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The Commission was instructed by the EU Council in 2008 to consider improve­ments to the current regulation (EC 1383/2003) under which customs authorities suspend goods for import, export or in transit when they appear to be counterfeit or pirated, or to otherwise infringe an IP right. The Council was increasingly con­cerned about the globalisation of counterfeiting, especially of dangerous counter­feit goods, and about the sale of counterfeits over the Internet. The Commission consulted widely during the first half of 2010 and is presently con­sidering the re­sults. The Federation has responded in the past to similar consulta­tions but on this occasion, BUSINESSEUROPE responded on behalf of Europe-wide industry.