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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  
 
Contents  
1   INTRODUCTION  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  2 
2   E-TRIPS  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  3 
3   TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS  ................................ ................................ ....................  4 
3.1   NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 63.2  ................................ ................................ ...........  4 
3.1.1    Laws and regulations  ................................ ................................ ................................  4 
3.1.2    Responses to the checklist on enforcement  ................................ ................................ .11 
3.2   NOTIFICATIONS OF CONTACT POINTS UNDER ARTICLE 69  ................................ .............. 12 
3.3   AD HOC NOTIFICATIONS FROM MEMBERS AVAILING THEMSELVES OF CERTAIN  
OPTIONS UNDER THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  ................................ ................................ ............. 13 
3.3.1    Articles 1.3 and 3.1  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..13 
3.3.2    Article 4(d)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 13 
3.3.3    Other notification requirements under the Berne Convention and the Rome Convention 
incorporated by reference into the TRIPS Agreement  ................................ .............................. 14 
3.4   NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS MAKING USE OF THE ADDITIONAL 
FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH  ................................ ....................... 14 
3.5   REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPED MEMBERS AGREED TO BY THE  
TRIPS  COUNCIL IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLES 66.2 AND 67  ................................ .................. 15 
3.5.1    Reports under Article 66.2  ................................ ................................ ........................ 15 
3.5.2    Reports under Article 67  ................................ ................................ ........................... 17 
3.5.3    Contact points for technical cooperation under Article 67  ................................ .............. 19 
3.6   CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION FLOWS  ................................ ................................ ........ 20 
3.6.1    Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of the Section on 
geographical indications under Article 24.2 ................................ ................................ ............ 20 
3.6.2    Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of Article 27.3(b)  ........ 21 
ANNEX  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  22 
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 -2021 ................... 22 
Table A.2: Responses to the checklist on enforcement under Article 63.2  ................................ ..27 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without 
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  Table A.3: Contact point submissions under Articles 69 and 67, ................................ ............... 29 
Table A.4: Notifications under Articles 1.3 and 3.1  ................................ ................................ .32 
Table A.5: Notifications under Article 4(d)  ................................ ................................ ............. 33 
Table A.6: Other notifications made pursuant to requirements under the Berne Convention  
and the Rome Convention incorporated by reference into the TRIPS Agreement  ........................ 34 
Table A.7: Notifications by Members making use of the additional flexibilities relating to  
TRIPS and public health  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......35 
Table A.8: Reports submitted by Members under Articles 66.2 and 67  ................................ ......36 
Table A.9: Responses provided in the conte xt of reviews under Articles 24.2 and 27.3(b)  ........... 37 
 
 
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 country Members  and invited Members to respond to checklists 
of questions in furtherance of the Council 's mandated review s of certain provisions in the 
Agreement.1 Together, these transparency mechanis ms comprise the primary means by which 
Members keep the Council apprised of their TRIPS -related laws, regulations, programmes, practices, 
and contact points.  
2.  In 2009, the then-Chair of the General Council invite d 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 measure s falling within their respective 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 Council . This process culminated in the  2019 launch of t he 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 notifications, 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 first note in this series, circulated in 2020 , this second annual note capitali zes upon 
the information available through  e-TRIPS  to present and summariz e submission rates and identify 
trends since 1995 for each of the primary TRIPS transparency mechanisms , with a particular 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 enforcement  and systems of protection for geographical 
indications  (GIs), biotechnology inventions and plant varieties.  
4.  However,  not all Members have kept  up with the ir continuing notification obligations  or 
maint ained their contributions to the Council 's monitoring  function by providing update s to initial 
submissions . For example, d espite evidence of substantial domestic legislative activity in the 
intellectual property arena  over the past 15 years , 41% of developed and developing countries  have 
not notified the Council of any new or amended laws or regulations since 200 6. The majority of 
Members ' contact point submissions  are over ten years old , and over half of Members ' submissions 
of information in relation to TRIPS -mandated reviews date back to the 1990s.  The wealth of 
 
