COUNTERFEITED GOODS
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has identified three priority countries as sources of counterfeit cigarette and other tobacco goods as the focus of special diplomatic efforts to pressure their governments to deal with the problem. China, the Ukraine and Brazil will receive encouragement and advice from Brussels on fighting counterfeiting. This would include help creating local private-public networks of groups interested in stifling the production of fake tobacco products, among others. If that fails, Brussels said it would use World Trade Organisation ...
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