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"Mr President, given that, in this House, much has been said about the trade relations with China recently, I would like to confine myself to one aspect, namely counterfeiting and piracy.
Commissioner Mandelson admitted that this problem was taken off the agenda at the beginning of the latest EU/China trade talks in response to pressure from China. That is surprising, given that the European Union, in accordance with the WTO rules, is entitled to issue protectionist measures in the event of unfair competition or distortion of competition. That is clearly the case with regard to respect for intellectual property. Every year, increasing levels of counterfeiting and piracy cause the loss of between one and two hundred thousand jobs in Europe. One morning this summer, during a one-hour raid on the Belgian coast, more than 2 500 counterfeit pieces of clothing were seized, 70% of them originating from China.
Our creativity and innovation is just about the last asset we have in the unequal struggle against competition from the East. It is high time the Commission took this on board and finally raised the problem of illegal counterfeiting with the Chinese authorities."@en1
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