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China : CNTAC sign MOU with European textile & fashion associations

China : CNTAC sign MOU with European textile & fashion associations

Write: Liani [2011-05-20]
On the morning of August 27, Mr. Du Yuzhou, President of China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), respectively undersigned Memorandum on Understanding (MOU) concerning the protection of intellectual property rights with Mr. Thierry Noblot, Delegate General of the Federation of the French Textile Industry (UIT).
Memorandum of Understanding on the Co-operation in the fields of Environmental Policy and Health Care with Mr. Peter Schwartze, President of the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry, and Memorandum on the Cooperation and Memorandum on Understanding (MOU) concerning the protection of intellectual property rights with Mr. Max R. Hungerbühler, President of the Swiss Textile Federation.
Witnesses of the sign-up also included Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Baumann, Director General of the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry, Mrs. Claudia Saam and Mr. Sven Eriskat, also from the German Confederation, Mrs. Barbara Schmidt-Zock from the Association of German Home Textile Industry, Mr. Thomas Rasch, Director General of German Fashion Association, Dr. Thomas Schweizer, Director General of the Swiss Textile Federation, Dr. Peter Pfneisl, President of the Association of the Austrian Textile Industry, and Mr. Salvador Maluquer, Executive Vice President of Spanish Cotton System Textile Industry Association.
From CNTAC side the attendees included Mr. Gao Yong, Vice President of CNTAC, Mme. Yuan Hongping, Director of Foreign Affairs Office, CNTAC, Mr. Sun Huaibin, Director of Industrial Consulting Department of CNTAC, Mr. Zhu Minru, Director General of China Nonwovens Industrial Textile Association, Mr. Chen Weikang, Vice Chairman of the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT, Mne. Zhu Beina, Secretary General of China Cotton Textile Association, Mr. Wang Zhuo, Vice Secretary General of China National Garment Association.
The issue of IPR protection is widely concerned not only in the global market, but also within China. So the topic about IPR aroused a lot of discussion before the sign-up. The misunderstanding that only manufacturers should be claimed for the IPR violation were existing worldwide and it was not fair, Mr. Gao Yong, Vice President of CNTAC, emphasized.