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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10509

6 December 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 38
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade
De Gucht hopes EU will sign ACTA before end of year

Brussels, 05/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - The EU has yet to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Commissioner Karel De Gucht, however, is awaiting the go-ahead from the Council before the end of this year. ACTA will then have to be approved by the European Parliament and ratified by all member states before it becomes effective.

Unlike Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the United States, all of which signed the ACTA at an official...

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