oh a ▁meeting , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁current ▁language ▁in ▁T RI PS ▁was ▁flexible ▁enough ▁to ▁address ▁public ▁health ▁emer gen cies , ▁but ▁other ▁countries ▁ins isted ▁on ▁new ▁language . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁W TO ▁members ▁reached ▁agreement ▁on ▁the ▁T RI PS ▁and ▁medic ines ▁issue . ▁V oting ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Council , ▁member ▁govern ments ▁approved ▁a ▁decision ▁that ▁offered ▁an ▁inter im ▁w ai ver ▁under ▁the ▁T RI PS ▁Ag re ement ▁allowing ▁a ▁member ▁country ▁to ▁export ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁products ▁made ▁under ▁comp uls ory ▁lic enses ▁to ▁least - develop ed ▁and ▁certain ▁other ▁members . ▁ ▁Special ▁and ▁differential ▁treatment ▁In ▁the ▁D oh a ▁Minister ial ▁Dec laration , ▁the ▁trade ▁minister s ▁re aff ir med ▁special ▁and ▁differential ▁( S & D ) ▁treatment ▁for ▁developing ▁countries ▁and ▁agreed ▁that ▁all ▁S & D ▁treatment ▁prov isions ▁"... be ▁review ed ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁strength ening ▁them ▁and ▁making ▁them ▁more ▁precise , ▁effective ▁and ▁oper ational ." ▁ ▁The ▁negoti ations ▁have ▁been ▁split ▁along ▁a ▁developing - country / develop ed - country ▁divide . ▁Develop ing ▁countries ▁wanted ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁on ▁changes ▁to ▁S & D ▁prov isions , ▁keep ▁propos als ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Trade ▁and ▁Development , ▁and ▁set ▁shorter ▁dead lines . ▁Develop ed ▁countries ▁wanted ▁to ▁study ▁S & D ▁prov isions ,