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CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIACUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
INTER-REGIONALSYMPOSIUM
ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTS
Metodi MICEVSKI, Assistant Director
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
HEADQUARTERS
5 REGIONAL
CUSTOMS HOUSES
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IPR ProtectionIPR Protection
Law on Customs Administration
Customs Law
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Law on customs measures for protection of intellectual property rights
Regulation for implementation for Law on customs measures for protection of intellectual property rights
Guidelines for enforcement of the Law on customs measures for IPR protection
Adopted Strategy on IPR protection
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National legislation is completely harmonized with:
• TRIPs Agreement
• EU Regulation EEC no.1383/2003, 1891/2004
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import, export, re-export, transit, customs warehousing, inward processing, processing under customs supervision, temporary importation, placing the goods in the free zone or free warehouse
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MCA has received a total of 296 requests to undertake
measures to protect IPR upon which the decisions have
reached to confirm them with the validity of 1 year.
The customs offices are immediately informed of every
decision, as well as of the relevant information on particular
trade mark. Whenever there are goods that rise the
suspicion on violating the IPR the customs offices
temporarily seize the goods, and simultaneously via the
Department for non-tariff measures, the right holders are
informed to conduct the procedure within 10 days:
• simplified procedure, or
• procedure at the competent court.
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Right holders have to execute the following procedures:• To request for simplified procedures, in writing, to which is attached the previously granted approval form the importer or the person in possession of the goods that the goods are falsified and a agreement on their destruction • To initiate a court proceeding. In that case one copy of the initiation that has been submitted to the court is delivered to the MCA• Notification hat the goods do not violate the IPR
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From the practice of enforcing the Legislation:
• it is specific that the obligation to inspect the
seized goods and to make a statement weather
the goods are originals or counterfeit is not
prescribed, and so there is no penalty
envisaged for the right holders
• the right holders are not very interested when
the shipments are of small quantities, mostly
because of the expenses that might appear for
their destruction
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Special Unit established
Database created (WCO CEN Database)
IPR coordinators in 5 Regional Customs Houses
OrganizationOrganizationOrganizationOrganization
Risk analysis and special database-INTEL
Single Window System introduced
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IPR Protection –High priority for the Customs Administration
Participation in CBIPR (Coordinative body for IPR composed of the representatives from Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Culture, State Market Inspectorate, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Information Society, Customs Administration, Ministry of Justice, State Office of Industrial Property, Public Revenue Office and the Secretariat for European Integrations)
Memoranda on cooperation with State Industrial Property Agency (SAIP), Ministry of Culture, Chambers of Commerce and other state and non-government organizations
CooperationCooperationCooperationCooperation
Support by the business community and citizens
Results presented at the web site www.customs.gov.mk
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MCA Basic AssumptionsMCA Basic AssumptionsMCA Basic AssumptionsMCA Basic Assumptions
Adopted Strategy on risk management
Established Committee on risk management
Adopted Risk Management Committee’s Rules of procedures
Established Committee on control and security
Adopted Strategy on IPR protection
Adopted Strategy on preventing tobacco products smuggling
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MCA Basic AssumptionsMCA Basic AssumptionsMCA Basic AssumptionsMCA Basic Assumptions
Established Market surveillance Coordinative body
Signed MoU between agencies participating in the Market surveillance Coordinative body Established Committee on risk management
Drafted Guidelines on implementation of the Law on market surveillance
Drafted Guidelines on the classified information
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OrganizationOrganizationOrganizationOrganization
Four X-Ray scanners for large vehicles and containers in function
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Campaign for raising the public awareness against production, distribution and use of counterfeits and pirate goods
OrganizationOrganizationOrganizationOrganization
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IPR ProtectionIPR ProtectionResultResultResultResultssss
Cosmetics and perfumes
Sports shoes and equipment
Mobile phone spare parts
Clothes
Automobile spare parts
CD and DVD
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YearRequests for
IPR protection
2007 146
2008 199
2009 250
2010 223
2011 -June 233
Requests for IPR ProtectionRequests for IPR ProtectionRequests for IPR ProtectionRequests for IPR Protection
Request for IPR Protection
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50
100
150
200
250
300
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (Jan-June)
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ResultsResultsResultsResults
Year CasesNumber of pieces /
destruction
2007 325 1.600.000 / 924.577
2008 173 983.300 / 229.705
2009 130 1.060.000 / 70.000
2010 131 372.000 / 56.000
2011 (Jan-June)
56 262.135
45% in transit (destination Kosovo),
55% goods declared for free circulation in Macedonia
ORIGIN and ROUTS:
• China (75% of the goods) usually came through the port
in Thessalonica -Greece.
