Activities of Gianluca SUSTA related to 2008/2133(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Impact of counterfeiting on international trade - Consumer protection aspects of counterfeiting (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the impact of counterfeiting on international trade PDF (261 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on 'An Industrial Property Rights Strategy for Europe' (COM(2008)0465),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU economy has specialised in high value added, high- quality products, often protected by marks, patents or geographic indications, which, by their very nature, are among the most likely to be counterfeited,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas a recent OSCE survey estimated that international trade relating to IPR infringements amounted to as much as EUR 150 billion in 2005, to which should be added the value of national transactions and counterfeit and pirated products that are distributed through the internet,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the 2007 report by the OECD entitled ‘The economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy’, and the upcoming Phase II report by the OECD on ‘Piracy of digital content’, emphasise the global scale, rapid growth and detrimental economic impact of digital piracy on rights holders,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the 2006 St Petersburg summit recognised the global nature of the counterfeiting and piracy problem and stressed the need to improve cooperation between G8 countries, third countries and the competent international institutions,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas a favourable conclusion of the ACTA Agreement will make it possible to establish common standards for civil, criminal and administrative protection, improved interinstitutional cooperation and cooperation with the private sector, and the incorporation of technical assistance, with a view to making respect for IPRs simpler, safer and less costly,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas a distinction needs to be drawn between generic medicines, the circulation of and trading in which should be encouraged, both in the EU and in developing countries, and counterfeit medicines, which, on the one hand, are dangerous for public health and, on the other, cause substantial economic losses to companies in the sector and may delay the development of new discoveries without benefiting the populations of the least developed countries,; whereas, moreover, counterfeit medicines account for only part of illegal medicines,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the flexibilities provided for in the TRIPS agreement and confirmed in the Doha Declaration on public health, should be maintained insofar as they are aimed at ensuring a fair balance between the interests of right holders and those of end users;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the progress achieved by the European Union in technical assistance programmes which have helped to strengthen IPRs in emerging and developing countries, and stresses the importance of continuing with such programmes, in view of the beneficial objective which they can achieve in terms of sustainable economic development and their important role in combating counterfeiting;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Supports the solutions put forward at the Twelfth UNCTAD Conference, within the Creative Africa Initiative, which consider the creative industries to be an essential factor in the growth of underdeveloped countries, and reaffirm the vital role of IP for the sustainable development of such regions;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the growing interest shown by a number of WTO member countries in the ACTA and hopes that the agreement can be signed also by China and other emerging countries, the economies of which are more directly concerned by counterfeiting; takes the view that greater protection of IP in emerging countries is likely to attract major foreign investments, to support the creativity of local industry and to guarantee better conditions for sustainable and lasting economic development;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to avoid the danger of contradictions and overlapping between the ACTA, the TRIPS agreement and other international IPR treaties;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
EU-China relations 9b. Calls on the Chinese authorities to step up their efforts and take legal action with renewed energy against those who violate IP and, in this connection, welcomes the change of attitude on the part of judicial bodies which recently recognised the IPR entitlements of European citizens in China and sentenced local companies which had infringed those rights;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Reaffirms the need to step up cooperation with the Chinese customs authorities and to guarantee assistance and support from corresponding European administrative services;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls on the Commission to make the granting of 'market economy' status to China conditional upon the meeting of minimum standards as regards IP and measures to combat counterfeiting;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Notes with regret that IPR protection in Turkey does not yet meet EU standards and therefore needs to be reviewed; points out that Turkey will only become a credible candidate for accession when it is in a position to take on the Community acquis and guarantee full respect for IPR within its boundaries;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a
Paragraph 12 a
12a. Takes the view that improved cooperation between the European Union and the Member States in third countries can guarantee more effective exchanges of information, better use of available resources and a greater impact on measures to combat counterfeiting as regards both political-diplomatic action and more strictly technical aspects;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 new (new)
Paragraph 14 new (new)
14a. Notes that there is no harmonised definition in the European Union of 'counterfeiting' and 'piracy' and that the Member States' definitions differ;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes the acknowledgement by the Commission, in its July 2007 White Paper on Sport, that the economic viability of exploiting sports rights is dependent on the availability of effective means of protecting against the activities of IP infringers at national and international levels and calls for the owners of sports' rights to be taken into account in any action to combat counterfeiting and digital piracy;