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  • In March 2004, Turkey's Parliament passed a law to ban street sales of copyrighted materials, and to, among other things, establish ex officio authority to enforce copyrights.
  • In March 2004, the Government of Mauritius subsequently brokered a settlement between the U.S. apparel company and several of the counterfeiters, whereby the latter would cease production of counterfeit merchandise and make a cash payment to the U.S. company. In return, the U.S. company agreed to allow existing stocks of counterfeit merchandise to be sold, under controlled circumstances, through mid-2004.

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  • The Government of Mauritius is finalizing implementing regulations for copyright legislation passed in 2003 and has shared the draft regulations with the above-cited company for review. The regulations are expected to be issued in Spring 2004.
  • In April 2004, the Government of Pakistan issued trademark regulations that are consistent with its TRIPs obligations.

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