E A/51/20 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2013 Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO Fifty-first Series of Meetings Geneva, September 23 to October 2, 2013 GENERAL REPORT adopted by the Assemblies TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraphs INTRODUCTION ......... ......................................................................................... 1 to 6 ITEMS OF THE CONSOLIDATED AGENDA Item 1: OPENING OF THE SESSIONS ........................................................... 7 to 8 Item 2: ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS .......................................................... 9 to 13 Item 3: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ............................................................ 14 to 15 Item 4: DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT ..................................................... 16 Item 5: GENERAL STATEMENTS ................................................................... 17 to 148 A/51/20 page 2 GOVERNING BODIES AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES Item 6: ADMISSION OF OBSERVERS ............................................................ 149 to 164 Item 7: APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS .......................................................... 165 Item 8: APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL IN 2014 .................. 166 to 172 Item 9: COMPOSITION OF THE WIPO COORDINATION COMMITTEE; ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE PARIS AND BERNE UNIONS AND DESIGNATION OF THE AD HOC MEMBERS OF THE WIPO COORDINATION COMMITTEE ....................................................................................... 173 to 174 Item 10: COMPOSITION OF THE PROGRAM AND BUDGET COMMITTEE .... 175 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL REVIEW Item 11: PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT .............................................. 176 to 182 Item 12: FINANCIAL REVIEW ........................................................................... 183 to 192 Item 13: REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COST EFFICIENCY MEASURES ........................................................................................ 193 to 197 PLANNING AND BUDGETING Item 14: PROPOSED PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR THE 2014/15 BIENNIUM ............................................................................. 198 to 225 Item 15: CAPITAL MASTER PLAN .................................................................... 226 to 230 Item 16: BUDGETARY PROCESS APPLIED TO PROJECTS PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDA RECOMMENDATIONS ............................ 231 to 235 Item 17: FINANCING OF LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AT WIPO ......................................................................................... 236 to 238 Item 18: PROPOSED DEFINITION OF “DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE” IN THE CONTEXT OF PROGRAM AND BUDGET .............................. 239 PROGRESS REPORTS ON MAJOR PROJECTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Item 19: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM ................................................................ 240 to 244 Item 20: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE NEW CONFERENCE HALL PROJECT AND NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ........................... 245 to 249 A/51/20 page 3 Item 21: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROJECT TO UPGRADE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY STANDARDS FOR THE EXISTING WIPO BUILDINGS ............................................................. 250 to 253 Item 22: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECT .................................................................... 254 to 257 Item 23: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO LANGUAGE POLICY ............................................................... 258 to 265 Item 24: FINAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WIPO STRATEGIC REALIGNMENT PROGRAM (SRP) ..................... 266 AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT Item 25: REPORT BY THE WIPO INDEPENDENT ADVISORY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (IAOC) ..................................................... 267 Item 26: REPORT OF THE SELECTION PANEL FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE WIPO INDEPENDENT ADVISORY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (IOAC) ........ 268 Item 27: SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION......................... 269 Item 28: REPORT BY THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR ........................................... 270 Item 29: REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT INSPECTION UNIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REVIEW OF WIPO LEGISLATIVE BODIES ........................................ 271 Item 30: GOVERNANCE AT WIPO ................................................................... 272 WIPO COMMITTEES AND INTERNATIONAL NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK Item 31: REPORT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE MARRAKESH DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE TO CONCLUDE A TREATY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO PUBLISHED WORKS BY VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES ................... 273 Item 32: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP) AND REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................ 274 Item 33: CONSIDERATION OF THE CONVENING OF A DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A DESIGN LAW TREATY ....................................................................... 275 Item 34: MATTERS RELATING TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS (SCCR) ............................ 276 A/51/20 page 4 Item 35: MATTERS CONCERNING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE (IGC) ....................................................................... 277 Item 36: REPORTS ON OTHER WIPO COMMITTEES ..................................... 278 GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYSTEMS Item 37: PCT SYSTEM ...................................................................................... 279 Item 38: MADRID SYSTEM ............................................................................... 280 Item 39: HAGUE SYSTEM ................................................................................ 281 Item 40: LISBON SYSTEM ................................................................................ 282 Item 41: WIPO ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER, INCLUDING DOMAIN NAMES ............................................................ 283 OTHER ASSEMBLIES AND TREATIES Item 42: COOPERATION UNDER THE AGREED STATEMENTS BY THE DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE REGARDING THE PATENT LAW TREATY (PLT) ............................................................. 284 Item 43: PATENT LAW TREATY (PLT) ASSEMBLY ......................................... 285 Item 44: SINGAPORE TREATY (STLT) ASSEMBLY ........................................ 286 STAFF MATTERS Item 45: ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCES ................................... 287 Item 46: REVISION OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS AND RULES .................. 288 CLOSING OF THE SESSIONS Item 47: ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL REPORT AND OF THE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS OF EACH GOVERNING BODY .................... 289 Item 48: CLOSING OF THE SESSIONS ........................................................... 290 to 322 A/51/20 page 5 INTRODUCTION 1. This General Report records the deliberations and decisions of the following 20 Assemblies and other bodies of the Member States of WIPO: (1) WIPO General Assembly, forty-third (21st ordinary) session (2) WIPO Conference, thirty-third (21st ordinary) session (3) WIPO Coordination Committee, sixty-seventh (44th ordinary) session (4) Paris Union Assembly, forty-sixth (21st ordinary) session (5) Paris Union Executive Committee, fifty-second (49th ordinary) session (6) Berne Union Assembly, fortieth (21st ordinary) session (7) Berne Union Executive Committee, fifty-eighth (44th ordinary) session (8) Madrid Union Assembly, forty-sixth (20th ordinary) session (9) Hague Union Assembly, thirty-second (19th ordinary) session (10) Nice Union Assembly, thirty-second (21st ordinary) session (11) Lisbon Union Assembly, twenty-ninth (20th ordinary) session (12) Locarno Union Assembly, thirty-second (20th ordinary) session (13) IPC [International Patent Classification] Union Assembly, thirty-third (19th ordinary) session (14) PCT [Patent Cooperation Treaty] Union Assembly, forty-fourth (19th ordinary) session (15) Budapest Union Assembly, twenty-ninth (17th ordinary) session (16) Vienna Union Assembly, twenty-fifth (17th ordinary) session (17) WCT [WIPO Copyright Treaty] Assembly, twelfth (6th ordinary) session (18) WPPT [WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty] Assembly, twelfth (6th ordinary) session (19) PLT [Patent Law Treaty] Assembly, eleventh (5th ordinary) session (20) Singapore Treaty [Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks] Assembly, fifth (3rd ordinary) session meeting in Geneva from September 23 to October 2, 2013, where the deliberations took place, and decisions were made in joint meetings of two or more of the said Assemblies and other bodies convened (hereinafter referred to as “the joint meeting(s)” and “the Assemblies of the Member States,” respectively). 2. In addition to this General Report, separate Reports have been drawn up on the sessions of the General Assembly (WO/GA/43/22), WIPO Conference (WO/CF/33/1), WIPO Coordination Committee (WO/CC/67/4), Paris Union Assembly (P/A/46/1), Paris Union Executive Committee (P/EC/52/1), Berne Union Assembly (B/A/40/1), Berne Union Executive Committee (B/EC/58/1), Madrid Union Assembly (MM/A/46/3), Hague Union Assembly (H/A/32/3), Nice Union Assembly (N/A/32/1), Lisbon Union Assembly (LI/A/29/2), Locarno Union