Translation of "droit naturel de propriété " (French → English) :

44. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts in the area of intellectual property law, with a view to creating a modern copyright framework for the digital single market; calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to encourage the development of legal content which is accessible across the digital single market; stresses that a revised intellectual property rights (IPR) regime should be based on encouraging innovation, new service models and user-generated and collaborative content in order to foster the development of a competitive EU ICT market, while ensuring that rights-holders are protected and properly compen ...[+++]sated;

However, once again in contrast to what citizens are given to believe, the power of the EU to intervene to defend people's rights to their property for example (which is recognised under the European Convention on Human Rights and therefore by the EU Treaty Article 6, as well as the Charter of Fundamental Rights dating from the Nice Treaty) is contested by the European Commission which persistently refuses to acknowledge that "the rules in Member States governing the system of property ownership" ( Article 295 TEC - which was founded to make the distinction between collective ownership and private ownership of property,) cannot apply to ...[+++]deny the right of an EU citizen to his legitimately acquired private property, which is also recognised under the right of establishment contained under Article 44e.

11. Notes that the EU has also put in place a comprehensive system of IP protection over the past 10 years through harmonising most national IP systems and putting in place Community IPRs throughout the EU; considers that, because of the principles of Most Favoured Nation and domestic treatment, this legislation benefits non-EU holders as well as EU IPR holders; considers enforcement to be an integral part of IP protection and encourages the EU and India to agree common principles for enforcement measures, such that they should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and should not create barriers to legitimate trade;

The agreement aims to ensure that adequate rules on the protection of intellectual property are applied in all member countries, on the basis of the basic obligations laid down by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the various conventions on intellectual property rights, particularly the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

For example, certain national intellectual property rights, such as trademarksdesignspatents for biotechnological inventions and certain aspects of copyright and related rights, have been harmonised.

The agreement aims to ensure that adequate rules on the protection of intellectual property are applied in all member countries, on the basis of the basic obligations laid down by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in the various conventions on intellectual property rights (the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations, and the Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits).