Brussels, 26/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - European customs seized 95 million in 2001, according to statistics just published by the European Commission. Their value on the legal Community market is put at over €2 billion and have increased 900 % since 1998, which can be explained partly by the greater diversity of articles now being counterfeited and partly by improved customs controls, pointed out an expert from the Commission.
Counterfeiting used to involve only luxury goods but it has...