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Read more about I am sure global pharma industry will support India s WTO proposal: Goyal on Business Standard. The agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS came into effect in January 1995
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India s proposal at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to waive provisions of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) has drawn support from 115 members of European Parliament. Earlier, European Commission and European Council had opposed the proposal. In a declaration, these members said that they urge the European Commission and the European Council to review their stand. Earlier in the day, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal had said that India’s proposal at the WTO is getting support from other nations. India along with South Africa had introduced a proposal in October 2020 for waiving the intellectual property rights regime so that more countries get equitable access to medicines, Goyal said at the International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Medical organised by industry body FICCI.