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WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/34/Add.4
17September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3655)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
Addendum
NewZealand
Thepresent document reproduces theupdated information onNewZealand 'stechnical and
financial cooperation activities relevant totheimplementation oftheTRIPS Agreement, which has
beenreceived from thePermanent Mission ofNew Zealand bymeans ofacommunication, dated
28August 1996.
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1. TheCouncil forTRIPS hasrequested anupdate from developed country Members oftheir
technical andfinancial cooperation programmes intheareaofintellectual property rights relevant to
theimplementation oftheTRIPS Agreement.
2. NewZealanddoesnotcurrentlyhaveaspecificprogrammeoftechnicalandfinancialcooperation
intheareaofintellectual property rights.
3. NewZealand does, however, consider requests forbilateral assistance intheareaofintellectual
property rights fromdeveloping country partners under itsOfficial Development Assistance programme
(NZODA). Such requests maybeinthecontext ofbilateral orregional development assistance
programmes which NewZealand currently operates. These programmes arefocused onthePacific
Island states andthedeveloping countries ofEastandSouth-East Asia.
4. During the1995/1996 year,NewZealand funded atechnical adviser inChina toprovide advice
ontheestablishment ofaneffective plant varieties protection system.