33TRIPs, which is set out in Annex 1 C to the WTO Agreement, was concluded by the Community and its Member States under joint competence (see Opinion 1/94 [1994] ECR I-5267, paragraph 105). It follows that where a case is brought before the Court in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty, in particular Article 177 thereof, the Court has jurisdiction to define the obligations which the Community has thereby assumed and, for that purpose, to interpret TRIPs.
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