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European Commission Taxation and Customs Union REPORT ON EU CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS RESULTS AT THE EUROPEAN BORDER - 2008 1 European Commission — Taxation and Customs Union Executive summary The number of goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights, detained in 2008 increased by 126% to 178 million articles, from 79 million in 2007. The number of cases in which customs administrations intervened in 2008, increased for the sixth consecutive time by 13% to 49.381 from 43.671. Overall, China was the main source country for IPR infringing articles with 54% of the total amount. However, in certain product categories, other countries were the main source, notably Indonesia for foodstuff and beverages, the United Arab Emirates for cigarettes and India for medicines. CD/DVD was the top category of articles detained with a total of 79 million, which accounted for 44% of the entire amount followed by cigarettes (23%) and clothing and accessories (10%). Products potentially dangerous to the health and safety of European consumers accounted for a total of 20 million items, or 11% (food and beverages, personal care articles, medicines and toys). As indicated in the Council Resolution of 25 September 2008 on a comprehensive European anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy plan, the Council endorsed a Customs Action Plan to combat IPR infringements for the years 2009 to 2012 on 16 March 2009. ...