Department for International Trade written question – answered at on 30 June 2022.
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Non-affiliated
To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have had with ambassadors at the World Trade Organisation with (1) the African group, and (2) the Least-developed countries group, about negotiations on the COVID-19 text produced by the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Council.
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
The Minister of State, Department for International Trade, The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
The UK has continuously engaged with the African Group and the Least Developed Countries Group, represented by Tanzania and Bangladesh respectively, throughout the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) debate. A consensus-based agreement on a TRIPS Decision was reached at the World Trade Organisation’s 12th Ministerial Conference, which both groups are eligible to use.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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