IPWatch: BMZ recommends developing nations to stay away from ACTA

IPWatch reports:

May 08, 2012. German Ministry Advises Developing Countries Not To Sign ACTA

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) advises developing countries against signing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, BMZ official Frank Schmiedchen said during a meeting of the Committee of Petitions of the German Parliament today.

Link to the article.

That is contrary to the spirit of ACTA for ‘capacity building’ and ‘technical assistance’ envisaged in Article 35.

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