) and 14bis(3) : Members must notify the Council for 
TRIPS in certain circumstances where copyright -owning contributing authors and directors 
of films are not presumed under domestic law to have consented to p articular exploitations 
of their work.  
• Berne Convention, Article 15(4) : Members must notify the Council if they have designated 
a competent authority to protect the interests of anonymous authors of unpublished works 
(i.e. folklore) presumed to have been c reated by a national of the notifying Member.  
• Berne Convention, Appendix Articles I, II(3)(b), IV(2), IV(4)(c)(iv), and V : Developing 
Members availing themselves of the option to issue a compulsory licence for a copyrighted 
work in certain circumstances mu st notify the Council.  
• Rome Convention, Article 17 : Members wishing to avail themselves of this exception to 
protection for producers of phonograms must notify the Council.  
• Rome Convention, Article 18 : Members having notified certain exceptions under the Rome 
Convention must further notify the withdrawal or modification of such exceptions.  
43.  A notification under any of these provisions is only required if a Member chooses to avail itself 
of the option described in the indicated article. Through the end o f 2021, five notifications from three 
Members have been received, all prior to 2000. See Table A. 6 in the Annex to this document and 
the e-TRIPS Gateway, https://e -trips.wto.org/En/Search/IpN5s , for details.  
3.4  TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS MAKING USE OF THE ADDITIONAL 
FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH  
3.4.1   Special compulsory licensing system  
44.  Paragraph 6 of the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health11 
recognized that Members with insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical 
sector could face difficulties in making effective use of compulsory licensing. A rticle 31(f) requires 
government authorizations to use the subject matter of a patent without the consent of the right 
holder be "predominantly for the supply of the domestic market", thus limiting the potential supply 
of patented medicines produced under such authorizations for export to importing countries in need.  
45.  In response, the 2003 General Council Decision on the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the 
Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health (2003 Decision)12 waived under certain 
conditions (i) the obligation of exporting Members to ensure that compulsory licences are granted 
 
10 More information on these notification provisions can be found in the Guide to Transparency Under 
TRIPS referenced in fn 1 above.  
11 Document WT/MIN(01)/DEC/2 . 
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  predominantly to supply the domestic market (Article 31(f)) and (ii) the obligation of importing 
Members to pay adequate remuneration to the right holder if a com pulsory licence is granted 
(Article  31(h)). In 2017, the 2005 Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement (2005 Protocol)13 
entered into force and permanently incorporated the mechanism established under the 2003 
Decision into the TRIPS Agreement through a new Article 31 bis and Annex to the Agreement. The 
amended Agreement applies to those Members who have accepted the 2005 Protocol and will apply 
to observer governments which accede to the WTO. Other Members may continue to rely upon the 
2003 Decision.  
46.  This "special compulsory licensing system", established by the 2003 Decision and incorporated 
into the amended TRIPS Agreement, obliges Members wishing to avail themselves of the derogations 
to Articles 31(f) and 31(h) to notify the TRIPS Council as follows:  
• An importing Member , unless it is an LDC, must notify its general intent to use the system. 
This notification need only be made once and can be made at any time, together with a 
first notification of specific needs (see bullet below).  
• Each time an importing Member  wishes to use the system, it must inform the Council of:  
o the names and expected quantities of the needed product(s);  
o its insufficient, or lack of, manufacturing capacity and how this has been established 
(unless the Member is an LDC);  
o the grant, or impending grant, of a compulsory licence (if the product is patented in 
its territory).  
• An exporting Member  responding to a specific importing notification must inform the 
Council of its grant of a compulsory licence, the details and conditions attached to  it, and 
the address of a website where information regarding the quantities being shipped, their 
destination, and distinguishing features of the product will be posted prior to shipment.  
47.  These notifications are required for transparency purposes. Permissi on from the Council or any 
WTO body is not required to use the system. Additional information regarding these notifications, 
including model notifications, is available on the WTO website.14 
48.  Details regarding the notifications received under the special compulsory licensing system 
through the end of 2022 are available in Table A. 7 of the Annex to this docu ment and the e -TRIPS 
Gateway,  https://e -trips.wto.org/En/TypesOfDocuments/Paragraph6System . No notifications 
were received in 2022 . 
3.4.2   TRIPS Decision on COVID -19 Vaccines  
49.  At the 12th Ministerial Conference, held in 2022, Members adopted a Ministerial Decision on the 
TRIPS Agreement15 (TRIPS Decision on COVID -19 Vaccines), which addresses the intellectual 
property dimension of the WTO response to the COVID 19 pandemic. The TRIPS De cision on 
COVID -19 Vaccines provides positive guidance on how to address potential IP obstacles to vaccine 
production and exportation that were identified by some Members, and streamlines and simplifies 
procedures in the light of the pandemic context. Amon g other things, the Decision:  
• confirms and clarifies the right of Members to override patent rights through direct 
government authorization;  
• provides for a waiver of the obligation under TRIPS Article 31(f) to ensure that government 
authorizations to use t he subject matter of a patent for the production and supply of 
 
13 Document WT/L/641 . 
14 https://www.wto.org/medicinesnotifications . 
15 Document WT/L/1141 . The TRIPS COVID -19 Vaccines Decision  complements the wider Ministerial 
Declaration on the WTO Response to the COVID -19 Pandemic and Preparedness for Future Pandemics , 
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  COVID 19 vaccines without the consent of the right holder need not be granted with the 
limitation to predominantly supply the domestic market; and  
• clarifies that protection of clinical trial da ta under TRIPS Article 39.3 need not impede the 
government -authorized production and supply of COVID -19 vaccines.  
50.  Eligible Members may apply the provisions of the TRIPS COVID -19 Vaccines Decision until 
17 June 2027. Paragraph 5 requires Members to communic ate any measure taken related to the 
implementation of the Decision to the TRIPS Council for transparency purposes. As with the special 
compulsory licensing system, permission from the Council or any other WTO body is not required.  
51.  Details regarding commun ications received through the end of 2022 are available in Table A. 8 
of the Annex to this document. No communications were received in 2022 . 
3.5  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FO R DEVELOPED MEMBERS AGREED TO BY THE TRIPS 
COUNCIL IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLES 66.2 AND 67  
3.5.1   Reports under Article 66.2  
52.  Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement requires developed Members to provide incentives to 
enterprises and institutions in their territories for the purpose of promoting and encouraging 
technology transfer to LDC Members in order to enable them to create a so und and viable 
technological base. Pursuant to a 2003 TRIPS Council decision16 giving effect to a direction by the 
Ministerial Conference, developed Members are to submit annual reports on actions taken or planned 
in pursuance of their commitments under Ar ticle 66.2. Detailed reports are to be submitted every 
third year, and updates each intervening year.  
53.  Figure 17 identifies the annual number of Members having reported  programmes under 
Article  66.2 since the Council's 2003 decision. Annual participation has fluctuated from 14 to 21, 
with an average of 17 Members reporting activities each year. During the 2022 reporting cycle, 
16 developed Members reported programmes und er Article 66.2, one more than the prior 
year ( see Table 1). 
Figure 17: Number of Members having reported on programmes under Article 66.2, 
2003 -202217,18 
 
 
54.  Figure 18 presents the number of annual reports submitted by each developed Member from 
2003 to 2022. Canada, the Eur opean Union, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and the United States have 
consistently submitted a report each year, and Finland, New Zealand and Sweden have reported 
activities in all but one year. Additional information regarding the reporting history of each d eveloped 
 
16 Document IP/C/28 . 
17 Associating each report with the year of the invi tation made by the TRIPS Council to which it 
responds.  
18 Counting reports of the European Union individually, and each distinct identifiable contribution by an 
EU member State to an EU report individually; technical or financial contributions by individual  EU member 
States to EU -wide programmes are not separately identified.  
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  Member under Article 66.2 is available in Table A. 3 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS 
Gateway , https://e -trips.wto.org/En/TypesOfDocuments/ImplementationOfArticle662Notifications . 
Figure 18: Reports under Article 66.2 submitted by developed Members, 2003 -202219 
 
 
 
19 Counting separately each distinct identifiable contribution of an EU member State to a report of the 
European Union and attributing it to the EU member State; technical or financial c ontributions by individual EU 
member States to EU -wide programmes are not separately identified.  
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  Table 1: Members having reported on programmes under Article 66.2 during the 2022 
reporting cycle  
Australia  European Union  Japan  Sweden*  
Austria*  Finland*  New Zealand  Switzerland  
Canada  Germany*  Norway  United Kingdom  
Czech Republic*  Ireland*  Spain*  United States  
* Provided a distinct identifiable contribution to the report of the European Union.  
 
