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= ACTA: an illegal treaty? = | = ACTA: draft analysis competence issues = |
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Behind closed doors the EU, US and Japan negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty (ACTA). According to the [http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/sectoral/intell_property/fs231007_en.htm European Commission's website], a "path breaking" treaty is foreseen. For this reason the Commission likes to work outside the normal formal structures. | Behind closed doors the EU, US and Japan negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). According to the [http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/sectoral/intell_property/fs231007_en.htm European Commission's website], a "path breaking" agreement is foreseen. For this reason the Commission likes to work outside the normal formal structures. |
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An [http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Image:Acta.pdf ACTA discussion paper] was leaked. On this page we will discuss whether the treaty falls within the the EU's competence. | An [http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Image:Acta.pdf ACTA discussion paper] was leaked. On this page we will discuss whether the agreement, as foreseen in the leaked discussion paper, falls within the the Community's competence. |
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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/treaties/dat/12002E/htm/C_2002325EN.003301.html | The analysis moved here: http://action.ffii.org/acta/Analysis See also: http://action.ffii.org/acta/ [http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/cfm/doclib_search.cfm?action=search Search Commission documents] [http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=400&typ=Simple&cmsid=638&ff_TITRE=%22133%22&ff_FT_TEXT=acta&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=&dd_DATE_REUNION= Council: 133 (title), acta (text)] [http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=400&typ=Simple&cmsid=638&ff_TITRE=anti-counterfeiting+trade+agreement&ff_FT_TEXT=&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=&dd_DATE_REUNION= Council: anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (in title)] [http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=400&typ=Simple&cmsid=638&ff_TITRE=&ff_FT_TEXT=anti-counterfeiting+trade+agreement&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=&dd_DATE_REUNION= Council: anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (in text)] |
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[http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1071 Intellectual Property Watch] [http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Image:Acta.pdf Leaked document] http://ipjustice.org/wp/campaigns/acta/ http://www.eff.org/issues/acta/acta-submission-032108.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/sectoral/intell_property/fs231007_en.htm |
ACTA: draft analysis competence issues
Behind closed doors the EU, US and Japan negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). According to the [http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/sectoral/intell_property/fs231007_en.htm European Commission's website], a "path breaking" agreement is foreseen. For this reason the Commission likes to work outside the normal formal structures.
An [http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Image:Acta.pdf ACTA discussion paper] was leaked. On this page we will discuss whether the agreement, as foreseen in the leaked discussion paper, falls within the the Community's competence.
The analysis moved here: http://action.ffii.org/acta/Analysis
See also: http://action.ffii.org/acta/
[http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/cfm/doclib_search.cfm?action=search Search Commission documents]
[http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=400&typ=Simple&cmsid=638&ff_TITRE=%22133%22&ff_FT_TEXT=acta&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=&dd_DATE_REUNION= Council: 133 (title), acta (text)]
[http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=400&typ=Simple&cmsid=638&ff_TITRE=anti-counterfeiting+trade+agreement&ff_FT_TEXT=&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=&dd_DATE_REUNION= Council: anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (in title)]
[http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?page=Result&lang=EN&ssf=DATE_DOCUMENT+DESC&fc=REGAISEN&srm=25&md=400&typ=Simple&cmsid=638&ff_TITRE=&ff_FT_TEXT=anti-counterfeiting+trade+agreement&ff_SOUS_COTE_MATIERE=&dd_DATE_REUNION= Council: anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (in text)]