The European Commission has advise the public to avoid the cheap fake products. The amount of the pirated articles seized at the EU’s external borders that hit a record. Brussels say ” a record high in 2006 something Brussels says is a combination of better working methods as well as a flourishing trade in such goods. ” The counterfeiting continuous to constitute the dangerous threat to the health, safety and the economy. Laszlo Kovacs said “the public also has a responsibility here by not being tempted by the cheap fake holiday bargain.” . The EU customs officials last year was seized a 250 million articles infringing, intellectual property rights. The fake cigarettes out number any other smuggled product, as they account for the 60 percent of all seized goods. The commission warned, referring to the illicit trade of cigarettes as well as to a rising influx of pharmaceutical products. The fights again the pirated products has been complicated by booming Internet sales was something that was boosted. The EU commissioner Kovacs said ” “I encourage all stakeholders to continue to cooperate and take actions at all appropriate levels: business, national customs administrations, police and other enforcement authorities”,” “International customs cooperation with our major trading partners, in particularly China and India needs to be further implemented.” . The things that we should remember is to help those victims of flood, or any situation that needs help. The victims of flood is so pitiful, it is so hard to rise immediately. The flood left nothing to others. The people who is not victim of this kind of calamity should help like giving some foods,clothes,medicine or even money.
Reference:
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jun2007/gb20070601_909719.htm
