Activities of Laurence FARRENG related to 2021/2007(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the paramount importance of ‘intangible assets’ and intellectual property (IP)-intensive industries in the economic dynamism and cultural sovereignty of the EU; considers these assets essential for the economic recovery and resilience of the EU in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic; underlines the need to protect these by law, allowing creators to benefit from their intellectual property rights (IPRs);
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2015 with recommendations to the Commission on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products,1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0331.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Member States to ensure that companies from the cultural and creative sectors, especially content producers, are encouraged to keep or acquire IPRs on their creations and improve their position in competitive markets; outlines that companies who own IPRs have 20 % higher revenue, improving their ability to access previously untapped highly competitive markets1; _________________ 1 European Union Intellectual Property Office Observatory, ‘Impact of intellectual property rights intensive industries in the European Union’, IP Contribution, four EU-wide studies on the contribution of intellectual property rights (IPRs) to the EU economy, 2021.: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/ observatory/ip-contribution#.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that effectively protecting intellectual property rights must go hand in hand with effectively combating content piracy; considers, furthermore, that this fight must go hand in hand with raising the general public's awareness of the value of intellectual property rights for content creators;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to support the full and timely transposition of the two copyright framework directives; considers in particular that these directives can play a key role in the recovery of the culture and media sector; notes that the Commission is putting special emphasis on the implementation of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive2 and strongly supports its plans for issuing implementation guidelines for Member States; urges Member States to quickly and completely transpose the directives into their national legislation and ensure that they are properly implemented; _________________ 2 Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC, OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 92.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the importance of traditional handicraft and industrial products for Europe's cultural identity and know-how; underlines the crucial role of handicraft and agricultural micro- enterprises and SMEs for the economic fabric of Europe's regions, particularly rural areas, and their added value for cultural tourism; notes that these products urgently need legal protection at the European level in order to combat counterfeiting and unfair competition; underlines the positive impact that a sui generis European protection of these products would have on small enterprises, employment, training and the attractiveness of Europe's territories, while allowing local handicraft and industrial production circuits to be developed and strengthened; calls on the European Commission to propose a European protection system for non- agricultural geographical indications, based on the model of protection for agricultural geographical indications, by the end of 2021;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises in particular the opportunities offered by the main non- European video-on-demand platforms for European content creators and producers; notes with concern, however, the 'work to order' system employed by these companies, which acquire intellectual property rights in exchange for a one-off payment and are the only ones to benefit from the exploitation of the work; calls on the Commission to follow up on this practice;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -14 a (new)
Paragraph -14 a (new)
-14a. Believes that the recognition of GIs for non-agricultural products is relevant to the priorities of EU programmes being developed, including those of the Industrial Strategy, with the development of short supply chains, as well as the Green Deal by fostering locally-made products with greater traceability and transparency on the origin of the product and manufacturing processes deployed;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the Commission in its initiative to establish EU sui generis protection of geographical indications (GIs) for non-agricultural products in order to align to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, which the EU has signed and which includes the possibility to protect GIs for both agricultural and non-agricultural products; expects the Commission to propose legislation in this regard as soon as possible and at the end of 2021 at the latest;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasizes that the introduction of an EU sui generis protection system of geographical indications for non- agricultural products will have a positive economic impact on microenterprises and SMEs, as well as a general impact on employment, development and tourism in rural areas, which could in particular help the EU’s recovery after the COVID- 19 crisis; believes that such sui generis protection of non-agricultural GIs would also facilitate access to third country markets through EU trade agreements;