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Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

Fifty-Third Series of Meetings

Meeting codeA/53
Date and venueMay 8 to May 9, 2014 (Geneva, Switzerland) Onsite
Language(s) of interpretationEnglish, Français, Español, Português, Русский, 中文, عربي
Other related / parallel meetingsB/A/42, P/A/48, WO/GA/45
Previous / future meetingsA/52 >> A/53 >> A/54
Related linksAcceptance speech by Francis Gurry: English
Press release: English
Agenda items: English
Topic(s)Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

Meeting documents

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A/53/INF/1General InformationGeneral Information, Main body of document 1 (doc) General Information, Main body of document 1 (pdf) General Information, Annex 1 (doc) General Information, Annex 1 (pdf)
A/53/INF/2 PROV.List of Preparatory DocumentsList of Preparatory Documents, Complete document (doc) List of Preparatory Documents, Complete document (pdf)
A/53/INF/3List of ParticipantsList of Participants, Complete document (doc) List of Participants, Complete document (pdf)
A/53/INF/4List of documentsList of documents, Complete document (doc) List of documents, Complete document (pdf)
A/53/1Consolidated and Annotated AgendaConsolidated and Annotated Agenda, Complete document (doc) Consolidated and Annotated Agenda, Complete document (pdf)
A/53/2Appointment of the Director GeneralAppointment of the Director General, Main body of document 1 (doc) Appointment of the Director General, Main body of document 1 (pdf) Appointment of the Director General, Annex 1 (doc) Appointment of the Director General, Annex 1 (pdf)
A/53/3General ReportGeneral Report, Complete document (doc) General Report, Complete document (pdf)