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April 2009 RRapport_annuel_2009_090430.inddapport_annuel_2009_090430.indd 1 330/04/20090/04/2009 115:58:475:58:47 RRapport_annuel_2009_090430.inddapport_annuel_2009_090430.indd 2 330/04/20090/04/2009 115:59:065:59:06 Table of content Foreword from FEP President, Federico Motta .............................................................................................. 5 FEP Meetings ................................................................................................................................................... 7 FEP in Brussels and in Europe ......................................................................................................................... 8 FEP Statistics ................................................................................................................................................... 10 DG CULTURE AND EDUCATION .................................................................................................................... 11 Multilingualism 11 European Cultural platforms 12 Education – Training 13 European Union Prize for Literature 13 DG ENTREPRISE ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Toy Safety 14 DG ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Eco-label 16 DG HEALTH AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS ...................................................................................................... 17 Consumer Credit 17 Green Paper on the review of the Consumer Acquis 17 DG INFORMATION SOCIETY AND MEDIA ................................................................................................... 19 Task Force for the Coordination of the Media 19 European Digital Library 20 ARROW 21 Revision of the public sector information Directive 22 Telecom Package 22 Content Online 23 Internet User’s Guide 23 EU Study on “User Created Content” 24 DG INTERNAL MARKET AND SERVICES ................................................................................................... 25 Intellectual Property 25 Levies 25 Implementation of the Enforcement Directive 26 Report on the application of the Copyright Directive 27 Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy 27 Implementation of the Directive on the Rental and Lending Right 28 DG JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................... 29 Proposal for a Directive to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting and piracy, criminal measures to ensure enforcement of IP Rights 29 DG RESEARCH .............................................................................................................................................. 30 DG TAXATION ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Reduced rates of VAT 31 Swedish audio book case 32 VAT on books in the Baltic countries 32 DG TRADE ....................................................................................................................................................... 33 Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 33 External EU actions against piracy and counterfeiting 34 THE OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .............................. 35 FEP REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2008-2009 3 RRapport_annuel_2009_090430.inddapport_annuel_2009_090430.indd 3 330/04/20090/04/2009 115:59:065:59:06 RRapport_annuel_2009_090430.inddapport_annuel_2009_090430.indd 4 330/04/20090/04/2009 115:59:065:59:06 FOREWORD FROM FEP PRESIDENT, FEDERICO MOTTA Dear Madam, dear Sir, Dear colleagues, Dear friends, Here already comes the time to write my foreword to FEP report of activities, meaning that almost one year has passed since my election as President of FEP. Not any year! Normally FEP concentrates on EU issues and yet, my first year as President of FEP has been largely dominated by a US file, the American Association of Publishers (AAP)-Authors Guild-Google settlement. The implications for European publishers are so important and complex that FEP and its member associations have been dedicating much of their precious time to better understanding the deal, providing assistance to their respective members and examining the issues common to all European publishers. Now, it will take a few more months before we know what the final outcome of all these consultations will be. This settlement was announced just after the Frankfurt Book Fair, which was again focusing on the shift to electronic publishing. The e-reader devices are increasingly being tagged as the future of reading, although one would have to wonder whether this would mean the only future of reading or rather as I believe, paper and electronic will co-exist and, here I form a wish, increase readership among Europeans. The subsequent question is: will the European publishing industry be cannibalised or galvanised by electronic books? There is no safe bet but I trust that the professionalism and dynamism of our profession will afford the best answers to these future challenges and opportunities. In the meanwhile, this was the last year of the mandate of the European Parliament and of the Commission and both institutions were trying to finalise a number of files affecting our sector. Always in the forefront, intellectual property and in particular copyright were intensely debated in the Commission notably at the occasion of the publication of the Green Paper on copyright in the knowledge economy. The publishing industry’s role in the promotion of education and culture needs to be undeniable. This brings me to the long expected brochure on The Whole World is Here or what publishers do. We very much hope to have it ready in the coming weeks and certainly in time to be distributed to the newly elected Members of the European Parliament and new Commissioners. The creative and financial investment we undertake is absolutely vital for society and this has to be recognised and enhanced by balanced policies in all field but in particular in the field of copyright. The other models promoted by some: free access or legal
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