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IP/C/M/79  
 
11 June 2015  
(15-3036)  Page: 1/10  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights   
 
  MINUTES OF MEETING 
HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON 9-10 JUNE 2015 
Chairperson: Ambassador Al-Otaibi (Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia) 
 
The present document contains the record of the Council for TRIPS meeting held on 
9-10 June 2015. The statements made during the meeting will be circulated in an addendum to the present document.  
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Subjects discussed  
 
1   NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PROV ISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT ........................................ 3
 
2   REVIEWS OF NATIONAL IM PLEMENTING LEGISLATION .............................................. 4  
2.1   Review of the national implem enting legislation of Tajikistan............................................ 4  
2.2   Follow-up to revi ews already und ertaken ...................................................................... 4  
2.3   Arrangements for the review of the nati onal implementing legislation of the Republic 
of Seychelles .................................................................................................................... 4  
3   REVIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 27.3(B) ..................................................... 5  
4   RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND THE CONVENTION ON 
BIOLOGICAL DI VERSITY .................................................................................................. 5  
5   PROTECTION OF TRADITIONA L KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE ..................................... 5  
6   NON-VIOLATION AND SITUATION COMPLAINTS ......................................................... 5  
7   REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT UNDER 
ARTICLE 71.1 .................................................................................................................. . 6 
8   REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION ON 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION S UNDER ARTI CLE 24.2 ...................................................... 6  
9   TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND CAPACITY-B UILDING ............................................... 6  
9.1   Protocol Amending  the TRIPS Agreement ...................................................................... 6  
9.2   Arrangements for Annual Revi ew of Technical Cooperation .............................................. 7  
10   IP AND INNOVATION: THE ROLE  OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN 
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  11   REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF  THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD UNDER 
ARTICLE 66.1 FOR LEAST DEVELOPED CO UNTRY MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO 
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND FOR WAIVERS FROM THE OBLIGATION OF ARTICLES 70.8 AND 70. 9 ................................................................................................. 8
 
12   INFORMATION ON RELEVANT DEVE LOPMENTS ELSEWHER E IN THE WTO ................. 8  
13   OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................................. 8  
14   OTHER BU SINESS ...................................................................................................... 8  
14.1   Invitations to ad hoc obse rvers .................................................................................. 8  
14.2   13th Annual Review under Paragraph 2 of the Decision on the "Implementation of 
Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement" .................................................................................. 9  
14.3   Othe r revi ews ......................................................................................................... 9 
14.4   Contribution of Intellectual Property to  Facilitate the Transfer of Environmentally 
Sound Technology ............................................................................................................. 9  
14.5   Chair for the TRIPS Co uncil Meeting in October ........................................................... 10 
 
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1  NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT 
1.1.  The Chairman said that, since its meeting in February 2015, the Council had received a 
number of laws and regulations that Members had notified under Article 63.2 of the Agreement: 
 Following the brief oral introduction at the last meeting, Colombia had notified a decree from 
November 2014 regulating the compensation pr escribed for the infringement of trademark 
rights; 
 
 Uruguay had notified amendments to its law establishing provisions on trademarks that had 
been adopted in November 2013, as well as a decree of October 2014 that provided for implementing regulations in this regard; 
 
 Denmark had notified a consolidated version of its Act on Copyright of October 2014; 
 
 Japan had notified its Designs Act, Patent Act, Trademark Act and its Law Concerning 
International Applications Pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty, as well as related Enforcement Ordinances; 
 
 Norway had notified consolidated versions of its Design Act, Patent Act, Trademark Act and 
related Regulations, as well as a number of other laws; and  
 The Russian Federation had notified its Law on Information, on Information Technology and 
on Protecting Information and related amendm ents. It had also submitted amendments to 
the Civil Procedure Code. 
 
