WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3512/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Counterfeit and pirated goods
28. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 182/91 (1999/C 182/120) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3512/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (25 November 1998) Subject: Counterfeit and pirated goods With reference to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) 3295/94 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods (COM(98) 25 final * 98/0018 ACC) (1), can the Commission call the attention of the national governments to the urgent need for a speedier procedure as requested in the third part of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)? (1) OJ C 108, 7. 4. 1998, p. 63. (1999/C 182/121) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3513/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (25 November 1998) Subject: Counterfeit and pirated goods With reference to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) 3295/94 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods (COM(98) 25 final * 98/0018 ACC) (1), it should be noted that the system is faced with an unusual difficulty in that at Community level the scope of the rules is limited whilst the implementing procedures are to be laid down by national legislation. For economic reasons, can the Commission harmonise that legislation so that the main provisions in this field can be applied effectively? (1) OJ C 108, 7. 4. 1998, p. 63. (1999/C 182/122) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3523/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (25 November 1998) Subject: Denied-boarding compensation system With reference to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) 295/91 establishing common rules for a denied- boarding compensation system in scheduled air transport (COM(98) 0041 final * 98/022 SYN) (1), can the Commission propose a clear method of calculating increases in denied-boarding compensation and a procedure for consulting the Member States and interested parties before adopting such increases? (1) OJ C 120, 18. 4. 1998, p. 18. Joint answer to Written Questions E-3511/98, E-3512/98, E-3513/98 and E-3523/98 given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (4 February 1999) The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible