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EU states back three-point anti-piracy plan

26 September 2008

James Nurton, London

European Union ministers have urged the adoption of a three-part anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy plan

At a meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council yesterday, ministers from the 27 states invited the European Commission to set up a counterfeiting and piracy observatory; disseminate information on counterfeiting and piracy; and develop action to raise awareness.

The observatory would be based on the Commission’s existing structures and would use available...



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