3.5.2   Reports under Article 67  
55.  Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement requires developed Members to provide, on request and on 
mutually agreed terms and conditions, technical and financial cooperation in favour of developing 
and LDC Members. Developed Members have agreed to present descripti ons of their relevant 
programmes and to update them annually, in order to make the information accessible and facilitate 
compliance monitoring. Other Members engaging in relevant activities are also encouraged to report 
them to the Council. For the sake of  transparency, a number of intergovernmental organizations 
(IGOs) have also presented, on the invitation of the Council, information on their activities.  
56.  Figure 19 identifies the annual rate at which Members and IGOs have submitted reports since 
1995. Annual participation by Members has fluctuated from 13 to 28, with an average of 18.1 reports 
submitted per year. On three occasions, a developing Member has reported on i ts technical and 
financial cooperation activities (Morocco in 2001; Hong Kong, China in 2002; and Mexico in 2016).  
Figure 19: Number of Members and IGOs having reported on activities under Article 67, 
1995 -202220,21 
 
 
57.  Figure 20 presents the number of annual reports submitted by each developed Member from 
1995 to 2022. The European Union, Germany, Japan and the United States have con sistently 
submitted a report each year, and Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom submitted reports in 
all but one year. An overview of the reporting history under Article 67 of developed Members is 
available in Table A. 3 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway,  https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/TypesOfDocum ents/TechnicalCooperationActivitiesNotifications . 
 
20 Associating each report with the year of the invitation made by the TRIPS Council to which it 
responds.  
21 Counting reports of the European Union individually, and each distinct identifiable contribution by an 
EU member State to an EU report individually; technical or financial contributions by individual EU member 
States to EU -wide programmes are not separatel y identified.  
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  58.  During the 2022 reporting cycle, 15 reports were submitted to the Council by 
developed Members, two more than in 2021, and six by IGOs, one more than in 2021 (see 
Table  2). 
Figure 20: Reports under Article 67 submitted by developed Members, 1995 -202222 
 
 
 
22 Counting separately each distinct identifiable contribution of an EU member State to a report of the 
European Union and attributing it to the EU member State; technical or financial contributions by individual EU 
member States to EU -wide pr ogrammes are not separately identified.  
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  Table  2: Members and IGOs having reported on activities under Article 67 in 2022  
Members  Intergovernmental Organizations  
Australia  Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf  
Canada  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development  
Denmark*  World Customs Organization  
European Union  World Health Organization  
France*  World Intellectual Property Organization  
Finland*  World Trade Organization  
Germany*    
Japan    
New Zealand    
Norway   
Spain*    
Sweden*    
Switzerland    
United Kingdom    
United States   
* Provided a distinct identifiable contribution to the report of the European Union.  
 
3.5.3   Contact points for technical cooperation under Article 67  
59.  The TRIPS Council agreed in 1996 that each developed Member should notify a contact point 
for technical cooperation on TRIPS,  in particular to facilitate the exchange of information between 
donors and recipients of technical assistance. Developed Members were invited to notify contact 
points at the same time that they update information on their technical cooperation activities.   
60.  32 Members had notified contact points through the end of 2022 (no change over 2021), 
including 72% of developed Members23 and four other Members (Chile; Hong Kong, China; the 
Republic of Korea; and Macao, China). An overview of contact points submitted by individual 
Members is available in Table A. 2 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway, https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/Reports/ContactPointsSubmission . 
61.  As shown in Figure 21, 21% (+3% over 2021) of developed Members have submitted initial or 
updated contact points in the past 11 years, while 51% ( -4% over 2021) of developed Members 
have not updated their contact point in at least 11 years. In 2022, one Member, Austria, update d 
its contact point .  
 
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  Figure 21: Date of developed Members' most recent submission of contact points for 
technical cooperation  
 
 
3.6  CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION FLOWS  
3.6.1   Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of the Section on 
geographical indications under Article 24.2  
62.  Article 24.2 of the Agreement requires the TRIPS Council to review the provisions on 
geographical indications (GIs) in Section 3, Part II of the Agreement. In the context of this review, 
the Counci l invited Members under an obligation to apply the provisions of that Section to provide 
information on their national systems on GI protection by responding to a checklist of questions.24 
Council chairs have regularly invited Members to update responses w here appropriate.  
63.  52 Members, comprising 35 developed Members and 18 developing Members, have submitted 
responses to the checklist (no change from 2021). 26 of the responses date back to 2004 or earlier, 
despite indications from WTO Trade Policy Reviews a nd Members' notifications of laws and 
regulations under Article 63.2 that Members' systems of GI protection have evolved considerably in 
the past 15 years. Since 2016, six Members have submitted initial or updated responses to the 
checklist: El Salvador, M exico, Montenegro, Norway, Switzerland, and Ukraine.  Switzerland 
submitted updated responses in 2022, the first submission since 2019 . 
64.  Figure 22 presents the responses received through 2022. An overview of responses by Member 
is available in Table A. 4 of the Annex to this document and the e -TRIPS Gateway,  https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/TypesOfDocuments/InformationForReviewArticle242Notifications . 
 
24 Document s IP/C/13  and IP/C/13/Add.1 . 
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  Figure 22: Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of the 
Section on geographical indications under Article 24.2, 1998 -2022  
 
 
3.6.2   Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b)  
65.  The TRIPS Agreement requires Members to review Article 27.3(b), which relates to how 
Members protect biotechnology inventions and plant varieties. As part of this review, the TRIPS 
Council invited Members under an obligation to apply Articl e 27.3(b) to provide information on their 
domestic frameworks for protecting biotechnology inventions and new plant varieties. At the request 
of the Council, the Secretariat prepared an illustrative list of questions.25 The delegations of Canada, 
the Europ ean Union, Japan and the United States also proposed a list of questions to assist Members 
in preparing their contributions.26 
66.  Figure 23 presents the responses receiv ed through 2022. 28 Members, comprising 18 developed 
Members, nine developing Members, and one LDC, have submitted responses to either or both of 
the lists of questions (no change over 2021). Mexico and Ukraine submitted responses in 2019, 
breaking a 14 ye ar drought during which no submissions were made, followed by Saudi Arabia in 
2021. The remainder of the responses date to 2004 or earlier. No new submissions were made 
in 2022 . An overview of responses by Member is available in Table A. 4 of the Annex to this document 
and the e -TRIPS Gateway,  https://e -
trips.wto.org/En/TypesOfDocuments/InformationForReviewArticle273Notifications . 
 
25 Document IP/C/W/122 . 
26 Document IP/C/W/126 . 
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  Figure 23: Responses in the context of the review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b), 
1999 -2022  
 
 
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The tables below provide Member -specific information relating to each of the transparency mechanisms discussed in this report.  
 