• United Arab Emirates and
Turkey, mainly transported by
trucks with Turkish license
plates, had different transport
routes through Turkey,
Bulgaria, Macedonia and/or
Kosovo
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Results (JanuaryResults (JanuaryResults (JanuaryResults (January----June 2011)June 2011)June 2011)June 2011)52.000 pieces textile goodsGUCCI, DIESEL, ADIDAS, PUMA, NIKE, CALVIN
KLAIN, REPLAY, D&G, VERSACE, TOMMY
HILFIGER, G-STAR, LEVIS, LACOSTE, ARMANI
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2.240 pieces of cosmetic productsCHRISIAN DIOR, HUGO BOSS,
CHANEL, VERSACE, LACOSTE,
BULGARI, ARMANI, TOMMY HILFIGER;
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Results (JanuaryResults (JanuaryResults (JanuaryResults (January----June 2011)June 2011)June 2011)June 2011)
13.690 pairs of sunglasses and accessoriesRAY BAN, ARMANI, CHANEL,
VERSACE, DIESEL
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Results (JanuaryResults (JanuaryResults (JanuaryResults (January----June 2011)June 2011)June 2011)June 2011)
3.700 pieces of automobile emblemsBMW, MERCEDES, OPEL, FORD, SEAT, RENAULT
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13.300 pieces of sports shoes and equipmentPUMA, ADIDAS, REEBOK, NIKE
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25.900 pieces of Gillette
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International AcknowledgementsInternational AcknowledgementsInternational AcknowledgementsInternational Acknowledgements
2007 - MCA ranked 7th for number of seizures in the
world by the WCO
2009 - MCA awarded with the 1st prize - Yolanda
Benitez WCO Trophy, in competition of 174
Customs Administrations Members of the WCO
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Destruction 2011Destruction 2011Destruction 2011Destruction 2011
8.000 textile goods,
54.000 labels,
130.000 PVC bags, 7.000 sports equipment, 620
radio/CD/player, 18.000 kg detergentI
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External portal for electronic submission of specified requests in the EDMS of MCA
Regulated by Regulated by Regulated by Regulated by guidelines and user guidelines and user guidelines and user guidelines and user manuals of MCA manuals of MCA manuals of MCA manuals of MCA
Under development Under development Under development Under development electronic signature electronic signature electronic signature electronic signature and new and new and new and new functionalitiesfunctionalitiesfunctionalitiesfunctionalities
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Under development new Intelligence databases - TRIPS
South-East European messaging system: SEMS
Created byCreated byCreated byCreated by AIDCO (European AIDCO (European AIDCO (European AIDCO (European Commission Commission Commission Commission ---- Europe Aid CoEurope Aid CoEurope Aid CoEurope Aid Co----ooooperation) peration) peration) peration) andandandand CAFAOCAFAOCAFAOCAFAO
SEMS SEMS SEMS SEMS servicesservicesservicesservices: : : : collection, collection, collection, collection, processing and exchange of processing and exchange of processing and exchange of processing and exchange of intelligence and risk analyses intelligence and risk analyses intelligence and risk analyses intelligence and risk analyses information on passengers, information on passengers, information on passengers, information on passengers, goods, vehicles goods, vehicles goods, vehicles goods, vehicles
Adopted User Manual on SEMS Adopted User Manual on SEMS Adopted User Manual on SEMS Adopted User Manual on SEMS and Guidelines on SEMS and Guidelines on SEMS and Guidelines on SEMS and Guidelines on SEMS (October 2010)(October 2010)(October 2010)(October 2010)
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Enforcement (Communication & Enforcement (Communication & Enforcement (Communication & Enforcement (Communication & Coordination)Coordination)Coordination)Coordination)
Prepared Guidelines on the risk analyses department
Under preparation establishment of risk analyses units at regional customs houses
New Guidelines on internal controlling systems
Under preparation identification of risks, inspection methods and tools for: postal traffic, railways traffic, fast currier, air traffic, land and lake traffic
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Introduced module for risks management at border crossing customs posts
Collection of Collection of Collection of Collection of information on the information on the information on the information on the results of the results of the results of the results of the controlscontrolscontrolscontrolsRisk profiles Risk profiles Risk profiles Risk profiles managementmanagementmanagementmanagement
Searching in the Searching in the Searching in the Searching in the databases on risk databases on risk databases on risk databases on risk indicators, customs indicators, customs indicators, customs indicators, customs offences, seized goods, Central list of offences, seized goods, Central list of offences, seized goods, Central list of offences, seized goods, Central list of suspicious entitiessuspicious entitiessuspicious entitiessuspicious entitiesAdopted User manual for operation with the risk Adopted User manual for operation with the risk Adopted User manual for operation with the risk Adopted User manual for operation with the risk management module at the border crossings management module at the border crossings management module at the border crossings management module at the border crossings (October 2010)(October 2010)(October 2010)(October 2010)
