Together Against Counterfeiting

Alliance

The Together Against Counterfeiting (TAC) Alliance brings together almost 100 companies from all industrial sectors, with the support of over 20 trade associations and NGOs. Our purpose is to raise awareness about the impact of the worrying growth of counterfeiting and push for the adoption of immediate, horizontal and ambitious legislative solutions at European level.

LATEST NEWS

27 April 2022

TAC Alliance welcomes political agreement on DSA but stresses that more forceful regulation is needed to effectively tackle online counterfeiting

The Together Against Counterfeiting (TAC) Alliance salutes the efforts deployed by the co-legislators to reach a political agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA). However, while the text is still being finalized, the agreement represents only a first step in the right direction in fighting online counterfeiting, rather than going the full distance. It will therefore be essential to complement the DSA with additional targeted and mandatory initiatives focused on curbing online counterfeiting.
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14 December 2021

Brands warn that the current Parliament’s position on the DSA allows that “what is illegal offline remains legal online” and call on meaningful changes in plenary to fight counterfeits online

The Together Against Counterfeiting (TAC) Alliance deeply regrets that Members of the European Parliament’s IMCO Committee failed to take into account the reality of how counterfeit products are sold online today and will be sold tomorrow, as well as the risks they pose to consumers and businesses. As such, the Digital Services Act (DSA) text leaves the door wide open for counterfeiters to continue deceiving and endangering consumers online.
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06 December 2021

TAC Alliance joins business, consumer and civil society organisations in sounding the alarm on the direction taken by the European Parliament on the Digital Services Act

The Together Against Counterfeiting (TAC) Alliance co-signs a joint statement by 25 business, consumer and civil society organisations, sounding the alarm on the current direction of the European Parliament’s negotiations on the Digital Services Act (DSA). In their current shape, some compromises would risk harming consumers and businesses, particularly offline SMEs.
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12 October 2021

TAC Alliance joins industry, consumer and civil society organisations to call on effective and strong DSA obligations for online platforms against illegal activities

The Together Against Counterfeiting (TAC) Alliance co-signs a joint call with 30 business, consumer and civil society organisations for the Digital Services Act (DSA) to create effective and unambiguous rules tackling illegal activities and rogue traders.
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