1.2.  These notifications of laws and regulations we re available in the IP/N/1- series of documents, 
and the actual texts of laws in sub-series of documents in electronic form on the Documents Online 
database. 
1.3.  No initial responses or updates to the Checklist of Issues on Enforcement had been provided 
since the last meeting in February. 
1.4.  Botswana had notified an update to a co ntact point under Article 69 for the exchange of 
information and cooperation on trade in infringing goods. The information on the Members' 
transparency toolkit page had been updated accordingly. 
1.5.  He particularly encouraged the delegations that had notified a new or revised legislative 
measure, or a new or updated response to the enforcement checklist to briefly inform the Council 
about the key points of the notified amendment or information provided, as most new notifications were revisions or amendments of existing notifications. Several delegations had followed this 
practice at recent sessions of the Council. This had provided valuable insight into the notifications 
submitted and had assisted in prom oting awareness and transparency. 
1.6.  The representatives of Canada; the Russi an Federation; and Japan took the floor.  
1.7.  The Chairman urged those Members whose initial notifications of laws and regulations 
remained incomplete to submit the outstanding material without delay. Equally, he urged other 
Members to fulfil their obligations under the TRIPS Agreement to notify any subsequent amendments of their laws and regulations without delay after their entry into force. 
1.8.  He especially encouraged Members to notify changes made to their laws and/or regulations 
to implement the Decision on TRIPS and public health. At least 51 WTO Members, including many of the world's major exporters of medicines, ha d adopted implementing legislation that allowed 
them to use the Paragraph 6 System as exporters and/or importers. However, only 16 Members 
had formally notified such measures to the TRIPS Council. Completing the notification of all relevant laws and regulations could assist Members in preparing for the potential use of the System. It would also help the Secretariat in its efforts to provide informed technical support to 
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  1.9.  The representative of the Secretariat updated the Council on its work to improve the 
timeliness, user-friendliness and cost-effe ctiveness of the notification system. 
1.10.   The Council took note of the statements made. 
2  REVIEWS OF NATIONAL IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION 
2.1  Review of the national implem enting legislation of Tajikistan 
2.1.  The Chairman said that at its meeting in October 2014, the Council had initiated the review 
of Tajikistan's national implementing legislation. Since the Council's last meeting, Tajikistan had 
notified its Law on Copyright and Related Rights and the Law on Trade Secrets. While the original 
l a w s  o r  c o n s o l i d a t e d  v e r s i o n s  t h e r e o f  w e r e  y e t  t o  b e  n o t i f i e d ,  T a j i k i s t a n  h a d  a l s o  s u b m i t t e d  amendments and additions to its Law on Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Activities, as well as to its Law on the Production and Safe Handling of Pesticides and Agrochemicals. They were being 
circulated in document series IP/N/1/TJK/, and the text of the laws could be found in the relevant 
law series of documents. 
2.2.  Tajikistan had also received questions from  the United States, which had been circulated in 
document IP/C/W/604. It had provided responses to these questions that had been circulated in 
document IP/C/W/606.  
2.3.  Shortly before the meeting, the United  States had submitted follow-up questions to 
Tajikistan. Since these questions were yet to be circulated and were only available in English, the 
Chairman suggested that the Council revert to the matter at its next meeting.. 
2.4.  He also asked the delegation of Tajikistan  to submit answers to any follow-up questions in 
writing within eight weeks after the meeting. An y delegation that would wish to raise further 
questions should provide those questions in writing to the delegation of Tajikistan, with a copy to 
the Secretariat. 
2.5.  The Council so agreed. 
2.2   Follow-up to reviews already undertaken 2.6.  The Chairman recalled that the reviews of two Members' national implementing legislation 
that had been initiated at the Council's meetings since April 2001 remained on the Council's 
agenda, namely those of Fiji; and Saint Kitts and Ne vis. As agreed at the last meeting, to support 
this process, he had also contacted the Members in  question to enquire when they would expect to 
be in a position to provide the outstanding materials needed to complete the reviews and to offer any Secretariat technical support that they might need. 
2.7.  The Council took note of the statements made  and agreed to revert to the matter at its next 
meeting. 
2.3  Arrangements for the review of the national implementing legislation of the 
Republic of Seychelles 
2.8.  The Chairman noted that the Republic  of Seychelles had acceded to the WTO on 
26 April 2015. It had agreed to apply the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement no later than the date 
of its accession to the WTO, without recourse to any transitional periods. It had also agreed to 
submit all initial notifications required by any Agreement constituting part of the WTO Agreement upon accession. 
2.9.  He suggested that the Secretariat be requested to contact the Republic of Seychelles 
concerning the notification procedures of the Council and that the Council revert to the 
arrangements for this review at its meeting in October. 
2.10.  The Council so agreed
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  3  REVIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 27.3(B) 
4  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND THE CONVENTION ON 
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 
5  PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE 
5.1.  The Chairman suggested that the Council  continue to discuss the three agenda items 
together on the basis of contributions by Members.   
5.2.  The representatives of Bangladesh on behalf  of the LDC Group; Brazil; South Africa; Egypt; 
Ecuador; Colombia; Peru; China; Indonesia; India; Mali; Tanzania; Chile; Pakistan; Switzerland; 
Cuba; the United States; Japan; Canada; the Republic of Korea; the European Union and Australia 
took the floor. 
5.3.  Regarding the proposals that the CBD Secretariat be invited to brief the Council on the 
Nagoya Protocol that had been adopted in October 2010 and that the WTO Secretariat be 
requested to update the three factual notes that summarize the points delegations had made in the Council's past discussions under these agenda  items, the Chairman pointed out that the 
Council had already devoted considerable time to these proposals in virtually each meeting over 
the last couple of years. He therefore indicated hi s readiness to facilitate the process with a view 
to reaching a decision at the Council's next m eeting that would provide for a definite solution. 
5.4.  He also urged Members to provide responses to or update their initial responses to the 
illustrative list of questions on Article 27.3(b) TRIPS and to notify or report on any relevant mechanisms to protect genetic resources and traditional knowledge. 
5.5.  The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to revert to them at its next 
meeting. 
6  NON-VIOLATION AND SITUATION COMPLAINTS 6.1.  The Chairman recalled that, at the Ninth Se ssion of the Ministerial Conference, Ministers had 
directed the TRIPS Council to continue its examination of the scope and modalities for complaints 
of the types provided for under subparagraphs 1(b) and 1(c) of Article XXIII of GATT 1994 and 
make recommendations to their next Session that would be held in Nairobi in December 2015. It 
had been agreed that, in the meantime, Members would not initiate such complaints under the 
TRIPS Agreement. 
6.2.  He recalled that Members had discussed the matter at the three meetings that the Council 
had held in the course of last year, as well as at its last meeting in February when the Council 
again had agreed to revert to this matter at the present meeting. In particular, a communication 
on "Non-Violation Complaints under the TRIPS Agre ement" that had been submitted by the United 
States (circulated in document IP/C/W/599) had served as the basis for an intense exchange of 
views at the last two meetings. 
6.3.  Since its last meeting in February, the Council had received a revision of a communication on 
