TITLE: Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
COUNTRY: Turkey
OVERALL OBJECTIVE:
The overall objective of the project was to establish a modernized and effective system of border protection regarding IPR in a way to ensure operational control throughout Turkish Customs territory.
Project’s purpose was to increase the legal and administrative capacity of Turkish Customs Administration in line with the EU norms and standards for proper and effective implementation of the EU Regulation 608/2013.
The mandatory results of the project were to decrease the differences between EU and Turkish Customs legislation and implementation in regards to border enforcement of IPR, as well as to increase awareness among customs officers dealing with IPR issues.
ACTIVITIES /COMPONENTS:
Activity 1: Review the existing customs legislation on IPR of Turkey and EU.
Activity 2: Conduct a gap and needs analysis in the legal framework.
Activity 3: Draft new national provisions concerning the border enforcement of IPR.
Activity 4: Study visits to EU Member States of 12 Turkish Customs Administration Officers in order to observe EU best practices (including software programmes related to IPR). One study visit was implemented in Greece (9-13 May 2016) and one study visit in Finland (10-12 May 2016)
Activity 5: Internship program of Turkish Customs Administration staff in Athens customs offices to experience implementation of IPR border protection legislation.
FUNDING AGENCY: European Commission
LEADER: European Public Law Center (EPLC)
PARTNERS: N/A
TIMEFRAME: from 08/12/2015 to 08/06/2017 – 6 months
CATEGORY: Public Administration