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Trade related intellectual property rights: Plant varieties and biodiversity, traditional knowledge and benefit-sharing

FACTSHEET FOR THE SIXTH WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, HONG KONG

Year of publication 2005

Author Trade and Markets Division

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Meeting symbol 5

Language English

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