"Non-Violation and Situation Nullification or Impairment Under the TRIPS Agreement" that had 
been circulated on 30 October 2002. The revised submission (circulated in document 
IP/C/W/385/Rev.1) was co-sponsored by a number of TRIPS Council Members (Argentina, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, the Russian Federa tion, Sri Lanka and the Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela). 
6.4.  He said that the Council was mandated to provide its recommendations on scope and 
modalities to the Nairobi Ministerial Conference; the Council's meeting in October would therefore 
be the last scheduled opportunity to conclude  these recommendations.  He therefore urged 
delegations to provide guidance on how the Council could conclude its substantive work on this matter, which had been originally mandated in the TRIPS Agreement for the Council to conclude in 
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  6.5.  The representatives of Brazil; Bangladesh on  behalf of the LDC Group; Ecuador; Argentina; 
India; South Africa; Colombia; Cuba; the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Lesotho on behalf of 
the Africa Group; Chile; Switzerland; Peru; Nepal; Indonesia; Pakistan; China; the Republic of 
Korea; Norway; Tanzania; the Russian Federation; Egypt; Japan; Chinese Taipei; Uruguay; 
Hong Kong, China; Canada; the United States and Barbados on behalf of the ACP Group took the 
floor. 
6.6.  The Chairman recalled that there was only one more formal meeting of the Council left to 
respond to the instruction by Ministers that dr aft recommendations be prepared by the next 
Ministerial Conference. This should be of particul ar concern to delegations, given that there were 
still no concrete proposals on the table as to how the Council might prepare the recommendations. He therefore suggested that the Chairman be requested to hold consultations before the matter 
would be raised again at the next meeting with a view to enabling the Council to agree on its 
recommendation to the Nairobi Ministerial Conference at that meeting. 
6.7.  The Council took note of the statements made and so agreed. 
7  REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 71.1 7.1.  No statements were made by Members under this agenda item.  7.2.  The Council agreed to revert to the matter at its next meeting. 
8  REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION ON 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 24.2 
8.1.  The Chairman recalled that Article 24.2 prov ided that the Council shall keep under review the 
application of the provisions of the GI Section of the Agreement. The principal tool used to 
coordinate the review process had been a Checkl ist of Questions contained in document IP/C/13 
and Add.1. However, only 49 Members out of 161 ha d undertaken this valuable exercise to date, 
and a number of past responses were likely to be out of date, since they dated back over a 
decade. In addition, at its meeting in March 2010, the Council had agreed to encourage Members 
to share information on and notify to the Council bilateral agreements related to the protection of geographical indications, which they had entered into. 
8.2.  As the question of GI protection remained of continuing interest, he invited those delegations 
that had not yet provided responses to the Checkl ist of Questions to consider doing so and those 
who had already done so to consider updating the information as appropriate. In line with the Council's recommendation made in March 2010, he also encouraged any Member that was party to 
any bilateral agreements related to the protection of GIs and had not yet shared such information 
with the Council to do so. 
8.3.  The Council agreed to revert to the matter at its next meeting. 
9  TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING 9.1  Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement 9.1.  The Chairman recalled that, at its last meeting, the Council had been informed by his 
predecessor about the Director-General's renewed efforts that he had undertaken earlier this year 
in order to secure the entry into force of the TRIPS amendment by MC10. 
9.2.  As outlined by the Director-General in his statement at the General Council in February, entry 
into force of the amendment would give this new compulsory licensing mechanism the same status 
as all other public health-related flexibilities  under the TRIPS Agreement. It would provide a 
permanent legal pathway that strengthens the System's future potential to facilitate export of medicines that was needed by patients in developing countries. And it would respond to 
widespread calls within the UN, including from the UN Economic and Social Council and the UN 
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  9.3.  These earlier initiatives by the Director-Gen eral had triggered significant interest in many 
WTO Members who were yet to accept the TRIPS amendment. Other Members who had already accepted the TRIPS Protocol had also confirmed their availability to assist and share their experience with Members concerned. 
9.4.  Reportedly, considerable progress had been made in domestic acceptance procedures in 
some of the Members concerned. This said, since the last meeting in February, only Brunei Darussalam had formally deposited its instrument of acceptance.
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9.5.  In his capacity as the Chair of the Council, he  therefore had taken the initiative to suggest, in 
a communication that had been circulated by the WTO Secretariat in a fax dated 26 May 2015, that the issue of cooperation to facilitate domestic procedures to accept the TRIPS Protocol and thus ultimately to support the entry into force of the TRIPS amendment be raised under the 
agenda item on technical cooperation. At this stage, he still hoped that this goal could be achieved 
in time for MC10 later this year. For this to happen, it was necessary that another 26 Members submit their respective instruments of acceptance to the WTO. 
9.6.  His initiative built on past work in this Council that had recognized the need for technical 
assistance concerning the acceptance process and had also provided support to Members in this 
area. In his communication, he had proposed th at Members concerned come prepared to this 
meeting to share information about any potential needs for further assistance and experience 
sharing and to inform the Council about the steps taken in order to complete their domestic acceptance procedures since the letter of the Director-General in February. 
9.7.  The representatives of Chile; India; the European Union; Bangladesh on behalf the LDC 
Group; Australia; Brazil; the Republic of Seychell es; Chinese Taipei; Pakistan and Rwanda took the 
floor. 
9.8.  The Council took note of the statements made. 
9.2  Arrangements for Annual Re view of Technical Cooperation 
9.9.  The Chairman recalled that the Council had traditionally undertaken its annual review of 
technical cooperation at its end-of-year meeting. Therefore, he suggested that the Council hold its 
annual review at its meeting scheduled for 15-16 October. Accordingly, he suggested that the 
Council once more invite developed country Members to supply information on their activities pursuant to Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement. Other Members who also make available technical cooperation were encouraged to share information on these activities if they so wished. He also 
suggested that once more the Council invite those intergovernmental organizations that had 
observer status in the Council to provide informat ion on their activities of relevance and that the 
WTO Secretariat might also be instructed to report on its activities. He proposed that the Council 
request that this information be made available by 23 September 2015 in order to allow its timely 
circulation before the meeting. 
9.10.  Given the extensive documentation that had been provided on this topic, and the benefits of 
a streamlined approach to its management, reporting Members were encouraged to review the 
possible approaches that had in the past been su ggested in the Council. The Secretariat was able 
to provide informal support and background in this regard on request to interested delegations. 
9.11.  The Council so agreed. 
10  IP AND INNOVATION: THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPER TY IN FINANCING 
INNOVATION 
10.1.  The Chairman said this item had been pu t on the agenda at the written request by the 
delegations of Switzerland and the United States. Since the circulation of the airgram, Singapore 
and the European Union had also indicated their intention to co-sponsor this item. 
                                               
