With notice 2009/C83/11, published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 83 of 7.4.2009, the European Commission informs Community traders that starting from 30 January 2009, the Serbian authorities have decided to implement unilaterally the trade concessions provided for the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia signed on 29 April 2008. Such Agreement, available at the moment only in the English version on the web site of the DG Enlargement of the European Commission, so far has not yet been implemented by the European Community, awaiting the ratification of the European Parliament, ratification that, in turn, depends on a series of conditions, the most important of which is the collaboration of Belgrade with the judges of the Criminal Tribunal for the former Jugoslavia of the Hague .

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The Supreme Court, with decision 2 March 2009, n. 9261, clarifies that those who release for free circulation in Italy shoes bearing the trademark “vera pelle” or “vero cuoio” without holding a trademark license regularly released by the trademark-holder, are responsible under the article 474 of the Italian Criminal Code (for the crime of “introduction in the territory of the State and trade of goods bearing false marks”). Plus, in this case, the administrative remedy introduced by article 4 of the financial law for 2004 (providing the possibility to regularize goods through the removal of the false marks from products irregularly imported), must be considered inapplicable.

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