ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE special compulsory licensing system

Report to the General Council

1.  Paragraph 7 of the Annex to the TRIPS Agreement as amended by the Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement ("the Protocol")[1] and paragraph 8 of the Decision on the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health of 30 August 2003 ("the 2003 Decision") respectively[2] provide that the Council for TRIPS shall review annually the functioning of the Special Compulsory Licensing System ("the System")[3] established under Article 31bis of the amended TRIPS Agreement and the 2003 Decision with a view to ensuring its effective operation. The Council shall annually report on its operation to the General Council.