EU-China Summit Results in Action Plans to Combat Customs Fraud, IPR Violations
The European Union and China agreed on an updated "action plan" to work together against intellectual property rights violations, the European Commission said in a July 16 news release about the EU-China summit. The action plan is meant to strengthen…
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"customs enforcement to combat counterfeiting and piracy in the trade between the two" and "promote cooperation between customs and other law enforcement agencies and authorities in order to stop production and wind up distribution networks," the EC said. The European Anti-Fraud Office and the General Administration of China Customs also agreed on a cooperation arrangement and action plan focused on "combatting customs fraud in particular in the field of tran[s]shipment fraud, illicit traffic of waste and undervaluation fraud," the EC said. Additionally, "both parties committed to taking specific actions to promote trade safety, security and facilitation, while preventing illicit trade and fighting fraud, and to strengthening cooperation in areas such as IPR protection, Smart and Secure Trade Lanes, mutual recognition of Authorised Economic Operators, anti-fraud, solid waste inspection and trade statistics," according to a joint statement from the summit.