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Appel à mobilisation contre l'OMC concernant la législation brésilienne sur les brevets : Call for mobilisation against WTO, on USA dispute with Brazil's over the latter's intellectual property rights regimen : A 10 heures ce matin, dans les bureaux de l'OMC à Genève : meeting initiant le mecanisme de solution de conflit entre les USA et le Bresil devant l'OMC. La delegation des Etats-Unis va y demander pour la seconde fois la composition d'un Panel d'arbitrage pour mettre en question la loi brésilienne sur la propriété intellectuelle, par consequent, le droit de ce pays à produire ses propres medicaments anti-retroviraux generiques. Le Secretariat de l"OMC va ce jour-là, en constituant un tribunal ad hoc sur la question, créer jurisprudence. At today's meeting, the US will make its second request for the establishment of a Dispute Settlement Panel, which, under WTO rules, meaning that a panel will automatically be set up. The US delegates will ask for a rewiewal of brazilian intellectual property law, and consequently, question the right of that country to produce its own generic antiviral treatments. The WTO secretariat will today, by constituing a specific panel on the question, make a first decisive legislative step in favour of US position. Nous vous invitons à réagir pour défendre le droit de produire, importer exporter ces médicaments génériques dont le coût réduit permet de sauver des centaines de milliers de vies, en écrivant, sur le modèle ci-dessus, une lettre de protestation aux institutions suivantes : We strongly invit you to react and defend the right to produce, import, export those generic medicines. Their law cost can save hundred thousands lifes. Write a protest letter on the model below to the following institutions : Questions on or opinions about U.S. foreign policy: AskPublicAffairs@state.gov Public Communication Division U.S. Department of State secretary@state.gov World Trade Organization Centre William Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154, CH-1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland. Tel: 0041.22-739-5111 Fax: 004122-739-5458 E-mail: enquiries@wto.org US Mission for European Office of the United Nations and other Organizations Tel: 004122-749-4111 Fax: 004122-749-4880 Vous invitant à faire circuler cet appel, nous sommes à votre disposition pour d'éventuelles précisions. We invite you to circulate this call widely, and keep in touch for more informations. "WTO Drug Patent Panel The United States will request the establishment of a WTO panel on the grounds that the Brazilian industrial property law is inconsistent with the TRIPS Agreement. We, as members of the organised civil society strongly feel that this measure goes against the basic needs of the people living with HIV/AIDS and we urge the United States to reconsider its position in order to respect and protect a essential human right which is the right to live." NAME ORGANISATION ADRESS Marie de Cenival Act Up-Paris Commission Nord/Sud tel (33) 04 95 08 29 94 fax (33) 01 48 06 16 74 planetafrica@asso.globenet.org