Table A. 1: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by Member, identifying the most recent (Latest) and total count (No.) 
of notifications received, 1995 -20221 
Member  Copyright 
and related 
rights  Patents 
(including 
plant variety 
protection)  Industrial 
designs  Trademarks  Geographical 
indications  Enforce -
ment  Industrial 
property 
(general)  Layout -
designs 
(topographies) 
of integrated 
circuits  Undisclosed 
information  Other  Total  
  Latest No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. 
Afghanistan   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Albania  2021 13 2010 14 2010 7 2010 9 2010 5 2002 8 2002 1 2002 2 2002 7 2005 1 2021 52 
Angola   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Antigua and 
Barbuda  2002 2 2002 1 2002 1 2002 1 2002 1  
0 2002 2 2002 1  
0  
0 2002 8 
Argentina  2007 18 2002 23 2002 10 2002 23 2002 13 2002 6  
0 2002 4 2002 11 2002 3 2007 79 
Armenia  2008 2 2008 3  
0 2008 3 2008 2  
0  
0 2003 1 2003 1 2003 1 2008 10 
Australia  2019 58 2020 67 2021 32 2020 55 2019 17 2019 8 2018 30 2007 6 2007 19 2018 24 2021 22
8 
Austria  2022 6 2022 15 2022 4 2022 5  
0 1997 6  
0 1996 4 1997 2 1996 6 2022 44 
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of  2014 5 2022 14 2014 9 2014 14 2014 6 2004 8  
0 2014 3 2014 8 2014 10 2022 55 
Bangladesh  2008 3  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2008 3 
Barbados  2011 10 2011 10 2011 5 2011 7 2002 2 2002 11 2001 1 2002 3  
0 2002 13 2011 49 
Belgium  1997 8 1997 13 1996 11 1996 9 1997 11 1997 11  
0 1996 1  
0 1996 1 1997 60 
Belize  2005 3 2005 8 2005 4 2005 5  
0  
0  
0 2003 3  
0 2005 2 2005 23 
Benin   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of  2001 11 2001 9 2001 1 2001 2 2001 2  
0 2001 1  
0  
0 2001 1 2001 20 
Botswana  2013 3 2013 5 2013 5 2013 5 2013 5  
0  
0  
0 2013 1 2013 2 2013 8 
Brazil  2022 7 2022 17 2000 2 2000 2 2000 2 2022 19 2001 1  
0 2000 1  
0 2022 46 
Brunei 
Darussalam  2004 2 2016 5 2016 5 2004 3  
0 2004 1  
0 2004 1  
0 2016 1 2016 17 
Bulgaria  2022 15 2022 11 2022 5 2022 7 2022 5 2010 8 2022 1 2022 3 1998 1 2022 8 2022 53 
Burkina Faso  2004 7  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2004 7 
Burundi   
0 2001 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2001 1 2001 3 
Cabo Verde  2013 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2010 1  
0  
0  
0 2013 2 
Cambodia   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Cameroon   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Canada  2019 18 2022 28 2019 6 2019 12 2018 5 2008 3  
0 1997 2 2008 10 2017 6 2022 75 
 
