General Council - Trade Negotiations Committee - Issues Related to The Extension of The Protection of Geographical Indications Provided for in Article 23 of the TRIPS Agreement to Products other than Wines [...]ed - Note by the Secretariat

World Trade Organization WT/GC/W/546 TN/C/W/25 18 May 2005 (05-2027) General Council Trade Negotiations Committee ISSUES RELATED TO The Extension Of The Protection Of Geographical Indications Provided For In Article 23 of the trips agreement To Products Other Than Wines And Spirits Compilation of Issues Raised and Views Expressed Note by the Secretariat As requested at the technical level consultations held by Deputy Director-General ThompsonFlôres on 25 April 2005, the purpose of this note is to present a factual compilation of the issues raised and views expressed on issues related to the extension of the protection of geographical indications provided for in Article 23 of the TRIPS Agreement to products other than wines and spirits since the matter was put on the Doha Work Programme (WT/MIN(01)/DEC/1, paragraph 18). The work undertaken on this subject since the Doha Ministerial Conference includes the consideration given to thi