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| 29/07 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 28/07 New
PBTG Editor Column, Caroline, PBTG editor |
| 27/07 UK Launches Raft Of Tax Consultations, Tax-News.com |
| 26/07 Fat
Tax On The Menu
, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
| 23/07 Sarkozy Seeks 'Fiscal Convergence' With Germany, Tax-News.com |
| 20/07 Singapore
Base For Tuvalu OIFC, Tax-News.com |
| 19/07 Expats
Turn Backs On US Taxes, Tax-News.com |
| 16/07
Congress Approves US Financial Reform Bill, Tax-News.com |
| 15/07 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
| 15/07 St
Vincent & The Grenadines, Investors Offshore special feature |
13/07 Tax-News.com
Jersey Review 2010-2011 |
| 12/07 Goodbye
To All That, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
| 09/07
Antigua Pursuing Trade Sanctions Against US, Tax-News.com |
| 08/07 New
Lowtax Editor Column, by Kitty Miv |
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06/07 Hong
Kong Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 05/07
Australian Mining Tax Agreement Reached, Tax-News.com |
| 02/07 Online
Trading For Expats, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 29/06 EC
To Extend Common System Of VAT, Tax-News.com |
| 28/06
Lowtax Dubai, annual update |
| 25/06 Jersey
Considers Tax Future, Tax-News.com |
| 22/06 VAT
Hiked In UK Emergency Budget, Tax-News.com |
| 21/06 Steady
Progress In TPP Negotiations, Tax-News.com |
| 18/06 Singapore
- Another Hong Kong?, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 15/06 Swiss
Parliament Approves UBS Agreement, Tax-News.com |
| 14/06 Ethical
Moonshine, Penelope Wise blog entry |
| 11/06 Germany
Purchases Stolen Tax Data Disc, Tax-News.com |
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08/06 Dubai
Full PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 07/06 G-20
Shelves Global Bank Tax, Tax-News.com |
| 04/06
Lowtax Panama, annual update |
| 01/06
Lowtax Luxembourg, annual update |
| 31/05
OECD And EU Strengthen Tax Cooperation, Tax-News.com |
| 28/05
Lowtax Guernsey, annual update |
| 25/05
Lowtax Jersey, annual update |
| 24/05 Lithuania
Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 21/05
Lowtax Liechtenstein, annual update |
| 18/05 Latvia
Summary PBTG Guide, added to Personal Business Tax Guide |
| 17/05 Offshore
And The Euro, Jeremy Hetherington-Gore blog entry |
| 14/05 IO
Focus: Barbados, Investors Offshore special feature |
| 03/03
Personal Business
Tax Guide, PBTG, has launched! |
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| MEPs Condemn ACTA Secrecy |
by Ulrika Lomas, for LawAndTax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, March 15, 2010
While supporting efforts to protect intellectual
property rights through an international anti-counterfeiting agreement,
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are insisting that they must
be kept abreast of the negotiations and that data protection and
privacy rights of citizens must be safeguarded. They would also rule
out the introduction of a "three strikes" internet disconnection as a
penalty for three online copyright infringements.
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament (EP) on March 10 urges the
European Commission and the Council to grant public and parliamentary
access to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiation
texts and ensure that MEPs are fully informed in good time about the
initiative. The resolution warns that if parliament's concerns are not heeded, it "reserves its right to take suitable
action, including bringing a case before the Court of Justice in order
to safeguard its prerogatives."
Parliament called on the Commission to continue the negotiations on
ACTA and limit them to the existing European intellectual property
rights enforcement system against counterfeiting.
ACTA would be a new multilateral agreement to strengthen the
enforcement of intellectual property rights and combat counterfeiting
and piracy of goods such as clothing of luxury brands, music, and
films. The negotiating parties - the EU and other OECD countries - have
jointly agreed on a confidentiality clause to keep negotiations secret.
In its resolution, the EP voices concern over the lack of
transparency in the negotiations, and the fact that no parliamentary
approval was sought for the negotiating mandate.
MEPs point to new powers in the Lisbon Treaty which confer upon the
Commission "a legal obligation to inform Parliament immediately and
fully at all stages of international negotiations".
ACTA provisions "should not affect global access to legitimate,
affordable and safe medicinal products, including innovative and
generic products", says the resolution.
MEPs also call for an impact assessment to be carried out with
regard to fundamental rights and data protection and demand that no
personal searches be conducted at EU borders. Parliament also requests
"full clarification of any clauses that would allow for warrantless
searches and confiscation of information storage devices such as
laptops, cell phones and MP3 players by border and customs
authorities".
Finally, MEPs want to ensure that the agreement does not make it
possible for any ‘three-strikes’ procedures to be imposed. For
example, people should not lose their internet access as penalty for
three infringements of online copyright, when downloading music, films
or any other intellectual product.
The European Parliament's concerns echo those expressed by the
European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter
Hustinx, who complained in a statement last month that he had not been
informed by the European Commission
on the content of an agreement "which raises significant issues as
regards individuals' fundamental rights, and in particular their right
to privacy and data protection."
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