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EU Persbericht: "Customs: EU and China agreements to strengthen cooperation on protecting Intellectual Property Rights and on preventing illicit imports of chemical substances used for synthetic drug production.

Commissioner László Kovács, responsible for Taxation and Customs, today signed an Action Plan with the Chinese Ambassador Song to strengthen customs cooperation on protecting Intellectual Property Rights. They also signed an agreement to enhance customs co-operation in monitoring trade and preventing trafficking and the diversion of drug precursors (chemicals that are essential to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs).

The Action Plan includes: setting up a working group to study the flow of counterfeit goods between China and the EU; the exchange of information on IPR risks; operational cooperation between key ports and airports; exchange of officials; and developing partnerships with the private sector in China in order to better target suspect shipments."

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