China is taking the right steps to prevent intellectual property rights (IPR) violations, though it needs more time to achieve progress.
This is what European Union (EU) Tax and Customs Commissioner Laszlo Kovacs said in Beijing Monday.
This is what European Union (EU) Tax and Customs Commissioner Laszlo Kovacs said in Beijing Monday.
It's true that 80 percent of the counterfeit goods seized on EU borders in 2006 came from China. And it's true too that IPR protection is a major issue for EU businesses.
But Kovacs said the Chinese government is taking proper legislative steps to stem the flow of counterfeits both at home and abroad.
"We have already witnessed a decrease (in counterfeit goods from China)," he said. "I do hope that not in the long but in the medium term there will be some progress so that the proportion from China will decrease (further).
But Kovacs said the Chinese government is taking proper legislative steps to stem the flow of counterfeits both at home and abroad.
"We have already witnessed a decrease (in counterfeit goods from China)," he said. "I do hope that not in the long but in the medium term there will be some progress so that the proportion from China will decrease (further).
There has been a problem in the past with goods found on the border of EU being counterfit. Rules to enforce the consequences for counterfit goods have been put into action and are becoming more stern about this crime.
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