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European Commission /
Taxation and Customs Union
5th Global Congress on Combating
Counterfeiting and PiracyCancun, Mexico 1-3 December 2009
“Bridging Boundaries for Shared Solutions”
How the EU has developed cooperation between Customs and business for better customs enforcement of IPR?
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Introduction
• Legal base
• Customs initiatives
• 2008 statistics
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Legal Base
• Legal obligation – Council regulation 1383/2003
• coverage• scope
– Commission regulation 1891/2004• where, how, when• exchange of information
• Limitations– Customs protection at border
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Provisions applicable to goods found to infringe an IPR
• To take the goods off the market
• To deprive infringers of the economic benefits of the transaction
• To constitute an effective deterrent to further transaction of the same kind
• To penalise the fraudsters.
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Customs initiatives
• IPR Action Plan 2005-2008• European anti-counterfeiting plan• High Level Seminar, Paris • New IPR Customs Action Plan 2009-2012
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EU Customs Action Plan to combat IPR infringements,
2009-2012: four main challenges
• Dangerous counterfeit goods • Organised crime• Globalisation of counterfeiting • Sale of counterfeits over the internet
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EU Customs Action Plan to combat IPR infringements,
2009-2012: sections
Legislation Operational performance Business cooperation International cooperation Raising awareness
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EU Customs Action Plan to combat IPR infringements,
2009-2012Business cooperation
Submission of applications for action.• Special arrangements with right holders and other stakeholders • Targeted seminars.• Regular meetings.• Further development of electronic exchange of information with
the private sector.• The development of special alert systems.• Information concerning customs procedures relating to IPR
enforcement.
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Risk assessment in the field of IPR protection
Close cooperation with right holders Information given by right holders in their applications for
action• Manual for right holders for lodging and processing
applications for action
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The number of applications for action made in the Member States has
increased from nearly 1000 applications in 2000 to almost 13.000 in 2008
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In 2008, 80% of customs actions were initiated under an application for
action previously submitted to Customs
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The figures for 2008 show again a continuous increase in the overall amount of cases. The total amount rises this year with 13% up to 49.381 cases.
This year also the overall amount of articles detained has increased again up to almost 179 million articles
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Number of cases
1999 4.694
2000 6.253
2001 5.056
2002 7.553
2003 10.709
2004 22.311
2005 26.704
2006 37.334
2007 43.671
2008 49.381
Number of registered cases 1999 - 2008
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Number of articles detained
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Number of articles
1999 25.285.838
2000 67.790.546
2001 94.421.497
2002 84.951.039
2003 92.218.700
2004 103.546.179
2005 75.733.068
2006 128.631.295
2007 79.076.458
2008 178.908.278
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Millions
Articles per product sectorFoodstuff, beverages
Cosmetics, personal careproductsCloths, accessories
Electrical equipment
Computer equipment
CD, DVD, cassettes
Jewellery
Toys, games
Other
Cigarettes
Medicines
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Origin of goodsCN 54,57%
AE 12,34%
TW 10,32%
unknown 9,89%
TR 2,46%
SY 1,90%
JP 1,87%
IN 1,44%
HK 1,37%
Others 3,85%
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Articles
Trademark 54,92%
Patent 42,50%
Copyright/ related right 1,25%
Design and model right 1,24%
Plant variety right 0,08%
Unknown 0,01%
Protected designation of origin 0,00%
Protected geographical indication 0,00%
Breakdown by type of infringed right per detained articles
55%
43%
1% 1%trademark
patent
copyright/related right
design andmodel right
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Registered articles by means of transport
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For more information, please consult our web site:
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_controls/counterfeit_piracy/combating/index_en.htm
Mirosław Zieliński Director Customs PolicyTaxation and Customs Union Directorate General (TAXUD) European Commission
Thank you for your attention
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