EU committees vote against ACTA

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EU committees vote against ACTA
Three EU parliamentary committees have voted against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the BBC reports. The Committee on Legal Affairs (Juri), Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) all voted to express "opinions against Acta". They were tasked with assessing its legality and impact on civil liberties and industry, ahead of a planned vote by the full parliament in July. Their views will now be considered by the larger International Trade Committee (Inta), which will in turn make a formal recommendation to the European Parliament. Inta will vote on the matter on 21 June. Separately, the European Commission has referred the matter to the European Court of Justice to judge whether ACTA complied with human-rights laws.

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