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... Recognizing
also the special needs of the least-developed country Members in
respect of maximum flexibility in the domestic implementation of laws
and regulations in order to enable them to create a sound and viable
technological base; ...
ARTICLE-31: Other Use Without Authorization of the Right Holder [go to this ARTICLE]
... (f) any such use shall be authorized predominantly for the supply of
the domestic market of the Member authorizing such use; ...
... 3. Each
Member shall enter, upon request, into consultations with any other
Member which has cause to believe that an intellectual property right
owner that is a national or domiciliary of the Member to which the
request for consultations has been addressed is undertaking practices
in violation of the requesting Member's laws and regulations on the
subject matter of this Section, and which wishes to secure compliance
with such legislation, without prejudice to any action under the law
and to the full freedom of an ultimate decision of either Member.
The Member addressed shall accord full and sympathetic consideration
to, and shall afford adequate opportunity for, consultations with the
requesting Member, and shall cooperate through supply of publicly
available non-confidential information of relevance to the matter in
question and of other information available to the Member, subject to
domestic law and to the conclusion of mutually satisfactory
agreements concerning the safeguarding of its confidentiality by the
requesting Member. ...
ARTICLE-67: Technical Cooperation [go to this ARTICLE]
... In order
to facilitate the implementation of this Agreement, developed country
Members shall provide, on request and on mutually agreed terms and
conditions, technical and financial cooperation in favour of
developing and least-developed country Members. Such cooperation
shall include assistance in the preparation of laws and regulations
on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights as
well as on the prevention of their abuse, and shall include support
regarding the establishment or reinforcement of domestic offices and
agencies relevant to these matters, including the training of
personnel.
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