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... Desiring
to reduce distortions and impediments to international trade, and
taking into account the need to promote effective and adequate
protection of intellectual property rights, and to ensure that
measures and procedures to enforce intellectual property rights do
not themselves become barriers to legitimate trade; ...
... (a) the applicability of the basic principles of GATT 1994 and of
relevant international intellectual property agreements or
conventions; ...
... Recognizing
the need for a multilateral framework of principles, rules and
disciplines dealing with international trade in counterfeit goods; ...
... Desiring
to establish a mutually supportive relationship between the WTO and
the World Intellectual Property Organization (referred to in this
Agreement as "WIPO") as well as other relevant
international organizations; ...
ARTICLE-4: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) deriving from international agreements on judicial assistance or
law enforcement of a general nature and not particularly confined to
the protection of intellectual property; ...
... (d) deriving from international agreements related to the protection
of intellectual property which entered into force prior to the entry
into force of the WTO Agreement, provided that such agreements are
notified to the Council for TRIPS and do not constitute an arbitrary
or unjustifiable discrimination against nationals of other Members. ...
ARTICLE-8: Principles [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Appropriate
measures, provided that they are consistent with the provisions of
this Agreement, may be needed to prevent the abuse of intellectual
property rights by right holders or the resort to practices which
unreasonably restrain trade or adversely affect the international
transfer of technology.
...
ARTICLE-24: International Negotiations; Exceptions [go to this ARTICLE]
... International Negotiations; Exceptions ...
... International Cooperation
...
... Members
agree to cooperate with each other with a view to eliminating
international trade in goods infringing intellectual property rights.
For this purpose, they shall establish and notify contact points in
their administrations and be ready to exchange information on trade
in infringing goods. They shall, in particular, promote the exchange
of information and cooperation between customs authorities with
regard to trade in counterfeit trademark goods and pirated copyright
goods.
...
ARTICLE-73: Security Exceptions [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) to
prevent a Member from taking any action in pursuance of its
obligations under the United Nations Charter for the maintenance
of international peace and security. ...