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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  information that Members laboured to provide at the turn of the century now risks becoming 
outdated.  
5.  With respect to developed country Members ' annual reporting obligations, the n umber 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 for the purpose of promoting 
and encouraging technology transfer to LDC Member s appears to be somewhat stabler than the 
number of annual reports received on technical cooperation activities.  
6.  2021  was atypical in certain respects  with regard to the rate at which  Members 
submitted TRIPS -related information. Notifications of laws and regulations  reached an 
eight -year high , a product of the United Kingdom 's continued effort , beg un in 2020, to 
inform the Council of over 22 5 pieces of current and historical legislation. Fifteen other 
Members notified  laws and regulations  in 2021 , fewer than in 2020, but within the  typical 
range observed  since 2005. The Central  African  Republic, an LDC  Member , submitted  its 
first notifications  of laws and regulations in 2021. Three notifications under  the special 
compulsory licensing system were also submitted in 2021, the first such notifications 
since 2007. Four Members submitted updated contact points , five fewer than in 2020. The 
Kingdom of Saudi  Arabia submitted information regarding its domestic framework for 
protecting biotechnology inventions and new plant var ieties, pursuant to the review of 
the provisions of Article 27.3(b) . No other Members submi tted new or updated 
information in relation to Council 's ongoing reviews or their IP enforcement practices. The 
number of developed country Member  reports received in 202 1 varied only slightly from 
2020  and was consistent with figures from previous years.  
2  E-TRIPS  
7.  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 Gateway4 
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.  
8.  The e-TRIPS Submission System has becom e the primary means by which Members 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% . The number of submissions received 
through the Submission System  has also continued to grow, from 79% between 
March  2019 and the end of 202 0, to 88% in 2021.  Notably, all report s submitted during 
the 2021 reporting cycle, except  for those of two Members , were submitted through the 
Submission System.  
9.  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 nearly doubled from 
2020 to 2021 , and it generate s nearly 1,000  page views per day.  
10.  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 
requirements 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 .  
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  3  TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS  
3.1  NOTIFICATION S UNDER ARTICLE 63.2  
3.1.1   Laws and regulations  
11.  Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement , in conjunction with Article 63.1,  requires Members to 
notify the ir 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 wit hin 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   A historical perspective: 1995 to 202 1 
12.  From 1995 to 202 1, Members made 5,634 notifications pertaining to 4,117 distinct laws  or 
regulations  (see Figure 1). The number of yearly notifications peaked in 1996 and 2000 , 
correspond ing with the end of transitional arrangements set forth in Article 65 of the 
TRIPS  Agreement for developed country Members  (1996) , developing countries  (2000), and 
Members transforming from a centrally -planned  to a market economy ( 2000)  (see Figure 2). 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 availing 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 1: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2, 1995 -2021 
 
 
13.  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 variation s during 
 
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 regulations 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 t hree times , 
following successive requests by LDC Members. See documents IP/C/40 , IP/C/64 , and IP/C/88. The current 
transition period is set to expire on 1 July 20 34. 
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  this period have been  influenced  by bulk notifications made by (a) newly acceded  WTO Member s; 
and ( b) Members catching up on past-due notification s that accumulated over a number of years . 
14.  As time has passe d, 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 previously 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 2: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by level of 
development , 1995 -2021 
 
 
15.  Figure 3 shows that, since 2005, the number of Members who have notified a law or regulation 
under Article 63.2 in any given year has also stabilized, ranging from a low of nine in 2007 to the 
recent high of 21 in 2020. Although the composition of the group of not ifying Members shifts each 
year, there is a core group of eleven  Members, led by Japan, as shown in Figure 4, who have 
consistently notified new or amend ed law s or regulation s to the Council on a nearly annual or biennial 
basis.  
Figure 3: Number of Members having notified a law or regulation pursuant to 
Article  63.2, 1995 -2021 
 
 
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Figure 4: Members having made the most annual  notifications of one or more laws or 
regulations pursuant to Article 63.2, 2005 -2021 (number of years)  
 
 
16.  Figure 5 offers a snapshot of Members ' notifications of laws and regulations over time, by 
development status. Despite the extended  Article 66.1 LDC transition period s, 31% of LDC Members 
have notified a  law or regulation  since 1995 . Unsurprisingly, 100% of developed country Members  
and nearly 100% of developing countries  have notified a law or regulation since their transition 
periods ended in 1996 and 2000, respectively . Although WTO Trade Policy Reviews have shown that 
Members ' IP systems have evolved considerably since then, far fewer Members have kept the Council 
apprised of changes to their  laws and regulations . 44% of developed country Members7 and 40% of 
developing countries  have not made a notification in the past 15 years . 
Figure 5: 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  
 
 
7 Counting the European Union and each of its Member States individually, and attributing the 
notifications of each only to the submitter.  
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17.  Since 2005, 85 Members (52%) have submitted a total of 2,038 notifications. It provides a 
rough snapshot of the rate 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 countries  who acceded since 2005, which have had a positive effect 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 thus 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 heavily influence a region 's total number of notifications and averag e 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 available in Table  
A.1 of the Annex to this document.  
18.  Figure 6 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 rate at which Members have updated their initial pre -2005 notifications of laws and 
regulations. It does not, howeve r, adjust for the following factors: (1) initial notifications made by 
developing countries  who acceded since 2005, which have had a positive effect 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 influenc es the absolute 
number of notifications made, and thus 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 n otifications of an individual Member can also heavily 
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 available in Table A.1 of the Annex to this 
document.  
Figure 6: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2  by region, 
2005 -2021 
 
 
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.  
 
