"The European Commission has today [April 18] adopted a Report on the functioning of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sale of counterfeit goods via the Internet. This MoU , which was concluded under the auspices of the Commission on 4 May 2011, brings together 33 companies and trade associations, covering 39 different internet sites including leading e-commerce platforms (such as eBay, Amazon, Allegro and Rakuten/PriceMinister) as well as major brands in the field of fast moving consumer goods, consumer electronics, fashion, luxury goods, sports goods, film, software, games and toys (such as Adidas, Nike, Lego, Mattel, LVMH, Burberry; Nokia, Unilever and Procter & Gamble), in a joint fight against the online sale of counterfeit goods.
The Report – the first of its kind – provides a detailed assessment of best practices and practical measures that successfully prevent the sale of counterfeits online, thus protecting consumers looking for genuine products in the digital Internal Market. The Report also demonstrates that, in parallel with legislation, voluntary cooperation significantly contributes to curbing online counterfeiting and that it can, in certain circumstances, provide flexibility to adapt quickly to technological developments and deliver efficient solutions. The MoU contributes to enhanced trust in the on-line Internal Market and in so doing helps the EU's Digital Market to grow. Next Monday [April 22], the Report will be discussed at the Conference “Jointly Building Resilient EU Responses to Counterfeiting”, organised in Dublin by the Commission and the EU Observatory on the Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights."
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The Report – the first of its kind – provides a detailed assessment of best practices and practical measures that successfully prevent the sale of counterfeits online, thus protecting consumers looking for genuine products in the digital Internal Market. The Report also demonstrates that, in parallel with legislation, voluntary cooperation significantly contributes to curbing online counterfeiting and that it can, in certain circumstances, provide flexibility to adapt quickly to technological developments and deliver efficient solutions. The MoU contributes to enhanced trust in the on-line Internal Market and in so doing helps the EU's Digital Market to grow. Next Monday [April 22], the Report will be discussed at the Conference “Jointly Building Resilient EU Responses to Counterfeiting”, organised in Dublin by the Commission and the EU Observatory on the Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights."
Lees het rapport hier.