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16 . 3 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 76 / 17

III

( Notices )

# COMMISSION

Programme of cooperation in the field of intellectual property rights ( IPR )

Call for expression of interest for EU partner : EU-China IPR Cooperation Programme

1996-1998

( 96 / C 76 / 10 )

The European Commission and the Government of the The EU partner would therefore require :

People 's Republic of China are finalizing a 3-year
programme of cooperation in the field of intellectual
property rights ( IPR ).

The objectives of the programme are :

to give support to the Chinese Patent Office ( CPO ), the
Chinese Trade Mark Office ( CTMO ), the National
Copyright Administration of China ( NCAC ), as well as
to the relevant provincial authorities in China ;

to strengthen the mechanisms for enforcement of IPR in
China . „

The programme will be implemented through the
funding of training activities ( study visits, workshops,
internships in the specialist IPR institutions in the EU,
etc .) covering both officials and IPR professionals from
the private sector . Substantial technical assistance to the
Chinese institutions is also foreseen . A high profile
programme of information activities to improve public
awareness of IPR issues in China is a further important
element .

The EU partner for this major project will be responsible
to the European Commission for the day-to-day
programme management of this important initiative .

— strong infrastructure within the EU across several

Member States ;

— extensive experience in the IPR field, preferably
across a broad range of IPR disciplines ;

— proven capacity to undertake similar large-scale
cooperation projects with experience in Asia ( pref ­
erably China ), including supplying expertise on a
long-term basis .

Consortiums of competent IPR institutions covering the
above fields and representing several Member States, as
well as other organizations qualified to take on this task
are invited to submit expressions of interest summarizing
their qualifications for this task within 1 month of the
date of publication of this notice to :

DGI / F / 2, Reference B-28 6 / 156, rue de la
Loi / Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles / Brussel .

It should be noted that no further information is
available concerning the project at this stage .