Complementing the Legal Network’s earlier brief, this document outlines in summary form the key issues and the provisions of WTO law that permit Canada to simplify the current CAMR as proposed by Bill C-393, while complying with its legal obligations as at WTO Member, and in some instances, making CAMR even more consistent with TRIPS by taking advantage of explicit flexibilities not currently in CAMR.

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Making CAMR Work: Streamlining Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime — Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology regarding Bill C-393 (October 2010)

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