# Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights

European Parliament procedure 2011/0137(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee IMCO / INTA / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 240 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2012-01-10 and 2012-01-26.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns customs enforcement of intellectual property rights. The amendments address customs control of counterfeit and pirated goods, trademark and copyright infringements, goods in transit and possible diversion onto the internal market, applications for customs action, suspension or detention and destruction of goods, the rights of declarants and holders, penalties on applicants submitting false applications, and the TRIPS Agreement and public health.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian ENGSTRÖM | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96676.md |
| Anna HEDH | Sweden | S&D | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28131.md |
| Jürgen CREUTZMANN | Germany | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96873.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Matteo SALVINI | Italy | ENF | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28404.md |
| Carl SCHLYTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28139.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |
| Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN | Spain | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96763.md |
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Gianluca SUSTA | Italy | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36396.md |
| Pier Antonio PANZERI | Italy | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28365.md |
| Małgorzata HANDZLIK | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28275.md |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28219.md |

## Official source documents

- PE478.671: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.671+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.692: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.692+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.583: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.583+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0137-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0137-COD.json

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