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  19.  Certain trends nevertheless emerge from Figure 6. 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 . All three Members have submitted an average of 50 notifications each since 
2005. Members in the Caribbean and Central and  South America , as well as most Member States  of 
the European Union8, have, conversely, been less active  in updating their initial notifications . 
European Members outside of the European Union ( "Other Europe ") have submitted t he most 
notifications  overall  and have the highest average number of notifications per Member – statistics 
that were heavily influenced by the 226 notifications submitted by the United Kingdom from 2020 
to 2021. The relatively low level of notifications from Afric a may be partly attributed to the greater 
number of LDCs in that region, which are  not subject to notification obligations.  
20.  It is also possible to map notified laws and regulations by IP subject matter.  Figure 7 shows the 
number of notifications falling into ten different IP subject areas. Some laws and regulations pertain 
to multiple subjects, and thus were counted more than once. Overall, 2 5% of notified laws and 
regulations relate to patents (including plant varieties ), 23% to copyright and related rights, 1 6% 
to trademarks, 16% to enforcement, 12% to geographical indications, and 10% or fewer to each of 
the following: industrial designs, undisclosed information, industrial property (general), and 
layout -designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. 11% of notified laws and regulations relate to 
other subjects.  
Figure 7: Notification s of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by subject 
matter, 1995 -2021 
 
 
21.  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  
8. When developed country Members  made their initial notifications of laws and regulations from 
1995 to 1997, the greatest number of notified laws related to patent s. In 2000, upon the expiration 
of the transition period for developing countrie s, more notified laws related to copyright th an to 
patents. Developing countries  also notified  fewer laws pertaining to geographical indications than 
were notified by developed country Member s from 1995 to 1997.  
22.  Since  a more stable lower -level rate of notifications began in 2005, individual Members have 
generated visible peaks in certain subject area notification s. A spike in patent law notifications in 
2008 is primarily attributable to the accession of Ukraine. A jump in notifications related to 
undisclosed information in 2018 ref lects 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 
 
8 The European  Union itself has endeavoured to keep the Council up -to-date on its legislative measures 
pertaining to the TRIPS Agreement.  0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Patents (including plant variety protection)
Copyright and related rights
Trademarks
Enforcement
Geographical indications
Other
Industrial designs
Undisclosed information
Industrial property (general)
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
First notification Amendment or revision to notified legal text(s)
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  copyright , and enforcement  notifications in 2021,  resulted from the United Kingdom 's efforts to bring 
their notifications up to date by notify ing historical and current legislation on these matters . 
Figure 8: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 by subject matter 
and year, 1995 -2021 
 
 
3.1.1.2   Year in review : 202 1 
23.  In 202 1, 16 Members (10%) notified  233 laws and regulations pursuant to Article  63.2. This is 
the second largest number of notifications of this type received in a single  year since 200 4, and only 
five fewer than were received in 2013 (see Figure 1). Compared to 2020, the number of notifications 
submitted in 2021 increased by over 70%, but were made by 24% fewer Members. T he 
United  Kingdom submitted 150 (64%) of 2021 notifications as par t of its effort, beg un in 2020, to 
update the Council on its current and historical legislation. Also among the notifications received  in 
2021 were the first three laws and regulations submitted by the Central African Republic, an 
LDC Member. Figure 9 plots each Member  having notified in 2021 on a map , while Figure 10 groups 
notifying Members by region. Figure 11 shows the number of notifications made per 2021 notifying 
Member . 
Figure 9: World map identifying Members having notified a law or regulation pursuant to  
Article 63.2  in 2021 
 
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Figure 10: Members having notified a law or regulation pursuant to Article 63.2 in 202 1, 
by region  
 
* Counting the European Union as one and each notifying Member State  individually . 
 
Figure 11: Notifications of  laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2  in 202 1, by 
Member  
 
24.  As shown in  Figure 9 and Figure 10, most Members having notified a law or regulation in 202 1 
came from the European continent (7), followed by Asia ( 4). The United Kingdom alone submitted 
64% of the notified laws and regulations, followed by New Zealand (6%), Sweden (6%), Viet Nam 
(6%), and the Republic of Korea (5%)  (see Figure 11).  
25.  The most frequently notified subject areas in 202 1 logically track th ose of the United  Kingdom 's 
notifications , which , in addition to current legislation, included historical legislation pe rtaining to 
copyright , patent s, and IP enforcement  (see Figure 12). Consequently 48% of the legislation notified 
in 202 1 related to copyright , 28% to patents , and 21% to enforcement . 16% of the notified laws 
and regulations addressed trademarks, 15% industrial designs, and  6% geographical indications. 
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  5% or fewer related to each of the following  subject areas : industrial property (general) , 
layout -designs (topographies) of integrated circuits , and undisclosed information .  
Figure 12: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 in 202 1, by 
subject matter  
 