1 The names of LDC Members  appear in italics.   
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and related 
rights  Patents 
(including 
plant variety 
protection)  Industrial 
designs  Trademarks  Geographical 
indications  Enforce -
ment  Industrial 
property 
(general)  Layout -
designs 
(topographies) 
of integrated 
circuits  Undisclosed 
information  Other  Total  
  Latest No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. 
Central 
African 
Republic   
0  
0  
0 2021 1 2021 1  
0 2021 1  
0  
0  
0 2021 3 
Chad  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2000 1 2000 1 
Chile 2009 17 2009 5  
0 2009 1 2009 4 2009 8 2009 10 2009 1 2009 18 2009 4 2009 59 
China  2017 8 2017 6 2002 1 2020 7 2002 1 2004 4  
0 2003 3 2020 2 2002 1 2020 32 
Colombia  2018 12 2014 10  
0 2015 4 2012 1 2014 4 2018 6  
0 2012 2 2018 1 2018 34 
Congo  2002 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2002 2  
0  
0  
0 2002 3 
Costa Rica  2022 8 2022 4 2022 2 2022 1 2022 2 2022 7 2022 6 2001 1 2001 1 2001 2 2022 30 
Côte d 'Ivoire  2001 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2001 1 
Croatia  2022 17 2021 18 2018 10 2021 10 2018 11 2016 21 2016 4 2018 8 2018 13 2016 50 2022 12
6 
Cuba  
0 2019 9 2019 2 2001 2 2004 2 2004 5 2019 4 2019 2 2019 1 2012 1 2019 26 
Cyprus  2000 8 2000 10 2000 3 2000 9 2000 6 2000 13  
0 2000 2 2000 3 2000 8 2000 49 
Czech 
Republic  2008 10 2011 9 2005 4 2020 7 2004 4 2011 13 2011 3 2001 2 2020 1 1996 2 2020 47 
Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Denmark  2015 7 2022 50 2022 6 2022 13  
0 2015 10 1999 2 2022 6 2022 3 2022 14 2022 92 
Djibouti   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Dominica  2001 1 2001 2 2001 1 2001 1 2001 1  
0  
0 2001 1  
0  
0 2001 7 
Dominican 
Republic  2002 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2002 2  
0  
0 1996 1 2002 5 
Ecuador  2017 16 2017 10  
0 1998 2  
0 1998 3 2017 7  
0  
0 2017 11 2017 43 
Egypt   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2004 1  
0  
0 2000 3 2004 4 
El Salvador  2000 8 2000 1  
0 2000 2 2000 1 2000 5 2004 11  
0 2000 1  
0 2004 20 
Estonia  2004 9 2004 26 2000 7 2004 12 2004 3 2004 16 2000 1 2000 3 2000 10 2004 8 2004 81 
Eswatini  2004 3 2004 2 2004 1 2004 1  
0 2004 1  
0  
0  
0  
0 2004 7 
European 
Union  2019 20 2019 17 2013 5 2020 25 2022 32 2017 9  
0 1996 8 2017 7 1996 4 2022 11
7 
Fiji 2016 4 2016 3  
0 2016 3  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2016 10 
Finland  2019 16 2019 35 2018 8 2019 15 2018 3 2019 25 2019 4 2018 7 2019 10 2019 23 2019 13
8 
France  2022 11 2022 17 2022 1 2022 4 1996 19 2022 5 1997 2 1996 1 2022 1 2022 4 2022 56 
Gabon  2002 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2002 1  
0  
0  
0 2002 1 
The Gambia  2014 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2014 1 
Georgia  2011 10 2011 12 2011 7 2011 8 2013 7 2011 8 2011 1 2011 4 2011 4 2011 4 2013 42 
Germany  2004 14 2009 25 2009 10 2009 15 2004 1 1996 12 2004 8 2004 11 2004 6 2004 8 2009 87 
Ghana  2002 1 2002 1 2002 2 2002 1  
0 2002 5  
0  
0 2002 1  
0 2002 11 
Greece  2017 15 2017 33 2017 4 1996 2 1997 182 2017 4  
0 1996 2  
0 2017 3 2017 24
2 
Grenada  2002 2 2002 2 2002 1  
0  
0  
0 2002 3  
0  
0  
0 2002 8  
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and related 
rights  Patents 
(including 
plant variety 
protection)  Industrial 
designs  Trademarks  Geographical 
indications  Enforce -
ment  Industrial 
property 
(general)  Layout -
designs 
(topographies) 
of integrated 
circuits  Undisclosed 
information  Other  Total  
  Latest No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. Latest  No. 
Guatemala  2022 13 2000 1  
0 2000 2  
0 2000 9 2004 6  
0 2000 1 2004 6 2022 33 
Guinea   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Guinea -
Bissau   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Guyana  2002 2 2002 1 2002 1 2002 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2002 4 
Haiti 1999 3 1999 2 1999 2 1999 3 1999 1  
0 1999 2  
0  
0  
0 1999 10 
Honduras  2002 2 2002 2  
0 2002 1  
0 2002 9 2002 2  
0  
0  
0 2002 13 
Hong Kong, 
China  2020 24 2020 24 2022 16 2020 25 2004 4 2000 30 2020 1 2017 9 2000 3 2000 3 2022 12
8 
Hungary  2004 5 2020 5 1997 3 2019 5 2004 2 1998 9 1998 2 1996 1  
0  
0 2020 29 
Iceland  1997 22 1997 12 1996 5 1998 11  
0 1996 7  
0 1997 2  
0 1996 11 1998 65 
India 2001 2 2005 7 2001 1 2003 2 2003 2  
0  
0 2003 2  
0  
0 2005 16 
Indonesia  2000 20 2000 15  
0 2000 6 2000 1 2000 7 2000 1  
0 2000 1 1996 1 2000 50 
Ireland  1999 26 1999 32 1996 14 1996 12 1996 1 1996 14  
0 1996 3 1996 1  
0 1999 88 
Israel  2013 11 2021 6 2021 3 2021 6 2000 3  
0 2000 2 2000 2  
0  
0 2021 30 
Italy 1997 30 2022 15 2022 9 2022 12 1997 11 2022 12 2022 7 1996 2 2020 1 2022 16 2022 10
3 
Jamaica  2002 2  
0  
0 2002 1 2005 2  
0 2002 1 2002 1  
0 2007 3 2007 10 
Japan  2022 11 2022 36 2022 24 2022 25 2019 7 2015 52 2004 4 1996 2 2021 14 2016 80 2022 17
7 
Jordan  2004 4 2013 3 2000 1 2001 3 2000 1 2004 9  
0 2000 1 2000 1 2001 1 2013 23 
Kazakhstan  2016 14 2016 2  
0 2016 4 2016 3  
0 2016 12 2016 1 2016 1 2016 31 2016 34 
Kenya  2002 2 2002 4 2002 2 2001 1 2002 1  
0  
0 2002 1  
0  
0 2002 9 
Korea, 
Republic of  2021 10 2021 14 2021 7 2021 9 2021 11 2021 19  
0 2011 4 2021 11 2021 8 2021 90 
Kuwait, the 
State of  2004 3  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 1997 2 2004 5 
Kyrgyz 
Republic  2020 31 2020 34 2008 7 2018 19 2008 9 2006 12 2019 6 2018 10 1999 1 2020 12 2020 10
6 
Lao People 's 
Democratic 
Republic   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Latvia  2022 4 2022 3 2022 3 2022 2 2022 2 1999 7 2022 4 2022 2  
0 2022 3 2022 30 
Lesotho   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Liberia   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Liechtenstein  2004 6 1996 9 1996 4 1996 8 1999 12 1999 16 1999 1 1996 4 1996 5 1996 1 2004 36 
Lithuania  2001 5 2022 11 2022 5 2022 12 2001 2 2001 11 2022 2 2022 4  
0  
0 2022 44 
Luxembourg  2004 9 1998 25 1997 5 1997 4  
0  
0  
0 1997 1  
0 1997 1 2004 44 
Macao, China  2014 7  
0  
0 1998 3 2000 2 2004 11  
0  
0 2000 2  
0 2014 19 
Madagascar  2016 5  
0  
0  
0  
0 2011 4 2016 3  
0  
0 2016 1 2016 8 
Malawi   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Malaysia  2001 3 2006 4 2013 4 2001 7 2013 3  
0  
0 2001 1  
0 2001 1 2013 23 
Maldives  2011 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2011 1  
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Mali  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Malta  2000 1 2000 3 2000 1 2000 3  
0 2000 1  
0  
0  
0  
0 2000 7 
Mauritania   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Mauritius  2019 3 2008 4 2008 4 2008 4 2003 2 2008 2 2003 2 2003 2  
0  
0 2019 15 
Mexico  2020 14 2000 2  
0 2013 1 2020 10 2020 7 2020 21  
0  
0 2016 3 2020 53 
Moldova, 
Republic of  2018 12 2022 21 2016 8 2016 12 2022 6 2013 12 2018 7 2013 5 2022 4 2018 27 2022 10
3 
Mongolia  1998 9 1998 4  
0 1998 3  
0 1998 1 1998 3  
0 1998 1 1998 4 1998 16 
Montenegro  2022 3 2022 3 2016 3 2016 4 2013 3 2013 1  
0 2016 2 2022 2 2013 10 2022 31 
Morocco  2008 5 2003 20 2008 4 2008 5 2008 9 2008 10 2008 4 2008 4 2008 7 2008 7 2008 53 
Mozambique   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Myanmar   
0 2020 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2020 1 
Namibia   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2001 1  
0  
0  
0 2001 1 
Nepal   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Netherlands  1996 19 2004 6 1997 5 1997 6  
0 1997 8  
0 1997 2  
0  
0 2004 46 
New Zealand  2021 25 2021 39 2021 9 2021 23 2021 7  
0 2004 6 2004 3 1996 3 2021 3 2021 10
4 
Nicaragua  2013 16 2013 9 2008 4 2013 4  
0  
0 2013 7 2008 2  
0  
0 2013 34 
Niger   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Nigeria  2001 5 2001 4 2001 4 2001 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 1996 1 2001 13 
North 
Macedonia  2016 2  
0  
0  
0  
0 2016 2 2016 4 2003 1  
0  
0 2016 9 
Norway  2004 3 2019 17 2019 9 2019 11 2015 2 2015 2 2019 4 1996 2  
0 2015 2 2019 50 
Oman  2011 2 2011 3 2001 1 2011 2 2011 3  
0  
0 2001 1 2011 2  
0 2011 9 
Pakistan  2002 2 2002 2 2002 2 2004 2 2020 1 2002 5  
0 2002 1  
0 2002 1 2020 15 
Panama  2004 4 2014 4  
0 2014 1  
0 2004 5 2014 6  
0  
0 2004 4 2014 23 
Papua New 
Guinea  2005 1 2005 2 2005 2 2005 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 1998 1 2005 6 
Paraguay  2000 2 2000 4  
0 2000 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 1995 1 2000 9 
Peru 2015 7 2010 5  
0  
0  
0 2010 3 2010 6  
0 2010 3 2010 5 2015 29 
Philippines  2003 19 2003 19 2003 18 2003 18 2001 8 2003 19 2009 3 2003 16 2003 15 2001 2 2009 48 
Poland  1998 5 1996 6 1996 1 1996 1 1996 1 2000 4 2001 2 1996 3 2000 1 2000 3 2001 21 
Portugal  1999 20 1999 8 1998 2 1998 2 1998 2 1999 9  
0 1997 1  
0  
0 1999 38 
Qatar  2002 1 2002 1 2002 1 2002 1 2002 1  
0  
0 2006 1 2006 1 1999 1 2006 6 
Romania  1998 1 1999 7 1999 2 1999 5 1998 2 2004 15  
0 1999 3  
0 1998 1 2004 31 
Russian 
Federation  2015 15 2022 15 2022 8 2012 12 2019 6 2015 13  
0 2022 5 2012 3 2015 10 2022 57 
Rwanda   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis  2016 1 2016 1  
0 2016 1  
0  
0  
0 2016 1  
0  
0 2016 4 
Saint Lucia  2001 4 2004 1 2004 2 2004 2 2004 2 2004 5  
0 2004 2 2001 1  
0 2004 19  
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Saint Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines  2015 3 2015 2 2015 3 2015 5 2015 2 2015 3  
0 2015 2  
0 2015 2 2015 21 
Samoa   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2019 3  
0  
0  
0 2019 3 
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  2022 7 2022 3 2006 2 2006 2 2006 1 2022 3  
0 2006 1 2006 1 2022 7 2022 22 
Senegal  1997 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 1997 1  
0  
0  
0 1997 1 
Seychelles  2016 1 2016 1 2016 1 2016 1 2016 1 2016 5  
0 2016 1 2016 1 2022 4 2022 11 
Sierra Leone   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Singapore  2010 18 2009 9 2009 3 2009 9 2000 1  
0 2009 2 2000 1 2009 3  
0 2010 45 
Slovak 
Republic  2011 3 2011 9 2011 3 2011 7 2011 5 2011 7 2011 6 2011 3  
0 1996 6 2011 41 
Slovenia  2021 7 2008 7 2021 8 2021 7 2021 3 2021 12  
0 2008 4 2021 4 2021 1 2021 35 
Solomon 
Islands   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
South Africa  2004 6 2004 6 2004 3 2004 5 2004 7  
0  
0 1996 1  
0 1996 1 2004 22 
Spain  2004 21 2004 16 2004 1 2004 5 1996 20 2004 7 2004 15 1996 2  
0 2004 6 2004 92 
Sri Lanka  2010 3  
0 2001 1 2001 1  
0  
0 2010 2 2001 1  
0  
0 2010 4 
Suriname   
0 2001 1 2001 1 2001 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2001 1 
Sweden  2021 22 2021 19 2021 7 2021 12 1997 1 1996 1  
0 2021 5 1996 1 2004 5 2021 71 
Switzerland  2022 13 2022 28 2022 13 2022 23 2022 48 2022 36 2022 2 2017 6 2022 29 2017 34 2022 18
3 
Chinese 
Taipei  2022 36 2022 34 2020 2 2020 17 2002 4 2014 14 2002 1 2014 5 2020 3 2018 5 2022 11
4 
Tajikistan  2015 1 2014 1 2014 1 2014 1 2014 1  
0  
0 2014 1 2015 1 2015 2 2015 9 
Tanzania   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Thailand  2020 4 2010 12  
0 2020 3  
0 2022 1 2003 1 2003 1 2020 3 2022 1 2022 25 
Togo  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Tonga  2022 2 2022 5 2022 5 2022 5 2022 3 2009 1  
0 2022 3 2022 4 2022 3 2022 17 
Trinidad and 
Tobago  2000 2 2000 3 2000 2 2022 10 2000 3 2022 9  
0 2000 2 2000 1  
0 2022 30 
Tunisia  2010 1 2004 9 2003 3 2008 4 2008 2 2003 3  
0 2003 3  
0  
0 2010 25 
Turkey  2004 10 2000 8 2000 3 2000 3 2000 2 2000 10 2000 1 2000 1 2000 4 2000 6 2004 43 
Uganda  2000 2 2000 4 2000 2 2000 2  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2000 7 
Ukraine  2022 20 2022 52 2022 22 2022 25 2022 19 2008 10 2022 1 2021 16 2008 7 2022 5 2022 89 
United Arab 
Emirates  2004 1 1997 1  
0  
0  
0  
0 2022 1  
0  
0  
0 2022 3 
United 
Kingdom  2022 128 2021 81 2021 69 2022 74 1996 8 2021 62  
0 2021 14 2004 14  
0 2022 33
0 
United States 
of America  2019 8 2020 17 2013 10 2022 8 2012 3 2012 9 2004 3 1997 2 2018 56 1997 1 2022 10
6 
Uruguay  2004 17 2012 5  
0 2012 4  
0 2012 7 2015 9  
0 2002 1 2012 7 2015 45 
Vanuatu  2014 2 2014 3 2014 2 2014 5 2014 1  
0  
0 2014 1 2014 1 2014 1 2014 16  
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Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of  2001 12 2001 7 2001 4 2001 6 2001 4  
0 2001 6 2001 4 2001 4 2001 14 2001 37 
Viet Nam  2021 18 2021 12 2021 11 2021 13 2021 13 2021 21 2021 14 2021 11 2013 12 2021 22 2021 49 
Yemen   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Zambia   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Zimbabwe  2002 3 2002 3 2002 2 2002 2 2002 1 2002 1 2002 1 2002 1  
0  
0 2002 13 IP/C/W/696  
 