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Systematic electronic exchange of data –SEED in function
In 2010 signed In 2010 signed In 2010 signed In 2010 signed Protocols on SEED Protocols on SEED Protocols on SEED Protocols on SEED
with Serbia, with Serbia, with Serbia, with Serbia, Kosovo and AlbaniaKosovo and AlbaniaKosovo and AlbaniaKosovo and Albania
SEEDSEEDSEEDSEED servicesservicesservicesservices: : : : bilateral exchange of bilateral exchange of bilateral exchange of bilateral exchange of information on information on information on information on transit within transit within transit within transit within Western BalkansWestern BalkansWestern BalkansWestern BalkansSEEDSEEDSEEDSEED 2 in progress: 2 in progress: 2 in progress: 2 in progress: automated electronic automated electronic automated electronic automated electronic discharging of discharging of discharging of discharging of transit within transit within transit within transit within western Balkanswestern Balkanswestern Balkanswestern BalkansAdopted Guidelines on Adopted Guidelines on Adopted Guidelines on Adopted Guidelines on SEED and User manual SEED and User manual SEED and User manual SEED and User manual on SEED (October on SEED (October on SEED (October on SEED (October 2010)2010)2010)2010)
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Further improvement of the management information system-MIS
ServicesServicesServicesServices: : : : collection, collection, collection, collection, analyses of analyses of analyses of analyses of the data on the data on the data on the data on activities of activities of activities of activities of the border the border the border the border crossing crossing crossing crossing customs posts customs posts customs posts customs posts an reports an reports an reports an reports (traffic of (traffic of (traffic of (traffic of different different different different types of types of types of types of vehicles, vehicles, vehicles, vehicles, passengers, passengers, passengers, passengers, controls controls controls controls etc.)etc.)etc.)etc.)
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Development of Electronic risk analyses system - RAS
Consolidation of the risk analyses systems for safety and quality control and other controls with customs declaration processing system - CDPS
Processing of all risk criteria (for customs, safety, quality and other purposes) at first entrance of data on imports
Further reduction of the temptations for corruption and improved quality of the control
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Development of Electronic risk analyses system - RAS
RAS will produce a clear systemic information on: who, what, when and how will inspect the shipment, 24/7
Further reduction of the temptations for corruption and improved quality of the control
RAS will integrate existing IT systems (EXIM, CDPS, EDMS, TRACES, ISIGU..)
RAS will provide interfaces for structured submission of high risk information and profiles
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Border control of Border control of Border control of Border control of the the the the
goods:goods:goods:goods:
1.1.1.1.Customs Customs Customs Customs administrationadministrationadministrationadministration
2.2.2.2.Veterinary and Veterinary and Veterinary and Veterinary and food Inspectionfood Inspectionfood Inspectionfood Inspection
3.3.3.3.State sanitary State sanitary State sanitary State sanitary and health and health and health and health inspectorateinspectorateinspectorateinspectorate
4.4.4.4.State State State State inspectorate for inspectorate for inspectorate for inspectorate for agricultureagricultureagricultureagriculture
Domestic market Domestic market Domestic market Domestic market
control:control:control:control:
1.1.1.1.State market State market State market State market InspectorateInspectorateInspectorateInspectorate
2.2.2.2.Bureau for Bureau for Bureau for Bureau for medicine medicine medicine medicine
3.3.3.3.Bureau for Bureau for Bureau for Bureau for metrology metrology metrology metrology
4.4.4.4.State State State State environmental environmental environmental environmental inspectorateinspectorateinspectorateinspectorate
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Development of Electronic risk analyses system - RAS
RAS Working Group established by the Government in July 2010
Initial Project Plan adopted by the Government in October 2010
RAS Elaborate adopted by the Government in January 2011
Under preparation functional specification and identification of the business processes
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ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
THANKTHANKTHANKTHANKYOUYOUYOUYOUMetodi MICEVSKI,
Assistant DirectorCustoms Administration of the Republic of Macedonia
Tel:++ 389 70 276 324E-mail: [email protected]