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Specifically asks her Commission inactions will take for to deal with imports fakeason products ensuring equal terms of competition For them Greeks and European producers.
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Indicatively notes that Alcoholic beverages face one of the highest percentagescompared to other products. It refers specifically to the financial impact since only in Greece, each year is lost 49 million euros in sales and over 200 jobs While in the EU, theannual sales losses are up to 2.289 million euro and estimated to be lost 5700 seats work only In the field this.
Emphasizes that the these phenomena are hurting irreparably the producers constituting parallel Significant risk to consumer health while referring to specific practices of criminal networks such as or falsification of labels and of packaging and falsification of products with dangerous substances.
Ends up stressing that The Commission must take measure In order to deal with the geographic abusefurious indications and reinforce Cross -border cooperation and imposing legislation for TThe fight against falsification.
Following is the full text of the question:
Question with a written response request to the committee
Theme: Actions to address the abuse of geographical indications and the production and distribution of counterfeit products
Products with geographical indications such as olive oil, meat, cheese, dairy products and drinks such as beer and wine are particularly vulnerable to falsification.
For example, Alcoholic beverages have one of the highest falsification rates compared to other products, with annual sales losses of 2,289 million euros and nearly 5700 jobs in the EU. Only in Greece, there are 49 million euros in sales and more than 200 jobs each year.
According to Europolcriminals falsify labels and packaging and adapt production processes and have also been seized products that contain dangerous substances.
These phenomena are irreparably affecting producers while being a significant risk to consumer health.
In the light of the above, the Commission is asked:
1. How does it intend to deal with imports of such products by ensuring equal conditions for competition for European producers?