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  Table A. 2: Responses to the checklist on 
enforcement under Article 63.22 
Member  Most 
recent  Document Symbol  
Afghanistan      
Albania  18/04/2001  IP/N/6/ALB/1  
Angola      
Antigua and 
Barbuda  28/11/2001  IP/N/6/ATG/1  
Argentina  04/12/2002  IP/N/6/ARG/1  
Armenia  04/06/2004  IP/N/6/ARM/1  
Australia  16/09/1997  IP/N/6/AUS/1  
Austria  13/09/1996  IP/N/6/AUT/1  
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of  21/06/2001  IP/N/6/BHR/1  
Bangladesh      
Barbados  06/07/2001  IP/N/6/BRB/1  
Belgium  30/04/1997  IP/N/6/BEL/1/Rev.1  
Belize  06/06/2000  IP/N/6/BLZ/1  
Benin      
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of  11/04/2001  IP/N/6/BOL/1  
Botswana      
Brazil  24/03/2000  IP/N/6/BRA/1  
Brunei 
Darussalam  27/11/2001  IP/N/6/BRN/1  
Bulgaria  31/03/2004  IP/N/6/BGR/1/Add.1  
Burkina Faso      
Burundi      
Cabo Verde      
Cambodia      
Cameroon      
Canada  18/02/1997  IP/N/6/CAN/1  
Central 
African 
Republic      
Chad     
Chile 03/05/2000  IP/N/6/CHL/1  
China  19/07/2002  IP/N/6/CHN/1  
Colombia  24/11/2000  IP/N/6/COL/1/Add.1  
Congo      
Costa Rica  20/03/2001  IP/N/6/CRI/1  
Côte d 'Ivoire  18/07/2001  IP/N/6/CIV/1  
Croatia  29/10/2002  IP/N/6/HRV/1/Rev.1  
Cuba 20/11/2001  IP/N/6/CUB/1  
Cyprus  03/05/2000  IP/N/6/CYP/1  
Czech 
Republic  16/09/1997  IP/N/6/CZE/1  
Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo      
Denmark  07/03/1997  IP/N/6/DNK/1  
Djibouti      
Dominica  30/05/2001  IP/N/6/DMA/1  
Dominican 
Republic  21/06/2001  IP/N/6/DOM/1  
Ecuador  27/11/1998  IP/N/6/ECU/1  
Egypt      
El Salvador  21/12/2022 IP/N/6/SLV/ 2 
Estonia  21/03/2000  IP/N/6/EST/1  
Eswatini  20/07/2007  IP/N/6/SWZ/1  
European 
Union  10/07/2019  IP/N/6/EU/1  
Fiji 05/10/2001  IP/N/6/FJI/1  
Finland  24/01/2018  IP/N/6/FIN/2  
 
