Activities of Jens ROHDE related to 2011/0167(NLE)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Mexican States, the Kingdom of Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of Singapore, the Swiss Confederation and the united States of America
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 1 a (new)
Short justification – Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is in favour of international agreements which strengthen the respect for intellectual property rights considering the importance hereof for the EU's economy and job market as recent OECD studies1 estimate that international piracy and counterfeit account for approximately 150 billion EUR per year; __________________ 1 OECD study: Magnitude of counterfeiting and piracy of Tangible products: an update, November 2009 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/27/4408 8872.pdf.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 2
Short justification – Paragraph 2
2. Notes that counterfeiting, copyright and trademark infringements are covered by ACTA thus creating a one-size-fits-alland recognizes the concern that a wider set of instruments of enforcement which doesn'might meet the unique needs of each sector; is concerned by the lack of better; recognizes the concern that some definitions of key terminologies on which the ACTA enforcement mechanisms are based; fears that this creates might not be sufficiently clear, which might lead to legal uncertainty for European companies and in particular SMEs, technology users, online platform and internet service providers;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 3
Short justification – Paragraph 3
3. Notes that whileWelcomes the ambition of ACTA is to strengthen EU industries, it appears to be contrary to; recognizes the concerns regarding ACTA's digital enforcement provisions and recalls the ambition of the EP in the Digital Agenda to make Europe the scene for cutting edge internet innovation, as well as the strong ambition to promote net neutrality and access to the online digital market for SMEs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 4
Short justification – Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that data concerning the scale of IPR infringements are inconsistent, incomplete, insufficientthe Commission's yearly customs reports show a consistent increase in seized goods suspected of violating IPR with an increase in cases from 43,500 in 2009 to almost 80,000 in 20101; however, recognises the concern that data concerning the scale of IPR infringements are incomplete and dispersed, and that an; supports objective, and independent impact assessment is needed for any additionals for legislative proposal's; __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/d ocuments/customs/customs_controls/counterfeit_p iracy/statistics/statistics_2010.pdf.
Amendment 31 #
5. Is concerned that the ACTA text does not ensure a fairConsiders that the several explicit obligations in ACTA on the signatories to protect fundamental rights might not be sufficiently emphasised, recognises the concern that some parts of the ACTA text might be seen as impacting on the balance between the right to intellectual property and the freedom to conduct business, the right to protection of personal data and the freedom to receive or impart information, the requirement of which was recently ruled by the European Court of Justice;