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medicines
Europe attacking access to affordable generic drugs
| 23-November-2010
The EU claims data exclusivity is required under international law. It is not. It also claims that there will be no harm to access to medicines. But other countries have learned the hard way how harmful it can be.
La pharmacie du monde en danger
| 18-November-2010
Une simple signature à Bruxelles peut-elle provoquer une catastrophe humanitaire ? Nous pourrions bientôt en avoir la preuve, et le nombre de victimes serait alors très élevé. 
Alors que des responsables indiens et européens se rencontrent à Bruxelles pour mettre au point les détails d’un accord de libre-échange, des activistes de la société civile s’inquiètent que l’accord puisse déboucher sur une protection renforcée de la propriété intellectuelle qui pourrait réduire l’accès aux médicaments génériques indiens bon marché. 
MSF staff and supporters rally outside the offices of the European Commission to deliver an open letter of protest against ongoing trade talks between the European Union and India that could damage access to affordable medicines. 
How a trade deal being brokered between Europe and India could cut off the developing world’s supply of cheap medicines. Al Jazeera reports. 
Canada’s pharmaceutical industry and the European Union have been quietly lobbying for changes that could give brand-name drugs several years more patent protection here — and potentially add hundreds of millions of dollars to Canadian medication costs annually.
Nearly 250 NGOs across world urge PM to reject IP provisions in FTA with EU
| 11-October-2010
Hundreds of public interest groups across the world have jointly urged prime minister Manmohan Singh not to sign the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with European Union as the Centre’s role in medicines supply is under threat due to the intellectual property provisions included in the pact. 
The EC is seeking a trade agreement with India which will restrict its generic companies from making cheap copycat drugs for poor countries, says MSF, which launches a campaign to oppose this and other allegedly restrictive EC practices today 
A l’occasion du sommet Asie-Europe qui a lieu à Bruxelles, diverses organisations et syndicats ont symboliquement dénoncé lundi après-midi au rond-point Schuman l’évocation par la Commission européenne des droits de propriété intellectuelle dans un accord de libre-échange avec l’Inde, mettant ainsi en danger sa production de médicaments génériques. 
We are calling for an international week of joint action from 4 October 2010 to 9 October 2010 to call upon the Government of India to reject
Los TLC perjudican la salud, según el Foro de los Pueblos de Asia y Europa
| 4-October-2010
El Foro representa a organizaciones de la sociedad civil asiática y europea: recordó hoy a sus líderes políticos, reunidos en la cumbre UE-ASEM en Bruselas, que los TLC son "perjudiciales para la salud". 
In some countries, up to 90% of children with AIDS are dependent on India’s cheap, generic drugs. 
We request organizations and individuals across the world to join Delhi Network of Positive People in a sign on letter to issue a appeal to the Indian government to ’not sign on’ to any IP provisions in the FTA negotiations.
’FTAs may close tap on affordable drugs’
| 18-September-2010
The Hindu
India’s central role in AIDS medicines supply could be threatened by trade agreements, new study says
| 15-September-2010
A new study from UNITAID warns that free trade agreements India is currently negotiating may close the tap on affordable medicines for AIDS patients.
India seeks to insulate FTAs from IP policies of the West
| 4-September-2010
If commerce ministry officials have their way in negotiations, all future free trade agreements (FTA) will include a clause protecting India’s interests against third-party agreements, which include FTA partner nations.
Govt speaking in two voices on generic medicines
| 30-August-2010
The Indian government’s doublespeak on generic medicines has the stakeholders in a tizzy.
Perú en el TPP: Alertan sobre negociaciones
| 25-August-2010
Acuerdo de Asociación Transpacífico (TPP) del que el Perú forma parte podría incrementar restricciones de medicamentos genéricos al país. 
India has said that it will not compromise on issues related to health and people’s right to medicine in the bilateral trade and investment agreement being negotiated with the European Union.
Trade talks with EU put drug manufacturers on edge
| 3-August-2010
There are already reports that India and the European Union will have a free-trade agreement ready by the end of August, causing more nervous chatter here in India 0 | ... | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | ... | 520 |
Court ruling fails to stop business lobbies’ privileged access in EU-India trade talks
| 13-June-2013
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