2 The names of LDC Members appear in italics.  Member  Most 
recent  Document Symbol  
France  15/10/1997  IP/N/6/FRA/1  
Gabon  03/10/2017  IP/N/6/GAB/1  
The Gambia      
Georgia  15/03/2002  IP/N/6/GEO/1  
Germany  07/05/1997  IP/N/6/DEU/1  
Ghana  04/12/2001  IP/N/6/GHA/1  
Greece  12/11/1997  IP/N/6/GRC/1/Add.2  
Grenada      
Guatemala  10/11/2000  IP/N/6/GTM/1  
Guinea      
Guinea -Bissau      
Guyana      
Haiti     
Honduras  03/05/2001  IP/N/6/HND/1  
Hong Kong, 
China  10/02/2000  IP/N/6/HKG/1  
Hungary  16/09/1997  IP/N/6/HUN/1  
Iceland  04/12/1997  IP/N/6/ISL/1/Corr.1  
India 29/11/2001  IP/N/6/IND/1  
Indonesia  25/04/2000  IP/N/6/IDN/1/Rev.1  
Ireland  30/04/1997  IP/N/6/IRL/1/Add.1  
Israel  20/04/2000  IP/N/6/ISR/1  
Italy 03/09/1996  IP/N/6/ITA/1  
Jamaica  08/10/2001  IP/N/6/JAM/1  
Japan  18/02/1997  IP/N/6/JPN/1  
Jordan  18/10/2000  IP/N/6/JOR/1  
Kazakhstan  05/07/2019  IP/N/6/KAZ/2  
Kenya      
Korea, 
Republic of  26/06/2000  IP/N/6/KOR/1/Corr.1  
Kuwait, the 
State of      
Kyrgyz 
Republic  05/07/1999  IP/N/6/KGZ/1  
Lao People 's 
Democratic 
Republic      
Latvia  11/06/1999  IP/N/6/LVA/1  
Lesotho      
Liberia      
Liechtenstein  18/02/1997  IP/N/6/LIE/1  
Lithuania  28/10/2001  IP/N/6/LTU/1  
Luxembourg  03/10/1997  IP/N/6/LUX/1  
Macao, China  01/05/2000  IP/N/6/MAC/1  
Madagascar      
Malawi      
Malaysia  03/12/2001  IP/N/6/MYS/1  
Maldives      
Mali     
Malta  11/05/2000  IP/N/6/MLT/1  
Mauritania      
Mauritius  15/01/2018  IP/N/6/MUS/1  
Mexico  30/03/2000  IP/N/6/MEX/1  
Moldova, 
Republic of  04/12/2013  IP/N/6/MDA/2  
Mongolia  09/11/1998  IP/N/6/MNG/1  
Montenegro  11/03/2013  IP/N/6/MNE/1  
Morocco  18/04/2001  IP/N/6/MAR/1  
Mozambique      
Myanmar      
Namibia  30/03/2001  IP/N/6/NAM/1  
Nepal      
Netherlands  31/01/1997  IP/N/6/NLD/1  
New Zealand  24/02/1997  IP/N/6/NZL/1  
Nicaragua  17/01/2013  IP/N/6/NIC/1/Rev.1  
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  Member  Most 
recent  Document Symbol  
Nigeria  28/11/2001  IP/N/6/NGA/1  
North 
Macedonia      
Norway  02/09/1996  IP/N/6/NOR/1  
Oman      
Pakistan  20/11/2001  IP/N/6/PAK/1  
Panama  21/07/1998  IP/N/6/PAN/1/Corr.1  
Papua New 
Guinea      
Paraguay  29/09/2000  IP/N/6/PRY/1  
Peru 16/08/2000  IP/N/6/PER/1  
Philippines  23/04/2001  IP/N/6/PHL/1  
Poland  29/06/2000  IP/N/6/POL/1/Add.1  
Portugal  09/11/1998  IP/N/6/PRT/1  
Qatar  24/06/2002  IP/N/6/QAT/1  
Romania  15/10/1997  IP/N/6/ROM/1  
Russian 
Federation  16/11/2012  IP/N/6/RUS/1  
Rwanda      
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis  21/12/2016  IP/N/6/KNA/1  
Saint Lucia  20/03/2001  IP/N/6/LCA/1  
Saint Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines  06/06/2011  IP/N/6/VCT/1  
Samoa  01/02/2019  IP/N/6/WSM/1  
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  12/02/2007  IP/N/6/SAU/1  
Senegal      
Seychelles  07/04/2016  IP/N/6/SYC/1  
Sierra Leone      
Singapore  03/03/2000  IP/N/6/SGP/1  
Slovak 
Republic  17/09/1997  IP/N/6/SVK/1  
Slovenia  27/07/2007  IP/N/6/SVN/1/Rev.1  
Solomon 
Islands      
South Africa  23/02/1998  IP/N/6/ZAF/1  
Spain  07/05/1997  IP/N/6/ESP/1  
Sri Lanka  15/01/2015  IP/N/6/LKA/1  
Suriname  15/03/2002  IP/N/6/SUR/1  
Sweden  13/09/1996  IP/N/6/SWE/1  
Switzerland  04/03/2022 IP/N/6/CHE/ 3 
Chinese Taipei  18/06/2002  IP/N/6/TPKM/1  
Tajikistan  27/10/2014  IP/N/6/TJK/1  
Tanzania      
Thailand  14/01/2015  IP/N/6/THA/1  
Togo     
Tonga      
Trinidad and 
Tobago  01/05/2000  IP/N/6/TTO/1  
Tunisia  03/03/2010  IP/N/6/TUN/1/Rev.1  
Turkey  17/05/2000  IP/N/6/TUR/1  
Uganda      
Ukraine  11/08/2008  IP/N/6/UKR/1  
United Arab 
Emirates      
United 
Kingdom  13/09/1996  IP/N/6/GBR/1  
United States 
of America  19/06/1997  IP/N/6/USA/1  
Uruguay  03/09/2012  IP/N/6/URY/1  
Vanuatu      
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of  09/04/2001  IP/N/6/VEN/1  
Viet Nam  01/02/2008  IP/N/6/VNM/1  
Yemen      Member  Most 
recent  Document Symbol  
Zambia      
Zimbabwe      
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Article 69  Article 67  
Member  Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
Afghanistan  19/09/2019  IP/N/3/AFG/1      
Albania  18/09/2020  IP/N/3/ALB/1      
Angola  01/05/2019  IP/N/3/AGO/1      
Antigua and 
Barbuda          
Argentina  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Armenia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Australia  11/06/2013  IP/N/3/AUS/2  07/06/2013  IP/N/7/AUS/1  
Austria  23/09/2022  IP/N/3/AUT/1  29/09/2022  IP/N/7/AUT/1  
Bahrain, Kingdom 
of pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Bangladesh  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Barbados  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Belgium  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Belize  02/04/2020  IP/N/3/BLZ/1      
Benin  30/11/2016  IP/N/3/BEN/1      
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Botswana  09/06/2017  IP/N/3/BWA/3      
Brazil  23/02/2022  IP/N/3/BRA/1      
Brunei Darussalam  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Bulgaria  11/08/2022  IP/N/3/BGR/1      
Burkina Faso  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Burundi  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Cabo Verde  17/04/2013  IP/N/3/CPV/1      
Cambodia  24/05/2018  IP/N/3/KHM/1      
Cameroon          
Canada  07/11/2012  IP/N/3/CAN/1  07/11/2012  IP/N/7/CAN/1  
Central African 
Republic          
Chad pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Chile pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  02/04/2020  IP/N/7/CHL/2  
China  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11    2001 
Chinese Taipei  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11    2002 
Colombia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Congo  26/05/2014  IP/N/3/COG/1      
Costa Rica  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Côte d 'Ivoire  28/04/2022  IP/N/3/CIV/1      
Croatia  03/05/2013  IP/N/3/HRV/1/Rev.1      
Cuba pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Cyprus  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Czech Republic  22/04/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.1  17/02/2010  IP/N/7/Rev.3/Add.1  
Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo  26/05/2014  IP/N/3/COG/1      
Denmark  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Djibouti          
Dominica  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Dominican Republic  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Ecuador  22/04/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.1      
Egypt  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
El Salvador  05/12/2022  IP/N/3/SLV/1      
Estonia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Eswatini  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
European Union  26/01/2011  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.6  26/01/2011  IP/N/7/Rev.3/Add.2  
Fiji pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Finland  18/01/2018  IP/N/3/FIN/1  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
France  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Gabon  18/08/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.4      
Georgia  07/11/2012  IP/N/3/GEO/1      
 
3 The names of LDC Members appear in italics.  
4 If a notification was received between 1995 and 2009, "pre -2010" has been provided in lieu of an 
exact submission date in the "Most recent" co lumns.  IP/C/W/696  
 
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Article 69  Article 67  
Member  Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
Germany  22/04/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.1  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Ghana  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Greece  12/09/2022  IP/N/3/GRC/1  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Grenada  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Guatemala  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Guinea  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Guinea -Bissau          
Guyana  06/09/2016  IP/N/3/GUY/1      
Haiti pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Honduras  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Hong Kong, China  20/12/2012  IP/N/3/HKG/1  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Hungary  14/01/2022  IP/N/3/HUN/1      
Iceland  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
India 17/01/2020  IP/N/3/IND/1      
Indonesia  08/08/2019  IP/N/3/IDN/3      
Ireland  20/10/2022  IP/N/3/SLV/1  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Israel  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Italy pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Jamaica  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Japan  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  14/10/2014  IP/N/7/JPN/1  
Jordan  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Kazakhstan  03/09/2019  IP/N/3/KAZ/2      
Kenya  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Korea, Republic of  29/11/2019  IP/N/3/KOR/2  26/01/2011  IP/N/7/Rev.3/Add.2  
Kuwait, the State of  13/10/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.5      
Kyrgyz Republic  29/10/2019  IP/N/3/KGZ/3      
Lao People 's 
Democratic 
Republic          
Latvia  26/01/2011  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.6      
Lesotho  26/06/2013  IP/N/3/LSO/2      
Liberia  14/09/2017  IP/N/3/LBR/1      
Liechtenstein  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Lithuania  23/09/2022  IP/N/3/LTU/1      
Luxembourg  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Macao, China  14/01/2013  IP/N/3/MAC/1  12/03/2021  IP/N/7/MAC/3  
Madagascar  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Malawi  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Malaysia  01/08/2013  IP/N/3/MYS/1      
Maldives  22/07/2019  IP/N/3/MDV/1      
Mali pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Malta  19/08/2014  IP/N/3/MLT/1      
Mauritania          
Mauritius  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Mexico  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Moldova, Republic 
of pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Mongolia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Montenegro  15/02/2013  IP/N/3/MNE/1      
Morocco  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Mozambique  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Myanmar  21/03/2019  IP/N/3/MMR/2/Rev.1      
Namibia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Nepal  22/01/2015  IP/N/3/NPL/1      
Netherlands  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
New Zealand  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Nicaragua  07/11/2012  IP/N/3/NIC/1      
Niger          
Nigeria  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
North Macedonia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Norway  07/11/2012  IP/N/3/NOR/2  07/11/2012  IP/N/7/NOR/1  
Oman  18/08/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.4      
Pakistan  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Panama  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Papua New Guinea          
Paraguay  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Peru pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Philippines  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      IP/C/W/696  
 