 
26.  The allocation of notifications by subject area is more homogenous if the United Kingdom 's 
notifications are  temporarily exclud ed (see Table 1 below) . Although the majority of the remaining 
83 notifications also relate to copyright and patents, the proportion that pertain  to trademarks,  
geographical indications, and industrial property (general) increases by about  10% each, while the 
proportion relating to copyright drops by 20% and enforcement by 8%.  
Table 1: Notifications of laws and regulations pursuant to Article 63.2 in 2021, by 
subject matter  
Subject matter  All notifications  All notifications 
(except UK)  
Copyright and related rights  48% 28% 
Patents (including plant variety protection)  28% 24% 
Enforcement  21% 13% 
Trademarks  16% 25% 
Industrial designs  15% 18% 
Geographical indications  6% 17% 
Other  5% 4% 
Industrial property (general)  5% 17% 
Layout -designs (topographies) of integrated circuits  4% 6% 
Undisclosed information  1% 4% 
 
3.1.2   Responses to the checklist on enforcement  
27.  Members determined  that notifying laws and regulations  may not , alone,  ensure full 
transparency as to how Members have given 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 "9, 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 
notification s of laws and regulations under Article 63.2, and should be subsequently updated or 
 
9 Document IP/C/5 . 
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  revised as needed. LDC Members availing themselves of the transition period under Article 66.1 ar e 
not yet obliged to respond to the checklist on enforcement . 
Figure 13: Responses to the checklist on enforcement, 1996 -2021 
 
 
28.  Figure 13 illustrates the pattern of responses to the checklist on enforcement. It shows an initial 
spike in first notifications by developed country Members  from 1996 to 1997, and by developing 
countri es from 2000 to 2002. Since then, some additional initial notifications have been received , 
mostly by acceding Members, and increasingly, by Members amending  and updating  earlier 
responses.  
29.  112 Members, comprising 100% of developed country Members  and 81% of developing 
countries , have submitted responses to the checklist on enforcement. Among them, 16 have updated 
their initial responses. 77% of Members who have submitted responses have not updated them since 
2002. The most rec ent updates were rece ived from the European Union and Kazakhstan in 2019. 
No new or updated responses were received in 2020  or 2021 . An overview of responses by 
Member is available in Table A.2 of the Annex to this document.  
3.2  NOTIFICATIONS OF CONTACT POINTS UNDER ARTICLE 69  
30.  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 
informati on relating to their contact points, initially by 1 January 1996, with subsequent changes to 
the information to be notified promptly.  
Figure 14: Percentage of Members having notified a  contact point under Article 69, by 
development s tatus10 
 
 
 
10 Counting the European Union as one Member and each EU member State individually.  
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  31.  Since 1995, 145 (88%) of all WTO Members have notified a contact point under Article  69. An 
overview of notifications by Member is available in Table A.3 of the Annex to this document. Figure  
14 identifies the percentage of Members having notified a contact point, by development status. 
Although LDC Members availing themselves of the Article 66.1 transition period are not yet obliged 
to notify an enforcement contact point, 66% have done so.  
32.  As shown in Figure 15, 58% of Members ' enforcement contact points were notified over eleven  
years ago and have not been updated  since. 31% of Members made their initial notification or 
updated a  previous notification in the past eleven  years.  
Figure 15: Date of Members ' most recent contact point notifications under Article 69 
 
