Således har mange udviklingslande efter Uruguay-runden erklæret, at de ved ratificeringen af dem ikke kendte til alle de juridiske, administrative og finansielle aftalebetingelser som f.eks. betingelsen om den intellektuelle ejendomsret, som de ikke havde været med til at udarbejde.
Consequently, since the Uruguay Round, many developing countries have stated that they were not aware, when they signed, of all the legal, administrative and financial consequences of agreements such as the TRIPS agreement on intellectual property, which were drawn up without their involvement.