Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Implementation of Paragraph 11 of the 30 August 2003 Decision - Communication from Nigeria on behalf of the African Group

World Trade Organization IP/C/W/437 10 December 2004 (04-5466) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Original: English Implementation of Paragraph 11 of the 30 August 2003 Decision Communication from Nigeria on behalf of the African Group The following communication, dated 29 November 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Nigeria on behalf of the African Group. It was circulated as an advance copy for the Council's meeting on 1-2 December 2004. _______________ Introduction On 30 August 2003, the General Council adopted a decision ("Decision") to implement paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health. The Decision took the form of two waivers, that is, a waiver to the obligations under Article 31(f) and a second waiver on to the obligations under Article 31(h) of the TRIPS Agreement. The Decision was adopted on the understanding that the Council for TRIPS