33.  In 202 1, three Members notified updated enforcement contact points under 
Article  69: Tonga, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay .  
3.3  AD HOC NOTIFICATIONS FROM MEMBERS AVAILING THEMSELVES OF CERTAIN 
OPTIONS  UNDER THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
34.  Members wishing to avail themselves of certain possibilities in the Agreement that relate to 
substantive rights and obligations or contain various flexibilities mus t notify the Council. This section 
summarizes these possibilities and the related notifications received through 202 1. 
3.3.1   Articles 1.3 and 3.1  
35.  Article 1.3 of the TRIPS Agreement defines the persons that must be eligible for the protection 
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 bee n separately notified under the 
Berne Convention or the Rome Convention.  
36.  Article 3.1 of the Agreement requires national treatment to be given to persons 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.  
37.  Notification under Articles 1.3 and 3.1 is only required if a Member wishes to avail itse lf 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 . All of them pre-date 2004, with the exception 
of a notification from the Russian Federation, received in 2012, the year of its accession  to the WTO.  
3.3.2   Article 4(d)  
38.  Article 4 requires Members to provide most -favoured -nation treatment to foreign IP right 
holders eligible for 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 int o force of the WTO Agreement  (1 January 1995) . Members 
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  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 to this document for details.  
3.3.3   Other notification requirements under the Berne Convention and the Rome 
Convention incorporated by reference into t he TRIPS Agreement  
39.  A number of notification provisions of the Berne and the Rome Conventions are incorporated by 
reference into the TRIPS Agreement . They include:11 
• Berne Convention , Articles 14 bis(2)(c) and 14 bis(3): Members must notify the Council i n 
certain circumstances where copyright -owning contributing  authors and directors of films  
are not presumed under domestic law to have consented to particular exploitations of their 
work.  
• Berne Convention , Article 15(4) : Members must notify the Council if th ey have designated 
a competent authority to protect the interests of  anonymous author s of unpublished work s 
(i.e. folklore) presumed to have been created by a national  of the notifying Member.  
• Berne Convention, Appendix  Articles I, II(3)(b) , IV(2), IV(4)(c)(iv), and V : Developing 
countries  availing themselves of the option to  issue a compulsory licence  for a copyrighted 
work in certain circumstances must 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  exception s. 
40.  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 of 202 1, five notifications from three 
Members have been re ceived, all prior to 2000.  See Table A.6 in the Annex to this document  for 
details .  
3.4  NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS MAKING USE OF THE ADDITIONAL 
FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH  
41.  Paragraph 6 of the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health12 
recognized that Members with insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical 
sector could face difficult ies in making effective use of compulsory licensing. Article 31(f) requires 
production under a compulsory licence to be "predominantly for the supply of the domestic market ", 
thus limiting the potential supply of patented medicines produced under a compuls ory licence for 
export to importing countries in need.  
42.  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)13 waived under certain 
conditions ( i) the obligation of exporting Members to ensure that compulsory licences are granted 
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 compulsory licence is granted 
(Article  31(h)). In 2017, the 2005 Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement (2005 Protocol)14 
entered into force and permanently incorporated the mechanism established under the 2003 
Decision into the TRIPS Agreement through a new Article 3 1bis 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.  
43.  This "special com pulsory 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:  
 
11 More information on these notification provisions can be found in the G uide to Transparency Under 
TRIPS referenced in fn 1 above.  
12 Document WT/MIN(01)/DEC/2 . 
13 Document WT/L/540  and WT/L/540/Corr.1 . 
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  • 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 M ember  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 notificati on 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.  
44.  These notifications are required for  transparency purposes . Permission from the Council or any 
WTO body is not required to use the System. Additional information regarding these notifications, 
including model notification s, is available on the WTO website.15 
45.  In 2021, three notifications were submitted under  the special compulsory licen sing 
system . The Plurinational State of Bolivia and Antigua and Barbuda separately notified 
their general intent to use the System  as an imp orter . The Plurinational State of Bolivia 
subsequently noti fied its specific need to import 15 million doses of a COVID -19 vaccin e. 
These notifications were the first of their kind made to the TRIPS Council since 2007 , when 
Rwanda notified its specific need  to import a n HIV/AIDS drug and Canada submitted a related  
notification as an exporting Member.  Details regarding these notifications received under the special 
compulsory licensing system t hrough the end of 202 1 are available in Table A. 7 of the Annex to this 
document.  
3.5  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPED MEMBER S AGREED TO BY THE 
TRIPS  COUNCIL IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLES 66.2 AND 67  
3.5.1   Reports under Article 66.2  
46.  Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement requires developed country Members  to provide incentives 
to enterprises and institutions in their territories for the purpose of promoting and encouraging 
technology transfer to LDC Memb ers in order to enable them to create a sound and viable 
technological base. Pursuant to a 2003 TRIPS Council decision16 giving effect to a direction by the 
Ministerial Conference , developed country Members  are to submit annual reports on actions taken 
or planned in pursuance of their commitments under Article  66.2. Detailed reports are to be 
submitted every third year, and updates each intervening year.  
47.  Figure 16 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 Me mbers reporting activities each year.  
48.  Figure 17 presents the number of annual reports submitted by each developed country Member 
from 2003 to 2021. Canada, the European Union, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and the United States 
have consistently submitted a report each year, and Finland, New Zealand and S weden have 
reported activities in all but one year. Additional information regarding the reporting history of each 
developed country Member under Article  66.2 is available in Table A.8 of the Annex to this document.  
 
