RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/19
23January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0239)
Original: Spanish Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
COMMUNICATION FROM CHILE
Thefollowing communication dated 27December 1995hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofChile totheWTO.
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ThisMission hasbeeninstructed bytheGovernment ofChile tonotify theWTO thatourcountry
intends toavailitself ofitsright under Article 65.2oftheTRIPS Agreement todelay forafurther
period offouryears, beginning asof1January 1996, thedateofapplication ofthatAgreement.
While ithasbeenmade clear thatthere isnoneedtoexpressly invoke thatright, which is
considered tobegranted automatically, andthatonthecontrary, Members should notify theWTO
iftheydonotintend todoso,Iwould begrateful ifyoucould replytothiscommunication byconfirming
thisinterpretation inorder toreassure myGovernment thatChile isnotrequired toprovide anyformal
notification ofitsintention todelay forafurther period theentry intoeffect oftheTRIPS Agreement.
Should there beanydoubt astothevalidity oftheaforementioned interpretation, Iwould ask
youtoconsider thiscommunication asaformal notification byChile ofitsintention toavailitself of
itsrightunder Article 65.2.