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WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/52
30January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0354)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Requests forObserver Status intheCouncil forTRIPS
Thisdocument liststheinternational intergovernmental organizations having observer status
onanadhocbasis intheCouncil forTRIPS andtheinternational intergovernmental organizations
whose request forobserver status intheCouncil forTRIPS ispending.1
I. International Intergovernmental Organizations having observer status onanadhocbasis
Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Union fortheProtection ofNewVarieties ofPlants (UPOV)
Organization forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference onTrade andDevelopment (UNCTAD)
World Bank
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
II. International Intergovernmental Organizations whose request forobserver status ispending
European FreeTrade Association (EFTA)
Office International delaVigne etduVin(OIV)
Organization ofAmerican States (OAS)
Secretariat oftheGeneral Treaty onCentral American Economic Integration (SIECA)
1Members wishing toconsult relevant communications senttotheSecretariat byinternational intergovernmental
organizations areinvited tocontact Matthijs Geuze (Intellectual Property andInvestment Division), office 3059.