15 https://www.wto.org/medicinesnotifications .  
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  Figure 16: Number of Members having reported on program mes under Article 66.2, 
2003 -202117,18 
 
Figure 17: Reports under Article 66.2 submitted by developed country Members , 
2003 -202119 
 
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  49.  During the 202 1 reporting cycle, 1 5 developed country Members  reported 
programmes under Article 66.2 , one more than the prior year  (see Table 2). 
Table 2: Members having reported on program mes under Article 66.2  during the  2021 
reporting cycle  
Australia  European Union  Japan  Switzerland  
Austria*  Finland*  Norway  United Kingdom  
Canada  Germany*  Spain*  United States  
Czech Republic*  Ireland*  Sweden*   
* Provided a distinct  identifiable contribution to the report of the European Union.  
 
3.5.2   Reports under Article 67  
50.  Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement  requires developed country Members  to provide, on request 
and on mutually agreed terms and conditions, technical and financial cooperatio n in favour of 
developing and LDC Members.  Developed country Members  have agreed to present descriptions of 
their relevant programmes and to update th em annually , in order to make the information accessible 
and facilitate compliance monitoring. Other Membe rs 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.  
51.  Figure 18 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 18.2 reports 
submitted per year . On two occasions, a developing Member  has reported on its technical and 
financial cooperation activities  (Morocco in 2001, Hong Kong, China in 2002 , and Mexico in 2016 ).  
Figure 18: Number of Members and IGOs having reported  on activities under Article 67 , 
1995 -202120,21 
 
 
17 Associating each report with the year of the invitation 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 separate ly identified.  
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 contributions by individual EU 
Member States to EU -wide p rogrammes are not separately identified.  
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 separate ly identified.  
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  52.  Figure 19 presents  the number of annual reports submitted by each developed country Member  
from 1995  to 2021. The European Union, Germany, Japan and the United States have consistently 
submitted a report e ach 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  country Members  
is available in Table A.8 of the Annex to this document.  
Figure 19: Reports under Article 67 submitted by developed country Members , 
1995 -202122 
 
 
 
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 p rogrammes are not separately identified.  
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  53.  During the 202 1 reporting cycle, 1 3 reports were submitted to the Council by 
developed country Members , two fewer than in 2020, and five by IGOs , the same number 
as in 2020  (see Table 3). 
Table 3: Members and IGOs having reported on activities under Article 67  in 2021 
Members  Intergovernmental Organizations  
Australia  Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf  
Canada  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development  
European 
Union  World Health Organization  
France*  World Intellectual Property Organization  
Germany*  World Trade Organization  
Japan    
Lithuania*    
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  
54.  The TRIPS Council agreed in 1996 that each developed country 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 country Member s were invited to 
notify contact points at the same time that they update information on their technical cooperation 
activities.  
55.  32 Members ha d notified contact points through the end of 202 1, including 7 2% of developed 
country Members23 and four other  Members  (Chile; Hong Kong, China; the Republic of Korea; and 
Macao, China) . An overview of contact points submitted  by individual Member s is available in Table 
A.3 of the Annex to this document.  
56.  As shown in Figure 20, 54% of the contact points for techn ical cooperation submitted by 
developed country Members  predate  2010. Until 2021, when the United  Kingdom updated its 
contact point, t he most recent update by a developed country Member  had been submitted 
in 2014 (by Japan ). Macao, China also updated its contact point for technical cooperation 
in 20 21.  
 
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  Figure 20: Date of developed country Members ' most recent submission of contact 
points for technical cooperation  
 
3.6  CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION FLOW S 
3.6.1   Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of the Section on 
geographical indications under Article 24.2  
57.  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 Council invited Members under an obligation to apply the provision s 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 where appropriate.  
58.  52 Members, comprising 35 developed country Members  and 18 developing countries , have 
submitted responses to the checklist. 26 of the responses date back to 2004 or earlier, despite 
indications  from WTO Trade Policy Reviews and 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, 
Switzerland, Mexico, Ukraine, Montenegro, and Norway. No new or updated responses were 
submitted in 2020  or 2021 . 
59.  Figure 21 presents the responses received through 202 1. An overview of responses by Member 
is available in Table A.9 of the Annex to this document.  
Figure 21: Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of the 
Section on geographical indications under Article 24.2, 1998 -2021 
 
 
24 Document s IP/C/13  and IP/C/13/Add.1 . 
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3.6.2   Responses provided in the context of the review of the provisions of Article  27.3(b ) 
60.  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 th is review, the 
TRIPS  Council invited Members under an obligation to apply Article 27.3(b) to provide information 
on their domestic frameworks for protecting biotechnology inventions and  new plant variet ies. At 
the request of the Council, t he Secretariat prepared an illustrative list of questi ons25, and the 
delegations of Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United States also proposed a list of 
questions  to assist Members in preparing their contributions .26 
61.  Figure 22 presents the responses received t hrough 202 1. 28 Members, comprising 18 developed 
country Members , nine developing countries , and one LDC, have submitted responses to either or 
both of the  lists of questions . Mexico and Ukraine submitted responses in 2019, breaking a 14-year 
drought during  which no submissions were made. Saudi Arabia submitted its first responses in 
2021. The remainder of Members ' responses date to 2004 or  earlier . An overview of responses by 
Member is available in Table A.9 of the Annex to this document.  
Figure 22: Responses in the context of  the review of the provisions of Article  27.3(b), 
1999 -2021 
 
