enforcement efforts are needed to address the problem. The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Romania to address these and other issues.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan remains on the Watch List in 2013. The United States commends Tajikistan on its recent accession to the WTO in March 2013. Additionally, Tajikistan has taken the further positive step of adopting amendments to its laws relating to pharmaceutical products and agricultural chemical products to provide a system for protecting against the unfair commercial use, as well as unauthorized disclosure, of undisclosed test or other data generated to obtain marketing approval for these products. Further, as part of its WTO accession process, Tajikistan committed to an amendment of its Customs Code to provide ex officio authority for border and criminal enforcement officials. However, Tajikistan has yet to fully implement its commitments under the 1993 United States-Tajikistan Trade Agreement. In particular, Tajikistan needs to increase prosecutions of criminal IPR infringement. The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Tajikistan to increase its enforcement capacity in general, and to implement the commitments that Tajikistan made as part of its WTO accession process.
Trinidad and Tobago
USTR is placing Trinidad and Tobago on the Watch List in 2013. The United States is concerned that the local cable operator refuses to negotiate with the Copyright Music Organization of Trinidad and Tobago ("COTT"), the local performing rights organization, for compensation for public performance of music, including for music written by American composers. Particularly troubling in this case is the fact that a court in 2011 found that the local cable operator was required to obtain a public performance license and nearly two years later judicial authorities have not completed the appeal hearing nor assessed royalties owed to COTT. Furthermore, notwithstanding this decision, the local cable operator failed to obtain this license. The United States is also concerned by ongoing delays in the resolution of the long-standing litigation over the collection of unpaid performance royalties from the same cable operator. The United States urges the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to take all necessary actions to ensure that cable operators in Trinidad and Tobago operate in compliance with the provisions of their cable license agreements related to IPR and that, more generally, IPR is protected in its territory. The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Trinidad and Tobago to address these and other issues
Turkey
Turkey remains on the Watch List in 2013. U.S. rights holders continue to raise serious concerns regarding the export from, and transshipment through, Turkey of counterfeit and pirated products. In particular, industry has expressed concern about the manufacture of counterfeited luxury goods. Currently, the Government of Turkey does not have an effective mechanism for
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