IPR Enforcement directive

[ IPRED2 ]

http://www.europarl.eu.int/oeil/file.jsp?id=230622

Council

coreper 1 confirmed by http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/fr/04/st06/st06376.fr04.pdf

http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/en/04/st08/st08350.en04.pdf

http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/en/04/st08/st08851-ad01.en04.pdf

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of intellectual property rights PE-CONS 3636/04 PI 33 CODEC 354 OC 224 + COR 1 (sv)

The Council approved the amendments contained in the European Parliament's Opinion and decided to adopt the act as amended with the Austrian, Belgian and Italian delegations abstaining. (Legal basis: Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community).

20. Commission statement

"The Commission considers that effective action against counterfeit and piracy requires criminal sanctions for serious infringements which are intentional and committed for commercial purposes. It also considers, in line with Article 20 of its original proposal, that where necessary to achieve a Community objective, such measures may be adopted under the powers conferred for the purposes of achieving the aims set out in Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Consequently, the Commission will examine the possibility to propose in due course further measures providing for criminal sanctions in this field." see Ipred2En