The July 23, 1990 Draft WTO text on TRADE IN COUNTERFEIT AND PIRATED GOODS

The July 23, 1990 draft of the TRIPS Agreement contained the following proposal to deal with trade in counterfeit and pirated goods.

PART IX: TRADE IN COUNTERFEIT AND PIRATED GOODS

1. Preamble
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1B.1 Desirous of providing for adequate procedures and remedies to discourage international trade in counterfeit and
pirated goods while ensuring an unimpeded flow of trade in legitimate goods;

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China describes TRIPS Council proposal on ACTA and other plurilateral enforcement agreements.

At a June 28, 2010 Geneva workshop on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Dr. Zhao Hong, from the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the World Trade Organization, distributed a proposal that was prepared for the June 8-9, 2010 meeting of the WTO TRIPS Council:

Decisions to be taken

Decision of the TRIPS Council on the Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and Intellectual Property Provisions of bilateral, plurilteral Trade Agreeements

Members,

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Canada’s intervention to SCCR 20: ‘International instrument on access to protected materials by persons with print disabilities’

The following intervention was delivered by John Gero, Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) during SCCR 20. Ambassador Gero is currently serving as the Chair of the WTO General Council.

Intervention — International instrument on access to protected materials by persons with print disabilities

Thank you Mr. Chairman

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