Trade monitoring
Concluding remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Mario Matus at the Trade Policy Review of Zimbabwe 19 and 21 October 2011
This second Trade Policy Review of Zimbabwe has provided an opportunity to improve our understanding of recent economic, including trade, policy developments, and to identify areas in which there is room for improvement. Our frank discussion has been stimulated by the full and open participation of the Zimbabwean delegation led by H.E. Pr. Welshman Ncube, Minister of Industry and Commerce, as well as by the perceptive remarks of the discussant, H.E. Dr. Anthony Mothae Maruping of Lesotho, and the active engagement of many Members.
Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS)
During 2009 the Council for TRIPS reviewed intellectual property legislation in individual countries and discussed the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, TRIPS and public health, technical cooperation and capacity building and a number of other matters, in addition to the issues reported in the section on negotiations.
Introduction
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) was first established on a trial basis by the GATT contracting parties in April 1989. The Mechanism became a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization under the Marrakesh Agreement which established the WTO in January 1995.
Aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce (ADPIC)
En 2010, le Conseil des ADPIC a examiné la législation de différents pays en matière de propriété intellectuelle ainsi que la relation entre l'Accord sur les ADPIC et la Convention sur la diversité biologique, l'Accord sur les ADPIC et la santé publique, la coopération technique et le renforcement des capacités, en plus des questions mentionnées dans la section sur les négociations (voir page 21).