"TRIPs Agreement" refers to the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, which is contained in Annex 1C to the WTO Agreement,

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement 1994, contained in Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation) contains detailed provisions on the existence, acquisition, scope, maintenance and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

They underline the importance, in this context, of adherence to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to the WTO Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

The Council for TRIPS shall oversee the functioning of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter referred to as the 'Agreement on TRIPS').

The Contracting Parties will not deny the protection provided for by this Article in the circumstances specified in paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Article 24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Exchange of letters concerning the relationship between the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine and Article 24 (1) of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)

whereas the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter, the 'TRIPs Agreement`), annexed to the WTO Agreement, contains detailed provisions on the protection of intellectual property rights whose purpose is the establishment of international disciplines in this area in order to promote international trade and prevent trade distortions and friction due to the lack of adequate and effective intellectual property protection;

whereas the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter, 'the TRIPs Agreement'), annexed to the WTO Agreement, contains detailed provisions on the protection of intellectual property rights whose purpose is the establishment of international disciplines in this area in order to promote international trade and prevent trade distortions and friction due to the lack of adequate and effective intellectual property protection;

The obligations imposed by this Directive should apply only insofar as they are compatible with the provisions of international agreements on the protection of intellectual property rights, in particular the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (the Berne Convention) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement).

Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, copyright belonging to the Parties or to participants shall be accorded treatment consistent with the Agreement on TradeRelated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights administered by the World Trade Organisation.

Any Member availing itself of the possibilities provided in paragraph 3 of Article 5 or paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Rome Convention shall make a notification as foreseen in those provisions to the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the 'Council for TRIPS').

whereas the developed countries which are Members of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization will have one year following the entry into force of that Agreement in which to implement the Agreement on trade related aspects of intellectual property rights;

Whereas it is foreseeable that the Government of the United Kingdom will apply the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization to the Isle of Man and that the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights will be implemented in respect of the Isle of Man;

Whereas the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) (5) signed by the European Community and the Member States, has entered into force and provides that patent protection must be guaranteed for products and processes in all areas of technology;

RECALLING their obligations as parties to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement"), and in particular the provisions of the Agreement on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the TRIPs Agreement"),

Without prejudice to the positions of the Parties in multilateral negotiations, the Parties recognise the need to ensure an adequate and effective level of protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights, and other rights covered by TRIPS including protection of geographical indications, in line with the international standards with a view to reducing distortions and impediments to bilateral trade.

Member States shall extend the right to protection under this Decision to the persons referred to in Article 1 until such time as the Isle of Man is bound by the provisions of the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights following the extension of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization to the Isle of Man.

There shall be a Council for Trade in Goods, a Council for Trade in Services and a Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter referred to as the 'Council for TRIPS'), which shall operate under the general guidance of the General Council.

Whereas, in view of the undertakings given by the Canadian authorities, the right to protection pursuant to Directive 87/54/EEC should be extended, from 1 November 1994 until the implementation of the Agreement on trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, to natural persons, companies and other legal persons from Canada,

BEARING IN MIND the obligations of the parties as Members of the World Trade Organisation, and being conscious, inter alia, of their obligations under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade") included in Annex1A, and the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights") included in Annex1C of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement"),

Without prejudice to its commitments under the trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPs) agreement, Bangladesh shall accede to the relevant international conventions on intellectual, industrial and commercial property referred to in Paragraph 1 of Annex II not later than 1 January 2006.

Whereas the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, concluded on 15 April 1994, requires Members of the World Trade Organization to grant protection to integrated-circuit topographies in compliance with its own provisions and with those of the Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits to which it refers;

Whereas protection should continue to be extended under Directive 87/54/EEC to the Isle of Man, with effect from 1 January 1996, until such time as the Isle of Man is bound by the provisions of the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights following the extension of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization to the Isle of Man,

"geographical indication" means any indication, including an "appellation of origin", as defined in Article 22(1) of the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (hereinafter referred to as "the TRIPs Agreement"), that is recognised by the laws or regulations of a Contracting Party for the purpose of describing and presenting a wine originating in the territory of that Contracting Party;

improve pharmaceutical policies and practice, and help developing countries, at regional or national level, to develop high-quality local production of key preventive and therapeutic pharmaceuticals consistent with the Doha Declaration on the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property (TRIPs) and Public Health;

Whereas the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, which forms part of the result of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations embodied in the Marrakesh Final Act of 15 April 1994, requires Members to grant protection to integrated-circuit topographies in compliance with its own provisions and with those of the Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits to which it refers;

whereas in order to take account in the said Regulations of the obligations arising, in particular, from Articles 23 and 24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which forms an integral part of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, provision should be made therein for the parties concerned to prevent, under certain conditions, the unlawful use of geographical designations protected by a third country member of the World Trade Organization,

Each Party shall ensure that the intellectual property rights of legal entities of the other Party participating in activities carried out pursuant to this Agreement, and the related rights and obligations arising from such a participation, shall be consistent with the relevant international conventions that are applicable to the Parties, including the TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights administered by the World Trade Organisation) as well as the Berne Convention (Paris Act 1971) and the Paris Convention (Stockholm Act 1967).

