EU customs officers intercept counterfeit items worth €1.3bln in 2011 July 24, 2012 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union says its customs officers intercepted 115 million counterfeit items worth €1.3 billion ($1.57 billion) in 2011, including many that could be dangerous to people's health. According to AP, the EU says 73 percent of the fake products came from China. The top category of seized goods was counterfeit medicine, which accounted for 24 percent of the total, the EU says. Other fake goods included cigarettes, packing material, alcohol, soft drinks and mobile phones. EU Customer Commissioner Algirdas Semeta said in a statement Tuesday, July 24, that "customs is the EU's first line of defense against fake products which threaten the safety of our citizen and undermine legal businesses." The number of intercepted goods was 15 percent higher than the previous year. Partner news  Top stories “It’s a pity that instead of operating flights, airplanes with Armenian flags stand idle under the sun,” Ghazaryan said. The issue was discussed by Gazprom chief Alexey Miller and Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan. On Feb 23, 2012, Yerevan Jur CJSC issued application for decreasing water prices from current AMD 174,059 to AMD 166,044 per cubic meter. Finance Minister David Sargsyan met with the regional director of KfW German Development Bank Lars Oermann.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkish police detain 13 more demonstrators over violence  Human rights groups say more than 3,000 people have been detained, then released, since anti-government rallies began.Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced to two years in prison Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was found guilty of hacking into computers at a company that manages data for the Swedish tax authority.Syrian rebels reportedly get first heavy weapons from Saudi Arabia A handful of the missiles were already in use and in high demand after opposition forces looted them from captured bases.UNESCO adds six ancient sites in Syria to World Heritage list Members also supported a French proposal calling for a special fund to help conserve World Heritage properties in Syria. |