 
 
25 Document IP/C/W/122 . 
26 Document IP/C/W/126 . 
 
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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 -20211 
Member  Copyright and 
related rights  Patents 
(including 
plant variety 
protection)  Industrial 
designs  Trademarks  Geographical 
indications  Enforcement  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 228 
Austria  1996 4 1999 14 1996 3 1996 4  
0 1997 6  
0 1996 4 1997 2 1996 6 1999 39 
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of  2014 5 2014 13 2014 9 2014 14 2014 6 2004 8  
0 2014 3 2014 8 2014 10 2014 54 
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  2000 4 2019 14 2000 2 2000 2 2000 2 2000 18 2001 1  
0 2000 1  
0 2019 40 
Brunei 
Darussalam  2004 2 2016 5 2016 5 2004 3  
0 2004 1  
0 2004 1  
0 2016 1 2016 17 
Bulgaria  2010 11 2010 8 2010 3 2010 5 2010 3 2010 8  
0 2000 1 1998 1  
0 2010 34 
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 2020 27 2019 6 2019 12 2018 5 2008 3  
0 1997 2 2008 10 2017 6 2020 74 
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 
 
1 The names of LDC Members  appear in italics.   
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indications  Enforcement  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. 
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  2002 5 2001 1 2001 1  
0 2002 1 2002 5 2002 5 2001 1 2001 1 2001 2 2002 19 
Côte d 'Ivoire  2001 1  
0  
0  
0  
0   0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2001 1 
Croatia  2018 16 2021 18 2018 10 2021 10 2018 11 2016 21 2016 4 2018 8 2018 13 2016 50 2021 125 
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 2001 44 2001 5 2001 12  
0 2015 10 1999 2 2001 5 1996 2 2001 13 2015 82 
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 2021 29 2017 9  
0 1996 8 2017 7 1996 4 2021 114 
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 138 
France  1998 6 1996 8  
0 1996 1 1996 19   0 1997 2 1996 1  
0 1996 3 1998 40 
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 242 
Grenada  2002 2 2002 2 2002 1  
0  
0   0 2002 3  
0  
0  
0 2002 8 
Guatemala  2004 12 2000 1  
0 2000 2  
0 2000 9 2004 6  
0 2000 1 2004 6 2004 32 
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  
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(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. 
Hong Kong, 
China  2020 24 2020 24 2017 14 2020 25 2004 4 2000 30 2020 1 2017 9 2000 3 2000 3 2020 126 
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 1997 13 1997 8 2020 11 1997 11 1997 11 1997 5 1996 2 2020 1 1997 15 2020 96 
Jamaica  2002 2  
0  
0 2002 1 2005 2   0 2002 1 2002 1  
0 2007 3 2007 10 
Japan  2021 10 2021 35 2021 22 2021 23 2019 7 2015 52 2004 4 1996 2 2021 14 2016 80 2021 171 
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 106 
Lao People 's 
Democratic 
Republic   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0   0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Latvia  1999 2 1999 1 1999 1 1999 1  
0 1999 7 2004 2 1999 1  
0 1999 1 2004 16 
Lesotho   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0   0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Liberia   
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Liechtenstei
n 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 2003 10 2001 4 2001 11 2001 2 2001 11 2001 1 2001 3  
0  
0 2003 39 
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 
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 2016 18 2016 8 2016 12 2013 4 2013 12 2018 7 2013 5 2013 3 2018 27 2018 97 
Mongolia  1998 9 1998 4  
0 1998 3  
0 1998 1 1998 3  
0 1998 1 1998 4 1998 16  
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(including 
plant variety 
protection)  Industrial 
designs  Trademarks  Geographical 
indications  Enforcement  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. 
Montenegro  2016 2 2013 2 2016 3 2016 4 2013 3 2013 1  
0 2016 2 2013 1 2013 10 2016 28 
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 104 
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 2012 13 2012 7 2012 12 2019 6 2015 13  
0 2012 4 2012 3 2015 10 2019 55 
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 
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  2021 6 2006 2 2006 2 2006 2 2006 1 2021 1  
0 2006 1 2006 1 2021 5 2021 16 
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 2016 3 2016 10 
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  
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related rights  Patents 
(including 
plant variety 
protection)  Industrial 
designs  Trademarks  Geographical 
indications  Enforcement  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. 
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  2017 11 2017 24 2017 11 2017 16 2017 39 2017 35 2003 1 2017 6 2013 28 2017 34 2017 162 
Chinese 
Taipei  2021 33 2020 31 2020 2 2020 17 2002 4 2014 14 2002 1 2014 5 2020 3 2018 5 2021 108 
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  
0 2003 1 2003 1 2020 3  
0 2020 24 
Togo  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 
Tonga  2009 1 2009 3 2009 3 2009 3 2009 1 2009 1  
0 2009 1 2009 3 2009 2 2009 8 
Trinidad and 
Tobago  2000 2 2000 3 2000 2 2000 7 2000 3 2000 8  
0 2000 2 2000 1  
0 2000 27 
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  2021 17 2021 51 2021 21 2021 24 2021 17 2008 10  
0 2021 16 2008 7 2008 4 2021 85 
United Arab 
Emirates  2004 1 1997 1  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 2004 2 
United 
Kingdom  2021 126 2021 81 2021 69 2021 73 1996 8 2021 62  
0 2021 14 2004 14  
0 2021 327 
United 
States of 
America  2019 8 2020 17 2013 10 2013 7 2012 3 2012 9 2004 3 1997 2 2018 56 1997 1 2020 105 
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 
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 2013 9 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 
 
