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Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

Fifty-Seventh Series of Meetings

October 2 to October 11, 2017

Statements (Item 5 of the agenda, unless otherwise indicated)

Disclaimer: All statements on this page have been provided by delegations and should be checked against delivery. General statements delivered at the plenary session can be consulted at the Assemblies webcasting page. The official version of each statement is the one included in the report adopted by the Assemblies.

CodeTitle(s)File(s)
A/57/A04Group of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (by the Delegation of Tajikistan)RussianGroup of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (by the Delegation of Tajikistan), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A05Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) (by the Delegation of Costa Rica)SpanishGroup of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) (by the Delegation of Costa Rica), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A07European Union and its Member States (EU) (by the Delegation of Estonia)EnglishEuropean Union and its Member States (EU) (by the Delegation of Estonia), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A08Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) (by the Delegation of Bangladesh)EnglishGroup of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) (by the Delegation of Bangladesh), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A105AngolaPortugueseAngola, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A106Antigua and BarbudaEnglishAntigua and Barbuda, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A109AustraliaEnglishAustralia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A110AustriaEnglishAustria, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/A111AzerbaijanEnglishAzerbaijan, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/B05BelarusRussianBelarus, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/B08Benin: Item 5FrenchBenin: Item 5, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/B08/18Benin: Item 18EnglishBenin: Item 18, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/B12BotswanaEnglishBotswana, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/B14Brunei DarussalamEnglishBrunei Darussalam, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/B15BulgariaEnglishBulgaria, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C04CanadaEnglishCanada, Complete document (pdf)
FrenchCanada, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C05Central African RepublicFrenchCentral African Republic, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C06ChadFrenchChad, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C08ChinaChineseChina, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C09ColombiaSpanishColombia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C11Congo: Item 5FrenchCongo: Item 5, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C11/23Congo: Item 23EnglishCongo: Item 23, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C12Costa Rica: Items 5 and 13SpanishCosta Rica: Items 5 and 13, Related 1 (pdf)
SpanishCosta Rica: Items 5 and 13, Related 2 (pdf)
A/57/C14CroatiaEnglishCroatia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/C17Czech RepublicEnglishCzech Republic, Related 1 (pdf)
EnglishCzech Republic, Related 2 (pdf)
A/57/D01Democratic Peoples Republic of KoreaEnglishDemocratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/D03DenmarkEnglishDenmark, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/E02EgyptArabicEgypt, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/E03El SalvadorSpanishEl Salvador, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/E04Equatorial GuineaSpanishEquatorial Guinea, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/E07EthiopiaEnglishEthiopia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/F02FinlandEnglishFinland, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/F03France: Item 5FrenchFrance: Item 5, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/F03/12France: Item 12FrenchFrance: Item 12, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/G04Germany: Items 5 and 28EnglishGermany:  Items 5 and 28, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishGermany:  Items 5 and 28, Related 1 (pdf)
A/57/G05GhanaEnglishGhana, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/G06Greece: Items 5 and 21EnglishGreece: Items 5 and 21, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishGreece: Items 5 and 21, Related 1 (pdf)
A/57/G08GuatemalaSpanishGuatemala, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/G10Guinea BissauFrenchGuinea Bissau, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/I01IcelandEnglishIceland, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/I02India (on behalf of Group of Fifteen (G-15))EnglishIndia (on behalf of Group of Fifteen (G-15)), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/I04Iran (Islamic Republic of)EnglishIran (Islamic Republic of), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/J01JamaicaEnglishJamaica, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/J02Japan: Items 5, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 21.EnglishJapan:  Items 5, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 21., Complete document (pdf)
EnglishJapan:  Items 5, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 21., Related 1 (pdf)
A/57/L04LesothoEnglishLesotho, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/L05LiberiaEnglishLiberia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/M01MadagascarFrenchMadagascar, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/M02MalawiEnglishMalawi, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/M05MaliFrenchMali, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/M10MexicoSpanishMexico, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/M13MontenegroEnglishMontenegro, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/M14MoroccoFrenchMorocco, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/N01NamibiaEnglishNamibia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/N03NepalEnglishNepal, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/N05New ZealandEnglishNew Zealand, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/N08NigeriaEnglishNigeria, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/N10NorwayEnglishNorway, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/O01OmanArabicOman, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/P06PeruSpanishPeru, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/P08PolandEnglishPoland, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/P09PortugalPortuguesePortugal, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/R01Republic of KoreaEnglishRepublic of Korea, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/R02Republic of MoldovaEnglishRepublic of Moldova, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/R03RomaniaEnglishRomania, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/R04Russian FederationRussianRussian Federation, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S04SamoaEnglishSamoa, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S07Saudi ArabiaArabicSaudi Arabia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S09SerbiaEnglishSerbia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S10SeychellesEnglishSeychelles, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S11Sierra LeoneEnglishSierra Leone, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S17South Africa: Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18EnglishSouth Africa:  Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, Related 1 (pdf)
EnglishSouth Africa:  Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, Related 2 (pdf)
EnglishSouth Africa:  Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, Related 3 (pdf)
EnglishSouth Africa:  Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, Related 4 (pdf)
EnglishSouth Africa:  Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, Related 5 (pdf)
EnglishSouth Africa:  Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, Related 6 (pdf)
EnglishSouth Africa:  Items 5, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, Related 7 (pdf)
A/57/S20Sri LankaEnglishSri Lanka, Related 1 (pdf)
A/57/S21SudanArabicSudan, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S24SwedenEnglishSweden, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/S25Switzerland: Items 5, 12 and 15FrenchSwitzerland:  Items 5, 12 and 15, Related 1 (pdf)
FrenchSwitzerland:  Items 5, 12 and 15, Related 2 (pdf)
FrenchSwitzerland:  Items 5, 12 and 15, Related 3 (pdf)
A/57/S26Syrian Arab RepublicArabicSyrian Arab Republic, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/T05TogoFrenchTogo, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/T07Trinidad and Tobago: Items 5, 18 and 20EnglishTrinidad and Tobago:  Items 5, 18 and 20, Related 1 (pdf)
EnglishTrinidad and Tobago:  Items 5, 18 and 20, Related 2 (pdf)
EnglishTrinidad and Tobago:  Items 5, 18 and 20, Related 3 (pdf)
A/57/T09TurkeyEnglishTurkey, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/U01UgandaEnglishUganda, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/U05United Republic of TanzaniaEnglishUnited Republic of Tanzania, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z01ZambiaEnglishZambia, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z02ZimbabweEnglishZimbabwe, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z101African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)EnglishAfrican Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z104Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO)RussianEurasian Patent Office (EAPO), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z106Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office) ArabicPatent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office) , Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z107South CentreEnglishSouth Centre, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z203American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)EnglishAmerican Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z214Health and Environment Program (HEP): Items 5 and 18EnglishHealth and Environment Program (HEP):  Items 5 and 18, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishHealth and Environment Program (HEP):  Items 5 and 18, Related 1 (pdf)
A/57/Z221International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) EnglishInternational Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) , Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z222International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Items 5 and 13EnglishInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA):  Items 5 and 13, Complete document (pdf)
SpanishInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA):  Items 5 and 13, Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z225International Intellectual Property Commercialization Council (IIPCC) EnglishInternational Intellectual Property Commercialization Council (IIPCC) , Complete document (pdf)
A/57/Z227International Trademark Association (INTA)EnglishInternational Trademark Association (INTA), Complete document (pdf)