Letter to Ambassador Menon - Chair Council for TRIPS
Publication date : 08/08/2003
..."In the interest of the success of the WTO Cancun Ministerial in September, ICC welcomes efforts to reach a consensus, prior to that meeting, on a solution that wil adequately address the particular problems faced by countries with insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical sector. In that regard, ICC believes that it is transparent, provides legal certainty, and contains effective and enforceable safeguards against abuse. This will help ensure that the products produced under the solution are used for intended public health purposes and target countries and populations."...