MODELNOTIFICATIONSFORUSEOFTHEPARAGRAPH.docVIP

MODEL NOTIFICATIONS FOR USE OF THE PARAGRAPH 6 SYSTEM This document provides a brief overview of the notifications involved in using the Paragraph 6 System, and provides model notifications to illustrate its practical operation. What is the Paragraph 6 System? Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health recognized that WTO Members with insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical sector could face difficulties in making effective use of compulsory licensing under the TRIPS Agreement, as the agreement then stood. Paragraph 6 addr