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

World Trade Organization IP/C/W/497/Add.2 4 December 2007 (07-5359) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Original: English report on the implementation of article 66.2 of the TRIPS AGREEMENT european communities Addendum The following communication, dated 29 October 2007, from the Delegation of the European Communities, 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. _______________ GENERAL REMARKS This document is circulated in accordance with the Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 19 February 2003, according to which developed country Members shall submit annually reports on actions taken or planned in pursuance of their commitments under Article 66.2 (incentives provided to their enterprises or institutions for the purpose of promoting and encouraging tec