Russia, ECPA Launch Anti-Counterfeit Initiative
7 June 2007 Representatives of the leading companies and government officials discussed the counterfeit problem, and analyzed issues such as how to prevent counterfeit and illegal goods from entering the market as well as improvements to legislation.
The release states that in the last few years, there has been an increase of counterfeit and illegal trade of pesticides throughout Europe and the Russian Federation. Conservative figures from the Russian government put the level of counterfeiting at 10% for 2006. Sergey Shurygin of the Russian Federal Customs Service said, "The Russian Customs Service, in co-operation with the companies that provide the samples of the original packaging, has tracked down 154 cases of counterfeit produce being brought into the country. In 2005, the same figure grew to 390 cases, and in 2006, to 1,628 cases."
The crop protection companies will use several techniques to counter the problem. These include increasing farmers’ awareness, improving production control, reinforced cooperation with the distribution chain, liaison with law-enforcement authorities, and the development and use of anti-counterfeit technologies.
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