. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/408/Add.6 
10 December 2003  
 
(03-6525) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 25 November 2003, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of New Zealand.   
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  This submission updates information on New Zeal and's technical assistance activities relevant 
to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
1. Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement provides th at "developed country Members shall provide, 
on request and on mutually agreed terms and c onditional, technical and financial cooperation in 
favour of developing and least developed country Members…[this] shall include assistance in the 
preparation of laws and regulations on the protec tion and enforcement of intellectual property rights 
as well as the prevention of their abuse, and sha ll include support regarding the establishment or 
reinforcement of domestic offices and agencies rele vant to these matters, including the training of 
personnel". 
2. The New Zealand Agency for International De velopment (NZAID) has provided training in 
trade issues, including trade-related aspects of in tellectual property, in a number of developing and 
least developed countries in 2002/03, primarily focused on Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Pacific Region and within APEC. 
3. The New Zealand Ministry for Economic De velopment (MED) has provided assistance to 
developing and least developed countries in the P acific Region in protecting traditional knowledge in 
2002/03.  It provided technical assistance and adviso rs in the development of the South Pacific Forum 
Regional Framework on Intellect ual Property.  This is a sui generis  system for the protection of 
traditional knowledge and expressions  of culture, which can be adopted by South Pacific nations. 
4. MED also provided training for Korean official s in 2002/03 to examine plant variety rights. 
This included practical training in New Zeala nd on agricultural crops, roses and horticultural 
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5. The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) also provides technical assistance 
on request to developing and least  developed countries to assist in establishing intellectual property 
offices.  In the past IPONZ has he lped to train officers and provided equipment, although there were 
no requests for assistance in 2002/03. 
 
 
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