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Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

Fifty-Sixth Series of Meetings

October 3 to October 11, 2016

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/56/A02Asia Pacific Group (ASPAC) (by the Delegation of India)EnglishAsia Pacific Group (ASPAC) (by the Delegation of India), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/A03Caucasian Central Asian and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (by the Delegation of Tajikistan) RussianCaucasian Central Asian and Eastern European Countries (CACEEC) (by the Delegation of Tajikistan) , Complete document (pdf)
A/56/A10Group 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/56/A102AlbaniaEnglishAlbania, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/A105AngolaPortugueseAngola, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/A106Antigua and BarbudaEnglishAntigua and Barbuda, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/A108ArmeniaEnglishArmenia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/A110AustriaEnglishAustria, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/B03BangladeshEnglishBangladesh, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/B05BelarusRussianBelarus, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/B08BeninFrenchBenin, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/B09BhutanEnglishBhutan, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/B12BotswanaEnglishBotswana, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/B13Brazil: Items 5 and 31EnglishBrazil: Items 5 and 31, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishBrazil: Items 5 and 31, Related 1 (pdf)
A/56/C04Canada: Item 5 (EN/FR)FrenchCanada, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishCanada: Item 5 (EN/FR), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/C08ColombiaSpanishColombia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/C10CongoFrenchCongo, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/C12Costa RicaSpanishCosta Rica, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/C14CroatiaEnglishCroatia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/C17Czech RepublicEnglishCzech Republic, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/D01Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEnglishDemocratic People's Republic of Korea, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/D03DenmarkEnglishDenmark, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/E03El SalvadorSpanishEl Salvador, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/E04Equatorial GuineaSpanishEquatorial Guinea, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/F03FranceFrenchFrance, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/G01GabonFrenchGabon, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/G02GambiaEnglishGambia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/G04GermanyEnglishGermany, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/G06GreeceEnglishGreece, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/G08Guatemala: Item 24SpanishGuatemala: Item 24, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/G10Guinea-BissauPortugueseGuinea-Bissau, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/I01IcelandEnglishIceland, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/I02IndiaEnglishIndia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/I04Iran (Islamic Republic of)EnglishIran (Islamic Republic of), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/I08Italy: Items 5 and 10EnglishItaly: Items 5 and 10, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishItaly: Items 5 and 10, Related 1 (pdf)
A/56/J02Japan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 1 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 2 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 3 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 4 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 5 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 6 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 7 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 8 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 9 (pdf)
EnglishJapan: Items 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 and 28, Related 10 (pdf)
A/56/K02KenyaEnglishKenya, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/K04Kuwait: Item 19ArabicKuwait: Item 19, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/L03LebanonArabicLebanon, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/L04LesothoEnglishLesotho, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/L05LiberiaEnglishLiberia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/M01MadagascarFrenchMadagascar, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/M03MalaysiaEnglishMalaysia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/M09Mexico: Items 5, 9(ii), 22, 26(i) and 26(ii)SpanishMexico: Items 5, 9(ii), 22, 26(i) and 26(ii), Complete document (pdf)
SpanishMexico: Items 5, 9(ii), 22, 26(i) and 26(ii), Related 1 (pdf)
SpanishMexico: Items 5, 9(ii), 22, 26(i) and 26(ii), Related 2 (pdf)
SpanishMexico: Items 5, 9(ii), 22, 26(i) and 26(ii), Related 3 (pdf)
SpanishMexico: Items 5, 9(ii), 22, 26(i) and 26(ii), Related 4 (pdf)
SpanishMexico: Items 5, 9(ii), 22, 26(i) and 26(ii), Related 5 (pdf)
A/56/M12Montenegro: Items 5 and 22EnglishMontenegro: Items 5 and 22, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishMontenegro: Items 5 and 22, Related 1 (pdf)
A/56/N02NepalEnglishNepal, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/N04New ZealandEnglishNew Zealand, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/P01PakistanEnglishPakistan, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/P06PhilippinesEnglishPhilippines, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/P07PolandEnglishPoland, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/R01Republic of KoreaEnglishRepublic of Korea, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/R02Republic of MoldovaEnglishRepublic of Moldova, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/R04RomaniaEnglishRomania, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/R05Russian FederationRussianRussian Federation, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S05San MarinoFrenchSan Marino, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S07Saudi Arabia: Item 31ArabicSaudi Arabia: Item 31, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S11Sierra LeoneEnglishSierra Leone, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S13SlovakiaEnglishSlovakia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S18Sri Lanka (and Group of 15 (G-15))EnglishSri Lanka (and Group of 15 (G-15)), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S21SwazilandEnglishSwaziland, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S22Sweden: Items 5 and 28EnglishSweden: Items 5 and 28, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishSweden: Items 5 and 28, Related 1 (pdf)
A/56/S23Switzerland: Item 10FrenchSwitzerland: Item 10, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/S24Syrian Arab RepublicArabicSyrian Arab Republic, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/T06Trinidad and Tobago: Items 5 and 13EnglishTrinidad and Tobago: Items 5 and 13, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishTrinidad and Tobago: Items 5 and 13, Related 1 (pdf)
A/56/T07TunisiaArabicTunisia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/T08TurkeyEnglishTurkey, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/U01UgandaEnglishUganda, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/U03United Arab EmiratesArabicUnited Arab Emirates, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/V03Viet NamEnglishViet Nam, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z01ZambiaEnglishZambia, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z02ZimbabweEnglishZimbabwe, Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z101African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)FrenchAfrican Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z102African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)EnglishAfrican Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z104Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)RussianEurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z106South Centre (SC)EnglishSouth Centre (SC), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z202Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL): Items 5, 11 and 24EnglishElectronic Information for Libraries (EIFL): Items 5, 11 and 24, Complete document (pdf)
EnglishElectronic Information for Libraries (EIFL): Items 5, 11 and 24, Related 1 (pdf)
EnglishElectronic Information for Libraries (EIFL): Items 5, 11 and 24, Related 2 (pdf)
A/56/Z203Health and Environment Program (HEP)FrenchHealth and Environment Program (HEP), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z204International Confederation of Music Publishers (CIEM)EnglishInternational Confederation of Music Publishers (CIEM), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z205International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)EnglishInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z206Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)EnglishKnowledge Ecology International (KEI), Complete document (pdf)
A/56/Z207Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)EnglishMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Complete document (pdf)
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