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This Action will contribute to promoting the external aspects of EU IP and trade policies and will strive to build technical cooperation with China to discuss market access issues, promote cooperation on regulation and other matters, address trade irritants and other bilateral issues."}, {"bbox": [96, 284, 1133, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will help to ensure that right holders from the EU can benefit from a high level of IP rights' protection and from adequate measures to enforce such rights, especially in view of the fact that the EU has a very strong export performance in China relating to R&D and high-tech sectors."}, {"bbox": [96, 391, 1133, 472], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will provide essential support for implementing activities in areas defined at the EU-China IP Dialogue mechanism at a policy level. Upon need/request, the programme will also be complementary to and provide support for:"}, {"bbox": [134, 473, 1133, 525], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The Customs Framework Agreement and Action Plans with Mainland China and Hong Kong (DG TAXUD)."}, {"bbox": [134, 527, 1133, 580], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The surveillance and influence upon the developments of China's growing use of competition policy in the area of IP rights (DG COMP)."}, {"bbox": [134, 582, 1133, 635], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The cooperation of DG GROW, DG CNECT, and DG SANTE with China in the areas of industrial property, standard setting, copyright, plant variety, and regulatory aspects in the area of pharmaceuticals."}, {"bbox": [96, 637, 282, 660], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Main stakeholders"}, {"bbox": [96, 688, 1133, 740], "category": "Text", "text": "To create a more predictable, efficient and non-discriminatory environment for EU companies in China, a number of stakeholders will be involved, such as:"}, {"bbox": [134, 743, 1133, 847], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Chinese public authorities (Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security), legislators, IP Offices as well as judicial, administrative and criminal enforcement authorities), educational establishments, national ministries."}, {"bbox": [134, 850, 1133, 932], "category": "List-item", "text": "* EU and local businesses, EU business associations, chambers of commerce (including the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China), trade associations, legal representatives (lawyers who carry out the registration of IP rights)."}, {"bbox": [96, 957, 1120, 1008], "category": "Text", "text": "The main beneficiaries of this Action will be EU businesses already active in or intending to access the Chinese market."}, {"bbox": [86, 1039, 603, 1071], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 1104, 507, 1135], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 1151, 1133, 1204], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** of this action is to promote greater transparency and fairer implementation of the IP rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in China."}, {"bbox": [96, 1230, 513, 1257], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives** of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [172, 1257, 1133, 1309], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Increase alignment of **China with European standards** in IPR legislation, protection, enforcement and best practices;"}, {"bbox": [172, 1310, 1133, 1363], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Improve trading and investment environment in China to **EU innovators and right holders, including gender perspective**;"}, {"bbox": [172, 1363, 1133, 1416], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Enhance effectiveness of the systems for **transparency and fair implementation** of IPR protection and enforcement, and for discouraging protectionist market access barriers in China."}, {"bbox": [96, 1442, 1017, 1469], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are"}, {"bbox": [172, 1470, 1022, 1496], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 Enhanced capacity of experts in the areas of IPR legislation, protection, and enforcement"}, {"bbox": [172, 1497, 975, 1522], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Improved IP registration practices and tools in line with EUIPO and EPO standards."}, {"bbox": [179, 1535, 1078, 1588], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 Enhanced awareness in China on significance of IP protection and enforcement for sustainable economic development."}, {"bbox": [179, 1600, 1034, 1627], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 Enhanced capacity of judicial system actors in international best practices for IP disputes"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 17"}]