IP/C/W/609  
 
7 September 2015  
(15-4571)  Page: 1/2  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM  
OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION  OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO) 
 
At its meeting of 9-10 June 2015, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental 
organization observers to the Council to update the information on their technical and financial cooperation programmes relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.   
 
The present document reproduces the informatio n which has been received from the Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) by means of a communication dated 24 August 2015. It contains a list of training activities and advisory projects involving TRIPS-
related assistance to developing countries. The training activities were organized in the framework 
of the FAO Strategic Objective 4: Enable more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems 
at local, national and international levels . The technical cooperation projects are implemented 
either in the framework of FAO's Technical Cooper ation Programme or in the context of Trust Fund 
Programmes.  Communications from other intergovernmental organi zations will be circulated as addenda to this 
document. 
 
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 FAO TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROJECTS OF RELEVANCE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
Training Activities 
Government Project Title Period TRIPS-related Activity 
 
Moldova 
  Training – Training workshop on 
agricultural market access issues. Chisinau, Moldova  2014 The training workshop was organized 
at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova. It aimed to facilitate a 
greater understanding among 
government officials of trade rules for agriculture under the WTO and the CIS Agreements relevant to Moldovan agricultural exports. 
CIS countries Course – Resolving Agricultural Trade 
Issues through International and 
Regional Trade-related Agreements in 
the CIS Region 2015 This course aimed to equip 
participants with a better 
understanding of the rules and 
procedures to address and resolve 
trade issues and concerns for 
agricultural products under the 
various trade and trade-related 
agreements (WTO agreements, CIS 
agreements and Eurasian Economic 
Union). IP/C/W/609 
 
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Technical Cooperation Programme 
Government Project Title Period TRIPS-related Activity 
 
Nigeria TCP/NIR/3403 – Strengthening the 
National Seeds System in Nigeria 2013-2014 Strengthenin g National Seed 
Systems in Nigeria, including draft seed legislation and plant variety protection (PVP) legislation. 
Central Asia 
(Kazakhstan, 
Pakistan, 
Uzbekistan). GCP/INT/123/MUL – Seed Sector 
Development in Countries of the 
Economic Cooperation Organization 2013-2015 Seed Sector Development in 
Countries of the Economic 
Cooperation Organization. Includes 
the revision and update of seeds 
management and PVP legislation. 
Georgia GCP/GEO/004/AUT – Capacity 
Development of the Ministry of 
Agriculture of Georgia: Improving 
Policy Making and Effective Implementation of the Strategy for Agricultural Development 2014-2015 Development of the National 
Programme for Rehabilitation of 
Seed Production System in Georgia. 
Revision and update of national legislation. 
Azerbaijan TCP/AZE/3503 – Support to Seed 
Sector Development in Azerbaijan 2015-2016 Support to Seed Sector 
Development, including drafting new 
legislation on seeds management 
and PVP. 
 
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