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Impact of counterfeiting on international trade

2008/2133(INI)·6th term·IMCO / INTA / JURI·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): SUSTA Gianluca (ALDE)
Summary

Own-initiative report on the impact of counterfeiting on international trade. Amendments address intellectual property rights, the distinction between counterfeiting and piracy, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and its relation to the TRIPS agreement and WIPO, the negotiation of criminal measures and patents, customs action and cooperation with third countries including China, consumer education on health and safety risks, and counterfeit medicines.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    11 Sep 2008 – 1 Oct 2008
  2. Procedure completed
158
Amendments
distinct, in window
18
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committee(s)
11 Sep 2008 – 1 Oct 2008
Dates

Official amendment documents