UNECE ISSUES RECOMMENDATION TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ON FIGHTING PRODUCT PIRACY
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has advised national governments to use their existing market monitoring services to detect unusual trends maybe indicating organised trades in counterfeit goods. The UNECE said this would "entail minimum additional costs and delays in existing market surveillance activities and would be a very effective addition to existing measures to combat counterfeiting". The commission said these government services should cooperate with legitimate companies in detecting and disrupting ...
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