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WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/17/Add.1
6December 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3979)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights
DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
ORGANIZATION AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Communication from theChairman oftheCouncil forTRIPS
Addendum
Inthelightoftheconsultations thathavebeenheldonthebasisofthedraftagreement inboth
theWTO andtheWIPO frameworks, thefollowing amendments toitareproposed:
(i) Article 1(iv), definition of"WTO Member". Delete theword "contracting".
(ii) Article 2(5),translation oflawsandregulations .Thisprovision would readasfollows:
"TheInternational Bureau shallmake available todeveloping country WTO Members
which arenotMember States ofWIPO thesame assistance fortranslation oflawsand
regulations forthepurposes ofArticle 63.2oftheTRIPS Agreement asitmakes
available toMembers ofWIPO which aredeveloping countries."