ACTA: Next Steps

ACTA: Next steps How the EP will decide ACTA Committee on Legal Affairs Rapporteur : Marielle Gallo Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Rapporteur : Amelia Andersdotter (Greens) (EPP) JURI ITRE Opinion DEVE LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Development Rapporteur : Jan Zahradil (ECR) Rapporteur : Dimitrios Droutsas (S&D) INTA Committee on International Trade Rapporteur : David Martin (S&D) Recommendation Ruling European Court of Justice Referral Optional ACTA Plenary session ACTA falls in the EU ACTA comes into force if ratified by all members states NO YES ACTA in a few dates EP calls for all ACTA documents to |Start of discussions be public Formal negotiations ACTA Draft Final released text Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, ACTA ACTA South Korea and the United States signed ACTA ACTA officially referred to EP 22 EU contries sign ACTA in Tokyo (except Cyprus, Estonia, Slovakia, Germany and the Netherlands) ACTA Sources : European Parliament European Commission EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 26 January 2012 October 2011 2 February 2012 November 2010 April 2010