The European Commission is that ACTA is no longer assessed by the European Court of Justice. The decision was taken after legal questions of the Court, but also gives the European Commission that there is no realistic chance that ACTA is still assumed.
“After a request from the European Court of Justice, the Commission has decided the request for the keys of ACTA repealed,” says a spokeswoman of the European Commission in a statement. The European Commission asked the opinion of the Court in may, to see whether the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, however, was in conformity with the EU treaties and in particular with the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union. The european parliament had been against ACTA vote and was also against this scrutiny.
It is unclear what the question of the European Court to the Commission, but, according to the European burgerrechtenorganisatie EDRi was the legal ‘analysis’ for the request of Commissioner De Gucht are not in order, and the Commission was therefore forced the request to withdraw. At the mouth of the spokeswoman, the Commission shall, however, also know that there is “no realistic chance that the European Council and the Parliament that ACTA is still hiring’.
The ACTA treaty was intended to trade in counterfeit goods and piracy on the internet, but according to the critics, made the treaty an infringement on civil rights. Also the mystery about the treaty, the negotiations were mostly behind closed doors, instead, led to dissatisfaction. Earlier this year voted in favour of both the european parliament and the Dutch Second Chamber against the treaty. In addition to the European Union names, among others, Japan and the United States part to the treaty. The latter are still in favour.