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Article 69  Article 67  
Member  Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
Poland  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Portugal  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Qatar  20/03/2020  IP/N/3/QAT/1      
Romania  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Russian Federation  23/10/2012  IP/N/3/RUS/1  23/10/2012  IP/N/7/RUS/1  
Rwanda          
Saint Kitts and 
Nevis  07/11/2016  IP/N/3/KNA/1      
Saint Lucia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Samoa  14/01/2019  IP/N/3/WSM/1      
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  30/04/2020  IP/N/3/SAU/1      
Senegal  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Seychelles  04/04/2016  IP/N/3/SYC/1      
Sierra Leone          
Singapore  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Slovak Republic  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Slovenia  02/10/2020  IP/N/3/SVN/1  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Solomon Islands          
South Africa  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.2/Add.2      
Spain  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Sri Lanka  15/01/2015  IP/N/3/LKA/1      
Suriname  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Sweden  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Switzerland  04/02/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11  17/02/2010  IP/N/7/Rev.3  
Tajikistan          
Tanzania          
Thailand  18/02/2014  IP/N/3/THA/1      
The Gambia          
Togo 07/11/2012  IP/N/3/TGO/1      
Tonga  20/05/2021  IP/N/3/TON/4      
Trinidad and 
Tobago  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Tunisia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Turkey  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Uganda  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Ukraine  22/06/2018  IP/N/3/UKR/3      
United Arab 
Emirates  14/01/2022  IP/N/3/ARE/1      
United Kingdom  22/01/2021  IP/N/3/GBR/1  22/01/2021  IP/N/7/GBR/1  
United States of 
America  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  07/11/2012  IP/N/7/USA/1  
Uruguay  16/09/2021  IP/N/3/URY/1      
Vanuatu  09/12/2019  IP/N/3/VUT/1      
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Viet Nam  15/10/2020  IP/N/3/VNM/1      
Yemen          
Zambia  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Zimbabwe  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
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  Table A. 4: Notifications under Articles 1.3 and 3.1  
Member  Most recent  Document Symbol  
Australia  12/07/1995  IP/N/2/AUS/1  
Austria  10/07/1995  IP/N/2/AUT/1  
Belgium  21/09/1995  IP/N/2/BEL/1  
Denmark  22/01/2003  IP/N/2/DNK/2  
Estonia  14/03/2000  IP/N/2/EST/1  
Finland  12/07/1995  IP/N/2/FIN/1  
France  19/07/1995  IP/N/2/FRA/1  
Germany  05/07/1995  IP/N/2/DEU/1  
Hong Kong, China  19/07/1995  IP/N/2/HKG/1  
Ireland  30/11/1995  IP/N/2/IRL/1  
Israel  22/03/2000  IP/N/2/ISR/1  
Italy 12/07/1995  IP/N/2/ITA/2  
Jamaica  29/07/1999  IP/N/2/JAM/1  
Japan  10/07/1995  IP/N/2/JPN/1  
Jordan  27/11/2000  IP/N/2/JOR/1  
Korea, Republic of  03/10/1995  IP/N/2/KOR/1  
New Zealand  14/09/1995  IP/N/2/NZL/1  
North Macedonia  11/12/2003  IP/N/2/MKD/1  
Norway  13/09/1995  IP/N/2/NOR/1  
Philippines  18/07/1995  IP/N/2/PHL/1  
Poland  31/01/1996  IP/N/2/POL/1  
Portugal  27/10/1995  IP/N/2/PRT/1/Corr.1  
Russian Federation  15/10/2012  IP/N/2/RUS/1  
Singapore  02/03/1998  IP/N/2/SGP/1  
Slovenia  13/09/1995  IP/N/2/SVN/1  
Spain  29/06/1995  IP/N/2/ESP/1  
Switzerland  29/06/1995  IP/N/2/CHE/1  
Chinese Taipei  05/07/2002  IP/N/2/TPKM/1  
Tunisia  14/07/1995  IP/N/2/TUN/1  
United Kingdom  29/06/1995  IP/N/2/GBR/1  
Zambia  23/06/2000  IP/N/2/ZMB/1  
Zimbabwe  20/02/1996  IP/N/2/ZWE/1  
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  Table A. 5: Notifications under Article 4(d)  
Member  Most recent  Document Symbol  
Argentina  14/07/1998  IP/N/4/ARG/1  
Austria  29/01/1996  IP/N/4/AUT/1  
Belgium  19/02/1996  IP/N/4/BEL/1  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  19/08/1997  IP/N/4/BOL/1  
Brazil  14/07/1998  IP/N/4/BRA/1  
Colombia  19/08/1997  IP/N/4/COL/1  
Cyprus  12/09/1996  IP/N/4/CYP/1  
Czech Republic  29/02/1996  IP/N/4/CZE/1  
Denmark  07/11/1997  IP/N/4/DNK/1/Rev.3  
Ecuador  19/08/1997  IP/N/4/ECU/1  
European Union  29/01/1996  IP/N/4/EEC/1  
France  17/11/1997  IP/N/4/FRA/1/Corr.1  
Germany  17/11/1997  IP/N/4/DEU/3  
Hungary  13/09/1996  IP/N/4/HUN/1  
Iceland  29/01/1996  IP/N/4/ISL/1  
Indonesia  28/03/1996  IP/N/4/IDN/1  
Italy 21/02/1996  IP/N/4/ITA/1  
Japan  29/02/1996  IP/N/4/JPN/1  
Liechtenstein  06/03/1996  IP/N/4/LIE/2  
Mexico  12/02/1996  IP/N/4/MEX/1  
Norway  29/01/1996  IP/N/4/NOR/1  
Paraguay  14/07/1998  IP/N/4/PRY/1  
Peru 19/08/1997  IP/N/4/PER/1  
Portugal  19/02/1996  IP/N/4/PRT/1  
Romania  18/09/1996  IP/N/4/ROM/1  
Slovak Republic  19/02/1997  IP/N/4/SVK/2/Corr.1  
Spain  06/05/1998  IP/N/4/ESP/1/Rev.1  
Sweden  05/02/1996  IP/N/4/SWE/1  
Switzerland  07/02/1996  IP/N/4/CHE/1  
United States of America  29/02/1996  IP/N/4/USA/1  
Uruguay  14/07/1998  IP/N/4/URY/1  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  19/08/1997  IP/N/4/VEN/2  
Zambia  07/11/1996  IP/N/4/ZMB/1  
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  Table A. 6: Other notifications made pursuant to requirements under the Berne 
Convention and the Rome Convention incorporated by reference into the TRIPS 
Agreement  
Member  Date  Document Symbol  Subject  
Panama  29/04/1998  IP/N/5/PAN/1  Article 14bis(2)(c) of the Berne Convention  
Panama  29/04/1998  IP/N/5/PAN/2  Articles II, III and IV(2) of the Appendix to the Berne 
Convention  
Portugal  26/03/1996  IP/N/5/PRT/1  Article 14bis(2)(c) of the Berne Convention  
Zambia  12/02/1999  IP/N/5/ZMB/1  Article 14bis(2)(c) of the Berne Convention  
Zambia  12/02/1999  IP/N/5/ZMB/2  Articles II and III of the Appendix to the Berne 
Convention  
 
Table A. 7: Notifications by Members making use of the special compulsory licensing 
system  
Member  Date  Document Symbol  Notification type  
Antigua and 
Barbuda  17/05/2021  IP/N/8/ATG/1  General notification of intent to use the system as an 
importer  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of  19/02/2021  IP/N/8/BOL/1  General notification of intent to use the system as an 
importer  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of  11/05/2021  IP/N/9/BOL/1  Specific notif ication - importing Member  
Rwanda  19/07/2007  IP/N/9/RWA/1  Specific notification - importing Member  
Canada  08/10/2007  IP/N/10/CAN/1  Specific notification - exporting Member  
 
Table A. 8: Communications by Members pursuant to paragraph 5 of the TRIPS COVID -19 
Vaccines Decision  
Member  Date  Document Symbol  
   
