MEPS BACK REFORM TO TURKEY IP PROTECTION FOR COSMETICS
July 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament's international trade committee has welcomed Turkey reforms to its intellectual property protection of manufactured goods, especially cosmetics. In a detailed motion on the operation of the European Union's (EU) customs union with Turkey, the committee said: "Counterfeit products, particularly pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for foreign direct investment." The committee said it "welcomes the adoption of new IPR ...
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