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Egyptian official: trade in counterfeit goods between the Arab countries amounted to $ 50 billion
April 22, 2013 03:47 PM Last Updated: 22 Apr 2013 15:47
Said Atef Jacob Head Consumer Protection Agency in Egypt, that the volume of commercial fraud in goods traded between the Arab countries amounted to 10% of the total goods, and the volume of trade of counterfeit goods and adulterated in the Arab countries up to about $ 50 billion. explained Jacob - in his speech to the Conference Region VI on the challenges of the application of intellectual property laws in the Arab world and hosted by the League of Arab States - that the seriousness of commercial fraud and counterfeiting in the Arab world reflected through that 56% of the volume of goods traded in the markets are not goods genuine and I fake and adulterated, but he pointed out that the This phenomenon is not linked to fraudulent trade in the Arab countries, but is a global phenomenon, demanding the presence of the exchange of information between countries to reduce it. , and pointed out that there are many efforts in the Arab prevent commercial fraud and counterfeiting was the most prominent in the Forum held the Arab Customs, which announced 34 recommendations to combat fraud and counterfeiting, and carried the recommendations adopted an integrated strategy at the national level, regional and international levels to face the phenomenon of commercial fraud and counterfeiting by building partnerships among States on the one hand and the private sector on the other hand, also called for the production of programs and information materials awareness of consumers of their rights to raise issues and to seek compensation deceit .. According to the site on the seventh day. pointed Jacob that the forum called for work to find a suitable mechanism for the exchange of information through the Arab League, or the appointment of a liaison officer in each country for the exchange of information and experiences, and to cooperate with Interpol to follow the headwaters of manufactured goods adulterated and tracing to combat sources.
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April 22, 2013 03:47 PM Last Updated: 22 Apr 2013 15:47
Said Atef Jacob Head Consumer Protection Agency in Egypt, that the volume of commercial fraud in goods traded between the Arab countries amounted to 10% of the total goods, and the volume of trade of counterfeit goods and adulterated in the Arab countries up to about $ 50 billion. explained Jacob - in his speech to the Conference Region VI on the challenges of the application of intellectual property laws in the Arab world and hosted by the League of Arab States - that the seriousness of commercial fraud and counterfeiting in the Arab world reflected through that 56% of the volume of goods traded in the markets are not goods genuine and I fake and adulterated, but he pointed out that the This phenomenon is not linked to fraudulent trade in the Arab countries, but is a global phenomenon, demanding the presence of the exchange of information between countries to reduce it. , and pointed out that there are many efforts in the Arab prevent commercial fraud and counterfeiting was the most prominent in the Forum held the Arab Customs, which announced 34 recommendations to combat fraud and counterfeiting, and carried the recommendations adopted an integrated strategy at the national level, regional and international levels to face the phenomenon of commercial fraud and counterfeiting by building partnerships among States on the one hand and the private sector on the other hand, also called for the production of programs and information materials awareness of consumers of their rights to raise issues and to seek compensation deceit .. According to the site on the seventh day. pointed Jacob that the forum called for work to find a suitable mechanism for the exchange of information through the Arab League, or the appointment of a liaison officer in each country for the exchange of information and experiences, and to cooperate with Interpol to follow the headwaters of manufactured goods adulterated and tracing to combat sources.
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