Council for Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Report on the Implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement - New Zealand - Addendum

World Trade Organization IP/C/W/497/Add.3 3 December 2007 (07-5293) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Original: English report on the implementation of article 66.2 of the TRIPS agreement NEW ZEALAND Addendum The following communication, dated 11 October 2007, from the Delegation of the New Zealand is being circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on Implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement. It was circulated as an advance copy for the TRIPS Council meeting in October 2007. _______________ This submission provides an update report on New Zealand's activities in pursuit of commitments under Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement concerning technology transfer to least developed countries (LDCs) for the period July 2006 - June 2007. Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement provides that "developed country Members shall provide incentives to enterprises and institutions in their territories for