European Parliament
Laima Liucija Andrikienė  (PPE ),
in writing
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I voted in favour of the proposal related to the management of the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy in order to fight against infringements of intellectual property rights, increase the awareness of public and private sectors of the impact of counterfeiting and piracy and inform consumers of the dangers related to the purchase of fake products. I supported adjusting the observatory’s title to its more extended role by changing its name from ‘European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy’ to ‘European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights’. I also supported the proposal to clarify the scope of the Regulation in line with Directive 2004/48.

