[Chapter-delegates] EU consultation on ACTA

[Christine Runnegar]

Thank you very much for this suggestion Patrick and the pointer to the
"European Parliament resolution of 10 March 2010 on the transparency and
state of play of the ACTA negotiations". 

As you and Olivier have highlighted in your email exchange this morning, it
is particularly complicated in Europe. The European Union is participating
in the ACTA negotiations (represented by the European Commission, the EU
Presidency and EU Member States) but apparently the European Parliament is
not involved and does not know what is being negotiated because the text(s)
under discussion have not been released.

Best regards,
Christine

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Vande Walle [mailto:patrick at vande-walle.eu] 
Sent: 19 March 2010 9:53 AM
To: Christine Runnegar
Cc: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] EU consultation on ACTA

Thanks for this draft letter, Christine. It is very good, given we don't
have the actual text being discussed. 

It may be worth pointing out in the letter that the European Parliament has
adopted a resolution requiring it be associated in the discussionsand that
the ACTA negotiators publish the draft texts.  

See
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2010-0
058&language=EN&ring=P7-RC-2010-0154
Background information:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/meps-defy-commission-internet-piracy-agree
ment-news-326215

Something like (page 2, paragraph 2) "Like many other parties and
stakeholders, most notably the European Parliament, We urge the ACTA
participants to publish the digital provisions under consideration" 

Patrick