According to the new U.S. proposal, TPP countries would be divided into two groups using the World Banks income classification system. Countries that currently fall below the high-income line (e.g. Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and Vietnam) would be temporarily exempt from three of the most harmful provisions, each of which would serve to block or delay the availability of more affordable versions of medicines. Other provisions similarly harmful to public health would still be immediately required of all countries. The limited exemption would remain in effect for a specific period of time, which would either be determined by when the country graduates to high income status according to the World Bank income classification, or be arbitrarily set through a TPP transition period. huffingtonpost/dr-manica-balasegaram/tpp-still-a-terrible-deal_b_5584810.html
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 23:41:07 +0000
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