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This article demonstrates the role and importance of EU agencies in the EU’s regulatory environment, and considers the consequences of an absence of cooperation through agencies for internal security. It does so by exploring the case study of the anti-counterfeiting activities of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and what happens when a state no longer benefits from membership of an EU agency. The effective protection of consumers from counterfeit goods is dependent upon identifying best practices, sharing information on counterfeiting trends, and coordinating responses, activities undertaken through EU agencies. This article demonstrates that the ability of states to effectively counter the sale of counterfeit goods is dependent upon the existence of EU agencies due to the need for transnational cooperation. In the absence of EU agencies, states are likely to suffer diminished operational expertise and a lack of in-depth knowledge concerning counterfeiting trends. It concludes that the EU agencies form an essential part of EU security governance, with states not party to these cooperative endeavours rendered vulnerable and unable to combat at a national level what is ultimately a global problem.
Author(s): Farrand B
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Security
Year: 2019
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
Pages: 22-39
Print publication date: 01/04/2019
Online publication date: 30/01/2019
Acceptance date: 20/01/2019
Date deposited: 04/04/2019
ISSN (print): 0966-2839
ISSN (electronic): 1746-1545
Publisher: Routledge
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2019.1573816
DOI: 10.1080/09662839.2019.1573816
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