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Canada's Access to Medicines Regime background In August 2003, negotiations among World Trade Organization (WTO) members resulted in a landmark decision to waive two licensing provisions of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) that appeared to prevent the export of generic drugs and medical devices to developing countries faced with public health problems. 2020-09-17 Health Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyCanada's Access to Medicines RegimeWorld Trade Organizationwaive licensing provisionsWTO AgreementIntellectual Property Rightsdeveloping and least-developed countriesimport high-quality drugs and medical devices Canada's Access to Medicines Regime backgroundHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-access-medicines-regime/introduction/background.html Canada's Access to Medicines Regime backgroundHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/regime-canadien-acces-medicaments/introduction/contexte.html

In August 2003, negotiations among World Trade Organization (WTO) members resulted in a landmark decision to waive two licensing provisions of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) that appeared to prevent the export of generic drugs and medical devices to developing countries faced with public health problems.

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