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SPECIAL 301 ANNOUNCEMENTS
- USTR announced the following steps under "special 301":
For "priority foreign countries":
- The Administration will determine whether to initiate an investigation of Brazilian practices and will announce its decisions on or before May 30, 1993.
- Regarding India, Ambassador Kantor has instructed an interagency task force to explore future actions.
- The Administration is meeting with Thai officials on intellectual property rights issues; at the same time, the interagency task force is exploring future actions, including options for appropriate retaliation.
For "priority watch list" countries:
- On August 1, 1993, the Administration will decide whether Hungary and Taiwan have met the objectives of "immediate action plans". If it is determined that these objectives have not been met, then the Administration will reclassify Hungary and Taiwan under "special 301" and decide what further action is appropriate.
- The Administration also announced that "out-of-cycle" reviews would be conducted with the following countries:
-- Argentina: we are seeking prompt enactment of satisfactory industrial property legislation. -- Egypt: we are seeking enactment of an amended patent law that provides adequate protection for pharmaceutical products. -- Korea: we are seeking improved and sustained enforcement of intellectual property laws to deter piracy of products like computer software, compact discs, and video and sound recordings and counterfeiting of trademarks on U.S. products (such as footwear and cosmetics). -- Poland: we are seeking prompt enactment of copyright and antipiracy laws, as well as improved enforcement. -- Turkey: we are seeking enactment of patent, copyright and related laws that provide effective protection.
