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ARTICLE-8: Principles [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Members
may, in formulating or amending their laws and regulations, adopt
measures necessary to protect public health and nutrition, and to
promote the public interest in sectors of vital importance to their
socio-economic and technological development, provided that such
measures are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
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... 1. The
Council for TRIPS shall review the implementation of this Agreement
after the expiration of the transitional period referred to in
paragraph 2 of Article 65. The Council shall, having
regard to the experience gained in its implementation, review it two
years after that date, and at identical intervals thereafter. The
Council may also undertake reviews in the light of any relevant new
developments which might warrant modification or amendment of this
Agreement.
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