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European Commission Taxation and Customs Union REPORT ON COMMUNITY CUSTOMS ACTIVITIES ON COUNTERFEIT AND PIRACY RESULTS AT THE EUROPEAN BORDER - 2007 1 European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union Executive summary The efforts of customs to protect and enforce Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the border are crucial. Figures relating to customs activities on counterfeit and piracy for the year 2007 show that counterfeit is still a growing problem, both in economic terms as well as in terms of the health and safety risks for citizens in the European Union. The results of customs activities in the EU relating to IPR enforcement show that all product sectors are subject to substantial counterfeiting and piracy. This widespread abuse of intellectual property creates health and safety dangers for consumers and damages not only the companies concerned, but also impacts on the European economy. Although the overall amount of articles seized by customs has decreased compared to last year, there has been an increase in sectors that are potentially dangerous to consumers. The amount of articles like razor blades and moisturizing creams for personal care, medicines, toys, electrical and computer equipment all show an increase and traditional sectors like clothing and luxury goods have also seen an increase again. The overall decrease in articles is solely due to lesser quantities of seized counterfeit cigarettes and CDs ...