Civil society organisations and the European parliament are deliberately sidelined in the decision to take the anti-piraterijverdrag Acta to be signed. That says, the rapporteur of the parliament, which speaks of a ‘political charade’.
The rapporteur, a member of the European parliament that is appointed to oversee the substantive discussions of legislative proposals, concludes that around the time of signing the Anti-counterfeiting trade agreement is a ‘political charade’ is played, in which politicians ‘unprecedented maneuvers’ have made. Although the European Parliament the treaty must still approve, Kadar Arif his function as a rapporteur of this dossier filed out of dissatisfaction with how the signing is concluded.
Arif says that other parliamentarians all efforts have been made to ensure that the European parliament, citizens and civil society organisations no say got. So negotiations were kept secret and the signature is accelerated to protests in the bud, claims Arif. The opinion of the rapporteur weighs heavily, as he is properly appointed to the legislative process to keep an eye on.
Acta is a treaty that counterfeit goods and piracy on the internet would have to fight. The treaty being concluded with many countries worldwide, as the legislation in many countries involved to coordinate. The Acta treaty is compared to the controversial American Pipa and Sopa bills, but it goes less far. The European Commission and the Dutch government have repeatedly indicated that existing legislation does not need to be adjusted and that the treaty does not go beyond what is now legally possible. Controversial provisions, such as the exit of auteursrechtschenders of the internet, are deleted.