General Council - Trade Negotiations Committee - Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Special Session - Geographical Indications - Communication from the European Communities

World Trade Organization WT/GC/W/547 TN/C/W/26 TN/IP/W/11 14 June 2005 (05-2506) General Council Trade Negotiations Committee Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Special Session Original: English geographical indications Communication from the European Communities The following communication, dated 13 June 2005, is being circulated to the General Council, to the TNC and to the Special Session of the Council for TRIPS at the request of the Delegation of the European Commission. _______________ Introduction Attached is a proposal for amending Section 3 of the TRIPS Agreement with a view to extending the regime of protection today available for geographical indications on wines and spirits to geographical indications on all products ("extension"). In addition, a proposal for the inclusion of an annex to the TRIPS Agreement establishing a multilateral system of notification and registration of geographical indicati