RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IP/N/2/JPN/1
10July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1899)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.3AND 3.1OFTHE AGREEMENT
Japan
Thefollowing communication, dated 28June1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofJapan.
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TheGovernment ofJapan notifies theCouncil forTRIPS, inaccordance withparagraph 3of
Article1oftheTRIPSAgreement,that,intheimplementationoftheTRIPSAgreement,theGovernment
ofJapan willnotapply thecriterion ofpublication fortheprotection oftheproducers ofphonograms
asprovided forinArticle 5oftheRome Convention.