In this context, I have the honour to confirm the understanding of the Contracting Parties in relation to Articles 8 and 14 of this Agreement that, should the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) be signed in its current 'Dunkel` form of 21 December 1991, the discipline on exports contained in Article 24 (4) TRIPs will prevail over the temporary exceptions referred to in Article 8 of this Agreement as far as exports are concerned.

Without prejudice to Articles 22 and 23 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the TRIPs Agreement") set out in Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation, the Parties shall take all the necessary measures, in accordance with that Annex, to ensure reciprocal protection of the designations referred to in Article 5 and used to describe spirits and aromatised drinks originating in the territory of the Parties.

Without prejudice to Articles 22 and 23 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights set out in Annex 1 C of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, the Contracting Parties shall take all the necessary measures, in accordance with this Agreement, to ensure reciprocal protection of the designations referred to in Article 3 and used to refer to spirit drinks originating in the territory of the Contracting Parties.

Without prejudice to Articles 22 and 23 of the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (hereinafter called "the TRIPs Agreement") set out in Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation, the Parties shall take all the necessary measures, in accordance with that Annex, to ensure reciprocal protection of the designations referred to in Article 5 and used to describe spirits and aromatised drinks originating in the territory of the Parties.

The Member States shall take all necessary measures to enable interested parties to prevent, on the terms stipulated in Articles 23 and 24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the use in the Community of a geographical indication attached to the products referred to in Article 1 (2) (b) for products not originating in the place indicated by a geographical indication in question, even where the true origin of the goods is indicated or the geographical indication is used in translation or accompanied by expressions such as "kind", "type", "style", "imitation" or the like.

The Doha Declaration on the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPs) and Public Health affirmed that "the TRIPs Agreement does not and should not prevent members from taking measures to protect public health" and that it "can and should be interpreted and implemented in a manner supportive of WTO members' right to protect public health and, in particular, to promote access to medicines for all" and reaffirmed "the right of WTO members to use, to the full, the provisions in the TRIPs Agreement which provide flexibility for this purpose".

Member States shall adopt all measures necessary to permit those concerned to prevent, under the conditions laid down in Articles 23 and 24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the use within the Community of a geographical designation identifying products covered by this Regulation for products which do not originate in the place referred to by the geographical designation in question, including in cases where the actual origin of the product is indicated or where the geographical designations given in translation or accompanied by expressions such as 'like', 'type', 'style', 'imitation' or other.

Member States shall adopt all measures necessary to permit those concerned to prevent, under the conditions laid down in Articles 23 and 24 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the use within the Community of a geographical designation identifying products covered by this Regulation for products which do not originate in the place referred to by the geographical designation in question, including in cases where the actual origin of the product is indicated or where the geographical designation is given in translation or accompanied by expressions such as 'like', 'type', 'style', 'imitation' or other.

the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property, Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation ('the TRIPs');

In this context, I have the honour to confirm the understanding of the Contracting Parties that the negotiation and operation of this Agreement fulfils each Contracting Party's respective obligation to the other Contracting Party in respect of Article 24 (1) of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs).

`geographical indication` means any indication, including an `appellation of origin` , as defined in Article 22(1) of the Agreement on trade- related aspects of intellectual property rights (here inafter referred to as `the TRIPs Agreement` ), that is recognised by the laws or regulations of a Contracting Party for the purpose of describing and presenting a wine originating in the territory of that Contracting Party;

`geographical indication` means any indication, including an `appellation of origin` , as defined in Article 22(1) of the Agreement on trade- related aspects of intellectual property rights (hereinafter referred to as `the TRIPs Agreement` ), that is recognised by the laws or regulations of a Contracting Party for the purpose of describing and presenting a wine originating in the territory of that Contracting Party;

In this context, I have the honour to confirm the understanding of the Contracting Parties in relation to Articles 8 and 14 of this Agreement that, should the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) be signed in its current 'Dunkel' form of 21 December 1991, the discipline on exports contained in Article 24 (4) TRIPs will prevail over the temporary exceptions referred to in Article 8 of this Agreement as far as exports are concerned.

In this context, I have the honour to confirm the understanding of the Contracting Parties in relation to Articles 8 and 14 of this Agreement that, should the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) be signed in its current "Dunkel" form of 21 December 1991, the discipline on exports contained in Article 24 (4) TRIPs will prevail over the temporary exceptions referred to in Article 8 of this Agreement as far as exports are concerned.

Without prejudice to Articles 22 and 23 of the Agreement on trade- related aspects of intellectual property rights (hereinafter called `the TRIPs Agreement` ) set out in Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation, the Parties shall take all the necessary measures, in accordance with that Annex, to ensure reciprocal protection of the designations referred to in Article 5 and used to describe spirits and aromatised drinks originating in the territory of the Parties.

Without prejudice to Articles 22 and 23 of the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter referred to as `the TRIPs Agreement` ) set out in Annex 1C to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation, the Parties shall take all the necessary measures, in accordance with that Annex, to ensure reciprocal protection of the designations referred to in Article 5 and used to describe spirits and aromatised drinks originating in the territory of the Parties.