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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  24/11/2000  IP/N/6/SLV/1  
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  
Niger      IP/C/W/687  
 
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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  12/02/2014  IP/N/6/CHE/2  
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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Member  
  Article 69  Article 67  
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  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
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  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Brunei Darussalam  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
Bulgaria  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
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 
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          
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  18/08/2010  IP/N/3/Rev.11/Add.4      
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      
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  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  pre-2010 IP/N/7/Rev.3  
 
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  Member  
  Article 69  Article 67  
Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
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  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
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  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11  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  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
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      
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      
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  Member  
  Article 69  Article 67  
Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
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  
Chinese Taipei  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11    2002 
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  pre-2010 IP/N/3/Rev.11      
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: Othe r 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  
 
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  Table A. 7: Notifications by Members making use of the additional flexibilities relating to 
TRIPS and public health   
Member  Date  Document 
Symbol  Notification type  
Antigua and 
Barbuda  17/05/202
1 IP/N/8/ATG/1  General notification of intent to use the System as an 
importer  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of 19/02/202
1 IP/N/8/BOL/1  General notification of intent to use the System as an 
importer  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of 11/05/202
1 IP/N/9/BOL/1  Specific notification - importing Member  
Rwanda  19/07/200
7 IP/N/9/RWA/1  Specific notification - importing Member  
Canada  08/10/200
7 IP/N/10/CAN/1  Specific notification - exporting Member  
 
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  Table A.8: Reports submitted by Members under Articles 66.2 and 676 
  Article 66.2  Article 67  
Member  Most recent  Count7 Most recent  Count8 
Australia  2021 17 2021 24 
Austria  2021 14 2018 22 
Belgium  2014 8 2013 4 
Bulgaria   
0 2018 9 
Canada  2021 19 2021 23 
Croatia   
0 2017 4 
Cyprus   
0  
0 
Czech Republic  2021 12 2020 18 
Denmark  2018 12 2017 15 
Estonia  2017 3 2017 5 
European Union  2021 19 2021 27 
Finland  2021 18 2020 23 
France  2018 15 2021 22 
Germany  2021 15 2021 27 
Greece   
0  
0 
Hong Kong, China   
0 2002 1 
Hungary   
0 2015 8 
Iceland   
0  
0 
Ireland  2021 14  
0 
Italy 2018 2 2013 7 
Japan  2021 19 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  2020 18 2018 24 
Norway  2021 19 2021 22 
Poland   
0 2013 3 
Portugal   
0 2020 18 
Romania   
0 2016 4 
Russian Federation   0  0 
Slovak Republic  2017 10 2017 3 
Slovenia   
0 2014 6 
Spain  2021 11 2021 26 
Sweden  2021 18 2021 25 
Switzerland  2021 19 2021 26 
United Kingdom  2021 16 2021 26 
United States of America  2021 19 2021 27 
 
  
 
6 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.  
7 From 2003 to 2020.  
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  Table A.9: Responses provided in the context of reviews under Articles 24.2 and 
27.3(b)9,10 
 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          
Guatemala          
 
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10 Responses submitted by the European Community are indicated with an asterisk (*). On 
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   Member  Art. 24.2 (GIs)  Art. 27.3(b) (Biotech)   
Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
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          
Saint Kitts and Nevis          
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   Member  Art. 24.2 (GIs)  Art. 27.3(b) (Biotech)   
Most recent  Document symbol  Most recent  Document symbol  
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  11/02/2019  IP/C/W/117/Add.13/Rev.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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