Browsing: Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA)

• Kenya and Tanzania are working together to reintroduce the 2011 Anti-Counterfeiting Bill that collapsed at the East African Legislative Assembly.
• This law envisaged the region working under the East African Customs Act on Anti counterfeits regulations.
• The renewed partnership opens avenues for law enforcement agencies to develop innovative approaches and strategies in the fight against counterfeits.

The East African region is planning to set a common standard on goods across the block in the latest push against counterfeiting with Kenya and Tanzania leading the line. The latest push follows an earlier attempt under the 2011 Anti-Counterfeiting Bill that collapsed at the East African Legislative Assembly. This forced the region to operate under the East African Customs Act on Anti counterfeits regulations.

However, Kenya and Tanzania have now revived the push to reintroduce the 2011 legislation. Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) and the Fair Competition Commission (FCC) of Tanzania have announced joint …