# Protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure

European Parliament procedure 2013/0402(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee IMCO / ITRE / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 577 committee amendments tabled by 62 Members between 2015-02-05 and 2015-03-26.

## What the amendments focus on

A directive on protecting undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. The amendments address the knowledge economy, open innovation and worker mobility, align national rules across the internal market, reference the TRIPS Agreement and the World Trade Organisation, exclude independent discovery and honest practices, address public bodies, procurement disclosures and litigation confidentiality, and apply proportionality to remedies against goods made using a trade secret.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 93 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Kaja KALLAS | Estonia | ALDE | 69 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124697.md |
| Adam GIEREK | Poland | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28379.md |
| Felix REDA | Germany | Verts/ALE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124816.md |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | PfE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36392.md |
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Dita CHARANZOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124708.md |
| Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI | Italy | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96915.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Martina WERNER | Germany | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124826.md |
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |
| Jiří MAŠTÁLKA | Czechia | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23704.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |

## Official source documents

- PE546.727: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-546727_EN.pdf
- PE549.103: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-549103_EN.pdf
- PE552.084: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-552084_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-0402-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-0402-COD.json

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