7 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2015/2053(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of agricultural geographical indications (GIs) in the broader spectrum of intellectual property rights, and the key role played by IPR in EU trade policys a way to protect the value of the local, including infrastructure and employment and improve regional development;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that it would be highly recommended for the European Union to adopt legislation onfully explore the advantages and potential disadvantages of an extension of GIs to non-agricultural GIproducts, in order to increase the distinctiveness and fully exploit the potential of protected products;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the recognition of protection of non-agricultural GIs is both a defensive and offensive intfor the time being levels of protection, acceptance and availability of enforcement mechanisms vary between Member States and can also be very differesnt in the framework of the common commercial policy and it can be an effective tool in countering imitation and counterfeit products and in ensuring fair competitionEU trading partner countries; Notes that this has an adverse effect on further potential benefits that could be derived from agricultural GIs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that a coherent, simple and bureaucratically and economically non-burdensome EU-level system of GI protection for non-agricultural products would enable the EU to achieve similar proinside the EU is a first step to understand whether essentials such as the controlled retecntion for such European products outside the EU in the framework of international trade negotiationsof the full production chain in a geographically clearly defined region, is transferable to the non-agricultural sector;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the protection of non- agricultural GIs at EU level would be a positive signal for the ongoing discussions on GIs at multilateral level and that it is fully in line with the TRIPS Agreementdiscussion about newly developed versus traditional products, as well as the relation between GIs and trademarks, when it comes to non-agricultural products has yet to be held;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the creation of a single EU-level protection of non- agricultural GIs that includes a registration scheme recognised at EU level, withoualso depends on the establishment of a trustworthy authority which decides about the granting of the status of a non- agricultural GI, and on clear criteria to exclude the ephemeral creation of products for publicity and quick money making purposes, while at the same time not lowering the standards of protection already existing in some Member States, would be the best way to be more effective both within the EU and in negotiations with third countries;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to include a coherent and well prepared strategy on all GIs in the upcominga future communication on the EU's trade and investment strategy, once all aspects have been sufficiently analysed.