It was reaffirmed in the hotly contested Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement of 1994.

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Negotiating States underlined that the draft Agreement respects fundamental rights and freedoms and does not go against the provisions of World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights).

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