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  10.2.  The representatives of the United States; Switzerland; Singapore; the European Union; 
India; Bangladesh on behalf the LDC Group; Chile; Chinese Taipei; the Republic of Korea; Japan; 
Brazil; Pakistan; Canada and Australia took the floor. 
10.3.  The Council took note of the statements made. 
11  REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE TR ANSITIONAL PERIOD UNDER ARTICLE 66.1 
FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO PHARMACEUTICAL 
PRODUCTS AND FOR WAIVERS FROM THE OBLIGATION OF ARTICLES 70.8 AND 70.9 
11.1.  The Chairman said that this item had been  put on the agenda at the written request by the 
delegation of Bangladesh on behalf of the LDC Group. 
11.2.  The representatives of Bangladesh on beha lf of the LDC Group; Uganda on behalf of the 
LDC Group; Lesotho on behalf of the Africa Group; South Africa; Nepal; Myanmar; Barbados on 
behalf of the ACP Group; Cambodia; Tanzania; Indi a; Norway; Mali; Cuba; Brazil; the Republic of 
Yemen; Argentina; Togo; Canada; China; the United States; Japan; Chinese Taipei; Sierra Leone; 
Turkey; Haiti; the Democratic Republic of Congo; the European Union; Chile; Uruguay; Rwanda; 
Switzerland; Australia; the Holy See and the Secretariat of the WHO took the floor. 
11.3.  The Council took note of the statements made and requested the Chairman to consult on 
the matter before its next meeting in October.  
12  INFORMATION ON RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS ELSEWHERE IN THE WTO 
12.1.  The Chairman noted that the Republic of Seychelles had deposited its Instrument of 
Acceptance with the Director-General on 27 March 2015 and became the 161st Member of the WTO 
on 26 April 2015.2 
13   OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 
13.1.  The Chairman recalled that there remained 12 pending requests for observer status in the 
TRIPS Council by other intergovernmental organizations. The updated list was contained in 
document IP/C/W/52/Rev.13. 
13.2.  In the past few years, the Council had b een able to make some progress by agreeing to 
grant ad hoc observer status on a meeting-by-m eeting basis to ARIPO, OAPI, the GCC and EFTA. 
13.3.  The representatives of India; Bangladesh on behalf of the LDC Group; Ecuador; Indonesia; 
Nepal; Brazil and the United States took the floor. 
13.4.  The Council took note of the statements made and agreed to revert to the matter at its next 
meeting. 
14  OTHER BUSINESS 
14.1  Invitations to ad hoc observers 14.1.  The Chairman recalled that, at its meetings in June 2010 and November 2012, the Council 
had agreed to grant ad hoc  observer status on a meeting-to-meeting basis to the African Regional 
Intellectual Property Organization, the African Intellectual Property Organization, the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf, and the Eu ropean Free Trade Association. He suggested that 
the Council again invite ARIPO, OAPI, GCC and EFTA  to attend the Council's next formal meeting 
on an ad hoc  basis. 
14.2.  The representatives of the United States an d Nigeria on behalf of the Africa Group took the 
floor. 
                                               
