capice Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Buying Counterfeit Products: A Game That's Not Worth The Candle! New legal provisions in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy entered into force on 1st July. Henceforth, the import of products in violation of trademarks and designs is prohibited in Switzerland, even for private use. At border check points, customs officials can confiscate and destroy counterfeit products, including those not intended for commercial use and regardless of their number. People purchasing counterfeit watches, fashion articles, handbags, etc, are therefore at risk of a nasty shock when the said items enter Swiss territory. Jean-Daniel Pasche, President of the FH To coincide with the entry into force of these new legal provisions, the Swiss anti-counterfeiting platform Stop Piracy, the Central Bureau for the control of precious metals (customs), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) and the Swiss Anti-Piracy Association (SAFE) conducted a joint operation to destroy counterfeit watches and pirated DVDs. This action, carried out by a specialist recycling company in Cressier (FR), resulted in the destruction of 28,427 counterfeit watches and 4,130 pirated DVDs originating from seizures made over the last four years by the Federal Customs Administration. The reprocessing of waste produced by this operation was carried out in accordance with environmental protection guidelines. These new legal provisions had become necessary in Switzerland due to the fact that Swiss consumers, too, are contributing to the expansion of the international fake goods industry. By obtaining counterfeit products while on holiday abroad or by placing online orders from the comfort of their own homes, they are supporting organised crime, more often than not without even realising it. The actions by Stop Piracy are intended to raise awareness among consumers of the problem of fake goods and to protect them from unpleasant surprises at the time goods are imported into Switzerland. Counterfeiting and piracy cause severe damage to the Swiss economy. The loss is estimated at two billion Swiss francs per annum. World trade in counterfeit and pirated products was estimated to total $200 billion in 2007 according to a study by the OECD which did not take into account trade conducted on the Internet. This represents around half of Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chino Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 ok, that means we only take ziggified reps into Switzerland, and in the wrist! do anyone remember pics of the chinese containers and heavy machinery going over the reps? it was about 2-3 years ago. creepy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 This is the media... They want to make it look "WOW". I still don't believe they go door to door confiscating reps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 This is the media... They want to make it look "WOW". I still don't believe they go door to door confiscating reps I don't think this means they're going door-to-door! This means any goods coming into Swiss territory is someject to inspection and if found to be counterfeit, will be confiscated and destroyed! What this means is that our Swiss friends can now only buy real Swiss products! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFAN Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 28,000 reps???? thats the entire population of switzerland ain't it??? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLudlowe Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 So, next year's vacation in Switzerland is moved to Austria. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 28,000 reps???? thats the entire population of switzerland ain't it??? lol The Swiss must love Chinese products like the rest of the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capice Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Belgium,Italy, who's next......? It's just a hobby.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Where is the 'news' here? So CH is finally joining the rest of the modern world & starting to treat contraband like contraband. But taken in the context of increased inspections of imported reps by UK & US customs & recent law suits brought against ebay by Rolex, Tiffany & other gen makers, I, again, warn that the gen brands are (or will soon be) setting their targets on us -- individuals & websites that cater to the sale & manufacture (or remanufacture) of trademarked goods. And with RWG being so prominently listed in google, I fear it is just a matter of time. So be circumspect in what you post. Best not to post names or locations as these can all be used by ambulance chasers (lawyers) to 'connect the dots'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 So i shant look at sorting out a GTG in switzerland then?????? And i wanted to wear my ingy rep to the IWC museum but yet the question is 28000 odd watches and only 4000 odd DVDs i know some people here have mare watches than a centipede could wear but i have a lot more DVDs than i do watches, there for they find more watches than DVDS, so smuggle the watches in with DVDs because they wont find as many of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Switzerland was an difficult to bring in country allready 20 years ago. Swiss customs are strict and were even much stricter in the time of the cold war. Germanys customs are pretty aware, too, but Germans have a huge advantage: The EU. UK and some of the eastern members are supposed to be still far less strict. Once it is within EU borders there aren't any further customs inspection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpmelone Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 This answers your questions why do I have a rep hobby but buy gens.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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