Global-Anti-Counterfeiting Group
Acronym: GACG
General Information
Identification Code: 421129450794-09
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Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/19/2023
Last Update: 2/8/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Association is a non- political, non-governmental and non-profit- making organisation and has the following aims:
a. To create awareness of the importance of effective intellectual property protection to prevent counterfeiting of goods and services throughout the world.
b. To disseminate knowledge and information about counterfeiting and ways of combating it in order to raise
public awareness about tbe problem as well as to educate and inform.
c. To facilitate the introduction of effective measures to tackle counterfeiting including the establishment of anti-counterfeiting groups throughout the world.
In pursuing its aims, the Association will always seek to complement rather than replicate the existing services provided by its members.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Consumers
- Customs
- Digital economy and society
- Environment
- Fraud prevention
- International co-operation and development
- Single market
Levels of Interest:
- global
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Here after are the GACG's ways and means of action:
a. Organising meetings, seminars, conferences and courses to foster cooperation and exchange of knowledge and information about counterfeiting for members and other interested parties.
b. Co-operation with other national and international anti-counterfeiting groups and organisations which have similar aims.
c. Researching and gathering global information regarding the extent, cost and dangers of product counterfeiting.
In consequence, the principal legislative proposals or EU politics targeted are concerning intellectual property protection; fight against counterfeiting; EU relations with third-party countries and stakeholders; international cooperation; customs-related topics; etc.
Here after are concrete EU policies or legislative proposals the GACG aims to influence:
- Digital Services Act implementation;
- Revision of the cybersecurity NIS2 directive at both EU and national level;
- Revision of the Designs package (Directive and Regulation);
- Revision of the EU customs code & Regulation 608/2013;
- EU policy cycle EMPACT;
- Collaboration with EUIPO Observatory and other EU institutions on counterfeiting-related topics.
Communication Activities: Here after are the GACG's ways and means of action:
a. Organising meetings, seminars, conferences and courses to foster cooperation and exchange of knowledge and information about counterfeiting for members and other interested parties.
b. Co-operation with other national and international anti-counterfeiting groups and organisations which have similar aims.
c. Researching and gathering global information regarding the extent, cost and dangers of product counterfeiting.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 16 rue de la Faisanderie
Post Code: 75116
City: Paris
Country: FRANCE
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EU Office
Address: 16 rue de la Faisanderie
Post Code: 75116
City: Paris
Country: FRANCE
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5
Info Members: GACG Headquarters
GACG Chairman, Mr. John Anderson
16 rue de la Faisanderie
75116 Paris
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Aktionskreis gegen Produkt- und Markenpiraterie - APM (Germany)
Anti Counterfeiting Collaboration - Nigeria - ACC (Nigeria)
Anti-Counterfeiting Authority - Kenya - ACA (Kenya)
Anti-Counterfeiting Group - ACG (UK)
Asian Coalition Against Counterfeiting And Piracy - ACACAP (Asia)
Asociación Nacional para la Defensa de la Marca - ANDEMA - ANDEMA (Spain)
Chamber Against Smuggling and Piracy - CALPYC (Uruguay)
Danish Anti Counterfeiting Group - DACG (Denmark)
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce/Industry & Committee Against Smuggling & Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy - FICCI/CASCADE (India)
Finnish Anti-Counterfeiting Group - FACG (Finland)
Istituto di Centromarca per la lotta alla contraffazione - Indicam (Italy)
Norwegian Anti Counterfeiting Group - NACG (Norway)
Quality Brands Protection Committee - QBPC (China)
Swedish Anti Counterfeiting Group - SACG (Sweden)
The International Anticounterfeiting Coalition - IACC (USA)
Ukraine Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy - UAACP (Ukraine)
Union des Fabricants - Unifab (France)