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  14.3.  The Chairman said that since the Council could not take a decision under "Other Business" 
regarding the grant of permanent observer status to ARIPO, OAPI, GCC and EFTA, it could revert 
to that matter at its next meeting under the agenda item on "Observer Status". 
14.4.  The Council so agreed. 
14.2  13th Annual Review under Paragraph 2 of  the Decision on the "Implementation of 
Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement" 
14.5.  The Chairman recalled that paragraph 1 of the Decision on the "Implementation of 
Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement provided that developed country Members shall submit 
annually reports on actions taken or planned in pursuance of their commitments under Article 66.2. To this end, they must provide ne w detailed reports every third year and, in the 
intervening years, provide updates to their most recent reports. These reports must be submitted 
prior to the last Council meeting scheduled for the year in question. Paragraph 3 of the Decision 
determined the information that must be provided in these reports. 
14.6.  Detailed annual reports under the Decision had been presented to the Council's end-of-year 
meetings in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012, and updates to the Council's meetings in the intervening 
years. Therefore, developed country Members should submit their fifth new detailed reports on actions taken or planned in pursuance of their commitments under Article 66.2. These reports 
should be provided prior to the Council's end of year meeting that had been scheduled for 
15-16 October. As provided in paragraph 2 of the Decision, the Council shall review these reports at that meeting. 
14.7.  Accordingly, he suggested that developed country Members be requested to provide new 
detailed reports on actions they had taken or planned in pursuance of their commitments under 
Article 66.2 by 23 September 2015, i.e. three week s before the meeting, in order to allow their 
timely circulation and review at the Council's meeting later that month. 
14.8.  The Council's deliberations on past reports in this area and regular workshops convened on 
this matter had drawn attention to possible practical approaches to facilitating the submission, processing and consultation of these reports. Given the extensive documentation that had been 
provided on this topic, and the benefits of a streamlined approach to its management, reporting 
Members were encouraged to review the possibl e approaches that had been suggested. The 
Secretariat was able to provide informal support and background in this regard on request to 
interested delegations.  
14.9.  The Council so agreed.
 
