17 Amendments of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2008/2133(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (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' of 16 July 2008 (COM(2008)0465),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (nouveau)
Recital I a (nouveau)
Ia. whereas more repressive action should be taken against counterfeiters of products that have a direct impact on public health,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas, as regards products having direct impact on public health, internet and parallel trade distribution networks contribute greatly to the spread of counterfeit products that are dangerous to public health,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose and support the drafting of a protocol on counterfeiting, additional to the Palermo International Convention on organised crime;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that in several emerging economies, the production of counterfeit and pirated goods has reached alarming levels; whilst welcoming the cooperation initiatives hitherto implemented, is of the view that special measures are required in order to strengthen coordination between customs, judicial and police authorities with the countries concerned and to encourage the harmonisation of the laws of these countries with those of the European Union;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their cooperation with Euro-Mediterranean partner countries within the Euromed Market programme and promote in the Euro-Mediterranean region a common approach to legislation, procedures and implementation with regard to customs cooperation and action to combat counterfeiting and piracy in order to facilitate trade between Euro- Mediterranean partner countries;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make all appropriate efforts to achieve a swift and satisfactory conclusion to the ACTA agreement; takes the view that not only is the entry into force of the agreement an essential international benchmark, but that it can ensure that counterfeiting is suppressed more effectively and provide an important tool for putting pressure on non-signatory third countries; supports the establishment of a task force to examine the implementation of the agreement, by promoting this subject in dialogue between the European Union and third countries and as part of cooperation measures with those countries;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to negotiate with third countries the establishment of task forces to combat counterfeiting and of ambitious, exemplary and deterrent criminal sanctions against counterfeiting, in particular in discussions on free-trade agreements;
Amendment 60 #
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, India and other emerging countries, the economies of which are more directly concerned by counterfeiting;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the GSP regulation also provides for the possibility of temporarily suspending preferences for those partners which implement unfair trading practices; takes the view that in the event of particularly serious casesviolations of intellectual property, such as cases constituting a serious threat to safety and public health, the use of such a deterrent should be taken into due consideration by the Commission;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes the worrying spread of counterfeiting and piracy, in particular, in a globalised economy, and its serious implications for the competitiveness of the European Union and its businesses, creators and consumers; calls therefore on the Member States to provide consumers with sufficient information on the dangers of counterfeiting and piracy, in particular the considerable health and safety risks which counterfeit products, including medicines, pose to consumers;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need for improved coordination within the Commission between departments dealing with the suppression of counterfeiting and for better dissemination of the Community initiatives the Commission adopts in this regard, given that the fragmentation of sanction arrangements is detrimental to the internal market and weakens the European Union in its trade negotiations; stresses also that the private and public sectors should extend their cooperation to ensure that measures to combat counterfeiting are more active, dynamic and effective;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to develop appropriate ongoing training courses for customs staff, magistrates and other professionals concerned and to encourage the Member States to set up specialised anti-counterfeiting teams;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the establishment of a single European authorityalls on the Commission to set up a European Counterfeiting Monitoring Centre operating with the support of the Commission's services and responsible for coordinating the fight against counterfeiting and piracy cannot be postponed; such an authority should be able to ensure better organisation of the various players at European level and create synergies with the private sector and the authorities of the Member States responsible for combating counterfeiting; takes the view that this authorityMonitoring Centre needs to be established in order to increase the authoritativeness of the EU position internationally and the effectiveness of its anti-counterfeiting action;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends further improvement and better coordination of customs procedures in the European Union in order substantially to restrict access of counterfeit and pirated products to the single market; takes the view that a more effective suppression of counterfeiting should take due consideration of the prominent role that the Internet has acquired in marketing and promoting counterfeit and pirated products; calls also on the Commission to submit a proposal to Parliament and the Council to provide the European Union and its Member states with EU-level qualitative and statistical data on counterfeiting, in particular via the Internet;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that, for traceability purposes, steps should be taken to encourage measures taken by industry to use modern technologies to distinguish more effectively between original products and counterfeit products, and calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to promote and establish such constructive steps on a permanent basis;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to promote measures that are complementary to legislative standards and, in particular, to establish a European awareness-raising day on the dangers of counterfeiting aimed at changing people's attitudes to counterfeiting and piracy;