 The Regime was established in 2004 by "An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act", also known as the "Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa Act", along with other regulations, in a bill introduced as C-9 in the third session of the 37th Canadian Parliament.It represented the first implementation of the TRIPS flexibilities declared in the August 30, 2003 General Council decision of the World Trade Organization.CAMR gained force of law in 2004.