14.3  Other reviews 
14.10.  The Chairman said that, as already discussed under item 9, the Council would take up the 
annual review of technical cooperation under Article 67 at its meeting in October. The Council 
would also have on its agenda the annual review of the functioning of the Paragraph 6 System. In 
preparation of this review, he encouraged Members to share either directly with him or through 
the Secretariat any thoughts or suggestions they might have concerning the arrangements for this 
review. If needed, he would be available to consult with interested delegations on the preparations of the review. 
14.11.  The Council took note of the information provided.
 
14.4  Contribution of Intellectual Property to  Facilitate the Transfer of Environmentally 
Sound Technology 
14.12.  The Chairman recalled that, at the beginning  of the meeting, the delegation of Ecuador had 
said that it wished to inform the TRIPS Council about the steps taken to advance its proposal 
regarding the issue of the contribution of intell ectual property to facilitate the transfer of 
environmentally sound technology.  
14.13.  The representative of Ecuador took the floor. IP/C/M/79 
 
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  14.14.  The Council took note of the statement made.  
14.5  Chair for the TRIPS Council Meeting in October 
14.15.  The Chairman informed the Council that , due to other commitments, he would not be 
available to chair the Council's next formal meeting on 15-16 October 2015. In informal contacts, 
Ambassador Alfredo Suescum from Panama, who had chaired the Council in 2013, had kindly 
offered to replace him at that meeting. 
14.16.  The Council took note of the information provided.  
 
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