  IP/C/W/696  
 
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  Table A. 9: Reports submitted by Members under Articles 66.2 and 675 
  Article 66.2  Article 67  
Member  Most recent  Count6 Most recent  Count7 
Australia  2022 18 2021 24 
Austria  2022 15 2018 22 
Belgium  2014 8 2013 4 
Bulgaria   
0 2018 9 
Canada  2022 20 2021 23 
Croatia   
0 2017 4 
Cyprus   
0  
0 
Czech Republic  2022 13 2020 18 
Denmark  2018 12 2022 16 
Estonia  2017 3 2017 5 
European Union  2022 20 2022 28 
Finland  2022 19 2022 24 
France  2018 15 2022 23 
Germany  2022 16 2022 28 
Greece   
0  
0 
Hong Kong, China   
0 2002 1 
Hungary   
0 2015 8 
Iceland   
0  
0 
Ireland  2022 15  
0 
Italy 2018 2 2013 7 
Japan  2022 20 2021 27 
Latvia   
0 2016 1 
Liechtenstein   
0  
0 
Lithuania  2011 1 2021 6 
Luxembourg  2014 1  
0 
Malta   
0  
0 
Mexico    
2016 1 
Morocco   
0 2001 1 
Netherlands  2014 2 2018 7 
New Zealand  2022 19 2018 24 
Norway  2022 20 2021 22 
Poland   
0 2013 3 
Portugal   
0 2020 18 
Russian Federation   
0  
0 
Romania   
0 2016 4 
Slovak Republic  2017 10 2017 3 
Slovenia   
0 2014 6 
Spain  2022 12 2022 27 
Sweden  2022 19 2022 26 
Switzerland  2022 20 2021 26 
United Kingdom  2022 17 2021 26 
United States of America  2022 20 2021 27 
  
 
5 Counting separately each distinct identifiable contribution of an EU member State to a report of the 
European Union and attributing it to the EU member State; technical or financial contributions by individual EU 
member States to EU -wide programme s are not separately identified. EU member States whose separately 
identifiable contributions were incorporated into the report of the European Union appear in italics. Activities of 
the United Kingdom were reported by the European Union through the 2019 r eporting cycle.  
6 From 2003 to 2020.  
7 From 1995 to 2020.  IP/C/W/696  
 
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  Table A. 10: Responses provided in the context of reviews under Articles 24.2 and 
27.3(b)8,9 
 Member  Art. 24.2 (GIs)  Art. 27.3(b) (Biotech)   
Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
Afghanistan          
Albania          
Angola          
Antigua and Barbuda          
Argentina          
Armenia          
Australia  09/07/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.19  16/03/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.13  
Austria*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Bahrain, Kingdom of          
Bangladesh          
Barbados          
Belgium*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Belize          
Benin          
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of          
Botswana          
Brazil          
Brunei Darussalam          
Bulgaria  01/12/1998  IP/C/W/117/Add.2  03/02/1999  IP/C/W/125  
Burkina Faso          
Burundi          
Cabo Verde          
Cambodia          
Cameroon          
Canada  14/01/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.5  12/03/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.12  
Central African 
Republic          
Chad         
Chile         
China          
Colombia  29/05/2009  IP/C/W/117/Add.32/Corr.2      
Congo          
Costa Rica          
Côte d 'Ivoire          
Croatia  07/09/2010  IP/C/W/117/Add.33      
Cuba 15/11/2002  IP/C/W/117/Add.26      
Cyprus          
Czech Republic  12/11/1998  IP/C/W/117  18/09/2001  IP/C/W/125/Add.8/Suppl.1  
Democratic Republic of 
the Congo          
Denmark*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Djibouti          
Dominica          
Dominican Republic          
Ecuador  16/02/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.9      
Egypt          
El Salvador  09/12/2016  IP/C/W/117/Add.34      
Estonia  10/07/2001  IP/C/W/117/Add.22  02/07/2001  IP/C/W/125/Add.20  
Eswatini          
European Union  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10  10/02/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.4  
Fiji         
Finland*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
France*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Gabon          
The Gambia          
Georgia          
Germany*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Ghana          
Greece*  24/07/2000  IP/C/W/117/Add.10/Suppl.2      
Grenada          
 
8 The names of LDC Members appear in italics.  
9 Responses submitted by the European Community are indicated with an asterisk (*). On 
1 December  2009, the European Union succeeded the European Community ( WT/Let/679 ). IP/C/W/696  
 
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   Member  Art. 24.2 (GIs)  Art. 27.3(b) (Biotech)   
Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
Guatemala          
Guinea          
Guinea -Bissau          
Guyana          
Haiti         
Honduras  18/05/2007  IP/C/W/117/Add.31      
Hong Kong, China  15/12/2000  IP/C/W/117/Add.21  10/07/2001  IP/C/W/125/Add.21  
Hungary  05/02/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.8  16/02/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.1  
Iceland  15/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.15/Suppl.1  17/07/2000  IP/C/W/125/Add.19  
India         
Indonesia          
Ireland*  24/07/2000  IP/C/W/117/Add.10/Suppl.2      
Israel          
Italy*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Jamaica          
Japan  01/12/1998  IP/C/W/117/Add.1  12/03/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.7  
Jordan          
Kazakhstan          
Kenya          
Korea, Republic of  16/10/2000  IP/C/W/117/Add.20  16/02/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.9  
Kuwait, the State of          
Kyrgyz Republic          
Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic          
Latvia          
Lesotho          
Liberia          
Liechtenstein  15/04/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.11/Rev.1      
Lithuania  10/09/2002  IP/C/W/117/Add.24  22/07/2002  IP/C/W/125/Add.23  
Luxembourg*  24/07/2000  IP/C/W/117/Add.10/Suppl.2      
Macao, China          
Madagascar          
Malawi          
Malaysia          
Maldives          
Mali         
Malta          
Mauritania          
Mauritius          
Mexico  01/06/2018  IP/C/W/117/Add.14/Rev.1  21/05/2019  IP/C/W/125/Add.25  
Moldova, Republic of  23/01/2004  IP/C/W/117/Add.29  26/01/2004  IP/C/W/125/Add.24  
Mongolia          
Montenegro  08/02/2019  IP/C/W/117/Add.36      
Morocco  16/09/2002  IP/C/W/117/Add.25  20/04/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.14  
Mozambique          
Myanmar          
Namibia          
Nepal          
Netherlands*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
New Zealand  10/02/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.12  12/02/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.2  
Nicaragua          
Niger          
Nigeria          
North Macedonia          
Norway  07/02/2019  IP/C/W/117/Add.7/Rev.1  19/05/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.17  
Oman          
Pakistan          
Panama          
Papua New Guinea          
Paraguay          
Peru 14/02/2001  IP/C/W/117/Add.16/Rev.1      
Philippines          
Poland  05/06/2002  IP/C/W/117/Add.23  12/03/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.11  
Portugal*  28/06/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10/Suppl.1      
Qatar          
Romania  09/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.17  16/02/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.6  
Russian Federation          
Rwanda          IP/C/W/696  
 
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   Member  Art. 24.2 (GIs)  Art. 27.3(b) (Biotech)   
Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
Saint Kitts and Nevis          
Saint Lucia          
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines          
Samoa          
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of      21/01/2021   IP/C/R/BT/SAU/1  
Senegal          
Seychelles          
Sierra Leone          
Singapore          
Slovak Republic  28/01/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.6  27/07/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.18  
Slovenia  05/02/2003  IP/C/W/117/Add.27  16/02/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.10  
Solomon Islands          
South Africa      25/05/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.16/Corr.1  
Spain*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Sri Lanka          
Suriname          
Sweden*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
Switzerland  01/03/2022 IP/C/R/GI/CHE/1  13/04/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.15  
Chinese Taipei  26/07/2004  IP/C/W/117/Add.30/Corr.1      
Tajikistan          
Tanzania          
Thailand      10/08/2001  IP/C/W/125/Add.22  
Togo         
Tonga          
Trinidad and Tobago          
Tunisia          
Turkey  05/02/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.4      
Uganda          
Ukraine  10/10/2018  IP/C/W/117/Add.35  15/07/2019  IP/C/W/125/Add.26  
United Arab Emirates          
United Kingdom*  26/03/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.10      
United States of 
America  01/12/1998  IP/C/W/117/Add.3  20/04/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.5  
Uruguay  16/09/2003  IP/C/W/117/Add.28      
Vanuatu          
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  15/04/1999  IP/C/W/117/Add.18      
Viet Nam          
Yemen          
Zambia      10/02/1999  IP/C/W/125/Add.3  
Zimbabwe          
 
 
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