MEP: Why Parliament needs legal advice on ACTA
28 February 2012
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Julian Hale, Brussels
The rapporteur for a key committee in the European Parliament has urged MEPs to refer a separate question to Europe’s highest court over the legality of ACTA
Last week the European Commission said it will ask the Court of Justice of the EU to clarify whether the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and its implementation are fully compatible with freedom of expression and freedom of the internet.Now a leading MEP has recommended that the European Parliament refers issues relating to ACTA to the Court of Justice separately and not together with...
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