CJEU invokes ERTA principle to assert EU competence to ratify Marrakesh Treaty




Daniel Acquah

PublisherOxford University Press

Oxford

2017

Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice

JIPLP

jpx097

12

7

548

550

1747-1540

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpx097

https://academic.oup.com/jiplp/article/12/7/548/3870426/CJEU-invokes-ERTA-principle-to-assert-EU?guestAccessKey=8697436b-8800-4065-a146-385e182c1372



The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has concluded that the body of obligations laid down by the Marrakesh Treaty falls within an area that is already covered to a large extent by ‘common EU rules’. Since the conclusion of the treaty may affect Directive 2001/29 (InfoSoc Directive) or alter its scope, the EU has exclusive competence to conclude that treaty



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