Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Folgende Länder sind die Vertragspartner des Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement bzw. ACTA-Abkommens: die Mitgliedsstaaten der EU, Australien, Japan, Kanada, Marokko, Mexiko, Neuseeland, Schweiz, Singapur, Südkorea, USA

Das vorliegende Dokument liefert den Wortlaut des Abkommens, wie er von den Vertragspartnern am 03.12.2010 verabschiedet wurde.

Gliederung des Abkommens:

CHAPTER I -  INITIAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Section 1: Initial Provisions

Article 1: Relation to other Agreements
Article 2: Nature and Scope of Obligations
Article 3: Relation to Standards concerning the Availability and Scope of Intellectual Property Rights
'Article 4: Privacy and Disclosure of Information

Section 2: General Definitions

Article 5: General Definitions

CHAPTER II - LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Section 1: General Obligations

Article 6: General Obligations with Respect to Enforcement

Section 2: Civil Enforcement

Article 7: Availability of civil Procedures
Article 8: Injunctions
Article 9: Damages
Article 10: Other Remedies
Article 11: Information related to Infringement
Article 12: Provisional Measures

Section 3: Border Measures

Article 13: Scope of the Border Measures
Article 14: Small Consignments and personal Luggage
Article 15: Provision of Information from the Right Holder
Article 16: Border Measures
Article 17: Applicatio by the Right Holder
Article 18: Security or Equivalent Assurance
Article 19: Determination as to Infringement
Article 20: Remedies
Article 21: Fees
Article 22: Disclosure of Information

Section 4: Criminal Enforcement

Article 23: Criminal Offences
Article 24: Penalties
Article 25: Seizure, Forfeiture, and Destruction
Article 26: Ex Officio Criminal Enforcement

Section 5: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment

Article 27: Enforcement in the Digital Environment

CHAPTER III - ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES

Article 28: Enforcement Expertise, Information, and domestic Coordination
Article 29: Management of Risk at Border
Article 30: Transparency
Article 31: Public Awareness
Article 32: Environmental Considerations in Destructions of Infringing Goods

CHAPTER IV - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Article 33: International Cooperation
Article 34: Information Sharing
Article 35: Capacity building and technical Assistance

CHAPTER V - INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

Article 36: The ACTA Committee
Article 37: Contact Points
Article 38: Consultations

CHAPTER VI - FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 39: Signature
Article 40: Entry into Force
Article 41: Withdrawal
Article 42: Amendments
Article 43: Accession
Article 44: Texts of the Agreement
Article 45: Depositary