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ACTA - Stakeholders' Consultation Meeting - 21 April 2009



Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission is organising a meeting to inform and consult interested parties about the negotiation of a plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
 

The goal of ACTA is to provide an improved framework for countries committed to intellectual property protection, in view of effectively addressing the challenges of IPR infringement today.
 
The purposes of the meeting will be to:
 
1)         Inform stakeholders about the ACTA concept, purposes and the negotiation process so far;
2)         Receive comments from stakeholders about their views (expectations or concerns) regarding ACTA.
 
Relevant information about the ACTA negotiations can be found on the Trade website.  A detailed written state-of-play of the negotiation should be available at the same location before the meeting date.

Practical details:

Date :   Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Time:    3 - 5:30 pm
Venue: Charlemagne Building, Room "de Gasperi", 
            1049 Brussels, Rue de la Loi 170
 
To register (pre-registration is required for security reasons)
-           Please send an email indicating your name and the organisation you represent
-           Due to the room capacity (approx. 450) participation will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Presence of more than one person per participating organisation will also be conditioned to the total number of participants.
-           Closing date for registration: 15 April 2009
-           Please note: Admission is free. However, the European Commission is not able to cover the travel or subsistence expenses for participants.
-           Those unable to participate in the meeting and/or wishing to present their positions in writing may send their comments no later than 21 April 2009.
Email: trade-news2@ec.europa.eu                                                                                                                         31/03/2009
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