AGREEMENT

of May 31, 2019

About interaction of customs authorities of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the field of protection of the rights to intellectual property items

The governments of the State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States (further - the CIS) which further are referred to as with the Parties

proceeding from provisions of the Agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs of April 15, 1994,

based on rules of international law in the field of legal protection and protection of intellectual property,

expressing concern in scales of the international distribution of counterfeit goods which causes damage to economy of the State Parties of this agreement, legal business activity, cultural development and scientific and technical progress, and also threatens safety, life and health of consumers,

understanding need of state cooperation - participants of this agreement when taking measures to protection of the rights to intellectual property items and counteraction of the international realization of counterfeit goods,

being sure that the cooperation in fight against violations of the rights to intellectual property items will promote simplification and acceleration of procedures of import and commodity exportation between the State Parties of this agreement according to international standards,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The terms used in this agreement mean the following:

"competent authorities of the Parties" - the central customs authorities of the State Parties of this agreement (authorized bodies in the field of customs affairs), responsible for implementation of this agreement;

"counterfeit goods" - the goods containing intellectual property items (objects of copyright and the related rights, the trademarks, geographical instructions, names of places of goods origin) created and/or moved through customs border of the State Parties of this agreement with violation of the rights of the owner, the stipulated by the legislation State Parties of this agreement;

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